Rig Rundown: RJ Ronquillo

[@premierguitar]

Win RJ's Pedalboard: bit.ly/RJRonquilloPedals Full Rig Details: bit.ly/RJRonquilloRR

[@MikeUIibarri]

Switchers to switch switchers, which switch pedal boards. Pretty sure just having one of his cables is gonna be a major score.

[@RJRonquillo]

🙏🏾 It was an honor and a pleasure to hang out with the PG fam and do this Rig Rundown - big thanks to John, Perry, and Chris. Really stoked about the giveaway as well - good luck everybody!

[@premierguitar]

A true gentleman (and mean shredder)!

[@ishancooper]

Thanks for sharing so much info RJ. I love the multiple board setups .. and your colour choices. Awesome work John and the Rig Rundown crew!!

[@sidequestingwithtimberfox1263]

Nice Spinal Tap shirt 👌

[@reportingfromthebunker]

Thanks R.J, for sharing Your Time and Knowledge with us. Much Appreciated.

[@bryantherocker]

RJ I am a poor man from the Philippines, can you please spare some change so I could buy myself a 140 dollar guitar ?

[@elipop777]

Rj is an absolutely fantastic guitar player. I love his channel.

[@charlesycoker]

had one of those 250MLS back in the early 80s.. When I was in the Navy I took it on the ship and played it... lot of fun

[@GabrielVelasco]

This is definitely one of the best rig rundowns ever.

[@81realtime]

Favorite interview

[@TheGorillafoot]

One of my favorite guitarist. He can play any style.

[@AlanScottBand]

One of the most enjoyable rig rundowns- so much cool stuff!

[@ericstrat3579]

Good to see RJ get the recognition he deserves……

[@docdeens4030]

Ronquillo rocks. Very generous with his knowledge too

[@philhiggins4922]

I’m a drummer. And have no real idea what you guys are talking about when you get technical about guitars. But this and all of the rig run downs are such a pleasure to watch and listen too. Lovely, talented and gracious people that are passionate about what they do.

[@Mosey410]

RJ is the man , my favorite guitarist to watch. He can drop into any era and take you to the bridge. Love his blues and soul

[@vonmilash823]

whenever you watch an RJ pedal demo he looks all business and in the zone. Here, laid back and easy going. Honestly wasn't expecting that. Cool guy. Great player.

[@realgoodmind]

Can't wait to dig into this. He has some great gear. So happy for his success. You couldn't find a nicer or better guitar player on earth I bet.

[@musicforyou2010]

Definitely two of the nicest guys from the scene in one video. Thank you so much for this great talk about the thing we love so much...guitars...greetings from Germany!!! And keep on with your style and your great work, John. And, RJ, love your playing!!

[@daktari9]

I was waiting for this one Thanks

[@jarrettfinney4882]

“This is my exact inner structure in a T-shirt.” “It’s not green though...” “...it is green.”

[@billycarter4832]

I had a GK back on mid 80's...Super groovy overdrive with echo and chorus. That's all you need...You rock RJ thx for being a inspiration

[@anthonyderosa7730]

Played for some of the biggest names in music. Yet such a layed back dude who just loves to chill and jam. Good stuff

[@glassslide]

What an amazingly epically awesome rig rundown!! Loved being a fly on the wall for that, awesome chat between 2 killer players, thanks guys, cheers!!

[@cgmxtreme70]

What an amazing and inspired player RJ is. I also loved that he mentioned Dann Huff being one of his inspirations. Dann is one of the best !

[@Jaggedknife11]

Love the skeleton shirt. Same one Nigel was wearing In the famous it goes to 11 scene where he was also showing off his guitars and amps.

[@allendean9807]

I was gonna say the same thing. Love this guy, his playing and his YT channel. RJ is a cool dude.

[@carljustinemorales2037]

Rj man, Mabuhay!

[@tokingreens]

I love RJ's playing...One of the best at phrasing interesting lines. Thanks.

[@dragonpundit.6443]

RJ is the coolest!

[@r0bophonic]

RJ has to be the most versatile guitarist alive

[@JakeBisognin]

Great player, great gear, even better dude!

[@premierguitar]

Couldn't agree more!

[@ferdberfle5069]

"Tonehenge" I love it!! LOL!

[@albertgutnick6979]

RJ is a icon of mine. He makes me want to play more and more and get better

[@thepopuluxe]

Oh, man -- had one of those 250ml amps. Loved it. Super reliable, and ridiculously easy to transport.

[@teddnagurski5583]

In case you didn't catch the Easter Egg in this video, R.J. is wearing the same shirt Nigel Tufnel wore in Spinal Tap.

[@RichardGarcia93]

I was listening without video and I thought this man was Tony MacAlpine! Very similar voice.

[@kevinberthoud9347]

Another great rig rundown!

[@kevinberthoud9347]

RJ you are quite the sonic scientist ... you pedal board defies just about everything I thought I knew about building a rig. Inspiring, thanks for sharing your thoughts and creativity with us.

[@dwaynejessome1728]

Two GIANTS!! what a pleasure - an whole hour!!! wow!! Thanks Premier!!

[@cdbrown30]

RJ is phenomenal

[@declanjguitar9449]

the pink 80s start i love it am getting my floyd start done in that colour 😍

[@nickthenail]

Sporting a Nigel Tufnel skeleton tee for his rig rundown. I like the way you think, RJ.

[@hazegreen1896]

an exact inner structure, done in a tee shirt

[@hollistertidwell4201]

I played through that Gk250ml with a Marshall 2x12 bottom from 90 to 93, it was the bomb dizzle. Surprising how much output it had, it filled out the bottom well. The tuned Marshall helped fatten and warm it up so it sounded almost like a mesa boogie…it was easy to toss into the backseat and move without breaking your back hah. I rememberr seeing Alex Lifeson using one as an onstage monitor in a Rush video ~ I forget which song. Great post - enjoyed listening to you both.

[@ronrobins3513]

BEST RIG RUNDOWN EVER😎😎

[@svendietrich_StringButler]

Two great guys

[@hearpalhere]

This was so much fun to watch, it felt like just hanging out with two awesome dudes who love music.

[@nationalduo4945]

Love this guy !

[@jlore6344]

Love RJ and this rundown was great. Thanks for doing it.

[@rafsbio]

I love these two.

[@simoncurl7900]

Hey RJ… Love the 80s pink! How is the HSS wired? 4 way or 5 way switch? Asking for a friend who is trying to build one…😂

[@shanethackeray1988]

Love watching RJ’s demos on Airline Guitars this was an inspiring demo also, great player great artist. RJ has some awesome guitars.

[@walkerkaeck7706]

Very much enjoy both these guys. This moves right along with NEW and interesting gear! RJ is wonderful in his approach and is very easy to understand.

[@AlexColeti]

RJ is such a great guitarist!

[@MrDMF567]

This is awesome. RJ is absolutely amazing. Great vid!

[@ericlandrum3545]

That rs is killer and that design is sweet

[@stevensrp2music985]

Congratulation RJ! Keep up the amazing hard work!!!

[@iggypyro78]

Oh man, my brother had that exact Gillian Kruger amp - back in the 80's. I never see those anymore. If I remember correct - that thing could peel the paint off the walls. My God, that thing was so heavy and dense sounding. It was so freaking loud. He was a big Iron Maiden fan.

[@kellygrant3074]

The thumb love on the little Morgan1

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Amazing gear RJ! Glad to be in the mixed with such esteemed brands and builders :)

[@ASM881]

RJ is my favourite guitar player. He is so so so so good.

[@jessemayra]

Wonderful and knowledgeable guitarist

[@78tag]

Nobody does a rig run down like John Bohlinger and RJ Ronquillo's demos are always interesting. He did a great job here of sampling the gear without falling into the ego trap of making a performance out of every opportunity. 👍

[@donewithmodernlife]

First saw RJ on a bunch of Eastwood demos from years ago. Even then I was like “who is this guy? He absolutely kills.” Then he started his KZbin & Ive been watching him ever since. Dude is super knowledgeable about gear, can rip & is a humble nice guy.

[@buzzsaw63]

Nice to see a doug rappoport model. Such a great player and killer guitar!

[@danedum24]

RJ is awesome! What a player.

[@eljefeguapobarbon]

My two favorite dudes! Great gear!

[@paulheartsongs]

Two greats! Thanks for sharing all you hard earned knowledge guys 🇦🇺

[@kassandjohnbolles3522]

Lovely guy! And great chops!

[@millerpa06]

Wow those boards! He’s a high talent player always chasing the tone, love it. Seems like a really cool dude too. Great rundown.

[@WatchesnguitarsDK]

Great player and a nice guy. Thanks 👍

[@Milyong]

Such a great player! Definitely my number 1 youtube guitar hero!

[@DerpDart]

11:55 That guitar 💞

[@bwall615]

The Mythos High Road is one of my favorite pedals. Great rundown.

[@hootowl6354]

That's the Grez Mendocino Junior, having a solid redwood body (which is a light wood anyway). The regular Mendocino (two pickups) is chambered mahogany with an old-growth redwood top. I used to work in old wineries, and I've seen the wood change color just like that. I'll never understand why builders don't round unbound bodies over like Strats are, under the right arm. That makes such a comfort improvement.

[@mattflickinger8151]

What a beast!

[@wavy3153]

RJ is awesome. And with pickup killswitch Buckethead style!

[@abatista-ro]

Anyone knows the secret to use The Drop before Octaland and Analogman (Fuzz) without generate that insane noise when hit the Octavia and Fuzz type of pedals? After already tryin' diferent places for the Drop (first in chain, after Fuzz/Octave and before Univibe / after Fuzz/Bive/distiortion sections), the right place is right after fuzz and before univibe, to get the best drop accuraci. But, when hit my KingTone miniFUZZ Si, the overall volume blows and a need to ajust fuzz volume to the unit - what not happens with the Tycobrahe Octavian.. If anyone can help.. tks!

[@jimmywithaj1]

Great Rundown and seemingly a real sweetheart of a guy. Believe it or not, I gigged for a couple years in the 80’s with a GK ML 250 through a Marshall 4/12 Slanted Cab. It sounded huge, wish I’d never offed it!🙁

[@iainguitar]

I do believe you. I did the exact same thing back then.

[@muckinfunday]

That GK still goes for big bucks around here, if you can find one! Great rundown..thanks!

[@maxpeck4154]

Nice to see a Morgan amp get some love.

[@prophetestimate]

The internet's favorite guitar player.

[@Mr.D34]

This was a great rundown. R.J. is great guitar player and obviously a cool guy.

[@sammyboller]

RJs awesome

[@cdbrown30]

I almost pulled the trigger on the novo serus j when it came out.

[@zenwarfare70]

Great guitars. Great amps. Great guy !

[@clintmiller23]

It somehow makes me feel better knowing that an absolute master guitar player like RJ still only plays a simple G chord to test out a guitar 18:44

[@kirkangeloautor3710]

awesome rj

[@indybingyi]

Never thought I would see a rig rundown in the TARDIS

[@jeremygallant8116]

One of THE best shows

[@kristoferjonsson7214]

Totaly awesome dude!

[@peterwelsh1932]

4:04 “…that is a thing!” ♥️

[@Chinaguitarsceptic]

Love rj he's the nicest dude

[@songkid]

Such a great guitarist and what an inspiring rig. 👊😎🖤🎶

[@gonzoduke6805]

Nice shout out to Brandon Wound Pickups @GuitarKnobsPodcast.

[@michaelcrawley5211]

that dude seems like a really nice guy,.. some people give off that personna and he certainly does. Amazing guitar as well.

[@fredmanteghian5913]

The Wahcho sounds like it is perfectly designed for use with a fuzz without having the fuzz first. From The company: The Wahcko features a bufferless proprietary circuit design that allows for impedance sensitive pedals, like germanium fuzz boxes to be placed after the Wahcko with no issues!

[@swedeinla]

Great player and killer gear, and such a likeable character. Thumbs up!

[@eugenekelley5348]

Sweet times !

[@GabrielVelasco]

Tonehenge! What a great setup!

[@dejanostojic5496]

Good player and man 😎

[@jorgebermejo3708]

Amazing player, and one of the best guitar testers! 👏👏

[@StueyDoo]

Recently stumbled across this guy via LPD Pedals demos. I just bought the Eighty7 that he uses - awesome pedal. Been binge watching his videos as he’s such a great player. Very cool rundown

[@BentTom]

Hey @Stu Gunn R.J. does a great live KZbin stream every Saturday at 10:15am EST If you want to check it out, it is pretty fun.

[@recycledcitizen]

Fab playing. Love your collection. ...and that tremelo!

[@jasonshapiro9469]

John Bollinger. You have the best job in the world except for maybe a jet pilot..and you sir deserve it!