Shop the Rig: EarthQuaker Devices The Warden: sweetwater.sjv.io/LX1gqO TC Electronic PolyTune3: sweetwater.sjv.io/k0oEQV Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man: sweetwater.sjv.io/QyX0rz Red Panda Tensor: sweetwater.sjv.io/9gZ2PQ D'Addario XTE 10-46: ddar.io/XTE-1046 Electro-Harmonix Ring Thing: sweetwater.sjv.io/rQyR3B Reverend Mike Watt Signature Wattplower Mark 2: sweetwater.sjv.io/jr4V3a Benson Vincent: sweetwater.sjv.io/PygB9q Bergantino HP 2: bergantino.com/forte-hp-2-bass-amplifier/ Bergantino NXT 212: bergantino.com/product/nxt212/
@octopusbrains8 ай бұрын
I love Mike Watt. He is an amazing inspiration.
@YaleKaul3 ай бұрын
I’ve seen a million Mike Watt interviews, and this is the most amazing by far. I’ve never heard him get so excited about his gear before! He’s a national treasure
@uncleremus648 ай бұрын
41:06 "More trebly on the bass, and more bassy on the treble." Mike Watt is a genius the way he speaks, I could listen to him all day.
@jmstone798 ай бұрын
I've had the chance to interview Watt and he's totally on a different level from us. I wanted to just let him talk forever and felt guilty asking more questions.
@brandonseger55938 ай бұрын
Check out his podcast. Watt from Pedro.
@terrypussypower8 ай бұрын
Mike Watt and the rest of the fIREHOSE guys, Ed Crawford and George Hurley, stayed at my house in Glasgow, Scotland in June ‘87 after they’d played with Sonic Youth . I was bootlegging both bands, and during Sonic Youth’s set I realised Mike was standing right next to me in the middle of the crowd, watching them! Normally I wouldn’t speak to anyone while I was recording but this is Mike bloody Watt!! So obviously I had to say something to this man, it’s not every day you get the chance to talk to a member of Minutemen in Scotland! So I told him I was a a huge fan etc etc and he asked me if I knew anywhere his band could stay for the night, so obviously I said “Yeah! You can stay at mine!” They were all cool as f*ck, signed all of me and my brother’s fIREHOSE and Minutemen albums and singles, and Mike showed me how to play “Corona”, one of my favourite Minutemen tunes! I still have those tapes I made of the fIREHOSE and Sonic Youth sets, complete with my in-the-crowd conversation with Mr Watt!
@JsnHgl7 ай бұрын
Post it on KZbin!
@thewrinklingbrothers7 ай бұрын
Right on my man, George is my drummer now! I'm Pedro!
@thomaspetersen55228 ай бұрын
YES! Mike Bagetta has been one of my absolute favourite guitarist the last couple of years!
@themiddlepickup65588 ай бұрын
I saw Watt and his group in 2020. Man they were freaking amazing! His drummer joined my buds and me outside for a joint. Great night.
@werdna38918 ай бұрын
This is the best decision for a rundown in a while. We all wanted to know for so long! I can hear Watt talk for hours. Great job with it PG!!!
@premierguitar8 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@teddrozdowski79128 ай бұрын
Watt is the best! I hadn't spoken to him in over a decade, so was incredibly psyched to see him again!
@hustlinc35408 ай бұрын
Mike Watt is brilliant. I love him!! What a human being. the vid was too short
@burnbabies6667 ай бұрын
I played with them when they stopped in Montreal. What an amazing band, the dynamics, the skills of bagetta, the god damn thump of watt and the character of hodges drumming were incomparable. Each one of them was so nice and mike gave me tips with my own rig. Watt loved our band and invited us to his radio show even though we're a small ass band from across the border. These guys are legends but they're so damn generous.
@nunestunes8 ай бұрын
Mike Watt is a national treasure, also if you name drop Sonny Sharrock then I'm interested
@teddrozdowski79128 ай бұрын
Sonny was a great musician and a great friend. I loved that guy!
@nunestunes8 ай бұрын
@@teddrozdowski7912 hearing the space ghost coast to coast theme song made me want a guitar as a kid
@rentacoppa8 ай бұрын
well, I have a new all-time favorite rig rundown. incredible. I keep a set of Watt's stage-used strings on the wall of my recording space in my basement. One of my most cherished possessions.
@jasondarden5718 ай бұрын
D’Addario?
@robertposusta5378 ай бұрын
I read in mike watts tour diary that this happened and was waiting for it. thanks so awesome!!
@premierguitar8 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@jmd76family8 ай бұрын
Nice to see Ted do a rig rundown!
@teddrozdowski79128 ай бұрын
Thanks! I've got a couple more coming up!
@BergantinoAudio8 ай бұрын
Great interviews! Mike Watt is such a great person. We have always enjoyed meeting him on his tours in Cambridge, Mass. Always a fun time meeting the entire band and participating in sound check. :)
@jamesf29188 ай бұрын
Holy shit! I love this band, and I’ve been lucky enough to see them live. Amazing.
@premierguitar8 ай бұрын
where did you catch them live?
@michaeltherion74598 ай бұрын
Best bass episode ever!
@Eliguitar18 ай бұрын
great stuff. always fun to see musicians coloring outside the normal lines, immersed in guitar texture.
@Saulkoll8 ай бұрын
Excellent rig rundown! I always learn so much from these. Informative and entertaining. Thanks for doing them!
@ronlee26118 ай бұрын
Fantastic run down! Watt and Bagetta are incredible musicians.🎸🎶🎵🔊
@premierguitar8 ай бұрын
Couldn't agree more!
@predeterminedmeat50248 ай бұрын
Mike Watt in any band is an absolute *monster*
@JNathanielBerke8 ай бұрын
Saw these fine fellows at the Mercury back in October. Great show and opening act Shellshag was awesome.
@bassfingers8 ай бұрын
On the subject of amps, I remember Watt saying in the 90’s: “Old man punk is small shit with wheels”. I’m an old man now and he was totally right! ✌️❤️
@rickrevoir16838 ай бұрын
You sir are not alone .
@emoedison7 ай бұрын
"This thing hangin' off your headstock looks stupid." Truer words were never spoken.
@binface98 ай бұрын
I think we've found my new favourite guitar player, and I would probably not have watched the video if it weren't featuring Mike Watt
@rickrevoir16838 ай бұрын
I've not seen them but thanks to RIG RUNDOWN these guys are definitely on my to see list. So very cool , I can't wait. Thanks guys.
@premierguitar8 ай бұрын
Our pleasure!
@westwoodmusic60419 күн бұрын
I was at Third Man the day this was recorded! Got to see Mike B do some riffs but didnt get to see Watt. Mike B had an INSANE fuzz tone as our guided tour came through
@thewrinklingbrothers7 ай бұрын
Love Watt so much, artistic inspiration since forever, and tech knowledge. Solid.
@appalachianrk8 ай бұрын
My son and I saw MSSV on the last two years tours, in Pittsburgh, and enjoyed them both times ! Enjoy talking with these guys as well as hearing them play. They are also friendly with signing things and getting photos with them. Always fun to spiel with Watt at The Boat ! The energy these guys have on stage and on the road is unsurpassed......... They will play all across the U.S., and do like 50 shows in 50 days. Who does that ? And in a van and sleeping at fan`s homes..........And they ain`t kids no more, either..........Watt and Hodges especially. We try and catch Watt with whoever he is touring with, on any given year. Ed fROMOHIO Crawford usually comes by to see Watt and play encore(B.O.C.`s The Red & The Black)with Watt too in Pittsburgh !
@marcwhy7 ай бұрын
Been following @MikeBaggetta for years -- he's a jazzer, of course, as are his early albums, and I dig him! Saw this trio last year at a "heavy metal" bar in town, and got to meet Mike -- super-cool cat! The gig was a blast, and the crowd was SO into it! Thanks for doing this gear run-down!
@PeteCarlton8 ай бұрын
Mike Watt, what a guy! Hilarious, passionate, informative.
@donthomas35298 ай бұрын
Wall of Flowers is a beautiful album
@crosswalklarry8 ай бұрын
Anyone peep the overwound strings on Watts Bass? I'm guessing in theory it is adding a little mass to the headstock.
@GerryBlue8 ай бұрын
23:23 Wow, John is seriously rivaling Josh Scott in pedal collection!
@tonyboughman80508 ай бұрын
Glad to see Ted back on Rig Rundown!
@gregmize018 ай бұрын
THE RING THING IS AWESOME...IT DOES A GREAT UNIVIBE IMPERSONATION TOO!
@mabnotes8 ай бұрын
100%
@Creed_fan_698 ай бұрын
The Warden is such an amazing and underrated optical compressor. It makes everything sound better.
@Barry101er8 ай бұрын
Great way to start the New Year-fantastic band!!!
@revoltlikeme8 ай бұрын
Loudest show i ever saw was Mike Watt open for Primus in 1993
@RMPMcDermott8 ай бұрын
Sonny Sharrock shout out!
@roquemendoza19948 ай бұрын
nice
@justinkline12944 ай бұрын
Man, when Mike started talking about his bass he really came alive. I was reflecting on his advancing age shown on his face until then. But all concerns were allayed as soon as Watt got into his rhythm as speaker. Hasn't lost a step.
@JohnFoxBass7 ай бұрын
Love it! Great to hear the whole backstory Mike W - thanks for sharing! Glad the HP2 is getting the job done for you. Hopefully I'll be able to catch one of your shows!
@michaelcarrig627Ай бұрын
I love these guys.
@APMTenants4 ай бұрын
Impressed by Watt’s knowledge of bass history. He is the first person I have heard state correctly that Leo could play music, he just didn’t play a stringed instruments. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard someone say incorrectly, “Leo couldn’t play a note.”
@maxthub8 ай бұрын
Fuggin love Mike Watt!
@andrewpappas93117 ай бұрын
I never listened to Mike Watt’s music but I’ve always had a lot of respect for him, absolutely killer bassist and a punk legend as well
@michellepoulson6 ай бұрын
By the way, near the end of the video, the bass line Watt plays when he goes through the different pickup configurations is from "Whisperin' While Hollerin'," from the fIREHOSE record "fROMHIO."
@heavyisaheavy77268 ай бұрын
WATT!
@alexm.30988 ай бұрын
Mike Watts rig is very up to date cutting edge bass stuff, I must confess I’m surprised. There’s a lot of stuff there that you hear praise about on online forums but never see on actual stages, where old fender and ampeg still rules. I mean, Broughton and Sushi, in a Bergantino rig, there’s some real Talkbass vibes there 😂
@danzie237 ай бұрын
31:52 This is one of the greatest interviews ever!! I never knew that about the P-Bass name origin. But the “Everyone called the electric bass a 4 string guitar when it was invented. No! 4 string DRUM SET!! What’s the closest note? KICK DRUM!” He’s full of gems
@skeenj8 ай бұрын
Watt is the best. Love this dude!
@michaelbrunetto44917 ай бұрын
Love Watt. A total legend and legendary good dude.
@ScottfromBaltimore7 ай бұрын
Appreciate the tech talk and the bass tips from Watt - he's a big heavy in my book, but he talks like a regular guy.
@briley95187 ай бұрын
WATT RULES!!!!!!!
@OhanaFilms8 ай бұрын
Watt RULES!
@hellafools8 ай бұрын
Love Mike Watt! I’d carry his damn cab any day.
@cb242037 ай бұрын
Mike Watt is such a trip 😂😂..and he reeeally loves Leo Fender.
@shwaification8 ай бұрын
Are we going to talk about Watt's string winding or... (24:40)
@TheWilliamBogart8 ай бұрын
Lovely chats. Ted Drozdowski is one cool dude.
@krisn1387 ай бұрын
Grandpa Watt.. I was waiting for him to offer you a butterscotch lol
@jasonnavarro558 ай бұрын
Heck yes cool one!
@terrypussypower8 ай бұрын
Mike’s signature Reverend is my ideal bass….short scale and powerful with it! Those things kick ass!!
@TheLordcasio6 ай бұрын
Wow...I'm also getting old (pushing 50) but how well does Mike Watt (a teenage hero of mine) play the part of the creepy uncle who leans in too far? Bands of the SST era were not known for their rig tone...just the Fort Apache sound. Love this guy, but also creeped out by his "I'm not there" mentality. You can kinda see it in the interview.
@ghostandbell2006Ай бұрын
Sonny❤
@jamesmurry59108 ай бұрын
W A T T
@rareform67478 ай бұрын
Mooooo !
@chrisfu811238 ай бұрын
✊
@chrisfu811238 ай бұрын
Aye!
@sweetjimmyt8 ай бұрын
Brother Watt says, "If you're not Playing, You're Paying.."
@universoulistic4 ай бұрын
#wattisgod
@larslardan8 ай бұрын
He jams econo
@justinkline12944 ай бұрын
Watt could be an electrician if this music thing don't work out.
@ghostandbell2006Ай бұрын
☆♡
@xxGriff8 ай бұрын
when ur machines disregard ur pronouns is never desireable. The Mikes !
@vivopursat-uy8oe4 ай бұрын
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@robm25408 ай бұрын
Worst episode ever
@crosswalklarry8 ай бұрын
Says the guy with a lame Christmas music video. So Metal! 😂
@sixslinger99518 ай бұрын
I'm sure PG will be calling you soon to be on the program.
@rickrevoir16838 ай бұрын
Rude !!
@Mrpsblobsoflowendmung8 ай бұрын
You’re a fool !
@paulramsay65898 ай бұрын
Yeah most shitty people wouldn’t like this episode