The Jesus Lizard Rig Rundown [2025]: Duane Denison & David Wm. Sims Guitar and Bass Gear Tour
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When the Jesus Lizard released their seventh studio record, Rack, last September, it ended a 26-year hiatus between recordings, and lovers of raucous, steely rock music around the world rejoiced. As guitarist Duane Denison told PG’s Nick Millevoi in our feature story, the key to the album’s vitality—and reviving the band’s brutal sound—was simple: “Practice loud.”
Ahead of a hotly anticipated U.K. tour celebrating the record, the band gathered at SIR’s rehearsal space in Nashville to do exactly that. PG’s Chris Kies stopped by to see what Denison and bassist David Wm. Sims were stuffing into their suitcases for the trip across the pond.
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0:00 – Joe Glaser & D’Addario
0:15 – Duane Denison Playing Intro
1:08 – Celebrating Band’s Longevity & New Album Rack
2:18 – Duane Denison’s Powers Electric Type A
5:04 – Why Duane Denison Practices Really Loud
6:43 – What Duane Denison Needs From His Guitar Tone
7:44 – The Jesus Lizard Tunings
8:42 – Duane Denison’s Core Tone (Hide and Seek)
10:02 – Duane Denison’s Chorus Tone
11:42 – Duane Denison’s Delay & Unison Notes
12:53 – Duane Denison’s “Oddball” Sound
13:44 – How Duane Denison Uses Space in His Guitar Playing
16:55 – Duane Denison’s Stringjoy Strings & Picks
18:37 – How Duane Denison Warms Up & Stays Limber
19:44 – Duane Denison’s Victory VS100 Super Sheriff
21:25 – Duane Denison’s Line 6 Helix Floor
23:25 – Duane Denison’s Soloing Technique (“Grind”)
25:35 – What Still Excites Duane Denison About Guitar?
27:03 – “Puss” Live
27:42 – John Bohlinger & XPND Pedalboard
28:33 – David Wm. Sims’ Memphis Jazz Bass Copy
31:20 – David Wm. Sims on Using a Pick & Rotosound Strings
32:28 – David Wm. Sims’ Core Bass Tone
33:18 – David Wm. Sims Gallien-Krueger 800RB
34:01 – David Wm. Sims on Recording ‘Rack’
34:48 – David Wm. Sims Cabinet & Speaker Preferences
35:55 – David Wm. Sims’ Pedals
37:30 – David Wm. Sims’ “What If” Bass Tone
38:36 – David Wm. Sims’ Favorite Songs & Most-Difficult Parts
39:43 – Final Thoughts & Outro
40:23 – D’Addario Strings
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WOW! Great to see this in depth stuff, thank you PG!
Have been enjoying & 'studying' these guys for ages, their music, sounds …
(we once had the honour & pleasure to be their support act somewhere in the 90s),
we saw them play again a few days back here in NL, great they're still hitting it.
Discordant,,,Beauty
Masters they have become
Saw 'em yesterday in Brussels. Dang that was good.
one day when im famous i cant wait to tell everyone how duane was one of my biggest influences
Hearing Duane tells what guitar is for him at 26:00 just made my day! Great interview as always. Thank you PG!
I can't appreciate enough the lessons and techniques Duane teaches, incredible teacher.
Duane Denison is amazing, this only confirms it for me.
Modeling. Sad.
i bought a bass guitar BECAUSE of Dave Sims. Had no idea how to play but had to do it because i'd never heard a bass sound like his.
First got introduced to Jesus Lizard when they opened for Nirvana. Nirvana was incredible, the Lizard blew them off the stage. Most underrated band of all time.
Brilliant
I saw these guys at the Reading Festival in the early 90s…..I had never heard of them, and they played early in the afternoon and were just MAGNIFICENT……Yow making the fantastic statement at the end of the set that "right now we're going to take more drugs than you can even carry right now!" 🙂
Caught then in the UK this year & they certainly delivered.
As chaotic as their live shows are musically they’re one of the tightest acts I’ve ever seen.
Drums & bass on point pummelling you into submission & Duane weaving his riffs like a surgeon wields a scalpel.
Meanwhile Yow let’s loose like a madman with a chainsaw!
Love ‘em ????
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Jesus Lizard ruled the wasteland back in the day ????????
So glad to see Duane Dennison on the rig rundown! Great guitar player who utilizes effects in a cool way.
Whats the weight of the guitar?
Just saw them last month sounded amazing David Yow landed on me ( still crowd surfing ) as I was carrying him back to the stage he leaned over and asked “ are you retarded?” I took it as a compliment .