Rig Rundown – Whores
As this Rundown unravels, your inner armchair expert (especially once we get to the pedals) may scream “gluttony.” And you’re not wrong, but Whores creator Christian Lembach doesn’t care to be right.
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Honestly, when people say ‘You don’t need all that stuff,’ my response is, ‘No shit! I want all this stuff,’” he proudly states. “Necessity is the dumbest argument in rock ’n’ roll. For me, it has nothing to do with utility—playing guitar and using all of this [gear] gives me pleasure [laughs].”
And with that spirited passion, he’s been Whores’ ringleader since 2010 when he formed the swaggering, strutting power trio with bassist Jack Schultz and drummer Travis Owen. The band has released a pair of blistering EPs (2011’s Ruiner and 2013’s Clean) that were followed by a refined, groovier, raucous sound for the full-length debut (2016’s Gold) that featured the current lineup of bassist Casey Maxwell and drummer Douglas Barrett.
Carrying on the brash, boisterous tradition from ’90s underground slobberknockers like the Melvins, Shellac, Swans, and Jesus Lizard, Whores churns out the loudest, most obnoxious (yet infectious) rock ’n’ roll you won’t hear on your dad’s airwaves. “When rock music gets too fancy, it gets ruined. I know I’m not the world’s greatest guitar player. I don’t want to be,” admits Lembach. “I just wanna play guitar, in a band—I just love fuzz pedals and big, loud music so much—nothing else on earth makes me feel like that.”
Recently, Whores entered producer/engineer and longtime collaborator Ryan Boesch’s Candor Recording to track their second album. During the process, Lembach virtually welcomed PG’s Chris Kies to go over his simplistic-but-intense guitarsenal. Plus, we admire his plentiful pedal paradise (rivaling your favorite guitar store’s inventory) that delivers both “flavor crystals” and “fire-breathing craziness,” and he shares the two-pedal combination that “is the reason this band exists.”
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00:00 – Intro
03:18 – Mid-2000s Fender Classic Series ’50s Esquire
07:40 – MJT Musikraft VTM Telemaster
12:33 – Acrylic B.C. Rich Mockingbird
19:41 – 1960s Marshall 100W Super Lead
22:11 – 1960s Silvertone 1484
25:07 – Pedalboard
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Just discovered these guys recently and I gotta say ruiner is the best thing I’ve heard in 20 years. I fucking love their sound.
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I'd like to see this done again in person with all the beautiful camera work.
Christian is like my sonic soul brother from another mother.
Absolutely wicked.
Best quote ever, "it's not classical man, Rock'n'Roll is for the people!" Seems like a really great guy. It was really nice to get some insights into how you use fuzz. Thanks
AC/DC uses all JJs in their mountains of vintage Marshalls live. Good enough for them, good enough for me.
Has Unsane ever done a rig rundown?
Shreds your forearm when you do 2x a week practices too, dude.
This made me want an Esquire so bad!
I love how he said “bands that we ‘responded’ to when we were kids”. That’s an excellent way to put it. If you got blessed w the gift of falling in love with music when you were really young, you reacted to music that nailed you. That you instantly liked. As you get older, you tend to run music that is new to your ears through so many filters. Even subconsciously I think. Anywhodilly, this band is phenomenal and even more phenomenal live. Highly recommend traveling to see this band if you haven’t.
Awesome! Qq: why Marshall if you need low preamp gain? Cool trick with the pre tubes tho! Also idea: maybe a Boss line switcher would be more reliable? Idk, but those switches can take abuse.
This guy is the emo house show final boss
That’s an amazing tone
Awesome rundown. Thanks guys
Man, I miss interacting with him on the old Harmony Central forum. Christian was always super helpful and had really sick rigs
I’m gonna try the thin pick advice. I’m also a hard hitter and break lots of strings. Great video. I love whores. keeping punk alive!
First time my wife didn’t kill me for watching whores for 56 minutes…
Great rundown. Had never heard of this band before I saw them years ago in Raleigh, NC. The most energetic show I've ever seen!
These dudes exude positive energy and radness in live shows! Go see them when possible. I've had the pleasure twice.
Copper is a conductor…
Christian has my favorite tone of any band out there rn, so damn good.
Thumbs up, love this band, love the RiG Rundown
Cheers BC
Best band of the last 20 years. I’m so glad there’s finally rig rundown, not to mention a new album. I’d love to see them if they ever made their way to eastern Canada.
FINALLY
Finally, a nice Christian Rock band I can take my kids to.
Oh man, I had one of those Schecters in my Tele and it died; amazing pickup. Have been looking for a replacement for years. Looking at Haussel now, is it the Bigmag?
Also Shoutsout Chris. Iowa gang
This guy seems really rad! I liked his tone a lot. I'd like to talk gear with him someday.
G&L tele's have individual adjustable brass bridges for perfect intonation and great hot pickups!!