Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt & Pat Badger Rig Rundown Guitar & Bass Gear Tour
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Nearly 40 years ago, Nuno Bettencourt walked into Mouradian Guitars Co in Boston where Pat Badger was working and they formed a bond that would change their worlds. In March of 2024, Pat Badger and Nuno Bettencourt, of multi-platinum band Extreme, along with their tech, John Thayer, invited PG’s John Bohlinger to talk through their current rigs.
Shop Nuno Bettencourt & Pat Badger’s Gear:
Washburn N4-Nuno Vintage USA Electric Guitar – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/GmyLVn
Washburn Nuno Bettencourt N4 Authentic Signature – Natural Matte – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/1rY4PD
Seymour Duncan SH-1n ’59 Model Neck 4-conductor Humbucker Pickup – Black – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Jz6DV2
MXR CSP026 ’74 Vintage Phase 90 Pedal – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/g1n36g
Pro Co RAT 2 Distortion / Fuzz / Overdrive Pedal – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/XYaJnG
Boss OC-5 – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/vNOonL
EMG 35DC Active Ceramic Modern Humbucker Bass Pickups – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/zNKJb0
Rotosound UM45 UltraMag Type 52 Alloy Bass Guitar Strings – .045-.105 Standard 4-String – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/WqeVdJ
Ampeg SVT-CL 300 – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/EK64eW
Ampeg SVT-810AV 8×10″ – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/nLKmEV
Ampeg SVT-4PRO 1200-watt Tube Preamp Bass Head – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Jz03zN
EBS Billy Sheehan Ultimate Signature Drive Pedal – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/6e64dQ
Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI V2 Pedal – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/216450
Electro-Harmonix Micro POG Polyphonic Octave Generator Pedal – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/LX5qZ0
Boss GE-7 7-band EQ Pedal – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/AWnK4J
Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner Pedal with Bypass – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/jryA4M
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0:00 – D’Addario Strings
0:08 – John Bohlinger Intro
0:57 – Nuno Bettencourt Tech John Thayer Intro
1:12 – Washburn Nuno Bettencourt N4 Signature
3:21 – Nuno Bettencourt’s Strings & Tunings
4:50 – Washburn Nuno Bettencourt 12-string Acoustic
5:13 – Washburn Nuno Bettencourt EA20SNB Acoustic
5:33 – Nuno Bettencourt’s Amps & Effects
8:28 – Nuno Bettencourt’s Guitar Picks
9:21 – Nuno Bettencourt Crashes the Rundown!
9:49 – Nuno Bettencourt Talks “Bumblebee” N4
12:40 – D’Addario Strings & Nita Strauss
12:56 – Pat Badger Intro
13:11 – Pat Badger’s Mouradian Basses
20:25 – Pat Badger’s 1980s Hamer Blitz Bass
21:25 – Pat Badger’s Ampeg Amps & Cabs
23:54 – Pat Badger’s Rotosound Strings
24:32 – Pat Badger’s Pedalboard
27:40 – Pat Badger’s Picks
29:09 – D’Addario Strings & Joe Glaser
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Originally posted by UC5J-hZ4wNf7OlkzIn49LHoQ at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOVGMCrVC-Y
Shop Extreme's Gear:
Washburn N4-Nuno Vintage USA Electric Guitar – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/GmyLVn
Washburn Nuno Bettencourt N4 Authentic Signature – Natural Matte – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/1rY4PD
Seymour Duncan SH-1n '59 Model Neck 4-conductor Humbucker Pickup – Black – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Jz6DV2
MXR CSP026 '74 Vintage Phase 90 Pedal – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/g1n36g
Pro Co RAT 2 Distortion / Fuzz / Overdrive Pedal – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/XYaJnG
Boss OC-5 – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/vNOonL
EMG 35DC Active Ceramic Modern Humbucker Bass Pickups – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/zNKJb0
Rotosound UM45 UltraMag Type 52 Alloy Bass Guitar Strings – .045-.105 Standard 4-String – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/WqeVdJ
Ampeg SVT-CL 300 – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/EK64eW
Ampeg SVT-810AV 8×10" – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/nLKmEV
Ampeg SVT-4PRO 1200-watt Tube Preamp Bass Head – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Jz03zN
EBS Billy Sheehan Ultimate Signature Drive Pedal – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/6e64dQ
Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI V2 Pedal – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/216450
Electro-Harmonix Micro POG Polyphonic Octave Generator Pedal – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/LX5qZ0
Boss GE-7 7-band EQ Pedal – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/AWnK4J
Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner Pedal with Bypass – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/jryA4M
Glad that I got to see Extreme in concert, here in Dublin, Ireland, So Good.
that bridge is blocked to only dive- not floating
Kudos to Nuno for being a "if-it-ain't-broke-don't-fix-it" kinda guy. Using the same gear since day on. Love it.
Totally missed in earlier viewings that Nuno's amp EQ (5:54) is nuts! When you're playing loud, who needs EQ, right? 😉
Nuno using a Boss GT-8 in 2024 really blew my mind. AWESOME!
Pats the best, man. Besides being such a super nice guy and a solid bassist, I don't think a lot of people realise just what a voice he has. Triple threat this dude.
Since these Bumblebee N4's dont seem to be available, not that l could afford one, I'm going to be buying a maple fretboard Chinese knock-off N4 and converting it.( already ordered a L500)
For your own safety: Don't pat badger.
pat is such an awesome dude. such great stories. what a great rig run down m/
Love how simple Nuno's rig is.
Also I totally appreciate his love for Eddie Van Halen I am a die-hard Van Halen fan at heart Thank you for keeping his memory alive Nuno
I totally understand what he's saying about the thickness of the paint on the guitar pick The three that I caught during the show you could see that it's losing the paint from being held and also from strumming the strings
Nuno Bettencourt is insanely talented I recently seen them back home in Boston I was fortunate enough to be front row and I caught three of Nunos guitar picks
Duncan JB? Really?
Its amazing that he uses all the same crap
That host is goofy and annoying, like a girl who laughs a little too hard at a joke her new beau has made.
Is your rig rundown really complete if John Boelinger doesn't say 'high miles on that thing'?
Hi Everybody ¡ im from Puerto Rico play guitar too and my Story is back like 1991 Extreme played in Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, with opening act Meat Loaf ¡ What a Show i was lucky that i was Working with the sound and i was assigned to help Nuno,s Guitar Tech and it was an Awesome Experience for me i remember that when Nuno came for Soundcheck i was holding his Washburn Acoustic Guitar with the same Gear that Guitar Player Magazine had shown in his Tour Interview The ADA Preamps, 2 4×12 well torn cabs¡ yeah incredible for me i did not met him cause i think he saw me holding that guitar and his guitar tech kind of like man here is the Boss so i just move i remember him with a knee brace insane show i was at the Mixing Board man✌????????
SD JB on the neck? Wooowwwwww
Nuno is such a humble guy . The rig is in the fingers!
Such an awesome show, both Nuno and Pat seem like such down to earth people.
Cool story about one of the existing black and yellow EVH guitars. Right before Eddie passed I saw one of them at a guitar center in Dallas, TX and they had it up for a $25k. Eddie passed a week later, a week after that I went back up there and it was gone. Over time since then I've become friends with the manager and he finally told me who he sold it to. Hard to believe but he swears to me the person that bought it was Nicolas Cage and to this day (the manager that sold it to him has talked to him a few times since) he says he's never even opened the case it's in since buying it.
Nuno if you want original "yellow stripe" you know where to dig))))
Please feature Matt Helmkampf from Ashley McBryde’s band.
Pat and Gary are two of the nicest people!! I've met nuno before, but never got to talk with him at length. being close with the Mouradian family, I've seen the evolution of these fantastic Rock Legends! Everyone know nuno is a unicorn… but Pat is a monster!!!
Pat is such a great guy and for me, one of the best sounding rock bassplayers of the last decades!
My wife asked, "Is John Malkovich high?"while Pat was talking, now I can't unhear it.
The ace ventures interview
????????Nuno was high again, fingers…????????
Nuno is a vampire.
Saw that same Hamer on Reverb. Still looking for one I foolishly let go twenty+ years ago. Glad he scored one!
Yawn
Awesome! Thanks so much
Who else can hear The legendary JCM 2000 hiss?
Pat Badger sounds exactly like John C Riley when he talks ????
What speaker cabs and speakers was Nuno using?
I like Nuno's N4 in EVH stripes
Bohlinger does such a great job with the rig rundowns. His demeanor makes the artist comfortable and they are very enjoyable. Great interview with the EXTREME dudes.
Speakers? Which speakers does Nuno have in the cabs?
Hes so fumny and such a nice guy. What a killer guitsrists too of course..❤. Great rig rundowm. ❤