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Adrian Vandenberg is a Dutch rock guitarist, best known for his tenure as one of the guitarists in Whitesnake during their successful late 1980s period, and also with the band Vandenberg, which he started in 1981. Vandenberg invited PG’s John Bohlinger to his soundcheck before his recent Nashville show to take us through his rig. Special thanks to guitar tech Willem van Roekel for giving us the extra details.
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0:00 - D'Addario & Nita Strauss
0:15 - John Bohlinger Intro
0:50 - Adrian Vandenberg Intro
2:20 - Using a Bow in Whitesnake
3:37 - 1980 Gibson Les Paul Heritage
8:29 - Swapping in New Gibson Burstbucker
9:55 - Writing Music on Various Instruments
10:44 - Using Ear Protection
12:06 - Strings, Picks & Fingernails
14:38 - Wrist Injury During Whitesnake's Slip of the Tongue Recording
20:50 - D'Addario XPND & John Bohlinger
21:39 - Peavey Adrian Vandenberg Signature Guitar
30:04 - Taylor T5z Custom Koa Hollowbody Electric
31:50 - Any Classical Music Training?
36:08 - Neural DSP Quad Cortex & Seymour Duncan PowerStage
42:10 - D'Addario & Joe Glaser

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What if Deftones’ lead singer Chino Moreno fully leaned into his love for the Cure and Depeche Mode—think “Digital Bath,” “Teenager,” “Anniversary of an Uninteresting Event,” and “Cherry Waves?” The short answer is Crosses (often seen as †††). And the sole sonic sniper pillowing and piercing through Moreno’s moodily melodic vocals is multi-instrumentalist Shaun Lopez.
Crosses was formed by cofounding members Lopez and bassist Chuck Doom in the late 2000s before recruiting Chino Moreno to front the dark dance party. The trio released three EPs and a self-titled debut album between 2011 and 2014 before going on hiatus in 2015.
For almost 15 years, the nucleus of Shawn Lopez and Chino Moreno have creatively layered and disguised guitar and synth combining new wave, electronica, goth rock, industrial, and ambient pop producing a soundtrack to neo-noir readaptation of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly that subs the old west and gunplay with after-hours Miami and foreplay.

“When we started Crosses, I was just learning to play piano. I think back then I wanted to make synthy-sounding songs, but I didn’t know how to play synths so I was like, ‘how can I get my guitar to sound like a synth,’ so I just incorporated pedals, lap steel, and anything to make my guitar unrecognizable,” admits Lopez.

Prior to working with Moreno in Crosses, Lopez cofounded Far—an influential post-hardcore 1990s contemporary of the Deftones in Sacramento—and has tallied a variety of producer credits collaborating with Chon, Rob Zombie, Lupe Fiasco, Dead Sara, Whitechapel, and others. That sort of versatility is evident when experiencing Crosses with a pair of headphones or seeing them perform onstage.

Throughout the band’s run, Lopez has interplayed and interwoven guitar and synths countering brooding against beauty and gentle versus tense. When Crosses was revitalized in 2022 with fresh material—and the departure of bassist Chuck Doom—the remaining duo doubled down on their digital-based dynamism featuring even more synths, keys, and electronic experimentation where he would even sample his guitar through his keys.

“Since those first songs, I’ve really learned how to play piano and keyboards and by better understanding that new instrument, at times, I’ve become more inspired by synths over guitar,” recalls Lopez.

But no matter how many synths or keyboards get put to tape, you’ll still see Lopez onstage with a guitar draped over his shoulder.

“I do prefer to play guitar live because it’s more fun and I can run around. I am always chasing sounds no matter the instrument it takes to get there. My sound is growing because I’m always learning. I think if you stop learning you stop progressing. but guitar will always be home,” states Lopez.

Prior to Crosses’ sold-out show at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works, Lopez welcomed PG’s Perry Bean onstage to dissect his setup. The lone instrumentalist showed off six stellar guitars, broke down the heavy lifting his FM9 endures for Crosses’ sets, introduced a peculiar pedal he can’t live without, and demonstrated a Gretsch that sounds like an angry orca.

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“I grew up wanting to be Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads, but over time I’ve found my own dark and aggressive style. These days, my dream as a musician is to make people feel as connected to the cosmos as I feel when I play the guitar,” wishes guitarist Sammy Boller.
Sammy Boller has been playing guitar most of his life. He played in high school orchestra and even attended University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theatre & Dance. In 2012, his life forever changed when he won Guitar Center’s “Master Satriani” competition. (Watch his submission for “Satch Boogie” here.)
Catapulting off that success, the next year Boller joined Detroit rockers Citizen Zero. The band released their 2016 debut LP, State of Mind, and its lead single “Go (Let Me Save You)” climbed to #17 on Billboard’s mainstream rock chart.

But even with Citizen Zero’s success, Boller wasn’t sending listeners into the stratosphere feeling one with the stardust. Then while shopping his instrumental solo work, he quickly earned a fan in CandyRat Records owner Rob Poland who signed Sammy. (CandyRat was started by Poland in 2004 and began working with Don Ross, Andy McKee, Antoine Dufourto. Boller released his debut solo album and an additional standalone single—Kingdom of the Sun and “Path of the Heart”—in 2020 that snake between Sunset shred and post-rock melodies. The next year was celebrated with Boller’s stunning third release “Ritual Lights” showing Sammy’s first (solo) recorded run in with the wah wah. (Something you’ll now see on his pedalboard later.) He’s since dropped a pair of singles “Spellbound” and “Midnight Garden” that grow off his enchanting formula and adds in heightened technical abilities and deeper rhythmic grooves.

Before his headlining show at Nashville’s Bowery Vault, the fretboard maestro shows off a pair of versatile guitars, explains why the chase for his pinnacle amp is over, and details and demos the select stompboxes that send his sound into the asteroid belt.

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0:00 - D'Addario Strings with Mark Tremonti
0:15 - Perry Bean Intro
1:16 - Sammy Boller Playing Intro
2:10 - Gibson Les Paul Axcess Custom
5:49 - Tunings, Strings & Picks
9:03 - Friedman NoHo 24
11:01 - Friedman BE-100
15:02 - D'Addario XPND Pedalboard
15:51 - Sammy Boller Pedalboard
33:31 - D'Addario with Yvette Young

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AJ Ghent’s uniquely inspired Singing Guitar has its roots in the Sacred Steel musical style and African-American gospel traditions that developed out of a group of Pentecostal churches across the South. Ghent comes from a long line of innovative players, including his father, Aubrey Ghent Sr., and grandfather, Henry Nelson. His great uncle Willie Eason is credited as the founder of the Sacred Steel rhythmic guitar style.
Ghent invited John Bohlinger and the PG team to his soundcheck before his show at Nashville’s City Winery to talk through his rig and play some inspiring music on his lap and pedal steels.

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0:00 - D'Addario: When You Know You Know
0:15 - John Bohlinger Introduction
0:52 - A.J. Ghent Playing Intro
3:27 - Asher Lap Steel
10:52 - Rocky Mountain Slide
13:10 - Pedals
13:19 - Eventide H90
15:40 - Boss Loop Station RC-5
17:05 - D'Addario: When You Know You Know
17:58 - Quilter Amps Overdrive 202
19:22 - Milkman Sound The Amp
20:47 - Jackson Maverick Pedal Steel
27:21 - A.J. Ghent Pedal Steel Play off
27:36 - D'Addario: When You Know You Know

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Full Rig Details: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/erin-coburn
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Erin Coburn grew up on blues and classic rock. That background has afforded her a spotlight onstage for over half her life, including opening slots ahead of Marcus King and Blackberry Smoke. She released her first album Chaos Before Conformity in 2015 at just 14 years old. She was starting to cut a groove in the blues-rock genre, but the needle stopped when her ear latched onto the darker moods of Alice in Chains, more dynamic music of Sleep Token, and the technical proficiency from modern guitar whisperers Tim Henson and Scott LePage of Polyphia. Since then, her playing has sped up, her tunings have dropped—including the addition of a 7-string Strandberg—and she’s joined the heavier side of riffing with one goal in mind.
“I’m going more towards hard-rock and metal because I love it and that’s where my soul is—I just want to open up mosh pits someday!”

It’ll be interesting to see how she fuses her backbone of blues-rock with the new injection of musical blood. Regardless of the destination, we’re just glad to be sitting shotgun for the ride.

Before her band’s headlining show at Nashville’s Eastside Bowl, Erin Coburn welcomed PG’s Chris Kies onstage for a conversation about gear, music, and surprises in her lunchbox. She dished on how she gravitated (and possibly levitated) towards Strandberg guitars during a NAMM Show visit and then divulged a brand-new offering from Lace that includes some of her own signature of sweet ’n’ heat.

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0:00 - D'Addario: When You Know You Know
0:15 - Chris Kies Introduction
1:15 - Erin Coburn Playing Intro
2:30 - Strandberg Boden Classic NX 6
7:27 - Strandberg Boden NX 6 Neck-Thru
9:26 - Signature Coburn Lace Pickups
11:25 - D'Addario: XPND Pedalboard
12:14 - New Egypt Folk String Lunch Box Guitars
16:12- Kala Ukulele
18:30 - Neural DSP Quad Cortex
22:56 - “Scary Territory” Coburn Play Through
24:10 - D'Addario: When You Know You Know

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Original Cowboy from Hell bassist Rex Brown has gone through so much gear. He’s lost amps and donated basses to charity. He’s fostered many fruitful friendships with companies that’s resulted signature wares for war. His latest partnership has him riding high on a pair of namesake Thunderbirds dressed in black and gold. He still tours with old Spectors who feel like home (if home was a thunderstorm). He’s got a proper pedalboard and rack gear that’s been routed through a RJM switcher (first time ever). And he and tech Bobby Landgraf (also guitar player in Honky and Down for Down IV – Part II) detail the whole chain of tonal command. Then we have a blast chatting with Zakk Wylde who covers his toolbox of Warhammers and Master 100 heads. He ponders what it must’ve been like to have been Eddie Van Halen or Randy Rhoads who toured with their iconic instruments and not having any backups! And then his longtime tech Stephen Murillo goes over his rack gear that includes three pieces from Dimebag Darrell’s original Pantera rig.
Watch Eric Morettin's Video on Rex's Jackson Basses: https://youtu.be/_ViTUvT2HUk
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0:00 - D'Addario When You Know You Know
0:15 - Pantera "I'm Broken" Intro
1:19 - Chris Kies Intro & Shoot Insights
7:32 - Rex Brown Intro
9:16 - Gibson Rex Brown Thunderbird
10:07 - Rex Brown's Spector Bantam 5
10:52 - Rex Brown's Spector Euro 4
12:46 - Epiphone Rex Brown Thunderbird
14:32 - Tech Bobby Landgraf Joins In!
16:15 - Rex Brown's Ampeg SVT-4 Pro
17:32 - Eric Morettin's Video on Jackson Basses
18:57 - Rex Brown's Pedalboard
26:18 - Rex Brown's Strings, Picks, and Rack Gear
29:48 - D'Addario & Nita Strauss
30:04 - "Walk" Outro
30:50 - Zakk Wylde Intro
31:08 - Wylde Audio Guitars
31:36 - Wylde Audio "St. Dime" Lightning Guitar
33:13 - Guitar Heroes Touring Light
34:48 - Wylde Audio Quality Control
36:13 - Zakk on EMG Pickups
38:36 - Wylde Audio Master 100s
39:41 - Electro-Voice EVM12L BL Zakk Wylde Speakers
40:11 - Understanding Tube Differences
41:52 - Zakk Wylde's Pedalboard
43:49 - Zakk on Honoring Dime & Pantera
44:58 - Dimebag Darrell's Pantera Rack Gear
47:09 - Zakk Wylde's Rack Gear
49:31 - Pantera "Floods" Soundcheck Outro
52:04 - D'Addario & Gina Gleason

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