Rig Rundown - The Aristocrats' Guthrie Govan

[@kevinriveraguitar]

"It makes me sound like a duck...which I enjoy". Looks at the chick dead in the eye with a straight face.

[@Mungface777]

Kevin Rivera I

[@Forerunner1232]

And a quick glance at the rack :D

[@ziggylayneable]

This is Guthrie's "Monty Python behavior"

[@Isnaard]

If Govan wasn't a guitarist he would narrate nature programs. Damn, he should probably still narrate them!

[@spicecrop]

Figures, He was an English major at Oxford or some shit. He almost went the academic route.

[@Isnaard]

That's awesome if it's true, man! I was referring more to his excellent narrating voice, though.

[@spicecrop]

xdddaaxxdd Oh it's true. Heard it from one of his interviews. I just can't remember the University. But I think it's Oxford. He had to decide to stay in school or be a rock star. He chose wisely in my opinion. But I get what you mean about his voice and the way he talks, but the English study has something to do with it. He also worked at McDonalds believe it or not.

[@spicecrop]

xdddaaxxdd Yeah it's Oxford, I just checked on Wiki. Pretty funny.

[@linksayajin2958]

There's a lot of rock dudes who'd do the same. Like James Hetfield reading fairytales...

[@johnc7801]

This guy is priceless. What a complete gentleman with a plethora of one liners. The whole interview is one funny line followed by an even funnier one and the dude isn't even trying. I think I'd piss my pants & be spitting out drinks just hanging out with this guy. He's awesome!

[@88omair]

His tones are ridiculously gorgeous and innovative. He's got a great sense of humour.

[@hubertgagne3628]

Omair Sheikh this guy isn't human, even his sense of humor isn't human

[@Guitarmattms2010]

He's British. :D

[@mkilner]

only a Brit would use a tea tray for a pedal board, magic!

[@brian95240]

His signature "Earl Grey" Pedal board?😂😂😂

[@lueymeteora1410]

C'mon! You can be the one to boost the likes for this comment to 100. You know you want to !! ☺️

[@jada90]

"They are joyous things to behold" I love his mannerisms.

[@danielmoore716]

Joyous things to behold.

[@YaoEspirito]

+daniel moore Talking about frets! He's great.

[@MichaelD8393]

+daniel moore Yeah one of the best Guthrie-isms.

[@grandmaitredesmarionnettes1038]

+MichaelD8393 "egg frying background noise"

[@MichaelD8393]

Stratcat And also "This........sounds expensive"! when he first turns on the chorus.

[@grandmaitredesmarionnettes1038]

***** "I should explain the general philosophy of this pedal board"

[@MichaelD8393]

8:22 Guthrie "This"....turns on chorus pedal, strums chord...................."Sounds expensive"! Very classy way to describe a chorus pedal.

[@squiresuzuki]

they're meant to sound like turtle shell, but you don't need to kill anything, which is "groovy man"

[@mikedegroff7766]

+Andrew Suzuki "It pleases him!" haha Also I have to ask, whats that there on your breadboard?

[@johnbotelho3453]

✌

[@schuey999]

As many times as he's gone over this, it never gets boring. What an amazing guy.

[@Twuntt]

did i just hear guthrie play a RATM riff? life is complete lol

[@rockard94]

He did lol

[@KeeperOfPoops]

Killing In The Name the best RATM song of all time, hence it's no.1 in top 10 RATM songs by WatchMojo

[@AJDOLDCHANNELARCHIVE]

He played the whole of Bulls on Parade with Dizzie Rascall a few years ago.

[@swaggypanda1808]

AJD OLD CHANNEL ARCHIVE I prefer Bulls on Parade to Killing in The Name, mainly because of nostalgia.

[@andrewpappas9311]

And then the tapping lick he did kinda sounded like something from Mega Man

[@marco26208]

4:38 "I should explain the general philosophy of this pedalboard" I love him :D

[@mikesinaro]

9:47 That's what she said.

[@rolandramirez4557]

6:08-6:13 Gotta love the way Guthrie navigates through this. "But enough of this... let us move on to my other devices" fuckin smooth

[@ColeFleming]

Grimm1337 putting effects into the front of the amp means they cxxome before the preamp (where the amps tone is generated) the effects loop is after the pre amp, but before the power amp (where the power comes from) the reason for some effects going into the effects loop is generally that in situations where preamp gain is used, time based effects such as delay, flanger, reverb etc. Sound better because its easier to effect a distorted tone than it is to distort an effected tone, hope it helps.

[@axleblaze123]

His knowledge bank is an endless void. "Egg frying background noise" Who the hell comes up with that stuff.

[@richardaaron4454]

He comes from another dimension lol...

[@soumakbasak9848]

He did go to Oxford for an english major I think, and he used to read a ton of books since he was three. One would expect him to be well acquainted with the language

[@tysonrinker8089]

called anologies

[@tysonrinker8089]

Start The Rebellion no, it's anologies my phone did not auto correct me so I spelled it right

[@tysonrinker8089]

you say potato I say potato you say potato know what I'm sayin

[@fuzzcous]

moisture and evil

[@88omair]

And all that good stuff

[@pikiwiki]

"burn the evil out...this is where the filth comes from...adequate amounts of meat..gaping head wound.. cheapest, nastiest pedal of the bunch.." Guthrie is an articulate guy

[@ianleonard3264]

I think dude went to oxford for english before he decided to commit to guitar. Hes a dude who would be at the top of any field

[@davifernandeslima01]

"i can bore you with the details" :D

[@RichardGarcia93]

He went to a prestigious college for English

[@MyCatShitsFire]

At 2:53, is he doing killing in the name???

[@theblockbros1]

MyCatShitsFire Literally heard that and scrolled to say so. But youd already done it xD

[@hubertgagne3628]

Wimpywolf same ahaha

[@carloshenrialves]

Same haha

[@ksukhia]

haha yes! awesome catch!

[@andrewpappas9311]

MyCatShitsFire Even he can appreciate Tom Morello

[@KaustavMajumder]

Rebecca Dirks knows her stuff. She asks the right questions and knows what she wants to get out of the interview. Very mature interviewer. Props to you ma'am.

[@agro0]

was this the capcom intro at 3:09? :D

[@ChadVanHalen5150]

Seeeeegaaaa

[@Rishabhgreenday]

sevens from erotic cakes

[@ksukhia]

YES ! Amazing catch bud!

[@brian95240]

Nice! Now I will have to play Street Fighter 😂😂😂

[@andrewpappas9311]

Sounded like it, yeah

[@handstrong5]

I just love this guy. His intellect and wit always catches me by surprise. He also uses sarcasm like spices he stirs into the stew. Really enjoyable character.

[@Kostas1601]

Rebecca is the best guitar gear interviewer of all time. No comparison. She's a legend

[@rubetz528]

Yeah, she was a real pro when it came to interviews. I was so sorry to find out she had left PG.

[@DanielVerberne]

She is indeed good.

[@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888]

"what picks are you using?" Hardly the stuff of legends, but we get it, you fancy her.

[@Larriex97]

Absolutely!

[@turolretar]

Nah she’s just hot, have you seen her interview with Satchel?

[@BassGuyNL]

3:30 Best description ever of frets: "They are joyous things to behold". To come up with that on the spot following the interviewer's remark ("they're nicely shined up there") underlines Guthrie's mastership of improvisation. It's all about question and answer!

[@WilliamJacobsenMusic]

That's just the way he speaks, hahah

[@sirspikey]

lol "...doesn't do much, just there to cheer me up..."

[@ScottBrunelleMusic]

Props to Rebecca for a very interesting/thorough look at Guthrie's gear! Nicely done!

[@Jamesfoofighter]

08:30 😂😂😂 her face when he says"egg frying"

[@MrBasilGanglia]

He seems like such a nice guy. unassuming, humble, witty, and a damn great guitarist.

[@ChanceCooper125]

The fact that he has muscle memory for instantly tuning the E string to D and vice versa PERFECTLY was fairly mind blowing to me. He’s like a guitar-playing AI. It’s insane

[@keehin]

Rig explained by not any guitar tech but the man himself, we need more interviews like this.

[@alexmurphy5289]

I would definitely pick Guthrie to narrate my life in his own words

[@rampage222555]

Most of the guitarists interviewed usually look all tired of interviews, but Guthrie actually looked like he was having fun explaining his rig.

[@gottobekiddingme666]

Damn! Now I need to practice my guitar and English. Guthrie is like guitar Jesus who speaks like Shakespeare.

[@caprise-music6722]

Hahah Shakespeare. Not quite

[@GravyHucker]

Best Rig Rundown out there. And I love that guitar!

[@AlobytesOgniddove]

I LOVE GUTHRIE, HIS SENSE OF HUMOR! ^^

[@boynamedlen]

What a nice man. No attitude, comes across as a super nice guy AND is an amazing guitarist.

[@BugraSisman]

"I will tune up more before the gig"

[@MrBazzos]

Bugra Sisman I read this comment just as he said it 😮

[@bigsby19]

“Egg frying” Rebecca’s face looks like she is going to loose it. Guthrie is hilarious.

[@unclerogerANKI]

Love the "Killing in the Name" riffcheck at 2:52, followed by the craziest whammy bar thing I've ever heard

[@StephenLafferty]

I'm very pleased to have Guthrie's English accent and humorous and practical take on the guitar rig here on Premier Guitar.

[@brianwarner308]

she's good. she knows alot

[@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888]

Unlike you, alot boy.

[@cooperblack2968]

Loving how both the top comments are just quotes of Guthrie, the sickest man alive and one of the best guitarist's out there right now in my opinion

[@Thesongstaysthesame]

Love this guy. I've watched this like 10 times.

[@MrMurens]

@premierguitar Wow!! Premierguitar is amazing!! And Rebecca Dirks too!! Thanks for all the rig rundown stuff!!

[@larkinaspic5056]

Bryan at 9:35 checking the chick out :D

[@brickgraims83]

😂😂😂

[@nicolaslauciricamusic3188]

Kfkdks man he stared like 4 minutes 🤣

[@Enkiguy]

Guthrie comes off as a mad scientist of guitars to me...he has this wild look in his eyes and his use of words. Like he is an intelligent mad man.

[@WilliamJacobsenMusic]

10:30 Bryan is checkin out Rebecca in the background

[@Guitarraeficaztutorialesytabs]

HAHAHA Nice catch.

[@thelordofthestrings]

No he just hit the mic with his peace sign :P

[@b1gm3dahun]

This video. It pleases me.

[@tweevers2]

as long as his equipment keeps "Pleasing him"...the world shall keep turning freely

[@ricopaxton]

I bet every (by her interviewed) guitarist remembers Rebecca Dirks. She is/was the perfect interviewer for top notch guitarists, with all the knowledge or research beforehand. Just the way she loosened up Guthrie here with detailed questions, nearly beyond his knowledge about his signature guitar, made him comfortably enough to nerd out about his pedals. Great job!

[@BlackMaidenTallica]

2:52 Guthrie plays RATM...

[@tysonrinker8089]

Josh Evans it's not like he busted out JOHNNY thunders or something. just a boring ratm song

[@KeeperOfPoops]

well he did cover Bulls on Parade with Dizzie Rascal

[@premierguitar]

@MrMurens Check back tomorrow, fine sir. Thanks for watching the videos!

[@Slears]

6:09 "...let us move on to my other DEVICES" haha

[@jbubal]

That KokoBoost is the shit! I really like Rundowns where guitarists actually play and show what each thing does to the sound.

[@alanboro]

3:09.... capcom?

[@alanboro]

watch?v=7GJ3dCE2wIA

[@jasondesjardins7371]

...it cheers me up to know that it's there. Brilliant.

[@Rumbleman99]

i love how everything 'pleases' him XD

[@SuperMrONeill]

He looks like the type of man who will write a thesis on something artistic and intelligent, then drink a glass of fine wine afterwards and then play an amazing guitar lick and melt everyone's faces with it.

[@Kweesh]

"But enough of the Koko Boost, lets move on to my other devices"

[@jamesireland7043]

He has such a radio friendly voice. I could imagine him telling me there is a traffic jam on the M1 or introducing a classic rock show at about 5 in the evening on a Sunday.

[@Stumpy801]

rebecca is a heart throb

[@audiosoma]

+Dan Hahn Oh, She is my secret love! She "pleases" me so much with her incredible smile and big "eyes". ;)

[@audiosoma]

+Chio Chan Genocide sure, i will not

[@Ledvolta]

She’s awesome.

[@tysonrinker8089]

back off she's mine

[@nakkaspik]

Guthrie Govan - The guitarist with the greatest quotes!

[@aleksababa]

His face at 9:28 is like 'duck my life'

[@Hexusdfx]

"They are joyous things to behold" Talking about his fretts. I love this guy!

[@Shredwizard445]

She makes him so nervous he starts playing with his hair

[@WoodieLarsen]

rebecca dirks and guthrie shall spawn the greatest and most beautiful guitar player to bestow its greatness upon the world.

[@ImaTurninToABug]

"It's throaty.. It's fat.... It pleases me"

[@placer7412]

RyanIsARecluse he wants a fat covered throat

[@nikeisagreekgoddess4135]

got a little too personal, didn't he?

[@sgtcaco]

My girlfreind.

[@placer7412]

THE BEST KIND OF THROAT BOYS HERRherherherheherTREHIEEIEHEIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRHERREREEEEEEEEEER

[@popace]

9:18 "The Wah Rocker pedal 3. And... it makes me sound like a duck. Which I enjoy." This guy :D

[@AFN2750]

Roasted maple before when roasted maple was cool

[@austinheimark5482]

rolling paper on cabinet at 4:38 - essential part of rig :)

[@TheSchwarg]

2:17 lol were those guthrie's zig zags??? XD

[@ThePowersThatBeef]

'Joyous things to behold'! - luv this guy!

[@gmdrummerboy]

If i were to see this guy walking down S Congress in Austin, Tx, that is not the voice I'd expect. Lol.

[@stonaldinho1178]

He's almost as good at speaking as he is at playing guitar. His choice of words and delivery are both top notch.

[@pierreandferb]

daym that chick... i don't even care about guthrie's rig anymore

[@thanekrios7020]

"It's throaty, it's fat, it pleases me." If you know what I mean.

[@BujoySeth]

I was actually thinking I've this this kind of voice before.. you just saved me from hours of thinking.

[@marco26208]

8:23 "Sounds expensive" xD

[@sharktroubles]

As he told Rebecca: it's an elastic hairband. G.G. demonstrated some fretboard tapping after moving it up the neck explaining that it muffles open string ringing.

[@ZombieOrchestra]

''I didn't think i'd end up using this, but It's Throaty, it's Fat, it pleases me!'' That's Exactly how I feel about my Girlfriend Guthrie!

[@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888]

As if you have a girlfriend.

[@ZombieOrchestra]

@@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888 I do, because I'm not a bald headed sack of crap that plays a Gretch......Horribly. I have heard cats puking up a hairball and that was more musical than your rubbish playing.

[@melbro7379]

@@ZombieOrchestra goddamn man you annihilated him

[@ZombieOrchestra]

@@melbro7379 I went kind of hard, but he shot his yapper off. He took down his videos and curled up in the fetal position for a good cry.

[@reaper3264]

listening to guthrie talking about all his guitar stuff is so... relaxing

[@njuham]

Clearly he got flustered in front of this sexy chick, started thinking about sex and became very typically English in overly sarcastic way.

[@MrOquedo]

haha yeah I noticed that too.

[@AmnFry]

Geez...this dude plans his set around the "frequencies" of the other players instruments. A whole other level experience!

[@chirsa586]

All in the hands. I'd sound like dog shit with his rig.

[@DeadGlassEyes]

Yup.

[@richardaaron4454]

Absolutely... Yet he can can sound like anyone he wants to and it kills me that he can be that good.

[@jamesadcock5235]

He is so intelligent he could never give u an answer that didn't involve words that u never heard before

[@BunkleMcCrunkle]

Adequate amounts of meat. Quite.

[@SummoninVOoDooChilD]

Guthrie is one of the greatest but definitely the most friendly, I love this man !

[@Meltedcheese567]

The best players have the smallest, sloppiest looking pedal boards...because they're focused on actually playing the guitar.

[@manuelpassarella]

I must be a great guitar player!!! 😂😂😂😂😂 And I didn't know it! In my case you can be bad at guitar and have a sloppy looking pedalboard!😂

[@nicholastotoro7721]

His pedalboard before going to the FM9 looked neat, tidy, custom and like it came from the future. Guess his skill level went down... 😂

[@glencampbell136]

(old guy) I remember this Riff...

[@glencampbell136]

NOT

[@glencampbell136]

Guthrie Govan 🎸

[@jyangers24]

"eggfrying" lol

[@wizaxed]

I miss Rebecca Dirks!

[@callumcartymusic]

Could he have chosen a more British alternative to a pedalboard? Oh Guthrie.

[@GamingPlus10]

3:11 it's that a video game intro? I can't quite place what it is.

[@sebastiantolmasky2462]

3:10 capcom title

[@DogLifeXtreme]

groovy man! Guthrie ist so nice and chilled, what a great guy and musician, too!

[@asharditistolie]

which rolling papers do you use? rizla+ hahaah

[@Mooseboy08]

He uses Zig Zag. I happen to know this because I caught him outside of a tiny club in Omaha before The Aristocrats played. He was rolling English tobacco that I didn't recognize, but using Zig Zag papers.

[@ruzcelbeltran]

Love that humbleness of Guthrie 🤘 nice rig also

[@brazwen]

"It's throaty... it's fat... it pleases me" sounds like BJ description to me.

[@capoman1]

2:13 look closely next to his strings laying on the amp, what do you see?

[@littlewing62]

haha off course..

[@littlewing62]

and santa clause exists. and there's no global warming and george bush NEVER lied. ever.. yep...

[@b-sideplank]

littlewing62 lol.... I wouldn't be surprised if Guthrie didn't smoke. His brain is so wonderful he doesn't need external stimulant to chill.

[@kickthebabylmo]

Saqib Saqib Guthrie actually smokes quite a lot

[@Zero-di9mz]

so sad that guthrie believes in tonewood other than that hes a beast

[@rockard94]

If you actually do frequency tests you'll see that different tonewoods resonate differently....

[@Zero-di9mz]

not on electric instruments i have made test s indeed. im a guitar builder myself (7 years of) and i can tell you if is in a solid body remember every wood (not matter the species) are curated, baked and put in different... if we are talking about Hollow, Semi Hollow or Acoustic is another case because they react to dynamics

[@williamjay2386]

What about chambered?

[@rockard94]

Proto Razor What kind of guitar builder are you? Build a guitar out of maple and then build one with the exact same specs, but made out of mahogany.,....... if you can't hear the difference, you shouldn't be "building" guitars. And what were your tests?

[@Zero-di9mz]

People really need to know the difference on electric instruments to acoustic ones for real.... and i have no chambered test but i would tell is close to a hollow guitar it could change a little bit the tone but noting noticeable that for sure