Dweezil Zappa Rig Rundown Guitar Gear Tour: Rox(Postroph)y [2025]
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The shredder and son of legendary artist Frank Zappa gives a tour of his up-to-date gear, including a complex stereo switching system, four racks of pedals, and some of his father’s favorite guitars.
Dweezil Zappa was always going to end up being an incredible guitarist. His dad, Frank Zappa, is celebrated as one of the most talented and creative guitarists in history, and by age 12, Dweezil was recording music produced by Eddie Van Halen. (Little surprise that he’s covering Van Halen’s 1981 stunner “Push Comes to Shove” lately.) He’s been a bona fide guitar star ever since, releasing seven original solo records, six tribute records, two LPs with his brother Ahmet Zappa, and guesting on recordings across the music universe.
Ahead of his gig at Memphis’ Minglewood Hall on his 2024 Rox(postroph)y tour, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Frank Zappa’s Apostrophe (‘) and Roxy & Elsewhere records, Dweezil gave PG’s John Bohlinger a boot-to-bonnet look at his current road setup. There’s a lot of ground to cover between his and his father’s catalogues, and Dweezil loves the challenge, which he meets with a mix of his own gear and some special vintage assists courtesy of his dad.
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0:00 – Wolf Van Halen & D’Addario
0:15 – Dweezil Zappa Playing Intro
0:59 – John Bohlinger Intro
1:11 – Frank Zappa’s Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar Les Paul
2:23 – Recreating Frank Zappa’s Sound
6:06 – Frank Zappa’s Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar Les Paul Mods & Tones
12:22 – Frank Zappa’s Roxy & Elsewhere-era Gibson SG
18:22 – Exploring Weird Zappa Sounds in Dweezil’s Rig
25:46 – Dweezil Zappa’s Expression Pedals & Wah Controls
30:17 – XPND Pedalboard & John Bohlinger
31:07 – Dweezil Zappa’s Onstage Pedalboard
40:54 – Dweezil’s Shabat Lynx DZ Signature & Van Halen’s “Push Comes to Shove”
46:19 – Dweezil’s Shabat Lynx DZ with Push-Pull Out-of-Phase “Octavia” Sound
47:19 – Lollar El Rayo Bridge Humbucker & Special S Single-Coils
49:02 – Dweezil’s Shabat Lynx DZ with Vega Trem VT1
50:06 – How Often Does Dweezil Play Guitar?
51:51 – Dweezil Zappa’s Rack Pedals
1:07:52 – Why Dweezil Brings a “Recording Studio” on Tour
1:10:19 – Dweezil Zappa’s Strings & Picks
1:12:48 – Joe Glaser & D’Addario
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Does anyone know why that metal plate is on that SG , Did Frank hack away at the wood so it had to be covered
I wonder if it is ever a burden to carry so much history and knowledge.
Purists like to say all you need is an amp, a guitar and a cable. I think those guys are missing out on all the fun.
wiggy mentioned i have one and i fucking love it
Just saw this in the playlist and thought to myself "I bet this is gonna be insane."
Aaaaand…yep, it's insane.
Dweezil: pffWwwwooOOAAAHHHkggggGGG
John: That’s great!
Anyone who has not listened to Frank Zappas Zoot Allures, do it, your ears will thank you.
Lots of great ideas to incorporate stereo into your home rigs. I have a FM3 and an HX stomp and a handful of pedals and I have been recreating some of these techniques and its really fun.
you know when John's armpits start to sweat that it's serious
a proper guitarist
Ive always wanted someone to transcribed ‘Purple Guitar’ to guitar tab. Always had such a great groove.
See you in Chattanooga ❤
Tube vs. modeling aside, Dweezil should be named Fractals tone Ambassador.
Frank was a master of tone, happy to see that Dweezil has the same ear.
John, you always do such a great job on these! Letting the artist talk and show their gear but only stepping in at the right time. LOVE these, don’t ever stop!
Min. 34.40sec damn i can’t figure out to which song belongs this lick. Can’t find it. Please help me !
Dweezil is AMAZING, great rundown!!! ????????????
Dweezil has some unique tones! It's almost as if he has an idea and a plan. ????
Brilliant!
I’m confused as to what is in the sg. The only thing mentioned was the sweepable eq but he demonstrates how he can get both a clean and heavy sound which surely can’t just be from the eq. If anyone knows and can explain that would be appreciated
I bet he doesn’t need or use most of those pedals for Zappa stuff. Pedal overkill.
These tones are incredible.