Rig Rundown: Pete Thorn

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[@rikshredder]

So which amp is he playing through at the beginning??

[@shreddingpen]

Can you please interview @RhettShull? He has a fabulous roots rock/americana/blues guitar skills, and a wonderful KZbin channel. He chats about his touring experience often with Noah Guthrie and GoodTrouble, along with his musical endeavors.

[@MorGuitarz]

Nicest guy in rock and roll and a consummate professional. Very generous to share his knowledge like he does

[@thefilthygringo9228]

He is a KZbinr….what he doing on here??? Smfh

[@Ottophil]

@@thefilthygringo9228 here on youtube? Edit: also hes tour’d and sold more records than you. Mellisa ethridge, don Hendley, chris cornell. What have you done besides eat candy wearing hate symbols?

[@thefilthygringo9228]

@@Ottophil he is irrelevant,

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks so much!! 😊

[@PeteThorn]

@@thefilthygringo9228 you may see me as such, nonetheless, I enjoy living rent free in your head 😊

[@gregmize01]

Good grief 😐 This coulda been two hours long and i wouldn't complain! Thanks Chris, PG and Mr. Thorn! 🎸❤⭐👍

[@yestoES355]

For years Pete has shared expert and precise knowledge without any feel of snobbery. He’s amazing and his knowledge of gear from tubes to guitars is amazing

[@KajHeGeHaggman]

An interview with Mr Thorn is always a pleasure to watch!

[@chandlerclement1365]

I love Pete so much 😭 Been a huge source of inspiration and knowledge for guitar players. This was an awesome rundown.

[@troyroberts79]

Pete Thorn is a savage player who's tone is always on point. I've been a huge fan of his videos since moving to LA a while back and finding out about him. I love the way he has such a huge affinity for amplifiers and traditional amp tones but has also embraced the tech shift towards modeling and IRs. He blends them together so well! Such a rad dude!

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks Troy!

[@StealthParrot]

Pete is such a great guitarist and an incredibly nice guy too. Great Rig Rundown.

[@Ottophil]

Hes a good dude, but sometimes we don’t see eye to eye

[@harrykadaras9459]

He's better than great...he's outstanding...that perfect run that he did with the FankenEddie guitar was insane...to whip it out like it was nothin'. Awesome G man

[@JordonBeal]

Gotta love Pete. Seems like just the most genuine and positive dude.

[@M0M...]

Right when he started playing the intro, my mouth dropped.....It sounds SOOOOOO GOOD!

[@godface81]

Pete is such a pro and a gem for guitar community.

[@kevinlane7555]

Hey Pete.....you may not be Steve Vai....but when it comes to riffs and tone and all 'round playing....you're the man

[@traviesoarcefan3063]

I just discovered Pete Thorn today. What a great early Christmas present. Mind blowing player and unbelievably kind in every way. I've got to see him live someday. 😊

[@joesatchton212]

Only one complaint: This should have been 2 hours. XD Pete is arguably the very best gear demo guy on KZbin, but he literally makes eeverything sound so great that he is wholly responsible for the financial bankrupting of way too many guitar nerds.

[@TredenWagoner]

I love that guitar heroes have guitar heroes. Great interview. Thank you Pete for giving us so much of your time. I could listen to your stories all day.

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks Treden! Glad you enjoyed this, it was really fun filming it and an honor.

[@sferguson1130]

Pete’s the man! Out of all the rockstar gun for hire, session guys, I’d wanna meet, hang with and jam with Pete. Seems like the nicest dude ever

[@richarddine1109]

I first saw Pete with The Classic Rock Show. Absolutely brilliant guitarist. Thoroughly enjoy watching him play. Great rig rundown with a really nice guy. Thank you PG for bringing us this rundown with Pete and Chris 🎸🎸👍👍

[@jacobnelsen2786]

These Rig Rundowns are AMAZING!

[@michael_caz_nyc]

Yeah, my favorite to watch. I especially love the Pedals & Effects. Pete is a Beast. He inspires me. . . super - nice-guy too.

[@saunds59]

Excellent. Absolutely love watching Pete. Great to see someone who knows what he’s doing interviewing someone who knows what he’s doing. Could watch this all day, top job.

[@teruki302293]

One of the best rig rundown ever! Pete has a tons of knowledge about gears. Needless to mention, he is amazing guitar player! I met him at NAMM show 2022 and luckily was able to have a little chat with him. Super nice guy !

[@TonyEmeryGuitar]

I've had the pleasure of meeting Pete in real life. Such an awesome, nice guy who had all the time in the world for me. He deserves all the success he gets. Great fella!

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks Tony!

[@drzecelectric4302]

That destroyr is a ROCK MACHINE!

[@guitarplayerstowohio]

One of the BEST rig rundowns ever! What a class act Pete is. Just awesome.

[@corycourtney8923]

What I wouldn't give to hang out with Pete in his studio for a day. Not just for access to all these amazing toys he has, but just the insane amount you would learn. Amazing musician and all around great personality.

[@CoreyJamesGuitars]

That’s the best lunch hour I’ve had in a while. Great video

[@Markybroon]

The breadth of a lifetime’s knowledge in that hour is astounding. You’re the man Pete ❤

[@PeteThorn]

Thank you Mark!

[@davischip]

So great to see how Pete gets all those incredible sounds! Thanks PG and thank you Pete Thorn for allowing them to come in!

[@premierguitar]

Our pleasure! We ❤ Pete!

[@rockinvida1960]

Such a great player and his enthusiasm for gear is infectious. “When Pete Thorn speaks - people listen!” 🎸

[@Mcqlfc]

How many of us have levitated to our favourite guitarists only on PG and then added this video to the viewing. Pete is such a great guy and has a lot of time for the people who want to learn what the best players do.

[@sn95_mustang_garage]

I run Suhr pickups in my HSS Strat. Thornbucker Plus in the bridge, V60LP single coils with wiring harness. I pretty much live on the Thornbucker. Pete and John Suhr actually replied to my thread on The Gear page in 2017 with what would fit into my Strat. Still play this guitar daily and people always ask about the pickups. The clarity in the Thornbucker Plus even with high gain is amazing. Well done Pete!!!

[@relevantinformation6655]

His Thornbuckers are so versatile. I’ve got a couple Suhr’s, one with the dual Thornbuckers. The the taps are so usable as opposed to many other pickups. Very easy to tone shape.

[@skeres01]

Humble to the core and an absolute weapon on guitar. A very enjoyable episode. Thank you.

[@austone121]

Pete Thorn... a great player, ... encyclopaedic knowledge of the guitar, amps, effects.... but best of all ... a really nice person.

[@stratolestele7611]

Love all of what Pete does. Total gentleman and pro. Chris - It's really great to see you again. Always my favorite PG host.

[@vicdeacon7276]

I regret that I only have one like to give 🧐

[@DavidOakesMusic]

Oh my god that Ibanez Destroyer sounded incredible.

[@samwheeler-brown7458]

Chris was spot on. That’s why we watch these things, the connection these players have to the instruments they love is epic to watch

[@andyfenton1510]

Completely with you on the series parallel Pete, I’m amazed more people don’t use it rather than coil split. Best of both worlds, no loss in output, but bright sound of coil split. Great feature

[@geetarbube]

Pete is such a great guy and a monster player.

[@Ottophil]

Why don’t youtubers just ban the word telegram?

[@ralphashford9022]

I have a '76 Gibson SG with two headstock repairs. Nice to see one of my heroes has headstock repairs, too. (Misery loves company!)

[@garywatters8133]

Pete Thorn is the MAN! His playing is so inspiring and motivated me to keep working. I'll never get there but lofty goals are never a bad thing

[@str8shooter159]

Pete is a killer player. The dude is on a whole other level.

[@BenCoombs]

Great rundown and two quality guys right there!! Cheers Chris & Pete!!

[@derekhenderson1730]

Pete is such an obliging nice guy, a real pro. Great to see a fellow player selflessly share his knowledge. Many thanks Pete. I'b like to meet him someday.

[@guitarman1129420]

Repeating what was commented below, but I could watch this stuff all day.

[@jamesleigh900]

What an amazing life you have forged for yourself. You are such a great guitar player, and generous with your knowledge. Thank you.

[@fiddlefolk]

Pete has been a real friend to guitar players! Demos that are great with a great person and talent behind it!

[@findJLF]

Pete constantly blows me away - when he started playing the Ibanez Destroyer - he sounded Bang On. Van Helen!

[@skyhorseprice6591]

Being a tone freak myself, I always love to see what Pete is using. Beeee- _caaaauuse,_ every single guitar/amp/plug in/setting he demo'd sounded awesome! About Les Paul's with busted headstocks: I think the heavyness of that guitar (in weight), combined with the tendency of overly rambunctious rock guitarists to play them, results in the 'busted headstock syndrome.' I was playing the Agora in Columbus Ohio some years ago, and we had a great set so at the end I got carried away and started spinning my Les Paul around my head by the strap. It made this great sorta _WEEEEEeeeeEEEEEEeeeeEe_ feedback sound, and then the strap broke! Guitar went in a ballistic arc about 20 feet, hit right on the headstock, which snapped off and hung by the strings. It went _KAaaa-BONNGG!_ like the world's biggest gong, the audience went nuts and the whole front row started screaming "BREAK THE OTHER END! BREAK THE OTHER END!" I just tried not to cry. Had to send it back to Gibson to get it fixed. Funny thing is, the fracture pattern looked almost exactly like the one on Pete's Les Paul.😱🤣🤟

[@jsullivan2112]

Pete's such a rad dude, one of my top guitar players and personalities. Really cool to have more of a formal rundown of his gear, despite already know half of his stuff already.

[@jaythomas8861]

Great interview Chris. Pete always one of my favorite guitarists

[@premierguitar]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@shawnhaught6774]

Great rig rundown PG! Pete is such a killer guitarist and a super nice guy. Well done guys. 👍🏻

[@lazynorse5607]

Especially loved hearing Pete cycle through his different amps fairly quickly, cabs and cab emulations too. Great to hear them A/B'd like that, a quick little bite sized snack demo. Reiterates an obvious truth - I, too, love Marshall circuits, lol!

[@dannbrauckmann1545]

Pete is just incredible. So inspiring. Thanks for all you do, Mr. Thorn!

[@JaakkoTK]

Mr. Thorn - best in this kind of business! And truly wonderful person too, cheers from Finland!

[@B1N4RYSUNSET]

One of the best rig rundowns. Pete Thorn rocks.

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks man!

[@TheCyberMantis]

Pete never plays a wrong note, and he makes everything sound great. He knows Tim Pierce. Tim is wizard-level.

[@z20000z]

Great guy and awesome guitarist! This was one of the best and most enjoyable rundowns to me! Thanks to all!

[@premierguitar]

Thanks again!

[@ByronWarfield]

Killer chops, and comes across as brilliant, humble, and approachable!

[@koolkutz7]

Great overview and Pete has some stunning guitars. I love the tone of that 1963 Gibson ES-335, keep rockin'

[@rkb3573]

Holy cow what a great rig rundown. Such a likable person as well. Always great to watch videos with PT.

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks!

[@nickhutchinson9068]

I love Pete! He's such an inspirational human being. Great conversation 👌

[@stephenchow5161]

my favorite is still the real mic,d cab. so 3d and open sounding

[@jameseberhard7457]

Yeah man I was gonna say the same, I get why pete uses them but lifes too short to not use the real thing

[@Cigarsnguitars]

He’s a monster player. Love listening to him. He can play anything. 😎🤘

[@MrGul]

He is definitely a monster player! But he can't play anything, I highly doubt he could pull off Shawn Lane's craziest stuff for example.

[@philhood4604]

Attended a clinic at Peach Guitars in UK and met Pete. Awesome player and person

[@Br4dSp34d]

I’ve got 3 electric guitars and they all have at least 1 Thornbucker in them. Amazing pickups and an amazing dude

[@stephenbedford1395]

Thanks for a great interview; Pete is an all-round nice guy and great gear junkie... I always learn so much listening to him. Trust me, when you get into your sixties and the arthritis sets in, you won't mind going down to a set of .008's. My gnarled fingers just don't cope with anything heavier now.

[@seanantley1965]

EXCELLENT interview!!!

[@timothyfoley240]

The tone of the Stratocaster and EVH guitars kicked my ass tonight. Many thanks - now I need to spend some money.

[@HELPINGTHEBLINDSEE]

Really really good rig rundown

[@JensenSpeakersVideos]

Absolutely fantastic. That's how a true Pro should be. Truly an inspiration and very high-value tone tips shared during the talking, with 100% authenticity and generosity. Really, really good, thank you @PeteThorn & @PremierGuitar!

[@admarhermans1]

Nice guy, with a lot of knowledge! I’m just your average bassplayer from the Netherlands, but this guy’s personality, playing tone and vibe inspires me. 🙏

[@tonelok]

I have a 64 Strat as well. I picked up mine from Rumble Seat, also in Nashville. Played a ton of late 50s and early 60s that weekend and, like yours, it just leapt out from the pack.

[@BasilHayden]

Pete sounds so great on that Strat

[@zenmaestro04]

How can you not love Pete!??

[@rtosborne4]

Ughhhh these are the best sounding guitars I’ve ever heard 🤯

[@jondonnelly]

Pete is awesome musician. Super talented and knowledgeable.

[@scottakam]

Pete is awesome!

[@nilesanders5110]

Pete is one of favs. Maybe some day he will tour his song list.

[@gitarman666]

So happy not to see an AxeFx I hate my AxeFx 3mkii in favor of my real tube gear and older stomps, I also use the torpedo but the oxbox is great to

[@jimwatson5977]

That amp Pete is playing through sounds amazing.

[@ccaputa]

Excellent! Pete, you are up to 624K subscribers. You've come a long way since I started watching you many years ago. Congratulations on your success!

[@jonholland6067]

Unfortunately that’s the PG channel that’s at 624k. Nonetheless Pete is awesome and deserving of ever increasing success!

[@ccaputa]

@@jonholland6067 Thanks, I totally forgot it was not Pete's channel!

[@jensk4140]

Great guy! We all learned at least one guitar trick from him. Thanks PG!

[@lancehardy42]

That hour flew right by! Also, I dont think ive ever heard feedback on a clean channel before haha that was unreal!

[@adelsonteodoro8716]

it was a class on timbres, in addition to the admiration that he and we have for Eddie Van Halen 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@allstarvb]

Pete is a solid dude and a hell of a musician - this was awesome

[@surfrby8876]

Finally posted this video , great ! Pete is the nicest guy in rock and a hell of a player

[@roberttaylor6571]

I love hearing and Steve Stevens playing together Steve loves his playing

[@L.Scott_Music]

Pete rocks and knows his stuff!

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks Loren!

[@Evy-1988]

I'm not a tech but I do actually like the act of changing strings. It's like some form of stimming or therapy or something

[@ivorharden]

I use 8 gauge strings on everything from Les Paul's to Strats to RG. It just feels good to me.

[@sinnertrain7405]

Yeah Pete! I too use Ernie Ball Primo Slinkies on a few of my guitars. What an amazing player and a really great human being.

[@carlom.3737]

It's funny. Most people idolize the known guitar heroes (and I include myself). Hendrix, Page, Beck, Clapton, EVH, Vai, etc...but after watching a ton of Pete (and seeing him when he toured with Chris Cornell) he is squarely in my Guitar Hero Pantheon even though he refers to himself as a "sideman". He and Tim Pierce, two of the nicest guitarists who I'm glad are having their moments thanks to the internet era.

[@rumbletruck1]

Awesome episode! Pete just seems like a great guy, and the knowledge that he has is amazing. I love the TV Jones story!

[@33shoobs]

Pete is the absolute man

[@hafizimranYT]

What a professional. Thanks, Pete.

[@evanmiller2579]

Awesome. Love Pete. Great interview. Could have listened to you guys for hours!!

[@premierguitar]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@thecrappyguitarist9597]

Thanks for the video. Awesome job.

[@stanesposito2664]

Pete's the best!

[@TechMetalRules]

Pete is the freaking best!