Rig Rundown - Power Trip

Article & photos: bit.ly/PowerTripRR
PG's Perry Bean hung with Blake Ibanez, Chris Whetzel (above left), and Nick Trip of the upstart Texas thrash-metallers during the Nashville stop on the end of their tour promoting the group’s latest album, Nightmare Logic.
Blake Ibanez tours with a Jackson RR1 and a Jackson RRMG Pro, both loaded with Lace Drop & Gain pickups. Both guitars are strung with Ernie Ball Super Slinky (.009-.042) gauge strings.
Chris Whetzel tours with two Dunable R2 basses. Both feature Lace Aluma-P pickups and are strung with Ernie Ball Regular Slinky (.050-.105) strings.
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[@oisinmcphillips2090]

Blake Ibanez - plays Jackson

[@nunyabidness4655]

Taylor Swift gets it. She plays Taylor acoustics.

[@pt8175]

I believe that is the point why these players will not play a guitar that has their last name. Caused it would be called typical and people would make fun of it.

[@BroDocTrev]

Phillip Tomlin or people just play whatever they wanna play regardless of gimmicks

[@adamwhatley4710]

@@pt8175 Right who would want to subject themselves to playing a Gibson when you could go Yamaha?

[@tenac2215]

Two Ibanez pedals at least lol

[@nkjagshenry]

RIP Riley Gale. Legend.

[@HarhanDerMann]

It hurt so much seeing this today. We've lost one of the best artists of this generation. RIP

[@yaschenkoyar6088]

thebestever475 no

[@kennethsantana1101]

so whack dude, I had this pinned for a show sometime

[@jessetate9701]

thebestever475 nope 👎

[@kevomyco4694]

@thebestever475 MAGA2020 bitch.

[@nathanmontover1436]

So these guys play old school thrash in standard tuning with 9-42 strings? This is what rebellion looks like. Awesome

[@Viney209]

Dimebag did the same \m/

[@MrBones-lw2bf]

@@Viney209 No he didn’t 😂

[@Viney209]

@@MrBones-lw2bf Yes he did... I can't be stuffed looking for the timestamp in this video, but he say's 9 42 in this clinic video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWPOpqiwfJugrLc

[@MrBones-lw2bf]

@@Viney209 he didn’t use them exclusively later in his career. And he didn’t play old school thrash or use standard tuning

[@Viney209]

@@MrBones-lw2bf That still doesn't mean he didn't use them... you just said it... And I agree he didn't play old school thrash or standard tuning... he played Pantera... Pantera is one of my top bands mate.

[@Chris-pt6hh]

Power Trip is the only show I've been where not only trash cans were thrown, but actual people. It was great.

[@saintjabroni]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@David-yj4tr]

I got hit in the head with 50-gallon trash can and loved it.

[@flyingbisquick3798]

I’m gonna miss those shows at the door this band was epic

[@MISERABLE_FXILUR]

ries like yours warm my heart❤

[@MISERABLE_FXILUR]

Stories

[@n0d0yuna]

Rob Barett from Cannibal Corpse goofin' in the back and offering Nick some tea has to be one of the funniest, coolest and most random things I've ever seen in these videos lmao

[@LeoM-zt3pl]

Good eye, Rob seems like a cool guy for sure hell of a guitar player as well

[@GregGolightly]

I'll watch any and every rig rundown. I find it all so fascinating and educational. And I have found many new bands from these videos. Like these guys. Never heard of them. I listened to their stuff (not much out there) all day today. Took me back to my youth in 80's. I love the variety of the artists in these videos. Its cool when an artist is a gear head and knows every answer to every question. And its cool when musicians have no clue - "I don't know, I just like this or that". I think its important for aspiring players to understand it can be either way or in the middle.

[@premierguitar]

Well said, Greg! And thanks!!

[@darthdurkelthewise320]

It is amazing to see and hear the pure lack of ego here, very refreshing. You would never know the absolute carnage of POWER TRIP just by listening to these guys being interviewed. R.I.P. Riley Gale

[@metalben005]

I'm genuinely so mad that I didn't get into Power Trip sooner. Genuinely one of the best and most badass modern metal bands. Just straight up thrash metal from the 80s. Riley Gale was and is an incredible front man.

[@bugman747]

super late reply here but Power Trip and Creeping Death actually formed a band called Fugitive earlier this year, they have an EP out now called Maniac

[@andrewcoates4952]

I like how simple all their rigs are. It’s kinda pure

[@thekevinator149]

Normally we see a half-dozen signature guitars and a mountain of rack-mounted shit......dude here is like "yeah I got this on craigslist........" its actually kinda cool to see.

[@Suppressedtension]

Yeah because they aren't a million dollar band 🤣

[@cd0u50c9]

These guys have made the simplest setups and standard tuning sound monstrous. It's all in the skill and the chops, and they've got them in bucketloads. Awesome.

[@Donutsmasher1]

I like this host guy, he seems like a nice dude

[@joemackenzie7417]

The more I learn about this band the more i understand why they're my favorite band ever

[@therealtmac0001]

Props to these guys for using standard tuning. Rare these days in heavy music. Keep it old school!

[@LOOMING_WRAITH_OF_BAD_OMEN]

It's genuinely sad that E _standard_ is rare nowadays. Every idiot and their mother thinks downtuning is cool. I'd personally never subject any of my guitars to it.

[@vj9988]

Yep, Power Trip is one of the very few mainstream modern metal bands I enjoy, alot is their creativity & originality I know but you also need to have a pleasing sound, the tones are beautiful & downtuning just sounds bad to me.

[@scribeofsolace]

There isn’t anything primarily bad with down tuning. Sure, keeping it old school is great but don’t downplay the rest of the players out here experimenting!

[@steelballtony344]

I would assume that they downtune to accommodate the vocalist’s key yenno. The top string being the key for a song makes it easy to get some riffage going.

[@theaspiration]

Dillinger Escape Plan also did some incredible stuff in e standard.

[@manicmurph]

Rick Beato did a good video about string gauge. People think that the heavier the better the tone but that's not necessarily true. I use 10's for my guitar that's tuned to D standard and 9's for the E standard tuning. I've heard this band on Liquid Metal and they kick ass.

[@JUNKO____]

More of these where we actually HEAR their tones.

[@rexhargrove5172]

25:30 most epic walk thru in the history of all walk thru’s. And that dude just did a topless hug moments before. It’s such a joy to see an Artist at work.

[@sal9014]

eric from gatecreeper!

[@ashemountain]

I fuckin appreciate how simple their rigs are. That's a philosophy I've always had. Make your guitar and amp sound the best they can and then add a couple of boosts as needed. A tube screamer and a delay are all you need even with clean parts.

[@stefankihlgren7444]

Totally agree on the tuning part - the standard E tuning gives it a certain punch, that you really can't get with a tuned down guitar, and I really miss that punch in todays thrashier music. :)

[@mr.champlinssciencechannel906]

I like how these guys are a cohesive unit as far as gear is concerned.

[@franciscogonzalez113]

Power trip kicks ass. Haven't seen them live yet but I bet they dont disappoint. Just in your face old school, cant beat it.

[@GuitarGodsUnite]

I've seen Power Trip 3 times and they are great live. I think E tuning sounds great live and is a lot punch-ier

[@mookytc]

I find the E tuning interesting myself (for the genre). Picking things up out of their playing. This was a really cool video. I have the ENGL amp in some pc amps sims. Took a snap shot of the settings. Going to try them out in a bit. :)

[@JoshCMinecraft]

I wish I could have :(((

[@cd0u50c9]

Their riffs is what's heavy and punchy, doesn't matter what tuning it's in. So many bands in the past have made standard tuning sound monstrous - Sepultura's Beneath The Remains comes to mind out of many. I love the classic feel of standard tuning.

[@jacobgarcia2660]

Standard e tuning is the way my friends, dial in a good tone and bust out some meaty riffs and you’ll sound heavier than someone tuning down

[@METALHEAD550]

@@cd0u50c9 I love E standard, I still think the best ever in E is Overkill, The Years Of Decay 1989. it's really all about the amp settings really. pre-gain 7 low 9 mid .5 high 8 post-gain 10 \m/

[@ml414skidoo]

Good to see a young band with no BS about their gear that actually works on the road.

[@tempurasupplyco]

Blake, please do us all a favor, go with a sig model, I want an Ibanez Ibanez....

[@soggiest_august]

How bout a Jabanez

[@dylanvogel4503]

Hunter Sagers ibanez is shit

[@tempurasupplyco]

@@dylanvogel4503 taking 2 years for that? Go sit your butterscotch vintage reissue 50's custom shop tele ass down and play some blues chords.

[@dylanvogel4503]

Hunter Sagers I don't like telecasters I prefer Jackson I like the way they feel love the sounds from them ibanez sounds to muddy to me no mater what pickup and I hate the way the necks are tube screamers are kick ass tho no need to get upset

[@tucansamwell6209]

Dylan Vogel Guys, guys calm down. Can’t we all just hate Gibson together?

[@SatanClaus69]

25:31 James Fatfield in the back

[@JUNKO____]

OOOOOoohhwuh chi-hips

[@MarcosAntonio-vf3ln]

That’s cowboy from Gatecreeper lmao

[@SheaRecordmetal]

I used the little black JHS box with my 5150 2. It’s awesome , you push the front and keep the volume knob on the amp at the sweetspot. I used the box to keep the tone great at low volumes. Powertrip Is awesome!

[@Jaidezilla]

Thanks to Premier Guitar and the Rig Rundown series I now have a new band to listen to. Good job.

[@clydebigsby4117]

say lean and mean one more time

[@TheZooropaBaby]

They’re seriously good, I’m happy to see them here

[@Locoandchooch]

That's my old Jackson RR1, no joke

[@connordrysdale1796]

For real??

[@3badthebad]

Damn I bet you regret selling that Jackson now lmao

[@iommic7981]

holy shit. imagine playing a guitar that would eventually be played to record one of the greatest thrash/hardcore records of all time

[@yaboyreege7158]

@@3badthebad why would you regret it? He can always get another guitar if he wants. I think it’s pretty cool that his old guitar is used by one of the guys in power trip and I’m sure he probably feels the same way

[@zipchtkdn7804]

I also want to say I've enjoyed premier guitar for many years formative fun watch and try and get back to playing and practicing guitar motivates me to watch these videos and interviews

[@anthonyfisher5076]

Perry Bean great job interviewing an interesting musician and being really cool great questions, awesome premier.

[@mookytc]

Great rig rundown. Cool guys too.

[@johnbollen2717]

A good drinking game would be taking a shot every time they say "lean and mean" in this video

[@cluecumber]

when introducing Nick he says "mean and lean", caught me off guard.

[@Spidouz]

John Bollen or "like"... ;)

[@chuckcorbitt]

I see what you lean and mean

[@SaberToothGary]

and here I thought, "lean and mean" meant "like" just plugging into the head... silly me. =)

[@Jaidezilla]

You can add to that drinking game by doing a shot every time he either says uh or the phrase or whatever

[@EdoCFH]

WTF is going on at 21:05?? Is that scripted? Holy gosh ahahahahaha

[@joshstarkey8883]

LMAO I don't know how I missed that

[@premierguitar]

Dudes just being dudes...

[@joshstarkey8883]

Premier Guitar That doesn't explain why they act like they just found the elixir of eternal youth or the Krabby Patty secret formula or something

[@jensemann6951]

thats so scripted...but actually...its goooooooood man

[@Neuri]

Premier Guitar Bros gunna bro 👍🙏👊😁👌

[@disposable_being1233]

Code Orange or Full of Hell would be a great rig rundown.

[@wes1hoskins]

Full of Hell rig rundown kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4KUc6Cilqyjgrc

[@if6turnedouttobe9]

This was a really good rig video...Lots of good information...and cool dudes...

[@RadityoPramAdi]

Wow!!! They do sound great!!

[@disturbednwv]

Those 3 guys doing a skit in the background! lmao Then bringing him something to drink and eat! Great RigRundown as usual!

[@tylert812]

Showing Power Trip some love ayeeee!

[@rupert916]

This guy did a good job with the questions on gear and equipment and stuff…it’s more interesting than the bullshit questions you hear like “what age did you start playing” or “who were your biggest influences”.

[@bobbyberetta4206]

Hell Yeah! Love these guys!

[@Viper_555]

Nick at the end of his interview: “If you don’t like it, I don’t care.” LOL.

[@xmonks]

I love touring musicians taking about what works, instead of what's new or is new and flashy. Over thinking it can be the death of some music.

[@devinendel5512]

It’s cool to see how some of the guys featured on this series don’t have a super high understanding of the gear that they’re playing on, but can still make riffs that punch you in the face. Some bands, like ABR, sound like scientists when they talk about gear. It’s kind of refreshing with a little less understanding

[@pantelisrantzoglou2052]

Holy shit!!! Demetri Martin joined a thrash band

[@LeoM-zt3pl]

22:11 Rob Barrett , Cannibal Corpse with the vip iced tea delivery 😂🥤

[@JimmySlick]

They love having all their amp/pedal settings on 6 o’ clock

[@yk2973]

Best thing is he talks about e flat tuning with their first ep but after messing around and jamming to a few songs I’ve come to realize that the Divine Apprehension ep also seems to be played in e standard. Funny thing Is Blake plays for another band called Eternal Champion (which you need to check out, awesome heavy metal band) and they released an ep/single kind of thing called Ride for Revenge/Retaliator and THAT song is played in e flat. Think he mixed that up a little haha!

[@colincash1]

Wow so I’m here listening to this dude talk about his rig and he mentions Mike Dijon from break down, I know Mike and haven’t seen him in years!! Crazy, I remember sitting in mikes apartment and him teaching me and another friend the guitar 🤯 roadie at one of their shows at CBGB’s way back!! Good shit

[@saffel]

Just saw these guys open for High on Fire- killer show- so cool to hear good old classic thrash riffs- Right of Dallas TX- sounds like it too- killer

[@SamGrantOfficial]

at the regent? yeah i was there. first time seeing them and i;ve been listening to nothing but powertrip ever since. blew HoF out of the water

[@saffel]

Sam Grant : saw em’ in Seattle

[@samjimenez8713]

Love these guys

[@bruceanderson8720]

Cool review! Thanks

[@hchoe741]

21:05 wtf lol

[@ferxodiaracing6690]

LMFAO, random af

[@deanbrown7844]

Finally a guitar player I understand :)

[@samjimenez8713]

"mean and lean"

[@Leftlanedave]

The singer and roadies video photo bombing is priceless fuck yeah!!!

[@10000rambos]

E standard is like banjo tuning nowadays

[@brandonramsey5859]

Lol

[@angrytroll27]

G12T-75's are in the JCM900 Cab.

[@patrickwilliams3590]

I thought so, but mine came with G12K-85's. I thought that was strange.

[@angrytroll27]

Yeah thats a strange one my 900 cab has 75s

[@revsharp777]

Hell yes! And I see Cannibal Corpse's gear behind them, so I really hope you did a rig rundown with them as well.

[@ThePhantomnaut]

PG said on the preview of this rundown that CC declined. Hopefully Gatecreeper were down. :(

[@revsharp777]

The Phantomnaut damn. They've gotten Alex a few times now, but it would be cool to see Rob and Pat.

[@premierguitar]

Yep, like The Phantomnaut said, CC declined our request.

[@revsharp777]

Premier Guitar DRAT! Well if anything, I checked out 3 Power Trip albums after watching this, so thank you!

[@godtoHrD]

Premier Guitar Damn that's heart breaking

[@venemataylor]

need a rig rundown for perry's asics

[@exhainca]

First guy is a really nice kid. Sorry, I'm old. His rationalisation of E tuning is cool. Like, lower doesn't make you heavy. The riffs do - and if you can write them in E, you've won.

[@TIGERGUTS]

Legends of the Background !

[@Sarg88SB]

Man love rr1 .. love thrash … love power trip

[@tunesfromthebeardedman]

6:35. Yeah hahahaha. You can't hold it dude

[@JO11020]

Cool gear, thanks for sharing ... )JO

[@stomi-bertil7492]

Rest easy riley gale❤

[@AleksisPelli]

Can't go wrong with a Black RR - Way to go Blake!

[@IamN0-1]

Is it me, or does Blake looks, sounds,and somewhat acts like Chuck schuldiner

[@erikvaldur3334]

That bass looks like an old Gibson RG or RD Artist series guitars. Haven't seen one of those in years.

[@danish8003]

Nice Jackson no matter what colour on! Gonna check the pickup he’s using.

[@bo1ivarj]

Did I miss how they get their solo boosts? Seems TS is always on for rhythm, not so much lead boost.

[@syracuse6651]

Yes.... James has been playing ESP for over 30 years.... Didn't just switch yesterday

[@mattnunesmusica]

I'm confused. Blake Ibanez... playing Jackson...

[@SohiX2010]

Matt Nunes first thing that came to my head lol

[@izmalcheahmad]

AHAHAHAHHA YEAPPPP!!

[@maderzackfire3720]

i wanna be confuse too with u AHAHAHAHA

[@pattonPwr]

21:09 in the back was so random

[@solarreturn7673]

I was waiting for someone to point that out lmao

[@MoneyBooBoo]

lol

[@jazzblasterrr]

That’s the guitarist of gatecreeper sans shirt.

[@morry850]

The guy with the beard and sun glasses is Rob Barrett from Cannibal Corpse.

[@hpebackwards]

performance art

[@DragonCrestPC]

Such a great band! Thanks for this

[@darktempest53]

Please do Immolation or Amon Amarth

[@lorenzoholt5053]

Tfw I realize that was Rob Barrett that handed him the drink

[@jasonkav]

Hope they keep going on Riley would’ve wanted it that way

[@MidtownMeezus]

Is Jackson USA just as good as the other custom shop brands?

[@jasonpegram2114]

Very cool band

[@milesgentry2561]

So what band did the wall of Mesa's belong to?

[@zipchtkdn7804]

They used to make this custom shop Jackson's with the maple sides with Maple neck

[@anahowana]

The Mesaboogie backline behind them belongs probably to Cannibal Corpse ! Thank you for the nice video. Cheers from Morocco.

[@edchaos2679]

Hey Perry they remind me of If Hope Dies from back home bro. Lol

[@maxfoster2875]

What song was playing in the beginning ? Of the video

[@Melkor0410]

I like how the comments here about Blake Ibanez playing a Jackson despite his name XD. I like to come back this video alot cuz its nice to see how metal musicians keep their rig super simple. Rest in Power Riley

[@xjayblesx]

Nick Stewart's Tim Butcher pin FTW.

[@snowyrain5730]

A surprising number of guitar players are unaware that you actually get better low end from lighter gauge strings. I went through that painful adventure back in my late teens learning guitar... thinking "gonna rock some 12's and blow the house down"... all i ended up getting was tone I didn't like and a bunch of bloody fingers!

[@jacobcousins4234]

Its way clearer and easier to control your tone i use .09-.46 works perfect

[@Suped_BIGRIG_350mph]

Rest in peace Riley

[@epinefren94]

21:09 guys messing around in the background is pretty funny

[@Kevin.Kelly.]

Rob from Cannibal

[@marcoabreo6506]

North Texas all up in this.

[@rayprevailer8454]

9's are the shit for me. Slinky 9-42 and I like the sound and feel of 1/2 step down tuning.

[@LeoM-zt3pl]

Try 9.5 - 44 its even better on a 25.5 scale for Eb

[@ExodusAttacKGR]

those trollers in the background hahahha

[@MrDavemiley]

I wish i could find what happened to the Randy Rhodes guitar that had OZZY Tickets of a concert Randy played inlaid into the Finnish. It was white with black binding. I had an un-used ticket and the used half on the other ticket. A girl stood me up to go to the concert and could not manage to scalp sell the other ticket for a decent price at the last minute ,so I just kept it. Several years , about 8-9 years after Randy passed , sold them to a guy in a guitar booth at a guitar show in Houston. He had them inlaid into the guitar to increase the value of the Guitar . I wonder where that guitar is now ?

[@xjohn1970]

1st guy like I cant handle changing batts in my awesome EMG 81/85 active pickups (Add a Batt box to Guitar,1 min batt Change), but battery wireless is ok. I prefer plugging in a amp with a quality cord over that wireless. I can feel a slight delay in mine .I have the same pack. Bands cool.

[@brandonroy5226]

lean and mean.....mean and lean hahahahahahahahaha wtf this guy

[@ltgrulz]

does anyone know the song at the beginning

[@jigaddyjigs5908]

what song is the beginning live song?

[@80sMetalAttack]

Crucifixation

[@DiMeTiMe2456]

I hate when guys are like “ I think it’s these pickups or I think it’s this bridge” but will know certain obscure down to the very last detail