Rig Rundown: Ariel Posen [2023]
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KingTone’s The Duellist is currently Ariel Posen’s most-used pedal. One side of the dual drive (the Bluesbreaker voicing) is always on. But there’s another duality at play when Posen plugs in—the balance between songwriter and guitarist.
“These days, I like listening to songs and the story and the total package,” Posen told PG back in 2019, when talking about his solo debut, How Long, after departing from his sideman slot for the Bros. Landreth. “Obviously, I’m known as a guitar player, but my music and the music I write is not guitar music. It’s songs, and it goes back to the Beatles. I love songs, and I love story and melody and singing, and there was a lot of detail and attention put into the guitar sound and the playing and the parts—almost more than I’ve ever done.”
And in 2021, he found himself equally expressing his yin-and-yang artistry by releasing two albums that represented both sides of his musicality. First, Headway continued the sultry sizzle of songwriting featured on How Long. Then he surprised everyone, especially guitarists, by dropping Mile End, which is a 6-string buffet of solo dishes with nothing but Ariel and his instrument of choice.
But what should fans expect when they see him perform live? “I just trust my gut. I can reach more people by playing songs, and I get moved more by a story and lyrics and harmony, so that’s where I naturally go. The live show is a lot more guitar centric. If you want to hear me stretch out on some solos, come see a show. I want the record and the live show to be two separate things.”
The afternoon ahead of Posen’s headlining performance at Nashville’s Basement East, the guitar-playing musical force invited PG’s Chris Kies on stage for a robust chat about gear. The 30-minute conversation covers Posen’s potent pair of moody blue bombshells—a hollow, metal-bodied Mule Resophonic and a Fender Custom Shop Jazzmaster—and why any Two-Rock is his go-to amp. He also shares his reasoning behind avoiding effects loops and volume pedals.
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00:00 – D’Addario XPND Pedalboard
00:15 – Ariel Posen Intro
01:15 – Mule Resophonic “Posencaster”
07:49 – Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilt ’60s Jazzmaster
15:00 – Two-Rock Bloomfield Drive
16:21 – Ariel Posen’s Pedalboard
33:25 – Ariel Posen’s Signature Rock Slide
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Originally posted by UC5J-hZ4wNf7OlkzIn49LHoQ at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUORRQvt1c
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I had the privilege to meet/jam/learn from Ariel at Cory Wong’s summer camp. I really can’t say enough great things about him as a musician and person. Extremely humble, talented, and very cool! He even let me play his Mule Guitar 🙂
19:50 "18 to 22% of the night" is so insanely specific, lol. Could've just said about 20%, but I guess it goes to show how much he cares for detail!
HBs on a 25.5" scale is the richest tone there is, to my ear anyway.
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Fantastic sounds
Great to hear these easy going articulate descriptions of gear nerdiness. Thanks to Ar
What pedal is the flutter and swell sounds, around 25./26 minutes in?
The word he’s looking for talking about string guage vs guitar tuning is ……tension!
Ariel is so ????
Ariel and The Tallest Man On Earth have such tasty tones
if you haven't heard him on the scary pockets "levitating" cover, you should cio
Kinda weird that his signature pedal isn’t on his board. Makes a person think it was just an economic endeavour, not an artistic one. Especially since he’s now shilling for the V2- why should we buy a more expensive version when he stopped using the first one?
@justin jeske that you d00d??
String Gauge at 5:40
Super random but does anyone know what type of jacket Ariel is wearing? I love it ???? and what an amazing video! Thanks for sharing!
What’s the tunning on the guitar? ????
I only watch the bolinger ones ????
Cool stuff. Original playing. Like the clock.
Ariel Posen is just a next big thing in guitar world, what a superb dynamics and fretboard mastery he has and plays so melodic all the time…..
Love Ariel, seems like a down to earth guy who loves what he does. Hope to see him live someday!