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Between 2016 and 2024, Bristol outfit IDLES have gone from being snarling, post-punk underdogs to being snarling, post-punk champions. Their debut LP, Brutalism, was an immediate hit, and since then they’ve turned out a string of full-length records that have expanded their creative vocabulary while increasing their popularity. It’s all come to a head this year with Tangk, their Grammy-nominated fifth album, which dropped in February.

Along the way, IDLES’ sound has mutated into experimental offshoots and outgrowths, so it’s little surprise that the rigs of guitarists Mark Bowen and Lee Kiernan, along with bassist Adam Devonshire, have done the same. While they still tour with some of the gear they showed off on our 2021 Rig Rundown, each player has fun new trinkets that contribute to their run of shows this year. But even with all the new toys, they keep an element of danger in the mix, and certain variables mean the set sounds different every night: “People come to see an IDLES show ’cause it almost falls apart all the time,” grins Bowen.

IDLES 2021 Rig Rundown: https://youtu.be/ZyofmA3bJk4

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0:00 - Electronic Audio Experiments & D'Addario

0:15 - IDLES Live

0:39 - Chris Kies Intro

0:59 - Mark Bowen's Baritone Stratocasters

5:37 - Mark Bowen's "Stinky" 1972 Strat

7:43 - Mark Bowen's Amps & Cabinets

10:14 - Mark Bowen's Fender Mustang with Fishman TriplePlay

12:57 - Mark Bowen's "Crawler" Pedal & Synth Rig

16:17 - Recreating Tangk Album Live Onstage

20:10 - Mark Bowen's Sonic Curiousity

22:19 - Does Joe Talbot Get Tired of Gear Experimentation?

23:17 - Working with Nigel Godrich on Tangk

25:14 - Lee Kiernan Intro

25:45 - Lee Kiernan's Fender 70th Anniversary Esquire

27:54 - Lee Kiernan's Fender Mustang

29:55 - Lee Kiernan's Jackson Soloist SL1

32:12 - Lee Kiernan's Amps

33:20 - Lee Kiernan's Marshall 1987X Plexi

35:34 - Lee Kiernan's Hiwatt Custom DR88

36:35 - Lee Kiernan's 1970s Peavey Deuce

40:00 - Rig Rundown & D'Addario

40:23 - Lee Kiernan's Pedalboard

40:55 - Lee Kiernan's Pedals for "Jungle"

45:57 - Lee Kiernan's Pedals for "Dancer"

50:41 - Lee Kiernan's New Earthquaker Devices Gary Pedal

55:39 - Lee Kiernan's Baritone Esquire

56:36 - Lee Kiernan's Pedals for "Roy"

01:03:00 - Adam Devonshire Intro

01:03:44 - Adam Devonshire's Fender American Ultra Jazz Bass

01:04:38 - Adam Devonshire on IDLES Gear Evolution

01:06:15 - Adam Devonshire on Holding Down Rhythm with Jon Beavis

01:07:07 - Adam Devonshire on Bass Influences

01:08:19 - Adam Devonshire Custom Neck for Jazz Bass

01:09:30 - Adam Devonshire on Recreating Tangk Onstage

01:11:25 - Adam Devonshire's 1970s Fender Precision Bass

01:14:25 - Adam Devonshire's Serek Lincoln Bass

01:16:04 - Adam Devonshire's Fender & Hiwatt Amps

01:17:08 - Adam Devonshire's Pedalboard

01:24:55 - D'Addario Strings

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You might think alt-country veteran Sturgill Simpson would need no introduction by this point in his career, but this year, he set out to reintroduce himself to the world—as Johnny Blue Skies. That’s the moniker he created for his new record, Passage du Desir, which was released in July on High Top Mountain. Simpson promised that the album was the first step in a new phase of his creative life; the next was the subsequent tour.

Simpson, looking his Waylon Jennings best, met up with Premier Guitar’s John Bohlinger before his headlining gig at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Sporting a new-to-him Gibson ES-335 and an army-camo jacket, he told Bohlinger he’s not trying to be a star guitarist: “I’m trying to be a much less educated version of Bob Weir,” he grins. The star turn is for the Estonian guitarist Laur Joamets, who handles plenty of leads along with pedal steel.

The guitar duo took us through their Blue Skies-era gear, featuring an array of Magnatone amplifiers, guitars old and new, and the simplest pedalboard you’ll ever see on an arena stage.

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0:00 - Molly Tuttle & D'Addario

0:15 - Sturgill Simpson Playing Intro

0:55 - John Bohlinger Intro

1:13 - Sturgill Simpson's 1962 Gibson ES-335

4:13 - 1962 Gibson ES-335 Custom Wiring

6:41 - Sturgill Simpson's 1956 Fender Esquire

11:17 - Sturgill Simpson's Pedalboard

13:09 - Sturgill Simpson's Magnatone Panoramic Stereo Combos

16:09 - Rig Rundown & D'Addario

16:34 - Laur Joamets' 1974 Fender Telecaster

21:34 - Laur Joamets' Fano Guitars PX6

24:26 - Laur Joamets' Fender Stratocaster

26:49 - Laur Joamets' Amps

29:28 - Laur Joamets' Pedalboard

34:39 - Laur Joamets' Pedal-Steel Guitar

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Mobile, Alabama’s Red Clay Strays started out as a local cover band. In 2016, they officially formed as the Strays, adding a couple players to round out the five-person outfit. After a few years gigging around the state and some festival slots, the band hit it big in 2023 when their song “Wondering Why” went viral on TikTok. It climbed up the Billboard charts and landed the band a deal with RCA Records. That led to their Dave Cobb-produced second studio LP, Made by These Moments, which was released on July 26.

In September, the band made their debut at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on tour behind the record, and guitarists Drew Nix and Zach Rishel brought a beautiful stable of American-made 6-strings for the occasion. They gave PG’s John Bohlinger a tour of the goods.

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0:00 - Molly Tuttle & D'Adarrio

0:15 - John Bohlinger Intro

0:38 - Drew Nix's Guitars

6:47 - Drew Nix's Fender Twin Reverb

7:57 - Drew Nix's Pedalboard

13:56 - Rig Rundown & D'Addario

14:27 - Zachary Rishel's Guitars

18:08 - Zachary Rishel's 1968 Fender Super Reverb

19:10 - Zachary Rishel's Pedalboard

24:04 - D'Addario Strings

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