Adrian Belew Guitar Rig Rundown for King Crimson BEAT Tour with Steve Vai, Tony Levin & Danny Carey
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Adrian Belew is one of the most inventive guitarists of the past half-century—an incandescent player and songwriter who has a vast menagerie of tones and sounds at his command. You’ve heard him with King Crimson, Talking Heads, David Bowie, and Frank Zappa, among others, and with his pop band the Bears and on his solo recordings and tours.
This fall, Adrian is following dates with the Talking Heads-fueled Remain in Light tour, which he co-led with Heads keyboardist and guitarist Jerry Harrison, with the BEAT Tour—a run drawing on his recordings with King Crimson in the ’80s: the albums Discipline, Beat, and Three of a Perfect Pair. Of course, this is just a small—but extremely potent and influential—portion of his 30-year collaboration with Crimson founder Robert Fripp, who has given BEAT his blessing. But putting this repertoire in the hands of Belew, fellow Crimson alum and super-bassist Tony Levin, the incendiary Steve Vai (playing the guitar role of Fripp), and the Earth-shaking drummer Danny Carey from Tool promises magical performances. It’s also one of the year’s most-anticipated tours.
As I write this, Belew, Levin, Vai, and Carey are rehearsing on the West Coast, and by the time this video posts, they will have played their first BEAT dates. So, word is likely to have spread that Belew has brought some crucial pieces of gear he played with ’80s Crimson back into play. But here, you’ll get a close up look and listen as Premier Guitar joins Adrian—with tech Blair White of Nashville’s Eastside Music Supply—at his mid-Tennessee home for a pre-tour Rig Rundown. Dig in!
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Boss GKC-AD Converter – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/ba6XZM
Empress Compressor MkII – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/daWeOK
Big Muff – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/OrkqNP
MXR Ten Band EQ – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/21oDPA
Strymon Deco V2 – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/3eRx9n
Eventide H9 – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/baQr0x
Source Audio Artifakt lo-fi pedal – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/R5AQxv
Source Audio Nemesis Delay – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/75G7g3
Roland JC-120 – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/eKMoKZ
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0:00 – Andre’ Cholmondeley & D’Addario
0:15 – Adrian Belew Playing Intro
1:02 – Recreating 1980s King Crimson
4:52 – Pairing Pedals with Parker Fly
6:55 – Roland GR-300 Analog Guitar Synthesizer
8:46 – Adrian Belew BEAT Pedalboard
11:17 – XPND Pedalboard & John Bohlinger
12:07 – Eventide H9 Settings
12:37 – Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus Amp
15:40 – Twang Bar King Guitar
20:40 – Adrian Belew’s Signature Parker Fly
24:23 – D’Addario & Joe Glaser
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Originally posted by UC5J-hZ4wNf7OlkzIn49LHoQ at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdx_xwmOCYY
Shop Adrian Belew's Gear:
DiMarzio Humbucker – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/5g6D03
Sperzel Tuners – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/nLqMOM
Boss GKC-AD Converter – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/ba6XZM
Empress Compressor MkII – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/daWeOK
Big Muff – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/OrkqNP
MXR Ten Band EQ – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/21oDPA
Strymon Deco V2 – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/3eRx9n
Eventide H9 – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/baQr0x
Source Audio Artifakt lo-fi pedal – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/R5AQxv
Source Audio Nemesis Delay – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/75G7g3
Roland JC-120 – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/eKMoKZ
Who's the douchebag with the incel hat
Dude didn't just think outside the box he destroyed that box and made a universe
without Robert Fripp it’s not King Crimson
#Fender nunca ha hecho una firma de la Fender Mustang de Adrian Belew
God save Adrian Belew
Talking about various boxes and what they can do gets old quick. We Want To HEAR The Things The Boxes Can Do!
It's like you talk about all this candy, but don't let us taste it. Make some policy changes.
maestro
ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE GREG LAKE WORK WITH ADRIAN BELEW. HEARD A RUMER THAT LAKE WAS GOING TO REJOIN KING CRIMSON WITH FRIPP AND BELEW. ADRIAN AND GREG COULD SHARE LEAD VOCAL DUTIES ON DIFFERENT TRACKS. WONDER WHAT THE ORIGINAL NEW MUSIC WOULD HAVE SOUNDED LIKE. INTERLOCKING FLANGED OUT GUITARS WITH MELLETRON.
The mad scientist in his lab. I feel privileged to be in on a technical discussion of this caliber. Geniuses and obviously, great friends.
Goddamn, what a cool rundown. King of pedals. Thanks to him, Nick Reinhart had killer setups for Tera Melos. Grateful for both dudes, thanks for this.
Such a shame the Parker Fly stopped being made. Such a great guitar
I got to talk to Adrian after his show,here,on Vancouver Island.I can honestly say he was the nicest man I have ever met.He is a gift from God.Steve seems to be just as nice.As well ,Danny and Rick.What a great group of men.Tony is absolutely my favourite
tout ça pour ça
@9:30 a v4 tone bypass doesnt exist. A v4 with a tone bypass is a v5
From the Lone Rhinoceros & Twang Bar King, Bears, Heads & Robert’s little old band from the UK…I have always been a huge fan. Awesome information from an amazing gentleman. Oh Daddy you might have just become a star!
Still using a Parker… Excellent. I don't know of a finer guitar.
@0:16 How could something sound so chaotic, yet can be so musical at the same time?
Adrian had surgery a few weeks ago. That's what i heard anyway.
That intro hahaha…what a nut. Love it.
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Adrian seems like such a cool guy, part mad scientist, part gear nerd, part overall creative genius. Thanks for this vid and thank you Mr. Belew!
This board is some serious guitar player candy. I could spend years sitting on the floor playing with the options on that board.
Most guitarists are really boring. This man makes his toys pay off with interesting sounds.
Obviously the guy to shove electric screwdrivers and magnets to his guitars would end up actually being the biggest nerd about his guitar tech.
André! Right at the top!!
Outstanding video @AndreCholmondeley! Thank you for this detailed rundown, much appreciated.
damn the intro sounded shit
Just got back from Beat St. Louie. God gawd! Speechless and sleepless.
Adrian is so incredibly nice and an absolute genius.
Parker guitars are the epitome of guitar design, I wish they still made them
I love me some Belew! If your guitar gets nicked in the UK I'll go full Liam Needon to get it back. Promise.
Good grief! Looks like NASA Mission Control!
Glad to see him playing Parker guitars again!
That's it.
I'm gonna put a Variax circuit in myParker Fly!
Finnnnallllyyy made my day.. always wondered what that pedal was on the stand. Figured it was a Deluxe Memory man
I feel like he abandoned some of this by the time the tour started. When I saw him, it didn't seem like there was that much on the floor and instead was leaning into an AxeFX more. From my seat it seemed like the 3, but maybe not.