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**Rig Rundowns**

Premier Guitar’s world-famous Rig Rundowns take you backstage to explore the live gear used by your favorite guitar and bass players. Whether you’re into shred, country, indie, or classic rock, Rig Rundowns give you the lowdown on the instruments, pedals, and amps powering the biggest acts on the road today—and often we even coax them into demoing their favorite settings. Listen now and pick up new tricks for how to set up your rig!

Latest Episodes:

Rig Rundown: Dethklok [2026] May 20, 2026

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The beloved metal group packed the stage with digital modelers and a raft of shred machines on their spring tour.

Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/dethklok-2026

Rig Rundown: Little Barrie May 13, 2026

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For more than 20 years, English guitarist Barrie Cadogan (aka Little Barrie) has been one of the go-to 6-string collaborators for England’s biggest rockers, from Morrissey and Liam Gallagher to Primal Scream, Paul Weller, and more.

Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/little-barrie

Rig Rundown: Crowbar May 06, 2026

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The Louisiana sludge-metal vets give us the lowdown on their setups.

Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/crowbar

Lamb of God’s Mark Morton [2026] Apr 29, 2026

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The metal titans’ lead guitarist shares his most dependable pieces of tried-and-true Gibson and Mesa/Boogie kit.

Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/lamb-of-gods-mark-morton-2026

Rig Rundown: Jack Ruch Apr 22, 2026

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The solo artist and YouTube instructor packs a classy combination of guitars, amps, and pedals for his live performances.

Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/rig-rundown-jack-ruch

Rig Rundown: Madison Cunningham Apr 15, 2026

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California singer-songwriter Madison Cunningham earned her first Grammy nomination in 2019, when she was just 23. A few years later, at 26, she won the Grammy for Best Folk Album, for her 2022 record, Revealer. Last year, she released her latest collection, Ace, her third with the storied label Verve Forecast.

Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/madison-cunningham

Rig Rundown: Acid Bath Apr 08, 2026

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The veteran sludge slingers show off the goods in this subterranean Rundown.

Watch the full Rig Rundown: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/acid-bath

Rig Rundown: Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza Apr 01, 2026

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Back in February, PG’s Perry Bean headed over to Nashville’s Cannery Hall to catch up with his longtime friends in the Tennessee mathcore outfit the Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza. Before their gig, guitarists Layne Meylain, Josh Travis, and Eric Berngruber, along with bassist Mike Butler, took Bean through the Kiesel-and-Quad-Cortex-powered guts of their audio acrobatics.

Watch the full Rig Rundown: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/tony-danza-tapdance-extravaganza

Rig Rundown: All Them Witches [2026] Mar 25, 2026

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At this point, Nashville heavy hitters All Them Witches are friends of the show. They’ve had their rigs rundown twice before, but like they say, the third time’s the charm.

Watch the full Rig Rundown: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/all-them-witches-2026

Rig Rundown: George Thorogood and the Destroyers Mar 18, 2026

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George Thorogood and the Destroyers have been burning the world up with their blues- and boogie-rock for more than half a century, and before their February gig at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry, our Rig Rundown crew met up with Thorogood, tech Rev Jones, and veteran Destroyer Jim Suhler at PRS Nashville for a look at how they cook up their kick-ass riffage onstage these days.

Watch the full Rig Rundown: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/george-thorogood