The Flaming Lips Rig Rundown Guitar Gear Tour with Steven Drozd

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[@ricjenner1120]

Most exciting I've been about a Rig Rundown in awhile. Steven Drozd is a legend .

[@peanutbutterbutt765]

I agree

[@randalclarke5487]

Agreed!!! Love most, like all at least, but this is the best one in a while!!!😊

[@toddshockley]

He’s one of my favorite drummers!

[@rabidgoon]

Wayne is exactly the type of dude to mess with someone else’s guitar without permission

[@toolittle7204]

Getting the best deal on a '67 jazzmaster for the equivalent of $1.5k in '23 dollars and then having that happen is wild lmao

[@AllenGarberGuitarFun]

You are 1000% correct.

[@clintwilson6380]

​@@toolittle7204like the dude that painted over Page's dragon Tele...

[@Danielallanz]

Yep that's the impression I'm getting too

[@mj.l]

that seymour duncan is a monstrosity too, visually

[@ileutur6863]

That single necked double neck is the dumbest thing I've seen in a while, I love it so much. I want one.

[@jimsuter7375]

I did some repair/modification work for the boys, and that guitar came in for some work. We also worked on a puke green jazzmaster, and restored a vintage Hallmark Sweptwing 12 string that looked like it was on the Titanic. They were always bringing in Moogs and weird pedals. Always a pleasure to deal with. Just don't take off any tape.

[@ajcolantino]

I've never heard the word "skronky" before but that's definitely the word to describe the tone

[@John-mf1sz]

Haha, pretty sure I’ve heard Kurt Vile use that one before. It’s a good one alright.

[@krishermstad]

It's funny hearing Steven talking about country songs people who haven't heard FL and might like some songs. Or his comment about the bubble shows being on morning news. You can tell hes still really proud of all the cool stuff him and the band get to do, and he wants people to hear his music. good energy! enthusiastic 30+ years on

[@cadenbenton6235]

One of my favorite drummers if not my favorite of all time!! So crazy how great he is at so many instruments. Everything he touches is gold!

[@JonathanBriks]

I’m m

[@grantandrews4826]

​@@JonathanBriksHi m.

[@adiohead]

@@JonathanBriks m Hi

[@tres311]

@@JonathanBriksih M?

[@MyYouTubeNameisTaken]

He’s definitely underrated as a drummer. Such great groove and pocket.

[@yayayaokoksure]

This dude has written so many incredible tracks.

[@Iam_Dunn]

I was doing stage lighting at Zaphod Beeblebrox in Ottawa, ON in 91’ or ‘92 when these guys blew up our PA. IT WAS AWESOME!! :)

[@mattwarbuckle]

Every word of your comment is amazing ❤

[@noyd4172]

The Guild guitar he was trying to recall to mind at the end is the Guild Polara S-100; it's like an SG, and it has significantly longer string length behind the bridge to the tailpiece, and the pickups are sometimes pretty microphonic, which, with the thin body, lends it well to controlled feedback and a more "open" sound as far as humbucker guitars go. Kim Thayil used them as his main guitars in Soundgarden.

[@mkhud50n]

One of the most creative bands of all time. This is dude awesome at multiple instruments. His drum sound is legendary.

[@_peachbeach]

awesome!! I saw the Flaming Lips do the entire soft bulletin at Hollywood forever cemetery one of the best shows I've seen

[@eriknivison1544]

I saw them live in DC about a month ago. They blew me away and Steven's live tone was amazing. So much so that i was googling what he used during the show. So this rig rundown is a real treat for me!

[@xx7secondsxx]

Dude!!!! Hes such a genius!!! He, Wayne and Michael!!! I LIVED to FEARLESS FREAKS for a year or 2!!!🤘🎸🤘🎸🤘🍻🍻🐒💚🧡💚🧡💚🤩🤩🤩 One if the most dynamic and raddest bands of ALL.TIME!!

[@philwildcroft1764]

Epiphone electrics had GIBSON on the truss rod cover from about 1989 - 2004. They stopped doing it when they moved production from Korea to China.

[@brandonmason388]

Yeah I was gonna say that. You can spot the Korean-made Epis at a glance just by the looking at the truss rod cover

[@db.easy.t5746]

My les paul is like this. Thanks for the info!

[@benjaminjeffares4654]

I'm on sg number 3 from that era, and logged in to say so too. not so many Epi's on rig rundown methinks

[@01bgunnell10]

loved how he played the price is right riff toward the end on the SG

[@Kampy_]

This was amazing to watch. And just about Steven's guitars... he is equally adept at keyboards, and is one of the best drummers ever. And can sing! Steven Drozd is truly a multi-instrumental, multi-disciplinary, musical genius.

[@dalbeider6315]

He's my favorite musician, ever!!

[@atarirob]

Been waiting 15 years for this one!!

[@defshrimp]

Steven is so cool and is a real humble dude. I am pretty sure that the guy is a genius.

[@StratsRUs]

That's a good description

[@SageManeja]

This guy would be such a great Guest on That Pedal Show!

[@toddshockley]

He could bring Wayne too.

[@ROKZLEON]

Steven is such a unique musician!!! Cool rig rundown!!! 👍🏻

[@StaticInfinity-ts3jk]

Steven has the neck pickup below the pickup ring to get more clarity. I set neck pickup on my Les Pauls the same way. I would say the biggest set up mistake people make on any guitar is setting the pickups too high. You get more output, but you’re sacrificing detail and harmonics. Lowering the pickup is like taking winds off the coil.

[@cjbcarr1]

one of my absolute favorite jazzmasters! steve's the very best :)

[@grantandrews4826]

What a cool guy

[@grantandrews4826]

@zen7349 thank you zen, very cool of you

[@cigarettesmokingman9471]

Such an awesome musician. I remember the FL as a crazy psychedelic punk rock band then I heard soft bulletin and the albums after and really came to appreciate Steve's musical abilities.

[@andoros.7017]

such a humble and talented dude. fuck yeah!

[@RajTamil]

What a humble guy. I forgot all about that bubble show they did when Covid hit. At the time I thought I didn't think that much of it for some reason, but seeing it three years later, I can appreciate what an amazing feat it was. As someone who is a guitar nut, it really baffled me that he nor the interviewer knew that his double neck clearly an Epiphone. I really wanted to know more about that Epiphone Les Paul Junior Special in the back there.

[@ryanthomas5507]

Steven is so talented…seems like an awesome guy too! Thanks for this 🤘❤️

[@AudioFileZ]

Just saw them at Avondale Brewery in B'ham (AL) on 4/23/2024 & the sound was excellent like the performance!

[@djefferson5669]

If I find a time machine, I'd go back to 1992 and do a rig rundown with Ronald Jones.

[@jameshoban409]

Ronald Jones was absolutely out of this world with his playing and sound exploration. Steven’s a great musician, but Ronald was one of a kind.

[@StratsRUs]

​@@jameshoban409They are both amazing musicians.

[@LiteralApe]

Ive loved flaming lips for so long, didnt expect this today.

[@kane6529]

I must say I thought most of these sounds sounded like trash but I checked out their band and actually really dig it in context! They are are a cool band that I’d never heard of 😅

[@johnnyonetake9249]

Hes my all time favorite drummer

[@austinzusi9021]

Steven is literally sick !

[@MrBobbyFreakout]

that was perfect. that light wall is impressive, being able to have the amps behind it. Stevens the mad scientist id expect. ❤

[@jon8021]

The Guild they’re talking about is probably the S-100, Kim Thayil’s favorite model.

[@marrerowski]

S-100 aka Polara

[@ArmchairRamb0]

I would note that all of Steven's guitars have bound necks. I agree completely with everything he said about the necks, love those fat frets and necks! Great video, one of the few guitarists I want to hear from about this subject. The Flips are so humble you just love them more.

[@UnixStudios]

Doraemon the space cat!!!! This guy’s sense of melody is up there with the greats. National treasure, I love this guy

[@marktracy2577]

I was super lucky to go to this show and the next night, Govt Mule. Nashville has its perks. I love that Rig Rundown gets filmed at the Ryman so frequently!

[@lerdeleon737]

Guy makes me anxious watching him

[@Jason-cm6uh]

PG. What took so long for this rig rundown? Awesome guys!

[@jenhasken]

Wayne has that first guitar strapped on in the latest tour poster!

[@richfab8667]

@16:00 when Steven was going to play "She don't use Jelly" and the interviewer cuts him off... SMH! Great interview though, thanks PG!

[@honeywisp]

Finally I’ve always wanted a flaming lips gear vid

[@theduty]

THE MORE YOU DROZDDDDDD! 🌈🌟

[@MisterRorschach90]

I have never seen more fun shows than flaming lips shows. They played a festival in Tulsa Oklahoma once and lied to the crowd that the mayor okayed the use of marijuana for this one song. Literally everyone who had some pulled it out and started smoking and passing it around. At first police tried to stop it but then realized it was a fruitless endeavor. If I remember correctly the major was actually on stage when he said it which made it even more funny.

[@frankmoon9350]

This makes me happy

[@calsavestheworld]

This band gets my vote for most underappreciated of all time.

[@michalrogalski666]

Slash playing on the train tracks in Aerosmith's "Living on November Rain" is the crossover we never knew we needed!

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[@billyhellmaker]

My kind of guitar player.

[@TwinPawsFWWM]

Those early 90s MIK epiphones had “Gibson” embossed on the truss rod cover. I had an SG just like that as a kid. Still do (pulled all the frets off impulsively when I was 15 and I use it for slide now 😎). They have a scarf jointed neck and mine never broke despite many falls!

[@1surfpickle]

I have a 98' MIK ES335 DOT Epiphone that I Frankenstein'd with Grover tuners, Bigsby tremolo system, and hand wound custom pickups from a dude in Austin, TX. It sounds better than the 335's that were built in Nashville at that time for a 3rd of the price...😃

[@benjaminfowler4513]

Steven drozd is absurdly talented, always thought of him as the band leader

[@John-mf1sz]

He is by far the most talented human being in that band. Wayne’s kinda meh. In many ways, lol.

[@FoulOwl2112]

Without a doubt the highest I've ever seen anyone wear a guitar!

[@McDoinky]

He’s an absolutely sick drummer, too

[@DoctorWhomThe1st]

From what I can find on the internet that 12 string is a stock Epiphone maybe around late 90s early 2000 and likely not older than 2002 judging by the truss rod cover, bolt on neck, stop bar placement, and all 4 pickups having covers (there's other videos where you can see they had covers.) The truss rod cover plate use to say Gibson until around 2004. The 2003 models still said Gibson but they were slightly different in design.

[@auralepiphanies4055]

Horn trader had one of Wayne or Ronalds Teal Jazzmasters for sale for an insanely low amount of money back then around 93 94...should have bought it!

[@RishPanjeetJr]

I love that he uses JC-40s 😂 I can’t imagine how many people are losing their shit over that

[@hollowify_tensa_zangetsu]

MY BROOO IN ARMS PULLING OUT SUNSJIP BALLONS❤❤❤❤❤

[@willbritton5719]

Steven is an awesome musician , and seems like a great guy too. Best rig rundown episode I’ve seen.

[@jawshhedd7339]

He said they don't use the double neck on yoshimi, but when i saw them he used it and it's on the tour poster. I had a stroke during that show and powered through it

[@jawshhedd7339]

They performed yoshimi in its entirety***

[@GhostfaceGriller-hd7jw]

The man the myth the legend

[@nickdrago9416]

Steven hitting that Zeppelin riff. More please.

[@hollowify_tensa_zangetsu]

I had a chance to meet and talk with Steven Drozd In 2010...... HE WAS AMAMZING person talked for 10 mins,he told story about Stephen colbert. This was my hero I am a multi instrumentalist.. there are far few in-between to master all of instruments and no area lacking..ita just a handful of us and just got cleaned off of heroin 5 months before. Steven is purely amazing GOT A PICTURE WITH HIM

[@elnyoutube123]

I was wondering about that Jazzmaster ever since I watched the music video for "Bad Days" a few months ago where Wayne was playing it in the video. I couldn't figure out for the life of me what the bridge pickup was but now I know. I didn't even recognize the guitar at first until I saw the pickup. It looked rough back then but now it looks like a different guitar 😂

[@GCUZakalwe42]

I like the parade of little old folks across the stage in the background. Probably Ryman tours. He might have scared the crap out of them with some of those sounds.

[@adiohead]

I have a 90s Epiphone LP and it has Gibson on the truss rod cover. Think that's just what they did back then.

[@Heaven-dy9lj]

Cool dude.

[@byteflight]

Love this; Chris Kies is an absolute pro

[@potholedcactus]

I have a 2011 ebony Gibson SG, it would be exciting if the serial numbers were close!

[@matthewsommerville88]

Fender needs to make a replica of that Jazzmaster for public purchase!!!

[@cherrybumman541]

Holy shit I love this the guitar only sunship balloons hits different

[@slimkickens]

It's an Epiphone. Lots of Epis from the 90s and 00s had Gibson on the truss rod cover

[@ambientswelling]

Sunship Ballons is a way underrated Lips tune. Great to hear him strum it at the top.

[@andysandell4070]

Yes!!

[@beensentcruz3941]

This Guitarist is a Machine Mad Scientist🤘🤘🤘

[@StratsRUs]

Superb keyboard player ,Superb drummer etc etc

[@cactus-mcjacktus]

9:03 like putting an NES through a Mutron

[@lawsondavis4909]

Finally!

[@michaelfowler3187]

The subdecay liquid sunshine is more than "just an overdrive" it's one of the finest "more" pedals I've ever found, keeps your guitar feeling natural but gives it some hair on its chest and a tom selleck mustache. There are some models that can run 18v, hard to beat. Not compressed, just thick drive tone.

[@cjbcarr1]

on all the time? i'm on the hunt for an always on "more better" pedal and remembered being intrigued by that one like ten years ago

[@michaelfowler3187]

@@cjbcarr1 I've only heard my version which has the 24v cap inside allowing it to run 18v power, but at 9 volt I would not hesitate to use it as an always on, still - and I think any of the models probably sound very close. I would prefer it as a final stage between my other pedals and my amp, as a "more button" or an always on thing that glues my pedal sounds with the amp. It very naturally bonds your guitar and amp, it should not impart a lot of character other than some "bigger" sound, strong lows and mids, but not flabby loose lows. The brighter and grittier shades of the pedal create a nice sizzle but not harsh or fizzy. I hope that helps, definitely worth a shot and if using it earlier like a preamp or a middle of your chain gain stage i can't imagine it does anything bad, haha. It's been a long time but I recall feeling like the fulltone ocd set for lower gain and just a booster with a bit of drive and touch response - I got similar feeling from that but it's been years. The ocd gets a lot more aggressive, so I'm not trying to compare them except for the subtler "make bigger" tones I got from both. I also found that the clean preamp or whatever boost is in the Wilson effects haze vibe pedal, that's been a great always on clean stage where I can just have the level boost , but anytime I want the rate and width to start vibing it can do that. Odd choice here but had to mention it.

[@michaelfowler3187]

A tone friend of mine told me the benson preamp got him similar places as the liquid sunshine - in case that's helpful to look into.

[@hoover728]

I use one as the last in my chain to attenuate my signal while getting edge of breakup gain at home and then crank the volume when playing live. It’s given me a consistent tone and gain structure thru a wide variety of amps, from small solid state to Tweed Bassman to Orange half stack. Love it.

[@rockkevinrock]

So neat when he started playing those funny Led Zeppelin riffs, actually it has always been great whenever they have played a Black Sabbath War Pigs cover during their live sets too.

[@STRATMAN1969]

Ever see there WHO tribute amazeballs

[@jeremydavis2035]

I saw them play Sweet Leaf live New Years Eve 2011-12.

[@theWARMJET]

He didnt play it right

[@yayayaokoksure]

Lol using a wireless from amazon. Exactly what i would expect.

[@thethingwiththestuff]

who's gonna tell him that the original guitar wireless and in-ears will work alongside each other just fine, it's just his sound people don't know how to do it?

[@StratsRUs]

He lifted up the Sun.

[@steveweilhart2359]

TweekOmatic

[@martinheath5947]

I'd install some tuners and a set of sympathetic strings on the single neck double body 😊

[@spacesuitor]

I just creamed my jeans.

[@northernidahotrailcamera687]

I love how Steven doesn't even know exactly what he is doing and his equipment looks all beat up and out of tune, it's so Flaming Lips in the best way! Super humble normal guy other than being an amazing musician and songwriter.

[@BillyBoggle]

It’s the music that truly matters. Yep. Good gear does not maketh the the man

[@crypttonite]

i scored a blue jazzmaster pre cbs from daddy’s junky music at random over the phone, landline. It was homemade blue with gold sunburst & tortoise pick guard. $600 plus a dr rhythm drum machine. Daddy’s mislabeled the address, idk how it even was on the ups truck on my block, I was watching everyday & finally just asked the guy & boom. You’re not supposed to sell guitars, you learn this after u sell them. That thing stayed in tune however hard u laid in tremelo

[@seasonedstefan]

Yall gotta do some King Gizzard

[@MoneyBooBoo]

she dont use jelly!!!

[@ROIDS]

Does anyone know the chords for the song he's playing at the beginning?

[@Dave-rk2nl]

SHE USES Vaseline, bahahahahah with lyrics like that how can you go wrong

[@teddnagurski5583]

He uses a $69 wireless!

[@fletchergull4825]

What was the ring modulator he's using? I didn't catch the name

[@Whiteyholmes08]

Bro got that Tourette’s influencing his music…

[@golluba]

Epiphones with Gibson truss rods are Korean made Epiphones

[@mcbrandt]

At some point in time someone put a tune-o-matic bridge on that jazzmaster, go figure neither of them realized it.

[@morganghetti]

I know. Steven should worry less about performing to thousands of people and writing classic albums and more on guitar gear minutia.

[@mcbrandt]

It’s not a big deal, but I thought the whole point of this show is the minutiae?

[@kane6529]

@@morganghettisimmer down Chief 😂

[@micktheman6]

Man those guitars are trashed but more interesting then what other guys are playing

[@everybodylovesgav]

Whats the song at the beginning ?

[@seagullshame]

Anyone know what the sticker on the black sg’s pickguard is?