Rig Rundown- Caspian -Erin's rig

Erin's guitar rig rundown. This video explains how it's put together and why. Production credits go to the wonderful team over at Hell's Kitchen in CT. Video cut and edited by Jimy Soprano.

[@ebmmusician]

Thanks for the positive feedback, ya'll. It's really appreciated.

[@finman76]

Stoked to see you guys tonight in Nashville!

[@ax_el_alvarez]

Just started a post rock band. This actually helps a lot. I'm a huge fan of Caspian, thanks a lot and props!!

[@capturedbyjupiter]

Awesome! Caspian is the cream of the post rock crop.

[@AndrewMansfield95]

Been waiting on a gem like this for years!! Thanks!

[@Arzac94]

I'm pretty sure that was me that asked about the volume pedal pre distortions. After you told me on Instagram, I thought about controlling gain with a volume pedal and really liked the idea and switched my board up. I really enjoyed this video a lot and gave me more brilliant ideas. Thank you and the rest of the crew for everything you guys have done.

[@ebmmusician]

Cheers, man! Glad it gave you some ideas.

[@JesusChrist-tm4se]

Idk how I barely ran into this. This band is amazing. And glad I got to see what there rig looks

[@sarichj]

That was amazing.

[@schattenheim]

Wonderful thanks for sharing!!!!

[@CarlitoxDrums]

Amazing board! I really like Caspian Musik! a lot of wall of reverb, wall of delay, ambient tones! Great band! greetings from Venezuela!

[@samuelc106]

Wow, im actually so lost hahaha, this is so great! Please tell me the other dudes filmed all their rig's too. I've waited so long for these run downs! haha

[@ebmmusician]

A couple more currently in the works.

[@samuelc106]

Thanks mate. Keep doing what you're doing, dust and disquiet is a masterpiece and you've 100% got it down live, live you guys sound outstanding.

[@Nate-tq8wu]

Perfect Rig Rundown. It's really cool to see a post-rock player on a Les Paul (have a Warmoth LP myself), you're out there with Mike SUllivan from Russian Circles !

[@arjunjsatheesh8899]

One playthrough would be gr8🖤

[@christopherkelley3185]

Peter Stokes at Broken Neck Boston does all my repairs too! Great guy!

[@ebmmusician]

Great guy.

[@wesmitchem825]

Thats awesome I also try to take the same approach in trying to get my guitar to sound completely different than a guitar.i have a basic setup to cover normal guitar duties but my other pedals are all pretty crazy stuff to the point where I'm getting option paralysis and can never settle on one setup plus I'm always buying more pedals to find that perfect sound.its tough when not everything likes to work well with others so there's so much compromise

[@SimplyRockZone]

Next time you should include some shots from above the board. Its hard to see whats going on from the side angle.

[@ebmmusician]

Totally agree. Thanks for the feedback.

[@ianchandler9993]

Great video man, and I appreciate how involved you are in the comments. One quick question: What sort of loops do you find yourself making? Since you're one of three guitarists, do you do more atmospheric stuff, or do you loop to thicken up the sound, maybe so you can keep a riff going and play lines on top?

[@ebmmusician]

Thanks so much! Most of my looping is more of an ambient/texture kind of thing but it really just depends on the song and my parts. It can be tough to get a loop to stay in time but there are ways. But I guess to really answer your question, most of the time it is augmenting what I am doing rather than laying down a foundation.

[@keysersoze9667]

You’re the man Erin. Love you guys and the music. Any advice for a good “post rock” amp that takes pedals well at home volumes? Would love to get a twin but it’s just way too much power for me.

[@Mindartcreativity]

I personally use a Line6 HX Stomp for home playing and recording (not just Post-Rock). Get some IRs like Ownhammer and you are set. The Stomp also works well with real pedals.

[@Germkiller42]

thanks for the video, Erin. This is really fun to learn. I've always loved buzz sawing on my guitar. Which combination of delays do you usually like to use to get the best shred? I have two delays but I'm always looking for more ways to combine them when buzz sawing

[@ebmmusician]

I think the thing I've learned about buzzsaw and delays is that there's no perfect combo, there's just all kinds of variations. That being said, a great way to work it is to have one delay with shorter feedback (whatever delay the song and non-buzzsaw parts calls for) and then a second delay set to a different tempo with a much longer feedback and a higher mix setting. This way you can have a delay that works with the song and non-buzzsaw parts but when you go to a buzzsaw line, engage the second delay and suddenly your melody is really floating. Disengage the delay and you're back to whatever other vibe you were previously eliciting.

[@TheGreengod420]

hey man i saw you guys at the royale in boston friday. great show. i was just wondering what the story was with that lp custom you were playing

[@ebmmusician]

Thanks so much for coming out! It's a '71 and I just got it before this most recent tour. I am absolutely in love with it. Plays like a dream.

[@EmptyDomoKanti99]

he should check out the Iron Ether Dubterranea, Xerograph, Dubterrograph or FMeron. I sound like a salesman, but they are all synth-type pedals.

[@lehnenmusic]

Dude, this makes me want to hang so bad. Look forward to nerding out with you about pedals again someday brother. Great explanation btw.

[@ebmmusician]

all the yes.

[@okaxis]

Thank you for sharing this. Do you often stack the DD-5 and Timeline together or use them separately?

[@ebmmusician]

okaxis I use various combinations of all three delay pedals. Allows for a very diverse selection of tones.

[@okaxis]

eburkemoran Thank you for the reply. Your pedalboard is very inspiring, having three delay pedals for different combinations and the Mobius which can both be recorded into the looper or manipulate a loop phrase.

[@ebmmusician]

Keep making music! We are only limited by our imginations.

[@eoghanmccarthy6698]

How often do you use loops while you are playing live? Just curious because I have never found it to be terribly practical myself.

[@ebmmusician]

Fairly often. There are tricks to keeping them in time and then some loops I make are just meant to be out of time (these would qualify as ambient loops). Volume has a great deal to do with how effective a loop will be and also length. The longer a loop is, the longer it will take to be out of time.

[@eoghanmccarthy6698]

eburkemoran Alright cool, thanks for responding. Yeah the keeping them in time part is the biggest issue I find. I'll take these into consideration though. Also can't wait to see you guys next, I think in November I'm going. You guys are awesome.

[@ebmmusician]

if you have a looper with a trigger setting, you can retriever the loop on the downbeat. This isn't always ideal but it's certainly one way to troubleshoot. Hope you make it out to the show!

[@luisalextorres]

That Les Paul is totally gorgeous

[@ebmmusician]

Just got a new one dude. Custom. It's a gorgeous, gorgeous beast.

[@dirtycelinefrenchman]

I wish all the RRs were done this way

[@ebmmusician]

Jonny Ross that’s a huge compliment. Thanks for that.

[@matthewstrickland214]

What made you choose the infinity over the ditto X4? I'm currently looking for a new looper to get rid of my DL4 for more space on the board and I'm torn between the X4 and infinity.

[@ebmmusician]

You know, I didn't know about the X4 at the time. It hadn't come out when I picked up the Infinity. We're actually sponsored by Pigtronix and I am really into their gear. Phil uses one of the X4 and he loves it. Each certainly has it's own quirks and advantages. I'd certainly recommend the Infinity as I love it. I think it really depends on what you are looking to get out of your looper. Is there anything specific you are looking to get out of it? The Infinity does everything the Line6 did and more . Some of the functions are a little deeper to get to than they were on the Line6 but they are all there.

[@matthewstrickland214]

I use half speed/reverse a lot with DL4. From this video and your personal recommendation I think I'll be getting the infinity. Can't wait to see you guys Friday at Mississippi!

[@ebmmusician]

Come say hi at the show, man! We can talk some more about it.

[@matthewstrickland214]

Oh I definitely will! Are you guys playing mostly dust and disquiet stuff? Oh! And I'm totally down to take any of you guys on at foosball. No spins though!

[@ebmmusician]

Playing a bunch off the new album and some old stuff too. Is there a table at the venue? Can't pass up foosball.

[@LiveWorkWander]

So…what is buzz-sawing?

[@absrodriguezdrums1576]

what song is in the intro?

[@ebmmusician]

It’s a bit of our song Concrescence.

[@josephgreto8943]

please let me clean up that board for u! I'm a big fan and will work for free.

[@ebmmusician]

Joseph Greto I like a little dirt.

[@NutritionalZero]

Is this christian rock?

[@ebmmusician]

No.