Rig Rundown – Guided by Voices
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PG’s John Bohlinger met with Doug Gillard, Mark Shue, and Bobby Bare Jr. of Guided by Voices before their Basement East gig in Nashville where the indie stalwarts dished out deets on their gear.
For touring, Doug Gillard leaves his ’67 ES-330 and ’67 Jag at home, traveling with just two road axes. His No. 1 is a long-time favorite, a 1976 Gibson Les Paul Custom with a mid-’70s DiMarzio Super 2 humbucker in the bridge and an unknown brand humbucker in the neck. The LP stays strung with D’Addario XL .011–.052 strings.
Bobby Bare Jr.’s No. 1 is a 1964 Gibson SG Junior with a Badass bridge, a stock P-90 pickup, and a mysterious hole drilled through the top. The Jr is strung with D’Addario .010-gauge strings.
Mark Shue tours with two nearly identical Fender American Special P-basses. Both feature Fender ’62 P-Bass pickups, a Badass bridge, Hipshot tuners, and are strung with DR Hi Beams strings.
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Talk about a bare-bones rig-rundown! Two classic guitars, a classic amp, some EQ, boost, reverb, chorus, and basic distortion — only the Acapulco Gold does anything really wild, and it suits Gillard's lead style here and there. How I'd love to see someone ultra-high-tech like Robert Fripp play live with a rig like this before he packs it in.
The interviewer is such a dork. I get the impression he's never even heard GBV.
This is the second best episode of this series I’ve seen, my favorite was Propagandhi
Hey DOUG! Say that shit not on guitar see what happens! Comin for you, Doug!
Between his tenure with GBV and his killer solo work, Doug's proven to be one of the quintessential power pop guitarists of our time. Also, and I'm only noticing this now, he kinda sounds like Hunter Thompson.
Gods among devils
Thank you PG for connecting with this important band on this tour – they sounded fantastic. The thing that hasn't come out in the interviews which has to be mentioned is that they're playing something like 50 songs over 2ish hours. These rigs are pretty straightforward & basic yet they keep it fresh and interesting throughout the show.
Maybe Bobby Bare is confused on the source of his butterfly sticker? A store that fits his description, "Big Fun," (not Mr Fun) used to be ( RIP) in Cleveland across from where the Grog Shop used to be (not RIP, but now just down the street and around the corner).
Unless there really was/is a Mr Fun across from Shuba's in Chicago as he said, but quite a coincidence!
Host is such a dork….
Saw then August 19th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Damn. Gibson is so different than my fender.
Didn't know Timothy Olyphant was working again. Cool.
"Flint Strymon"
just a little crackle
Did John call GBV a punk band?
Good to see Doug, his playing, and his distinctive playing. Also, I can't imagine him NOT playing that Gibson!
Dude I grew up as a Bobby Bare fan because of my mom. Saw him perform at Navy Pier in Chicago, Country Fest!
Might need to name a band 'Delightfully Trashy'
Doug hates you.
Did he just mispernounce the name “guided” at the very beginning?
GBV! GBV! GBV! ????
The world needs a double header tour of the Doug Gillard lineup as the opener and the Classic 90s lineup to close the show with a bang!
Let's get the tour going – and Bring the Fire to fans new and old!!
GBV! GBV! GBV!
GBV – Always sooooo cherry! ????
At the start, Doug plays space gun
Guided By Voices Rules! or at least should.
What is he playing the beginning?
was this at the Grog Shop?????
I check the PG every day, especially Rig Rundown, if it's John Bohlinger doing the interview, my day is made!
What do we call a fake fender? Chender? I wonder what Fender thinks about this…
Loved GBV for the past 15 or so years and finally saw them last month and they KILLED. Doug is just a mellow dude and talks like that. Heard he's super nice, sets up his own gear at shows even. Not sure what all the hates about! You ever see a J Mascis interview?
G&L! Guitar Gods know the commandments.
Im in Heaven ????
I saw gbv at the metro some years ago and Gillard had a fender of some sort (twin, super reverb) and he had that bitch cranked! We stood right in front of him, now I’m deaf.
I've always wondered what Teller's voice sounded like…