Rig Rundown - Silversun Pickups' Brian Aubert & Nikki Monninger

[@hiramking7535]

He deserves to be more famous. Silversun Pickups truly deserves that.

[@veerchasm1]

Brian is a cool dude. He is so funny and genuine. Love to hear him talk gear. They are great live

[@Cavediver762]

He is great. I met him/took a pic and he gave me a wet willy finger in the ear in the pic.... he's hilarious.

[@stillwavesmusic8854]

Saw them live for the first time tonight. Waited my whole life for it and it did not disappoint one of the best live bands I’ve seen

[@Snolan2U22]

Saw them last week at The Egg! Awesome show!!

[@albumreviewsandsuch9994]

0:13 Brian 22:50 Nikki

[@dominicmariano9201]

It seems like they're so close and friendly with each other and their crew! It's such an infectious attitude, I can feel the good vibes even now!

[@e4forever]

Nikki seems like one of those friends that will remember you if you were a good friend to her.

[@MichaelD8393]

And the only friend who will rush to your side when you’re in need. We all need someone like that in our lives.

[@winkmurder]

🤣🤣🤣 As opposed to friends who don't remember you if you were a good friend to them??

[@josemunoz7038]

@Vino 😅 I’ll l

[@stevec6427]

She's the only bassist I've heard make a modern Gibson Thunderbird sound good.

[@rome8180]

Every video or podcast I've listened to with Brian makes me like him more. Just a super friendly, open guy.

[@theyearoftherat]

refreshingly lacking any sort of ego

[@tysonrinker8089]

yearoftherat are you being sarcastic? Lol yeah that first dude had a big ego

[@user-vi4xy1jw7e]

Tyson Rinker How?

[@silverbulletpoints]

@@tysonrinker8089 Not at all

[@theshocker4626]

I love that Brian's just a dorky dude.

[@MichaelD8393]

@@tysonrinker8089 Yeah, the way he dissed Pierce Brosnan as James Bond was uncalled for; Brosnan was about 10 times the James Bond Daniel Craig ever will be. What was he, huffing the White Out Nikki uses on her bass neck before the interview?! 😂

[@steveculbert4039]

The minute I saw the Lazy Eye official video, I bought into the Pickups. They are solid.

[@HyruleDude]

Same

[@sharonlee4773]

Yep!

[@thehilltopworkshop]

Saw these guys live back in 2007(?) and got to meet them briefly backstage. - Most chilled and humble band I've ever met.

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodtr3590]

I was at that Muse show in 2010! Also have the same early 90s Sheraton. I bought it for my dad with my first paycheck from my first job. He recently gave it to me and I put in Antiquities as well.

[@Bits_N_Pixels]

One of my favrite series on KZbin.... it is just great to see what musicians use and specially when they share it with an smile, including also who does the interview!

[@chrisattigliato1]

Dude goldeneye is a great movie and you know it Brian

[@MichaelD8393]

That and _Tomorrow Never Dies_ are my favorite Bond movies. And Pierce Brosnan is my favorite Bond! I kinda wanna slap Brian but since he seems like a nice guy otherwise, I'll let him off the hook... this time 😂

[@captainron4470]

that non reverse firebird will be in my head til I can own one

[@kelboynavarro7552]

I love them both! So simple and cool!

[@dougtull4594]

They are very nice people. I've been lucky enough to interview and speak to them. No attitude.

[@vinniemoreno704]

Im soooo in love with Nikki.

[@nick011182]

Brian is a sneaky good guitar player. His rhythm playing is incredible and then he solos seamlessly.

[@SocksworthRiffs]

Brian is super fun to listen to. I could listen to him talk and have fun all day.

[@jasminesays]

KaisDragonBlade same, he's amazing

[@sungjin1989]

"I'm not sure what pedal this is." "It powers all the pedals" its a power supply lol

[@cowboy3670]

Brian is the most impressive guitarist I’ve seen live

[@slavvewilliams1948]

chill level expert. there's too much junk in my brain for me to ever relax like this. on a different note - totally get the practicality of the fractal on a professional level, but part of being a creative guitarist is having a slew of nonsense at your feet...a rainbow of colors and lights that occasionally malfunction... this band is TOO CHILL AND ORGANIZED FOR ME. still enjoyed the hell out of this; thanks for keeping rig rundown alive and well.

[@jonbarwick5946]

That Gibson Midtown Custom is absolutely beautiful in that vintage looking sunburst. Wow. I think I need one 😍

[@bubbaluvv]

By far Brian is the best interview...he seems very personable and interested...new respect for them

[@stuartsabin4079]

What a down to Earth guy! I love their music even more now

[@angeloxboss]

i got a FIVE minute ad that i couldnt skip

[@sharonlee4773]

Best part in it!

[@drakethorn1339]

7:08-7:23 is a perfect description, that’s why I love the Firebird ❤️

[@MichaelD8393]

Ditto, I got two... and I'm asking Santa for a third one this year.

[@steveculbert4039]

This dude is so real. Darn refreshing.

[@niel80]

Screen Shot of the Ampeg and the Overdrive... Thanks! Finally almost the exact same sound.

[@hijackcloud9]

What if Gibson / Epiphone made signature Brian aubert Sheraton or Firebird?

[@derrekmcfarlane7872]

If they made a sheraton, im not sure what they would make different in it compared to the regular, but I'll be open to it. What they should do is make a gibson version because they currently don't have anything similar to it, just the regular 335. Whenever I had to sell my old sheraton I went back to buy a new one and I was looking to see if gibson had something like it and they didn't

[@daveywiles6412]

Im a coordinator at Gibson we are making alot of signatures for 2019-2020 Adam Jones and another slash model so far.....this guy just isn't very popular

[@derrekmcfarlane7872]

@@daveywiles6412 I've seen less popular people get signature models, so bad excuse

[@Fire_Marshall_Bill]

@@daveywiles6412 Dude at this point nobody cares about another slash model LP. You all have things like a Clapton firebird. Cool and all but I would rather have a Clapton strat. Oh, and speaking of artists who aren't that popular these days to the new generations, Joe Perry. He is a legendary player but lets be real... not a lot of people my age care about aerosmith. Not to mention it is a gold top single humbucker with a trem. I could just buy a gold top and install a trem system for the fraction of the price. Hate to say it but Gibson signature models lack innovation, inspiration, and diversity in their artists. Literally all classic rock guitarist that the boomer crowd are attracted to. I am 27 and love all those players. They were all major inspirations when I first picked up a guitar 17 years ago but nowadays the only signature Gibson that interests me is Chris Cornell's. Because it is simply a different take on the 335 look and it rips. Right up until I look at the price. #playauthentic

[@ethananderson2380]

@@derrekmcfarlane7872 he upgraded the pickups to antiquities. i dont know if the 1994 model that hes got has the same pickups that the new ones do, but every sheraton ive seen has alnico classics. those arent bad humbuckers, but work much better in les pauls

[@disturbednwv]

great job as always PG! so many bands i've never heard of before from you guys, it's awesome! i guess thats what happens when you live under a rock in the middle of nowhere WV! lol

[@nucliosis]

I love this band. I had np idea about Nikki's bass picks. I got one at one of their shows. It's a funny drawing on a white pick.. and it does seem like it would slip.

[@kennethmilam2894]

I love his playing..

[@jburdsinfuse]

Love the band and like them even more after this. Totally laid back and dare I say, normal people. Steve Stevens is kind of the same way, just easy going and really normal.

[@lefthandluke8923]

Like all guitar players, they both just happen to keep a wrapped package of their favorite strings right on top of their amps... and they just happen to be Ernie Ball's... and the interviewer just happens to notice them.

[@tonyjaxsun1619]

The 2nd Phase of Epi reissues sound great because they were made in Korea by Samick probably one of the largest musical instrument manufacturers. Now they are just half assed in China but the higher end "Elites & Master" are Japan. If you look around the Samick Epi is out there used @ great $$$ savings...

[@robertadams2365]

What a laid back cool interview

[@rckstr1123]

19:07 "Ope" -dude in back

[@superspit]

Good interviewer, you let the musician actually talk and gesture, in his own way. That's important.

[@groovyhippie1165]

I love the Gibson Thunder Giraffe, very cool bass :) Great Rig Rundown as always, thanks PG!

[@pd4165]

Ah, musicians that aren't cork sniffers. Yeah, we have some gear. I'm not sure what it is but we get paid to play a few songs and it seems to go OK.

[@strayfromlight]

Why, exactly, do you get so prissed up about people being specific about their gear on a gear information video?

[@louderthangod]

Saetia I appreciate that are passionate about their gear or wine or cars or whatever. I don't like seeing great gear that never gets used but I just can't relate that people that see a connection their tools and the creative process.

[@cedwardbaileyjr8954]

NICE BREAKDOWN OF THERE SOUND.

[@TheThinker39]

Very enjoyable! Thanks! And best wishes to the band!

[@PhatLvis]

Awesome band. Carnavas close to a perfect album.

[@edm7845]

Taking my coffee after lunch watching it.

[@lexist7]

I love RRs where the artist is the one sharing the rig.

[@michaeltaylors2456]

Is this the best rig run down ever? Yes !

[@benmoore7946]

great rig rundown.

[@Moving_Chicane]

YES - Thank you band and thank you channel!

[@gorgorgorillaneck]

Congratulations on Brian Aubert finally harnessing that power and bringing the rains to LA in January 2023.

[@ty2b911]

Lazy eye was first learned on guitar.

[@juaneason8737]

Ty Ty what kinda guitar does brian use for that song?

[@rycoopersongs]

@@juaneason8737 the Epiphone Sheraton I believe

[@McCartneyTELEPHONE]

So cool to see a Thunderbird bass ! What about a King of Leon's Jared Followill rig rundown ?

[@theconversativedrummer4789]

I have looked down on silversun pickup for all my life..but man I just like them for them as people

[@TJJJJJJJJJJJ]

This show is great for all the gear but I have discovered so many dope bands too, these guys are great

[@tazmon122]

as like a 13-14yr old twerp walking into Guitar Center for the last time i asked about strings, and the dude behind the counter said "Ernie Ball Beefy". he said they were great for holding tune if you de-tune (nothing too crazy tho)....so like Green Day, Weezer, i guess now Silversun Pickups as well. as KFK said ya use what you learned on. pretty rad someone other than me is using them all the time

[@AdamWirth]

I subscribed to this channel hoping for this Rig Rundown. Thank you!

[@premierguitar]

Welcome - thanks for the sub!

[@Adebimpe77]

If Elijah Wood wasn't an immortal vampire that never aged, he would look like Brian Aubert. This was awesome, BTW.

[@steamedyam]

This is really funny.

[@bbbmw]

Giraffes 🦒 are my favorite animal. Y’all were amazing in San Antonio last week!

[@SimonB.]

Brian is such a cool guy

[@marknason4572]

Cool. Simple. Effective.

[@thesite]

Brian hates Brosnan?! Those are fighting words!

[@Redhotchilipprs]

Fantastic. Love it! Been waiting for ever!

[@keiontalley5562]

How did i not see this video. Im such a huge fan

[@AntRielly]

Nikki seems to be a very nice person. She would probably lend you her bass if you needed it for a set. Love her.

[@XChristianNoirX]

Power slinkys.. the regular are yellow.. and the super slinkys are pink.

[@HardcoreSexTexMex]

all three seem like really nice people

[@charliefoxtrotthe3rd335]

Fucking hell, I thought this was a new pickup company. Like the Silver Zephyr from Seymour Duncan. The Silversun pickups by Brian & Nikki. Who would have thought?

[@veerchasm1]

Fun band. Genuine.

[@Madisonscott1125]

I have one of her pics from a show in march!!! I was wondering way it was cut. And it says stuck on Doug

[@azdustinb89]

"How do mosquitos have heartbeats" lmfao

[@MVenk]

I love how dorky Nikki is! I also play a thunderbird.

[@booitsnick]

Hey please do another Ssp rundown so we can get a drum rundown of Chris and if you do measure how high his crash cymbal stand is 😂😂😂😂❤

[@waxl121]

For a band full of tone, they've simplified and stripped everything to where their live gear is boring as hell. Should have done this 5 years prior.

[@HeirApparent80]

♥ Nikki

[@mh-oh8kf]

Do one with the current line up of the Yardbirds, with Johnny A!

[@leoqu1nn]

im seeing you guys for the 2nd time. this time at the Showbox in Seattle in October!! Woo@!

[@TheMusicalElitist]

I love Brian's combeover lol.

[@tenkarabadger5244]

Nikki is the coolest.

[@steveculbert4039]

My uncle played lead guitar for Patsy Cline and was a friend of John Cash's. He lost his eyesight. Living in a trailer in El Centro CA, one night his son-in-law came to visit one night and told my uncle that he was going to take his prize guitar, a 1954 Jazzmaster. He took the guitar and my blind uncle could do nothing about it. This happened about 2016.

[@mpactdesignmedia]

3:37 ... and we were on tour with Muse." And THAT is how I got turned onto Silversun!

[@lenonel3286]

"firegiraffe" lmao i love nikki

[@SLPJoe]

Anyone else on the edge of their seat just wanting Brian to plug in and start wailing away?

[@lukanikolic9522]

Ryan Adams t-shirt!

[@sirbaronvoncount4147]

Luka Nikolic americas greatest living songwriter. Ya I know Dylan is still alive. Ryan Adams is the man

[@adamt7390]

Great shirt

[@averyellsworth2924]

Love the Les Paul/sg

[@BlackWhiteCloud]

Why do I feel like Brian has a Robin Williams like personality?

[@roryhensen]

What is he talking about at 22:11? can not find any info on a rackmounted digiverb....

[@Spidouz]

I'd say probably MidiVerb from Alesis...

[@roryhensen]

thanks!

[@EmptyDomoKanti99]

what’s the rack mount digiverb?

[@adamcampbell4550]

Really wish this was with his old board setup. Would’ve loved to hear him talk about that instead.

[@hungryfireworkshop7906]

i would love to hear about those synths.

[@snafu1957]

1990's Gibson's were great I'v owed two so EPI should be expectable in the year 2017....

[@steveculbert4039]

This lead singer seems like a fine guy.

[@jacobnemeth7634]

Man I like Brosnan. SSPU still rocks though.

[@matthewguzman6806]

This is above my pay grade

[@Levipaulsen]

33:28 Bass Pedals

[@andrewsnelgar7804]

Saw them at the Joiners in England Southampton i thought they were very good 2007

[@ftwopointeight]

Nicki @22:50 just in case you wanna go there

[@JohnnyRock]

Nikki just plays lol, Shes great but not a gear head. They didn't even mention the omnichord on her table. Great band, love them.

[@mikeszalzee]

Nice shirt... do a Ryan Adams rundown.

[@premierguitar]

We wish!

[@mpthorvonericksen]

Nikki is wearing red shoes. It was a good show,