Rig Rundown - FIDLAR

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Article & photos: bit.ly/FIDLARRR
Premier Guitar’s Perry Bean swooped into Nashville’s Cannery Ballroom to check out the gnarly, pawnshop gear used by FIDLAR’s Brandon Schwartzel, Zac Carper, and Elvis Kuehn. The three punkers detail how they scored their eclectic setups with tales of undervalued exchange rates, birthday presents, and even buying a vintage Fender tube head for an unbelievable price.
Zac Carper was at Old Style Guitars a while back and was looking for a lightweight guitar to help with his ailing back. This black number was hiding in the corner and covered in dust with a $75 price tag. He’s played it all over the FIDLAR albums and onstage, but only recently found out that it’s single volume knob (that actually says tone’) is a push-pull knob that splits the humbucker. Radical, dude!
Bassist Brandon Schwartzel has always been a Fender bass man. On this tour, Fender helped him out and provided him with two Mustang Bass PJ models. As for the carving on the body’s top, that was Brandon’s handiwork with a Dremel tool.
They use D'Addario NYXL strings and light or medium Planet Waves 7DYL3-10 DuraGrip Guitar picks
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[@coleemmersonhallman5329]

my man bought a 1966 Bassman for $50...

[@alejoromero]

"I really appreciate that you managed to even talk being as high as you are..."

[@clayheinzerling1852]

This was the most punk rock thing I've ever seen

[@giovannilp03]

Elvis just sold me on the fuzz war lol

[@fjuanignacio]

Nice! Do IDLES Rig Rundown now!

[@traviswhipnigg6587]

Zac was so stoned in this!

[@chayseblack4162]

Never did I ever think I would find someone else who uses a skateboard as a pedalboard. His is way cooler though, but we both came about the idea the same way. A buddy I jam with told me to check this vid out because the dude had the same pedalboard as I did. He was not wrong, gotta check these boys out

[@theodorepurdy7028]

Brandon sounds like such a cool dude!! I love the story about the TVs

[@rollingon5566]

Do FIDLAR have a surprisingly big following for some reason?

[@SrDeMaFp]

Probably the most entertaining Rig Rundown! Made me want to check out their music now. Seem like guys I’d love to hang out with!

[@omarloera86]

Elvis’ pedal board is a true masterpiece of dope tone.

[@johnester8421]

I've been wanting a Fidlar rig rundown for SOOO long.

[@IncompleteStranger]

Was lucky enough to see them live in Columbus. I was also super intrigued by the TV setup! Now I get to know the stories behind it all too. I love these rundowns, please keep them up!

[@sidneybeld7617]

Just yesterday I was trying to find footage from this show. I looked for at least an hour to find nothing. This morning this came up in my recommendations and I watched it to actually hear what they had to say. That first clip and seeing my tiny little hand rocking out is amazing. Best show I have ever attended.

[@rstuartcpa]

Keep the new stuff coming. Great band and interesting rig rundown.

[@christopherrusch]

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[@Geovanigobbato]

i like the way that ground really shakes at

[@DrScrambles]

LMAO my very first pedal board was all my pedals strapped down to an old deck I had laying around. I can't believe more people haven't done this! or maybe us stoner skaters are the only ones with old decks laying around and have the high idea of "I bet that would work!".

[@mightyV444]

Eddie Van Halen's Strats had a 'Tone' knob on the volume control, too :-)

[@irmasil3]

I never thought of using one of my old decks for a pedal board. What a fuckin' great idea!!!