Rig Rundown: Anthrax [2022]

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[@RakelaK67]

that was excellent, thank you

[@JonManProductions]

Man... Donais never got to release that Dean signature, huh?

[@billl.4410]

So cool to see how Scott Ian is so enthusiastic about music and gear after all these years.

[@jorgefalcones1753]

Just wrote the same thing about Frank Bello!! They are passionate guys for sure!! hehehe

[@terrydionne1541]

Indeed! I love to see him freshen his rig up from now to then with new stuff that always retains his core tone. I do own a 5150iii but I have to say that the original models did not have as much gain in the second channel, it has the amount and gain structure of an old school JCM 800.. but the more recent Stealth and El34 models have way more gain in the second channel.. I can't wait to try one in person as I want to make the switch. Otherwise, the original Peavey 5150/6505 in the crunch channel with the bright switch on! It is my go to tone for thrash and it cost me near nothing. Scott's custom shop King Vs are to die for! These guys are awesome and are always very friendly and I'dd love to be able to just spend 5 minutes in the same room with them... love Joey and Charlie and eveyone that's been fortunate to be in this band.

[@azzanightingale84]

Scott makes me want to play guitar all the time. I got to meet him in 2018 and with no camera's around and other ppl it was him and his tour manager. He was just like this he gets excited just talking about music. Also very humble person. Even though I knew who he was still put his hand out and said hi I'm Scott Ian. The man is awesome 🖤🖤🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@terrydionne1541]

@@azzanightingale84 awesome dude!! Glad you got to meet and spend time with the guy!

[@azzanightingale84]

@@terrydionne1541 cheers man I would love to jam with him one day. Now that would be the my all time wish.

[@MatzaFTW]

Scott’s always had the dopest Jacksons

[@aarorissanen930]

I'm always jealous for Scott, Jackson's King V is my favourite.

[@joejustjoe8351]

First guy I ever saw playing a surfcaster

[@Jllyrol311]

I’ve never been interested in getting a Jackson until I saw Scott’s King V.

[@claudevieaul1465]

Scott Ian, Dave Mustaine, Eric Peterson, Gary Holt... There's still some truly phenomenal metal riff masters out there from those early thrash metal years - long may that continue!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@robertsparling917]

I've seen Anthrax twice and both times they opened for SLAYER, the second time being the last time I ever saw Slayer. Also, R.I.P. to Scott Ian's LEGENDARY father-in-law, MEAT LOAF, who passed away early this year!

[@andrewpappas9311]

I actually didn't know that his father-in-law was Meat Loaf, that's cool

[@WhatGrenadeWhere]

Last Slayer tour was awesome. Napalm Death, Testament, Anthrax, Slayer. Was a great show. 👍

[@Rr0gu3_5uture]

I first saw them on the State of Euphoria tour as a kid, man they were Fkin' killing it back then ! The second time was at Download, unfortunately, I had a few too many sherberts and can't remember shit, except they were rather good, LOL.

[@robertsparling917]

@@andrewpappas9311 Well, Scott Ian married Meat Loaf's oldest daughter, Pearl Aday, who worked as a backup singer for Meat Loaf in the mid-90s.

[@robertsparling917]

@@WhatGrenadeWhere I saw that Slayer/Lamb of God/Anthrax/Testament tour in Vancouver with Behemoth!

[@RolandDeschain1]

Frankie is one of my bass idols. Killer tone even with fingers.

[@TiMiiTurn3r]

🎁🎁🎁🎁

[@claudevieaul1465]

Absolutely right! 👍 The combination of Bello / Benante is certainly something to behold, even nowadays!! One of the all-time best rhythm sections in metal 🤘🤘

[@acidbass]

There was a period of a few years there where Scott Ian was everywhere you looked. You could not escape him. He was in everything but the crib.

[@Neo-Midgar]

Behind the Music, Supergroup, I Love The 80's, basically anything MTV/VH1 made in the early 00's, he was in it.

[@TristanLangdon]

He did a world tour with Mr Bungle with Dave Lombardo about a year ago dude. He hasn’t gone anywhere.

[@SuperNick090]

Love how Scott gets so excited about his tone and equipment he truly is awesome !!!

[@Andyanddiana467]

I had a JB put into my Les Paul 20 years ago and never looked back. Best Rock/Metal bridge pickup around, IMO.

[@Rr0gu3_5uture]

I really like Seymour Duncans, but they're a bit pricy (worth the money though). A while back when I was looking for a decent budget AlNiCo bridge pupfor my Gibson V so I bought the IronGear Dirty Torque instead of my usual JB. Normally I'd just stick a budget brand into my cheaper mod guitars. They're pretty similar, but the Dirty Torque is only £37/$43. You'd think at that price they'd be rather crappy, but I was actually really pleasantly surprised, the DT is a really, really nice sounding AlNiCo 5, much tighter lows and nicer mids compared to a JB IMHO. More recently I've bunged in an IG Platinum 90 P90 into my LP Junior double cut, and it sounds absolutely brilliant. Dunno why Iron Gear aren't more popular TBH!

[@jorgefalcones1753]

Frank Bello is the man!! Amazing that a guy who has been in the game since forever is still so passionate about gear and music!! Also, as a bassist, is pretty cool to see him using the EBS multicomp and the Sansamp, which are my two "always on" pedals...

[@kevinmckeown7972]

I saw Scott and the band in the departure lounge in some airport in Austria a few years back. And I plucked up courage and got him to sign my boarding pass! Top guy!

[@messingaroundwithstephebru8608]

That's awesome.

[@Hell_Inc]

Scott’s tone is just flawless. For real

[@BrandonBames]

Man, I'm actually pretty interested in what the Scott Ian modified JB pickup would sound like. I bet it slays

[@arglbargl]

there's the custom shop el diablo that he endorsed for a while, but it's a pretty different design from the jb

[@silvakevin1]

Love the Seymour JB.

[@iamgribs]

Probably nasty as shit in a good way.

[@8Junio76]

Bigger magnet? That will make it a Distortion.

[@LukeCannotSkate]

Arguably unnecessary to think of it. Just get a JB and a good guitar play like a maniac

[@caa4839]

I’m a drummer and I love watching, hearing anyone geek out about their gear. Love it!!!

[@TiMiiTurn3r]

📥📥📥☝️

[@jonnyhafer7376]

man in 2013 ish i was working at sam ash, Frank came in for a demo and one of his pedals choices we were supposed to have set up for him we didn't have, the guys knew i built fuzz pedals so they asked meI turned them onto the way huge mk2 swollen pickle, frank loved it over the micro phone he thanked me and gave the store a word up. then later that day i got fired from sam ash because i had dropped below the required commision line haha. it was good for me though now I build pedals for a living for the last 10 years and im loving life. frank was such a cool humble normal dude. a very nice guy

[@djefferson5669]

Thank you Premier Guitar for NOT censoring out the f-bombs!

[@TheWinterwraith]

Interesting that Scott’s using .88 tortex picks these days. I have one of his ‘NOT’ picks that I caught at a show on the Among the Living tour. Don’t know what brand he was using then, but it was incredibly thin and high gloss. His sound was still crushingly heavy. Had the pleasure of meeting the dude on the State of Euphoria tour too. I’ll be seeing them live next week too, almost exactly 35 years since the first time. Damn, where did the time go?!! 🤘

[@claudevieaul1465]

I played thrash back in the day, and was used to thin picks as well: Tortex 0.60 (orange) or even 0.50 (red)... It's something you get used to, but also it helped as I played guitars with Floyd Rose tremolos - you needed a slightly lighter touch to chug in tune 🤣🤘 Nowadays I usually play rhythm with a hardtail, and that enables me to use heavier picks (Dunlop Jazz!) and I can easily move between one or the other...

[@BoyAditya]

One of the best rig rundown in 2022. I enjoy it, that I forget that this almost one hour 😁. Amazing Jackson's custom shop and also love Frank Bello.

[@jeffspangler2367]

“Got the time” one of the best covers…I love the original, and their cover is great

[@richbriggs6053]

Great interview real down to earth guys. Frank doesn't need in ears he can just feel it. 😆

[@iamgribs]

Frank Bello great player GREAT tone great sense of melody

[@BrettVaughn]

more metal rig rundowns pleeeeeeeaaasssseee 🙏🙏🙏🤘

[@alexanderball6326]

God the guys in Anthrax are so cool and down to earth. Love that band more all the time!

[@Unusualsuspect24]

SOLID host work! Thank the lord, finally. Knowledgeable about gear and not a nervous groupie lol. More with him please.

[@lzryd]

100% Billy Bob Thornton interviewer guy gets on my nerves even when hes knowledgeable.

[@TiMiiTurn3r]

🎁🎁🎁📥

[@mithoviel]

I love how Scott has maintained the "edge"/bite in his tone, when a lot of other bands have downtuned and lost it.

[@TiMiiTurn3r]

🎁

[@robertzalar2162]

Most bands downtune to compensate for the vocalists range with age. His tones fantastic still though

[@divaiswara293]

as long as joey's voice still high as hell, they still use E tuning

[@Daedrothification]

@@divaiswara293 They've mostly been recording in drop c# since the end of the bush era. Still play older stuff in it's original tuning of course

[@BarrySmith-ny6ng]

Uuhhhĥh he said all his guitars are drop c.

[@sheldonwright8770]

So happy rig rundowns are back! Can’t wait for meshuggah 😜

[@ryanpetrak]

saw them in Pittsburgh last month🤘🏼 these guys age like fine wine!!!

[@HadesMiscreant]

Scott Ian is so cool and has a real sense of humor.I always love seeing his interviews. S.O.D. 🤘

[@johnb.steinhart1595]

Love the Cliff shirt!!! I have got to get one those!

[@messingaroundwithstephebru8608]

I think Cliff would laugh big time over it.

[@Mad_Dawg1230]

@@messingaroundwithstephebru8608 Cliff would have one for every day of a tour

[@metalgod91zb]

When I met Scott, he was wearing that exact shirt and he got a kick out of me mentioning it.

[@YTisGay]

​@@messingaroundwithstephebru8608 he was crushed like a pancake.

[@Hrldr]

@@YTisGay Exactly what I thought. That is, why I do not get the idea about that shirt.

[@jm76vd]

Scott is the king the chug..I listen to Anthrax Persistent of Time when first came out blew my mind it’s on my top 5 thrash metal list. I listen that album to get my going and pumped. It got me though jr high

[@THESESSIONROOM]

I'm not into pointy Guitars but Scott has some of the coolest Guitars I've seen in a long time on this show!🎸🤟🎸

[@johnramsey2480]

Totally agree with you. I'm not so much into "pointy" guitars...but I really love Scott's signature V's. I'm more of the Les Paul/ Tele and mostly Superstrats guy.

[@Rr0gu3_5uture]

I think most pointy guitars only look good if they've got vintage style aesthetics, otherwise, the majority tend to look fuckin' redonculous, basically something a massively misinformed 14-year-old would buy with his combined Xmas, Birthday & Confirmation/Bar/Bat Mitzvah money. Also, they date faster than Disco and neon legwarmers. Those fuckin' hideous custom graphic Dean Razorbacks spring to mind. Most, if not all of the time I reckon you can only get away with it if you're playing it ironically: Eg Satchels' signature Kramer Pacer.

[@brentheathersimons7042]

Curious to see what Frank and Tech 21 come up with for his signature pedal! :)

[@BR4ND0NW4YN3]

I started scoring my picks about 2 years ago because of Scott! I never knew he got it from Dime, That's awesome.

[@holdenkennedyy]

i would love to just sit down with scott and just talk life with him, seems like such a good, genuine and down to earth guy

[@TiMiiTurn3r]

📥🎁🎁🎁

[@troywigglesworth7268]

I saw Frank Bello with Antrax at the bayou in Washington DC maybe 1988. I was on the balcony and I was on his side so he was in my face the whole time and it was aweesome

[@IanHaghighat]

This is so sick!

[@aaronredrum5506]

Seeing scott ian playing keep it in the family, in the beginning made me so happy. They haven’t played that song in FOREVER! My fav song by them ever

[@joshuahb536]

Theyve been playing it on their current tour!! Absolutely love that song

[@elinino5275]

Josh yep. Just saw them in San antonio and they played it. Fkn KILLED!!

[@richardsemuta1089]

For some reason I'm obsessed with Scott's tone lately. Ever since I saw a soundcheck a few weeks ago that they did in South America with Danny Lilker. His tone is just perfect to me.

[@Hrldr]

When I started playing electric in the 80´s, Scott´s rhythm sound always was the point of reference.

[@angelofverdun456]

I can’t stop looking at that T-shirt. It is so good.

[@brownhooque]

This band is the coolest bunch of dudes.

[@TiMiiTurn3r]

📥🎁

[@Legionkingz]

PLEASE DO A RIG RUNDOWN WITH GRADY CHAMPION AND ZAKK FOR THE PANTERA TRIBUTE !!! Zakk is going to be using Dimebag Darrell's gear and it needs to be documented like this!!! A LOT of people would love that!!!!!!

[@GoatneckRCC]

I’ll second that!!

[@THESESSIONROOM]

I'll 3rd💯

[@chriscam23041]

My favorite band

[@thecaveofthedead]

Some proper spontaneous Spinal Tap moments in this one in the best possible way.

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Scott is the man.

[@andybarker5687]

Next COT is on Anthrax?

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

@@andybarker5687 I'm almost finished and it is on 80's Anthrax and SOD.

[@model101jr5]

Word

[@jacksonrich6398]

Love Scott and Premier Guitar!!!

[@mietto]

This dude is so cool, love Scott.

[@Locoandchooch]

Cant believe it's been 18 years RIP Dime

[@MK-oz2lf]

Do Pearl Jam rig rundown when they come to Nashville coming up !

[@premierguitar]

They passed because of a COVID-19 bubble they've instituted on the tour. Hopefully next time!

[@model101jr5]

Gay....

[@MK-oz2lf]

@@model101jr5 YUP

[@T.R.R.Jolkien]

I saw Anthrax open for Volbeat with that guitarist. I didn’t know who he was. I stood really close to him on the left side. He’s technical. Joey was the singer.

[@glencampbell136]

Great interviews

[@steevkelly]

great rundown, but once i saw that perry's tongue was blue, that was all my brain could pay attention to.

[@perrybean]

ha! Sorry about that! Drove me nuts in the edit as well! I had a jolly rancher between takes, chris could have told me my tongue was blue!!!

[@alessioturturiello]

Scott seems like a really nice guy to spend the time with, talking about music & gear :)

[@vladimirpoutine7522]

Except for his dig on Cliff Burton. That's kind of messed up.

[@ifgwelf]

Glad that Frank gave a run down of his rig too!

[@peterb7435]

I love perry’s rundowns

[@Dingleberriesalad]

This was so awesome

[@TheDizzack]

Outstanding interview, very natural conversation. 👌

[@aaaargl]

anthrax always got that mean modern crushing sound, they don't shy away from making their live sound as good as it gets and don't hold back just to sound like the old records

[@shawntennant6588]

Scott Ian!? My favourite rhythm guitar player! I wish to meet him one day!

[@Locoandchooch]

Always loved Scotts guitars, always cool

[@shaneedmundson7506]

Id love to see a new Rig Rundown with Mike back in Rob Zombie and John now in Motley Crue!! These Rig Rundowns are fantastic!

[@bripolar]

Does his shirt insinuate that cliff Burton got crushed by a tour bus similar to a pancake?

[@carljustinemorales2037]

Scott is one of my riff lord.. And he looks like he doesn't aged at all. Long live Mr. Wardancer!

[@carljustinemorales2037]

For real???? Wow!!!!

[@outdoorsanimalsandmusic3014]

I really like Swiss Picks. They provide texture for grip as well as breath with the holes. Perfect combo

[@jamesryder9158]

can the evh 5153 el 34 go directly into the P.A. without having mics on the cabs?

[@richardsmith7322]

Scott is so awesome! 🤘🤘

[@christophercarty675]

I got the Zuule because of you and it’s the best thing ever.

[@rome8180]

Frank Bello seems like the friendliest, funniest dude in the world.

[@TiMiiTurn3r]

🎁🎁📥

[@Loki_Morningstar666]

Can't wait to check out Frank Bello's Sansamp pedal.

[@vladislavgalis3676]

Frank Bello seems to have the most signature basses in the whole world! Squier, Fender, ESP, Charvel...The list is long, but distinguished. :-)

[@TiMiiTurn3r]

🎁🎁📥

[@starkillerclub3755]

Scott whips out the "Keep it in the Family" riff to get things rolling! Nice choice!

[@billyturk8117]

I wish more rig rundowns would play their rig instead of just going over what they use

[@TiMiiTurn3r]

🎁🎁📥

[@sosugarplumfairy]

Love the Spanish Second Republic flag in the flightcase!

[@TiMiiTurn3r]

📥🎁🎁

[@shanedavis3414]

Very nice to see Scott has stuck with EvH for a while now. I believe he was all over the place in the past 5 years. He even released a Randall head.

[@edwardmiller8595]

I wish there was a little more time from Donais. I'm an old hardcore metal guy and he was always great in Shadows Fall. Also Brian Fair in Overcast. I miss the old days!!

[@theariesexperiment4642]

Glad to hear another guitarist along with Joe Bonamassa to drop the truth about 9-42 strings sound better than heavier strings. I didn't believe it. But it's so true.

[@Ottophil]

I can’t hear string guage

[@theariesexperiment4642]

@@Ottophil Well I'm sorry for you "Otto".😳 That's pretty sad brother. Hopefully you've not been playing for years. That would be even more sad. Not only can I hear it,...the sensitivity is WAY WAY better. Oh well. I guess some people just don't have an ear. I hope you develop the ability to hear th as t difference one day. Its damn obvious. SMFH

[@Rr0gu3_5uture]

I once put 12's on my ESP Viper in Drop D for some reason, all it did was annoy my fingers and make me cramp up. Too much tension makes your tone all crappy, in all honesty, you usually need a bit of flap on your strings for a good tone. Also, what's the point in punishing yourself, if you're using a lighter gauge just adjust your playing a bit so it's a bit less neanderthal. I switched to D'Addario 009-046s, You can still dig in hard, but not punish yourself when it comes to leads and bends. Also, if you're recording leads with a Floyd or Kahler stringing the guitar with a set of 7 or 8s can sound pretty fuckin' hilarious, even better if you're using a DigiTech Whammy!

[@theariesexperiment4642]

@@Rr0gu3_5uture Yep. I started out EARLY with heavy's. GHS Zakk Wylde sigs. 12-63 in 1996. Yeah,...I know. Retarded. Eventually I settled on 10-52 around 2000. Then,....a couple 3 or 4 years ago,....I heard Joe B. saying "you metal heads are zapping your tone with that telephone cable.". I didn't want to believe it. But,....tried a set of Daddario NY/XL's 9-42,....as one does. I haven't went back since. He was so right. And I actually enjoy playing alot more as well. I did try some 8's after I saw the Beato vid. Can't do that. Lol

[@Rr0gu3_5uture]

@@theariesexperiment4642 Jeezo, 12-63! No wonder Zakk is built like a brick outhouse! You'd have to be. He must be a glutton for punishment, lol.

[@ponuryzniwiarz]

Scott - nice, modest guy and great guitarist

[@hoofhearted6900]

That Dime slime king v is ridiculous.

[@billyrouse4813]

I own a Dean Vendetta 4.0, and the only reason I even changed the pickups was to get a different tone. Dean guitars are solid playing instruments.

[@TiMiiTurn3r]

🎁

[@blakewretched]

That’s crazy he loves cheap trick. They are from my home town. My grand father was an English teacher and taught the drummer in high school 😂😂

[@TiMiiTurn3r]

🎁

[@applehead252]

Great guys !!! Awesome interview.

[@beeemm2578]

EVH!!!!!....Eds equipment has made as much as an impact as his playing....extreme metal bands still use his stuff. I love seeing it. Nobody in history has done more for guitar,pound for pound, that one Edward Van Halen.

[@RockyH.]

I totally agree, Eddie is the most influential, but Vai also had some huge contributions as well.

[@triple6wolfi]

Sweet shirt Mr. Ian! Pancakes and Cliff Burton!? Excellent combo haha!!

[@tomnugara974]

Excited about that pick-up!

[@sytharnia1717]

That CheckerBoard is awesome although I reckon it would look better with a zebra pickup instead of the check pattern (yeah I know that the original has that but so what haha)

[@TiMiiTurn3r]

🎁

[@monkeybrains]

Scott Ians guitars are cool as all hell

[@MisterTee]

JB stands for ‘Jazz Blues’ not ‘Jeff Beck’. It was designed for the telegib that Jeff was using but was named after the style of music Jeff was playing, which was a jazz-blues style

[@perrybean]

never knew that!!! Thanks for clearing that up, I've always heard them referred to as "Jeff Beck" sigs!

[@officialmetalwill]

Wrong. Seymour himself has said it stands for Jeff Beck (because he originally made it for Jeff Beck), but is often marketed as "Jazz and Blues" for legal reasons because Jeff Beck refused to endorse it. At the end of the day it is still the Jeff Beck model.

[@allendean9807]

Yep…. Caught that, too!

[@MisterTee]

@@officialmetalwill no he does not. No official endorsement or naming with Jeff was ever formalized so JB matching Jeff’s initials is merely coincidence. JB means ‘Jazz Blues’ or ‘Jazzy Blues’ which was the style of music the prototype was designed for.

[@FateGathersStudios]

"Ugh.. banging these headstocks" -Scott Ian

[@AbnormalDissection]

Awesome episode man 🤘

[@Guitargate]

Now that’s a killer shirt.

[@idiotburns]

my idol starting it with the riff that got me going

[@Rr0gu3_5uture]

Hahaha, Frank is such a nice bloke, he's like everyone's favourite Uncle!

[@Tripple-L432]

A lot depends on your tone in general, I cant get my tone with slinky strings, believe me i have tried, There is something about that, but playing thrash I have an ibanez RG with 9-42s on it and its my go to thrash/metal guitar, but for my rock blues country I use 10-52,skinny top heavy bottoms, and I cant get the same tone without them.I do tune down half step and drop to c sharp alot.9s wont cut it..... it is what it is,..thanx for the content,awesome

[@atomicpunkkk]

Scott’s shirt is beautiful

[@TiMiiTurn3r]

🎁🎁🎁📥

[@grim2710]

Tony iommi uses 8/32, so the tone isn’t in the size of the strings but in the fingers (ironically)

[@Rr0gu3_5uture]

With Tony's fingers, I seriously doubt he could play anything heavier. Along with his playing style, it certainly gives him a really unique tone. I imagine tuning might be a pain in the arse at times though.

[@elinino5275]

Billy Gibbons uses very light gauge too. I know he's not metal but his tone is killer!

[@dustinray1840]

Jackson is my favorite. I have a simple Dinky and it’s the best.

[@jk-76]

Scott Ian! I am a 45 year old Anthrax nut. My favorite song to play at guitar stores is "Medusa". Old metal heads talk my ears off for hours after that.lol

[@kevinkalil5070]

Loving the cliff shirt

[@ophhate]

26:36 All the world will hear you Our voices can't be bound All the world will hear you REDEMPTION IN THE POWER OF THE SOUND

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

Several things I got from Scott years ago was the pick thing. I started scoring the picks after one of his interviews and then I stepped it up a level. I take a hot soldering iron and run the tip randomly around the gripping area. It actually raises a sharp edge and is SO good. And I also began using the NYXL strings. The Ernie Ball 8 gauge strings sound like ass, but the NYXL 8's sound BETTER than 9s or 10s. They are amazing. But I am not beating the shit out of them every night like Scott, so mine last as long as I want them to. But I also clean and oil the strings regularly