Rig Rundown – The Darkness
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Fueled by a pair of brothers rocking Les Pauls and the bass rumbling thanks to Gibson Thunderbirds, this U.K. outfit is here to rock and roll.
Rhythm guitarist Dan Hawkins received this 2000 Gibson Les Paul Standard—his current number one—from his brother Justin when the band started in 2000. Dan refers to this instrument as “Dune,” a tribute to one of his favorite sci-fi films that was directed by David Lynch. He left the stock 498 humbuckers in the guitar because he likes that they crank out an aggressive bite thanks to their high output. The only change he’s made to the guitar is adding a TonePros bridge and tailpiece for better intonation.
Bassist Frankie Poullain’s main ride is a 1990 Gibson Thunderbird he affectionately calls the “Brown Bastard” that he bought from a guy named Welsh Ray. He favors this beast because the aftermarket pickup “kicks serious ass and is my pride and joy.” (Frankie and his tech can’t figure out where it came from or what model pickup it is.)
Lead guitarist and tantalizing frontman Justin Hawkins uses nothing but white 2001 Gibson Les Paul Customs. Seen here is his go-to axe that is generally used most of the night aside from any songs with alternate tunings or if a string breaks.
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"if I want an echo, I just play the same thing twice "
i wanna know how dan plays one way ticket with a capo, i thought he played it without one
Dan, Justin, Frankie and Rufus should run a school for rock stars on how to behave in public. How to treat your fans and interviewers like you should. They are a rare group in music. Justin said it best when he advised "Just don't be a dick!".
Dan is so modest "I play guitar like a drummer"
I have such a love and respect for these guys, absolute gentlemen. incredibly talented and knowledgeable musicians and engineers. love the band since the day they hit the scene. they introduced me to les pauls and Marshall and I love everything about them. love the tone and also Justin's rat box fx pedal usage is iconic sounding and I love them.
I dig LPs but I HATE Gibson and their guitars’ propensity to have a neck break.
It's not JUNE, mate. It's DUNE.
Amazing plain top
Justin, Vittu mikä jätkä. Mahtavaa settiä ????
30:59 "Thanks for talking to me…" Lol! :0)
0:22 — All those Les Pauls racked is so righteous!
Look at the skull on the premiere guitar guy!
The tallest band out there?
Not doing much for the trope of english chaps having bad teeth.
Funny to see that some off the nobs settings are wrong, according to the tape on the pedal, when Dan goes through his pedal board. 🙂
Saw them yesterday. Played the hell out their songs – sounded just like the record – amazing band live!
Lol, that bassist was hilarious.
PG: June?
Hawkins: No. Dune. The David Lynch movie.
PG: Ok. June.
Justin is such a legend. I was distracted by his nipple though.
The bass player looks like he could be one of the News Team or a porno director.
19:24 your burgers are ready guys
13:15 erm excuse me…your guitars are on fire.
Justin Hawkins doesn't seem to use the clean channel of the EVH, all knobs at zero
What a great bunch of musical lads!
36:33 I feel the same way I don’t like the idea of having to spend 2,000 bucks on an amp then have to put a few $50-$100 pedals infront of the amp to get the sound you want. I have a solid state Marshall 100w head I bought like 1 year into my playing that has almost the exact sound I want this cheap head plus it has a few effects like reverb and chorus (haven’t played in a while I think it might have delay but I don’t remember) it’s got a tight low end, a nice mid growle and the top end is nice it’s a well rounded sound and because it’s a solid state you don’t need to push it to get it to sound good it’s the same at all volume levels, the only downside is it doesn’t have that thick tone you get with tubes which is obviously a big thing but it’s the closest sound to what I want in an amp then any amp that costs thousands of dollars. It makes me sick paying big money for a high end amp that doesn’t do what you want. I play a peavey 6505+ and I did some small mods and swapped tubes around and found that mesa power tubes then a mix of Mesa and grovey pre amp tubes took away the muddy tone, some of the brutal abrasive tone along with doing the bias mod so you can dial in the power amp voltage which I went a few volts higher which seemed to be the least mud. It really needs a compressor and maybe a tube screamer it’s a bit to brutal for me but it does work for other people usually with just a tube screamer. However I don’t feel too bad with a peavey because they are half the price of a comparable amp. IMO the best thing to do is to find a guy that builds amps and tell him what you want even if it costs more then ur Mesa dual, orang rock verb ect.. then you can get exactly what you want.
That bassist there was proper weird though..
I will say it again….I could listen to Dan Hawkins 24/7 on any subject…The Darkness are the greatest band !
Mystic Meg died today.
When he says that little push over the cliff that definitely reminded me of Spinal Tap lol
Why are you laughing??? Justin winding up the kid…Lol…
Great band…….a REAL band.
Not surprised his TC electronics Flashback isn’t working. My TC looper was messing up last night at my show. ???? I love their stuff, and Electro Harmonix, but I can use either of them anymore. I’m done with those companies. The affordable price isn’t worth it. I worked at a guitar store for awhile, and TC electronics and EHX always came back broken after weeks of ownership. Constant warranty repairs. Those companies make great-sounding stuff, but it’s pure garbage. Boss never gets returned. The higher-end boutique stuff doesn’t either (you get what you pay for).
So you're saying "red light spells danger", then?
Can we get the 2023 update please PG?
Not among my favourite bands but definitely some of my favourite people .
If the 2000 LP Standards are stock they will have ‘57 Classics
So Spinal Tap. Love it.
Talking 40 minutes about guitars and not giving a single sound sample to give you an idea of what it sounds like out of the mix ???
I got two Hof TC with the expression mash switches…both duds…knobs broke patches died…app sent wrong patches…and he duds out on the Flashback.
So glad I never tried a third one and traded up for some quality.
They use cheap components now.
Ahhh JHawk before america killed and cloned him ????????????????
Listening to Justin being interviewed was reminiscent of watching "This is Spinal Tap" ????
Couldn't stop smiling!
one does not put 'stickers' on a gibson, come on man.
Don’t touch anything on your way out. ☠️☠️☠️
They played my man with that close up after he gave his age
Bless the maker and his riffs
Justin: "When you get to my age–28…" Spoken like a true rock star!