Lake Street Dive Rig Rundown Guitar Gear Tour with Bridget Kearney & James Cornelison

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College internships can run the gamut. They can lead you into a career or dissuade you from pursuing one altogether. In 2004, while still attending the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, singer Rachael Price, bassist Bridget Kearney, guitarist Mike “McDuck” Olson, and drummer Mike Calabrese joined forces to perform as what they dubbed a “free country band,” where they intended to play country music in an improvised, avant-garde style. As it goes with many college-years experiments, it didn’t stick, but the fervid foursome pushed forward in continuing to develop their own sound. They quickly graduated to a bona fide band cultivating a buzz with infectious concerts, creative covers, and complex, groovy originals. Through their mutual influences and complimentary counterpoints, their sound matured into a harmonious fusion, as if Berry Gordy produced the Beatles in Nashville’s RCA Studio.
If starting a band and shaping their sound was an internship and bachelor’s degree, self-releasing records and organizing U.S. tours would be their master’s and doctorate. They self-released 2007’s In This Episode... and 2008’s Promises, Promises before joining Signature Sounds, who put out 2010’s Lake Street Dive and 2014’s Bad Self Portraits. (The latter slotted them on the Billboard charts-No. 18 in the 200 and No. 5 in Top Rock Albums.) They then signed to Nonesuch, where they’ve dropped three more albums-most notably 2016’s Side Pony, which put them atop the Top Rock Albums chart, while 2021’s Obviously netted them their highest single, with “Hypotheticals” hitting No. 2 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.
And while the band has continued to evolve, experiment, and expand their signature sound, they have kept to their core identity-having fun. They seem never to miss a Halloween dress-up show, and still aren’t gun-shy about covering classics and making them their own. Setlists are often littered with audience requests and reinterpretations of the Beatles, Hall & Oates, George Michael, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis, Shania Twain, the Pointer Sisters, the Jackson Five, the Kinks, Steely Dan, Annie Lennox, Sly & the Family Stone, and countless others.
The afternoon before their second consecutive sellout at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Lake Street Dive’s Bridget Kearney and James Cornelison welcomed PG’s Chris Kies on stage for a casual gear chat. Kearney explained how she uses a pair of octave pedals through her standup double bass, and what she’s doing with four tuners! Plus, she explains what restarted her slow-burn courtship with electric bass. Then, Cornelison walks us through his setup, which includes leftover pieces from cofounding guitarist Mike “McDuck” Olson and a ratty pickup bought off a former PG staffer. It both honors the band’s catalog and carves his own musical fingerprint.
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00:00 - D’Addario Nexxus 360 Tuner
00:15 - Bridget Kearney Intro
01:01 - Record for Most Foam Fingers Sold at Fenway?!
01:47 - Bridget Kearney's Standup Double Bass
04:40 - Bridget Kearney's Pedalboard
08:10 - Höfner Limited Edition H500/2-RLC-O Club Bass
11:36 - 1975 Fender P Bass
14:35 - James Cornelison Intro & 2010s Gibson J-35 reissue
16:18 - Late-’60s Harmony H165
17:40 - D'Angelico Excel SS Tour
19:10 - ’90s Squier Wayne’s World Stratocaster
20:26 - D’Angelico Deluxe Mini DC
22:24 - Gibson ’50s Les Paul Standard
23:19 - Late-’60s Harmony H165 Demo
24:42 - D'Angelico Excel SS Tour w/ Teisco pickup Demo
28:07 - Magnatone Twilighter 112
29:28 - James Cornelison's Pedalboard
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[@charlescdt6509]

I would love to see her have a chat with Ron Carter. That bass conversation would be Awesome!!!

[@ryandhall]

When Bridget is in the zone with that upright bass it hits like thunder! Such a cool sound!

[@kellygrant3074]

LSD puts on a fantastic show! The acoustic bass is thunderous and really drives the sound.

[@BerndThomasSchuller]

Overdue rig rundown! I love this band, phenomenal musicians and great songwriting

[@v.w.2701Timber]

Bridget is a fantastic musician with brilliant musical ideas 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Greetings

[@justinguitarcia]

a true musicians musician band, they always bring it

[@J.C...]

Nice. Thr short clip you guys just uploaded sent me straight here!

[@babasbasso]

Finally lake street!!!

[@mikeheffernan265]

Amazing! Love this band

[@daviddunkin7454]

Yesssss!!!! Thx Guys, I’ve been waiting for this one

[@bbyllma]

FINALLY! You do a run-down of someone I've actually heard of! LSD are AWESOME!!

[@demesisx]

Never heard this band but if their music is cool and filled with unrestricted creativity, I wouldn't be surprised. They're all chill and un-pretentious as hell. Each and every one of them seems like the coolest kid on their block.

[@sumgui6010]

check them out - they are great for sure.

[@vwharman]

They are really great. Such a killer sound, and an insane singer.

[@daddarioandco]

Love it!

[@tmbrwn]

Some bassists have no tuners, barely even know that they should tune their bass. Then here comes Bridget effing Kearney with a pedal board with ONLY tuner pedals. What an absolute legend.

[@sofakingstudios]

phenomenal job, chris. you keep getting better at this!

[@christophedegeus2258]

It has to be said, dont even know the band but continued watching because Chris has a very respectful and genuinly interested attitude, makes for an excellent interviewer

[@alexkingaby9332]

Great band!

[@jorymil]

Mad crush on Bridget - she's so unique and a great songwriter.

[@jeffsquires6620]

I have several of their CDS. Love them.

[@J.C...]

What are these "CDS" you speak of? 🤔 🤣😁

[@ZEVONLIN]

Great band!I have followed them for a long time. But they sound even better since James took over the guitar dutys.

[@morganghetti]

Bridget is a monster musician. About time you guys had them in here.

[@markkirschenmann3925]

James Cornelison on Rig Rundown For The Win!

[@MrRossharrell]

Iowa is my favorite state

[@robinrusso815]

fuckin awesome , can't wait to hear more ,kick some ass

[@OriginalGaucho]

Underrated band!

[@TheMerc1950]

Iowegian's unite!!!

[@babagadoush1]

Fun one

[@maliwilliams7262]

Refreshing.. (I Double Also, though Usually with OG's..)

[@violao206]

As a native Nebraskan, I have a Shelbyville vs. Springfield kinda vibe going with Iowa. lol ;-)

[@elluisito000]

So awesome, LSD is a very good band 👌

[@rockyfolksy8639]

I'm curious, what do you call that type of acoustic guitar that Chris called the Plunker? That late 60s Harmony H165. I think Maddison Cunningham uses that same sound on her music as well.

[@souljer0]

Chris, you gotta get hip to the rubber bridge guitars! All over Phoebe Bridgers and Taylor Swift's Folklore and Evermore

[@6xxxMickeyxxx6]

Tell this guy to get a rocket slide, you can get them made for your finger size

[@robrobertson2661]

Or a thin piece of self stick weather stripping stuck to the inside. I play with my pinkie and do that to all of my bigger slides.

[@6xxxMickeyxxx6]

@@robrobertson2661 I used to do bandaids until someone turned me on to the rocket slide

[@daveycmusic8903]

BK is a monster player and songwriter. Id love to just have a bass sesh w her. She could learn me up in upright and I’d try help her expand her electric chops.

[@J.C...]

Go do a Rig Rundown with concert harpist Emily Hopkins that has a channel here on YT. And be prepared for something entirely different lol.

[@parkerhatcher224]

Would LOVE to see a rundown of Emily’s rig! She’s so cool 😎

[@LuisLara-fn1hj]

Kinda sad because it seems like you cut Bridget's rundown short to get to James. Would have loved to hear about her amp set up because her tone is unbelievable! Just because you don't know much about bass doesn't mean we don't wanna get a in depth run down of the bassist equipment. Specifically since she is a huge driving force in the band.

[@Steaminlidz]

They say that it’s all DI’d to front of house. No need to let the truth get in the way of a good story, eh?

[@revolutionday1]

I smell hipsters....

[@bad_dreams_hex]

D’Addario commercials are trash. The sound is like a nightmare and the spinning is ridiculous.

[@mericksummers9010]

The guitarist seems like he could not be bothered to do this! Very frustrating!

[@ZEVONLIN]

odd take!

[@sumgui6010]

Just seems like a shy dude who's not used to doing this sort of thing to me.

[@MrMillsfrank]

I just think its cool to play stand up bass in a mini dress...

[@MrMillsfrank]

I kind of hate kids that dont know why they even play the instrument or who made it.....