Rig Rundown - Polyphia's Scott LePage

Before soundcheck, PG’s Chris Kies swooped into Nashville’s Cowan music venue to speak with sarcastic (and sweet) Scott LePage, one-half of the blistering guitar duo that mobilizes the genre-morphing band.
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Not a stranger to Ibanez guitars, Scott LePage has played them his whole career. He’s used models from the RG, Prestige, AZ, Talman, and Iron Label families, but at the 2019 NAMM Show he (and bandmate Tim Henson) announced a signature model that incorporates elements from all of them. The body is based on a AZ (American basswood with quilted maple top). It includes Ibanez’s heat-treated roasted maple neck and fretboard with only 22 frets because Scott feels the extra frets are useless and giving a little space between the neck single-coil and fretboard produces the “sweet spot.” Another signature part of the instrument is Scott’s collaboration with DiMarzio, which produces his own alnico humbucker-the IGNO. The middle and neck pickups are DiMarzio True Velvets and are a nod to the Talman setup he previously played and provide a springier sound for the band’s funk-meets-hip-hop-influenced tones. Lastly, gold Ibanez hardware, a Gotoh T1502 trem bridge, and GraphTech nut round out the SLM10. This one typically is tuned to standard and uses Dunlop Nickel Coated Plated .010-.052 strings.
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[@premierguitar]

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[@stephenonguitars]

(Fret inlays) Scott: "neck logo"

[@shadownumber1]

That was actually kinda cringy haha, Scott still rocks haha

[@MtMars]

@@shadownumber1 im pretty sure everything the guys in polyphia say is a joke and once you realize that its not cringe anymore

[@MattPula]

@@renten3718 woah dude, calm down.

[@shTree]

“You have springs in there, in case you wanna, you know, look at the springs.”

[@1Guug]

@@MtMars iam a fan of there music and man can they play, but I think its not a joke he just does not know much about gear, which is totally ok so he can focus on playing.

[@minncinn1]

Interviewer: "So tell me about the intricacies of your hallmark signature model" Scott: "It's got fuckin sick stuff" Me: *Throws bag of money at Ibanez*

[@disobey81]

Haha my thoughts also

[@mikefrenette]

Jamie Minnamon iiiiooooooo

[@drifter61]

yesssss

[@Jesticles85]

Lolol. Yup!

[@joshuaspencer432]

Funny interview. Nice shirt as well. xD

[@jerbear1601]

This guy is a real intellectual.

[@dsuperhawk]

His T-shirt says it all. I'm just a *unt.

[@swordofhonor2]

Oh now i understand the sarcasm.....

[@florentportais3859]

​@@dsuperhawk Get trolled :D

[@EcoCentrist]

sick intellectual

[@zoinkiezz]

He’s on the cutting edge kinda so there’s definitely something there

[@vvallacx]

12:06 - blames Tim for not playing the riff properly lmfao 😂 (the best argument he could found in a matter of milliseconds). Love these guys

[@KeleleHead]

We are waiting for Plini's Rig

[@ooferrell]

That's not going to be much lol. He's a simple dude, with a simple rig.

[@KeleleHead]

@@ooferrell I saw him on Phoenix 2 weeks ago, and I'm not sure if he has a pedalboard Ax8 maybe and want to know about his amps.

[@Upisdownhtx]

I believe he's using the axe fx 3.

[@IanHarrisOfficial]

Lol. Strandberg sig, and an Axe FX

[@Jalliams]

Hell yes!

[@user-tv3ik9qi9x]

Slm 10 is a beast, it plays so good!

[@mattfredericks5855]

"And Tim is like 'weyoweyoweyo' all the way up here" Nice.

[@damantra2250]

8:49 for anyone wondering 😂

[@Ae-gu5zq]

He looks sad without tim, pls don't separate them

[@anderskarlsson5145]

he looks stoned rather

[@stefanpalicki3538]

They're like the twins in the Simpsons, when separated they slowly wither away.

[@Scott65J]

please make them play Metallica

[@Bob3rtexe]

“Please keep your support Tim with you at all times”

[@vonbeaver99]

Weird

[@FuzzImp]

When you get stoned before the interview hoping it goes well.

[@ANDERALTMAN]

uh excuse me every thing polyphia does is a PErSoNA!!!!!!!!!!' theyre not actually retArded theyre PRETEnding for tha CAMERA

[@musicased9591]

@@ANDERALTMAN if you actually followed polyphia on social media you would know they get either piss drunk or stoned before literally anything public

[@ANDERALTMAN]

@@musicased9591 yea its just funny how if they act like dicks their fans always pop up defending them with "its not really them being rude"

[@anderskarlsson5145]

@@ANDERALTMAN How was he being rude? You're just sensitive... Dude

[@downtownbillyandthenewjivefive]

@@ANDERALTMAN Mom insults the first refuge of the utterly stupid.

[@mcren6781]

Theres a reason super talented people are so awkward. When everybody else was learning to socialize, they were in their bedroom practicing.

[@AnEpicFatalityArchives]

Not exactly. Frank Sinatra was super talented and was practically a womanizer

[@mcren6781]

Ninjabread Frank Sinatra didnt spend 10,000 hours practicing shredding in his bedroom when he was a young man.

[@AnEpicFatalityArchives]

@@mcren6781 I understand, but you make the assumption that Scott is an awkward person and he really isn't. He's just incredibly laidback.

[@downtownbillyandthenewjivefive]

We're not like you. We don't want to be like you. That is a good thing.

[@castle6660]

...Dimebag?

[@johnbach2380]

You gotta do a rundown on his pants.

[@JaneNayes]

There's something running down my pants watching Scott play guitar.

[@nickpatton7475]

@Jeremiah Fernandez laughing my ass off XD

[@gavinc6366]

No one wants anything running down their pants...

[@taks8089]

Polyphia's interview's make for great comedy

[@invaderchriss]

Rig Rundown: Scott LePage *introduces video with tim henson riff*

[@MullilluM]

I'm pretty sure Tim writes all of their music. 🤔

[@malachimh170]

Polyphery does he?

[@eleseje]

@@MullilluM Not all but the 65% yes

[@JT_Grogan]

Scott is underrated

[@GEM_MUSIC]

He played his part of the riff so it still counts

[@CreatoreApp]

5:28 Interviewer: "You're master of hammer-ons" Scott: "Yeah, I hammer"

[@mintjq9666]

He nose all about the good tones. Its like he sniffs them out.

[@ryanthelion7472]

Damn

[@irvinjaycarranza6828]

Awesome bro. Let me buy u a beer.

[@nishant2279]

I hate you. Have a like

[@brayanchojolan6609]

LMAO XD

[@drummer_zay9493]

This comment wins the internet.

[@pizza.doctor]

19:34 do you play guitar over rap music for inspiration? Scott in his head: shit that would have been so much easier

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

XD

[@lizzyr.1541]

i think that's how tim comes up with a lot of riffs, i saw a video about how he based goat off champions by kanye

[@ahiwalter9153]

Gotta appreciate Scott giving a shoutout to the Clays they are so good at their instruments & the drumming is definitely high level, dude is doing these interesting snare fills & trap hi-hats, really not explored in this genre.

[@vectred7959]

I love awkward people. There’s something genuine about it. I love how the guys in polyphia go against the grain and do things their way. Real sense of freedom in it. Exactly how’d I’d do it.

[@hirukotv250]

@l o l in the best possible way

[@Preach07]

I'm gonna venture a guess and say the real reason he's awkward is cause he knows the guy's gonna be asking him questions he doesn't care about, and then he has to kinda fake enthusiasm for all this stuff for the video. You can't be awkward by yourself, it's kinda like tango, it takes two. Awkwardness is a concerted effort. He's not awkward when he's with the band. I bet Scott doesn't give a shit about most of this stuff and just likes playing. I mean obvious, cause he called the fret markers "neck logos". :P

[@Soluscide]

@l o l Just watch the way he interacts with the interviewer.

[@Rubinkys]

honestly, Scott more so has a laid back, less than 0 fucks given vibe especially in this interview lol. he's normally not like this tbh

[@MarkyPaligs]

Man, I love this interviewer. He has no notes and shit, all could be on-spot or memorized, but nonetheless Premier Guitar got lucky with him.

[@thegreatnorthernclasswar]

17:08 - Clay coming out like he's been sleeping behind Scott's amp to drop some key knowledge 😂

[@ayeapprove]

7:57 Paul Gilbert would like to have a word with his fellow ibanez endorsee friend

[@jamesf2918]

ayeapprove That’s exactly what I was thinking

[@shadownumber1]

Yeahh Haha ever heard of the Ibanez Fireman Scott?

[@merkantelismo]

Makes you wonder how these dudes get their signature models. His tech could get any used guitar off ebay, paint it red and put some good pickups on them and he probably couldn't tell the difference. Or is he just a big sarcastic f*ck throughout this whole interview?

[@nostalgiajunkie]

merkantelismo listen to them shred and you’ll see why they got sigs lmfao

[@linoalcaraz5407]

He said "New Devils New Levels" lmao.

[@the.yoloist]

I love how Scott just picks whatever looks cool or sounds cool without knowing the what and how it actually works. He’s so grounded

[@daigunsaga2631]

This dude is blessed. He was born with an iron sight on his face, no wonder he's so precise and clean on the guitar!

[@TetraShot]

as a fellow huge-nosed man. I laughed my ass off at this lmao

[@nick_be9159]

@@TetraShot shekel nose

[@depdarne7684]

Iron sight 😆 lol

[@Dan.L.Oliveira]

Coming to the party super late but that was genius, I’m crying ahahah

[@JosePineda-jn8jk]

It’s like I’m just as uninterested as both of them and I’m still watching...

[@Nightshade1881]

Lol all the older nerdy tech guys getting upset for this kid not getting technical enough

[@matthewf9500]

emilio olivas yes!!!

[@thewilbatron]

yeah its pretty funny. Some people don't care about that stuff and just wanna play, and thats totally okay. He can probably out-play almost all the people worrying about his terminology and parts knowledge lol. I'm a shitty player, but I'm a total tech/gear/tone nerd, so i can easily see the other side of the spectrum.

[@quartratic2389]

emilio olivas I’m 1 year old and it was god awful to watch

[@darthhater3989]

Facts. He's just chill, but an insane guitar player.

[@whheaattzmayne3183]

I haven't been born yet and couldn't stand it

[@BNA_Est.1988]

When I hear him talk, all I can think is.... It’s Satchel son.

[@higler.]

his dad can rip a mean guitar..

[@BNA_Est.1988]

higler facts!!!

[@ayeapprove]

You had me for a second

[@wiseguy9202]

I think he sounds exactly like the eldest daughter from Bob's Burgers.

[@adamstevenson8737]

What has been read cannot be unseen....Fml! 😂🤣😭

[@JDGreen916]

If could have just said "fuckin" maybe 12 more times - perfect interview.

[@j3tt436]

17:16 a wild clay appears

[@gerbian6575]

14:04 "The fuckin, that whole riff. Like you're not gonna fuckin WEEEWEWOOo on that shit."

[@spt3400]

Such a goofy dude. He's got chops though

[@obnoxious2909]

We getting tim next?

[@maxupp]

I sure hope not.

[@obnoxious2909]

@@maxupp why not?

[@adgreyx]

lol

[@LukeJackandWill]

100% a prick 🤣

[@prodchronic]

You are all so lost lmfao

[@aenoire]

Clay needs a signature bass!

[@joshwaterman5526]

Yea why doesn’t he have one?

[@jaronhodgson9120]

i would buy that the second it came out

[@joaoelbert_]

11:24 15:23 16:29

[@JorgeR2912]

Which summarizes the entire interview, right?

[@joaoelbert_]

@@JorgeR2912 pretty much!

[@nevermind2322]

16:57

[@rance6149]

HAHAHAHAHA

[@blakedoingthings]

LOL thanks

[@GiorgioRovatiMusic]

Scott Looks Like Zlatan Ibrahimović! 😝

[@jday380]

Don't you cuss at me.

[@keaganjohnstone9063]

Meh kinda

[@antenna7002]

Don't compare humans to lions

[@deeboweb]

nahh, young bradley cooper lol

[@ChrisWhoPlaysLizzie]

I always think this because of the nose 😂😂

[@remoman]

That t-shirt though.

[@theburkett67]

I want that T-shirt, where can I find one?

[@Dustinchugs]

Y'all leave Scott alone, he's awkward 😂 love these dudes

[@Nostaljack]

Chris deserves a medal for this. That's all I'll say.

[@969dramstik]

why

[@nostalgiajunkie]

Nostal Jack lack of nerdy gear enthusiasm from Scottie that people watch these for

[@adamgonzalez3580]

@@nostalgiajunkie yeah this comment section is littered with metal elitists

[@nostalgiajunkie]

amnesia yea polyphias old djent fan base loves to trash their videos with “I miss inspire” type shit along w the classic rock n blues boomers. Definitely gets annoying

[@muaytha1201]

Joshua Blou t ya I listen to these guys to get away from blues boomers

[@tannerlester]

most awkward interview ever

[@xFindThers]

I hate the way Polyphia tries to act, its extremely forced and cringy tbh, the interviewer needs a raise up... Scott didnt event wanted to play any riff like what..

[@tannerlester]

FindTher the dude interviewing just stood there without any kind of prepared questions and left awkward silence. It’s just bad interviewing. You can’t deny that

[@quartratic2389]

FindTher They’re just extremely awkward and egotistical

[@nostalgiajunkie]

Chip Kanobe how was he egotistical in this at all lmao you’re just shitting out other people’s opinions

[@thejrfanclub628]

im not gonna lie but ding dong everyone in this threads opinion is wrong

[@MikaTarkela]

Would be cool to see them serious even only one time lol. They are funny af but we'll never know how they really are.

[@wesshepard]

Check out their oldest interviews and they are very serious

[@Viper-dz2kw]

Every once in a while you get a glimpse of it on their instagrams, I imagine they’re really nice guys, Tim responded to someone once on his IG talking about how he was a bitch as a kid and now he’s trying to make up for it or something along those lines

[@Jeff-ik9zj]

He sure nose what he's talking about

[@5urg3x]

22 fret's really does have a better neck pickup sound -- I didn't want to believe it for along time but I eventually did realize that it's true

[@brucesavoie4397]

same! my next guitar is definitely gonna have 22 fret's

[@alwaysopen7970]

@@brucesavoie4397 All of mine do.

[@alicec1533]

Is that because it's over a significant harmonic?

[@julkitan3017]

Exactly. If you move the pickup a bit below the spectrum of harmonics will be slightly different

[@saintshaggy1372]

All i can think of is. PewDiePie guitar.

[@deanathan]

So they’re great and talented players. But they don’t know how to interview 😂😂😂

[@ryanhenderson2388]

deanathan I feel like Tim could do a really In depth one but Scott seems like he just goes with whatever

[@tylersmith7534]

Their interviews are great

[@ollierips]

they know how to meme, which is more than most nowadays

[@vectred7959]

I prefer interviews like this. Reminds me of someone I’d hang out with. I respect them for having fun. Exactly how’d I’d do my interviews.

[@eddiejenkins8892]

I play tens because I push down hard lol I get it this is the new spinal tap lmao

[@cjmahar7595]

I love how real he is. Who actually says "its hard"? I love it

[@prsplayer210]

Paul Gilbert's signature has a mini humbucker

[@yoshipopthelemur]

Richie Kotzen as well

[@KyleJFalcon]

@Eli Lemke Well that's petty. Fifteen years if they keep up the good work.

[@dominikaksiazek7177]

@Eli Lemke 15 minutes lol. Not my favourite band, but you were SOOO wrong.

[@vonbeaver99]

“You can press a button and it goes to the thing ya know?” Lol

[@edgarpatlan5719]

Gilbert has 3 mini humbuckers in his signature >_>

[@mrmisterman999]

what do you expect from a guy wearing fucking curtains for pants

[@waynecrowe9790]

That's not exactly common knowledge, tho, tbh.

[@Gross_Malone]

When socially awkward kids get famous

[@alwaysopen7970]

Famous? Who are they?

[@adrianblood652]

@@alwaysopen7970 they're huge... they're considered some of the best guitarists in the biz

[@roblosh8417]

@@alwaysopen7970 You’re such a diva lol. Yeah they’re very well known by guitarists of all ages who keep up with music.

[@MrNalettinho]

Ibrahimovic is such a great guitar player.

[@Nu-metal]

Understood that

[@alexvignolo7798]

Comment section's humor sharper than Scott's schnozz 😂

[@jaydenmoore7289]

Bruh

[@jaydenmoore7289]

Gottem

[@andrewnarzary7462]

Okay no more I lost it here...😆😆😆😆 just fuckin couldn't contain commenting...holy cow..

[@marklewis7484]

It’s always better when the artist cares enough to be the interviewee rather that getting their tech to do it.

[@tylerl8934]

When he’s talking about axe fx at the end, you can see his personality come out, catch himself, and be less descriptive haha

[@mountainofsound]

"He's got his tuner, I know he fucks around with that sometimes."

[@call2arms]

Polyphia is usually drunk. They’re party boys... BUT Although Scott looks and sounds either drunk, or just super tired, they have this persona they use publicly... Goofy party boys. LOL But honestly Scott is one of the coolest nicest dudes around! Tim is usually... drunk. Lol

[@PursuitSk8]

This is so weird to me I imagined they be straight edge

[@ANDERALTMAN]

oh yeah totally as soon as the camera starts rolling they snap into goofy party boy mode. but before then theyre completely sobered and normal.

[@awdslide123]

Scott's super cool at the Worcester Mass show me and the wife had VIP passes and I asked a couple questions about his new signature Ibanez and he had his Tech bring the guitar up so I can play with it for a few minutes and feel things like neck Contour without having to explain it sort of thing. very very down-to-earth very cool guy. All the guys were very cool

[@hanovergreen4091]

So much respect for the great talent out these days! Guitar is in good hands.

[@21SHINOABURAME]

"I had to label that one mine so people knew it was mine" -Scott

[@TheHenryManeuverBand]

"You know what I mean??" Actually, yeah. 100%.

[@jtsvisuals3423]

“he’s got a tuner i bet he fucks with that every now and then” i’m fuckin dead

[@pablocompli]

8:50 9:07

[@JL-pr5jk]

@18:04 Scott's take on Clay's Rig... I'm dying

[@grahamlent3858]

lmao I thought the interview was going good until he said New Devils New Levels 🤦‍♂️

[@TheKopaczJoe]

"Why don't you explain the tone for a song like champagne" Scott: "I'll just play this other song and not explain anything instead"

[@YupppBrrro]

11:57 "it's so sexy and smooth., idk..." The way he goes up on his toes and smiles was too adorable.

[@TonyNguyenFR]

Scott must be high or hungover xD.

[@jdliefting8926]

"So tell me something about your gear man!" "Okay uh yeah dude, so. This is like.. a guitar.. and uh.. well these are strings and.. yeah. so. Black and gold.. feels sick!" *plays chord and stares at interviewer*

[@lolno1845]

It‘s like playing a sitar or some shit. And I can‘t play sitar. I love these guys.

[@josht617]

Anyone else get the joke with that shirt? hahaha Took me a sec

[@Betweendillinger]

The Ibanez Andy Timmons ATZ100 has SSS and 22 frets. Perhaps Ibanez didn't want to have two similar spec'd models?

[@dzakiardani4341]

Tell me that Scott shirt is a pc mouse right ?

[@zionlee4594]

LOL saw the same

[@charliespaz-way4073]

Normal people: Wow this guy is a Douche Polyphia fans: omg you don’t get them at all, it’s an act and it’s hilarious, lololol So how is that any different?

[@PursuitSk8]

I dont get how he was douchey here

[@634983]

First I've heard him speak. Just seems chill. Doesn't take it all seriously. Nothing wrong with that

[@Ignore14]

@@634983 KZbin Guitar nerds are the actual douches.

[@kidEfresh]

Was a polyphia fan* they haven’t always been like this. I met them back in 2016 and the losers would barely say a word.

[@liamgideon9423]

I mean I can't stand Tim, Scott is fine

[@thereallbking]

This is one of the instances where it would've been better to let the tech do the Rundown. Just my honest opinion.

[@Nightshade1881]

L.B. King the kid is awkwardly funny Ratherhave him do it than a boring ass tech.

[@thomy_zuala]

Ok mr.king

[@georgedoss12.51]

EVERY t-shirt he wears its sick man!!

[@keceburgot827]

Ibrahimovic is a multi-talented person.

[@MullilluM]

I dunno if I've seen a more relatable interview. Scott is all of us in this situation. 😂

[@naphatzaa]

Chris: you are master of hammer on and pull off Scott: yeah, i hammer ( i hammer on) dam can;t stop laughing......hehehehehlol

[@notjerrybeans5041]

Scott "Know what I mean?" LePage

[@niupe705]

He said it at the exact same moment i read your comment

[@5urg3x]

Fender said no? What? Weird. Tons of other guitars out there have three single coil sized pickups in them aside from the Strat.

[@ryanhenderson2388]

Nick K maybe since it’s a signature model? I honestly can’t think of a reason besides that

[@Viper-dz2kw]

It seems more to me that Ibanez is just really limiting with what they let people do for there first sig, all of the math rock guys have literally the exact same guitar with different color schemes

[@stopthehate1749]

Yep - John Mayers PRS Silver Sky for example.

[@5urg3x]

@@stopthehate1749 Ibanez own Talman guitars too lol

[@stopthehate1749]

@@5urg3x yeah I remember those Talmans from the 90's.

[@kyfisher3662]

are they the only pants he owns?

[@jamesnisly9537]

If the dudes from Workaholics started a band....

[@SocksOfYesterday]

They already did kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKHKgoaYrNOKepI

[@Nootlest]

this interview is hilarious

[@wheresallthezombies]

lol, does fender know they don't own the single single single configuration?

[@ayeapprove]

I think the whole story is bullcrap.

[@ChrisG-rb1go]

yeah but fender owns ibanez so it makes sense for them to keep SSS fender exclusive

[@ayeapprove]

@@ChrisG-rb1go how high are you right now?

[@ChrisG-rb1go]

@@ayeapprove fmic owns hoshimo i thought... but maybe im wrong there^^ i always assumed it because as an ibanez artist in the us you get the guitars sent from fender

[@ayeapprove]

@@ChrisG-rb1go I think hoshino gakki isn't related to fmic in any way. The only thing they had in common is the fact that they both used fujigen gakki for some of their models.

[@jameshansell4113]

To al you peeps who interview guys like this: Thank you for asking questions! Often the artist does not know what to share about the gear they are using. Thanks PG!

[@AJgeartalk]

This guy reminds me of Jeff Spicoli from Fast Times At Ridgemont High! Spicoli seemed a little brighter....

[@alwaysopen7970]

Pete Townsend's bastard kid,

[@SK23.]

Something tells me scott was stoned lol

[@MisterTee]

I want to see him and Orianthi team up and do a song about noses.

[@leocubiasmusiclifestyle7460]

Mister Tee 🤣

[@KilSwt2318]

Mister Tee Lmfaooooo

[@alwaysopen7970]

Please no Orianthi in any thing,

[@TabythaPolaris]

The “MINE” sticker on the pedal board ❤

[@grazfray2827]

6:17 you have springs in there, incase you wanna look at the springs.

[@itshuzzah]

He's so baked, hahaha

[@FantaFuture92]

That T-shirt lol

[@Grestka]

such an awkward interview.. Scott is too good

[@skruvmaejsel]

Could you make a video of his signature pants too?

[@wiseguy9202]

When he talks, close your eyes and imagine the eldest daughter from Bob's Burgers. Yup. It's her.

[@robertogtr9159]

Aaaaaaaaaaaahhh

[@alwaysopen7970]

Tina

[@XxSODAFTxX]

Are we all gonna ignore he called it a “solidstater”?

[@bamgrok]

LOL

[@AngelGC]

I may be seven months late to seeing this rig rundown, but I didn’t know they had such good weed in Nashville.

[@amoshopson7923]

I need the number of their weed guy.

[@dathandsometroll1852]

There's something we all say about Scott that you just can't deny: when it comes to gear, the nose knows.

[@KeepTheGates]

Tone is in the nose