Rig Rundown: The War on Drugs [2022]

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[@DominikGuerriero]

if the drugs they're fighting are guitar pedals, They've definitely lost.

[@mhoff7722]

Lol some trippy stuff going on but my dude you can’t use a couple or three Axe FX to take the place of a couple dozen pedals? Lol

[@igavehimadollar3354]

Hahaha I mean I have a similar issue that I’ve just kicked but that’s a shit tonne of pedals

[@soofitnsexy]

hahaaaa

[@endevourdaze]

Classic😂

[@jugglerj0e]

I love that Jazzmaster he plays. Beautiful!

[@thestuffmikedoes2309]

This is the best example of a Rig Rundown that a I absolutely love to watch, but an actual rig that I would never want to deal with.

[@TheKennyboy92]

yeah seems like ALOT to wrap your head around.

[@willrobertsmith]

We had access to too much money, too much equipment and little by little we went insane.

[@alonsoboulevard]

My dream

[@ThePalindromeProject]

this is a goat'd coppola reference

[@porchestra]

I’m a drummer who plays guitar when no one else is watching and this channel has been a great way in knowing how some of my favourite bands get their distinctive tones.

[@Apprentice_of_the_Leonine]

Ah, so you're another Charlie Benante from Anthrax? Yeah, he can play guitar pretty good too, in addition to his beastly drumming skills.

[@Steaminlidz]

Holy. The first War On Drugs one is one of my most rewatched Rig Rundowns ever…

[@DMSProduktions]

The war FAILED you know!

[@BenCDaugherty]

He has all that and THEN shows us a kemper hiding behind the rig. The cherry on top

[@stealthisname]

The two flavors of fuzz housed in the JHS Bun Runner are the "Astro Mess Fuzz" [designed by the Switchfoot guitarist] and a modified germanium "Tonebender" circuit

[@Otis-Isom]

COMPLETE THE CIRCLE!!!

[@golfcoursemanager33]

That pedalboard looks like the helm of the Starship Enterprise.

[@Dunkaroos248]

Adam is endlessly talented and I respect that he uses fender equipment

[@nickhutchinson9068]

Adam basically is a touring guitar shop, love it

[@thegreatbeluga8224]

❤

[@Marcel-ul7sd]

I’d like to see a rig rundown with this guy and Nigel Tufnel together. Epic! 😁

[@DanBettridge]

There are some great little awkward silences in this 😅

[@rome8180]

This is one of my favorite Rig Rundown episodes. And I don't even really like War on Drugs as much as most people do. It helps that Chris is my favorite Rig Rundown interviewer.

[@THESESSIONROOM]

He's the best!💯

[@marksimons4108]

Who do you like more?

[@Brian_Boru]

What an interesting musician. So good to hear these background details.

[@olivernoakes4483]

Love these videos so much, so relaxing to watch

[@Twod1980]

100%

[@joshphillips9033]

Yup, v1 is a classic. Can't wait to see this one

[@stevee_sunset]

I love this show. Thank you so much!

[@premierguitar]

Thank you too!

[@houdinibrains7785]

This guy has decided to try and get pretty much every guitar pedal. How does he sleep at night? Why does he torture himself? He has spent so much time thinking about this and applying it. Wow he’s a champ!

[@ST-xg3gy]

I can't imagine lugging around that many pedals. Wow.

[@warrenbutterfield4208]

Actually That’s what the secretaries are for….

[@graxjpg]

@@warrenbutterfield4208 secretaries LOL

[@warrenbutterfield4208]

Finally….G-RAX A man with a true sense OF humor

[@warrenbutterfield4208]

With that cash…I’m an instant inveterate congenital PEDAL HOARDER….🎸🔥🍾 And so is y’all bishes and you knows it !!!

[@warrenbutterfield4208]

I got the secretaries. I need the PEDALGOGY

[@jimtroeltsch5998]

Seen this band live in Fredericton NB, they were amazing! I had never listened to them much before, but live it was an incredible sound. I really loved their set! Also, this guy has fantastic taste in pedals. The goatkeeper is amazing. I have a malekko goatkeeper, and its such qa fantastic trem pedal. Best one's I've used, though I wish it was stereo. Also, the reverse reverb on the hardwire is beautiful sounding, one of my favourites.

[@jesselp50]

One of my favorite bands

[@josephlara2339]

loooove this bass rig. what an excellent rundown

[@Lupoexperience]

Chris is a great interviewer, although I also really enjoy listening to John Bohlinger do these rig rundowns. Love War on Drugs and Adam's sound, which reminds me of that pushed back in the mix feel reminiscent of the E Street band. Great one!

[@psychotogether5114]

Chris will ask the question your thinking but he'll name check the song and album for EVERY band.

[@sweetman714]

welp, just found what I'm going to be rewatching for the next 3 weeks.

[@DannyBrooks1]

Imagine one bad cable in that pedalboard and your screwed.

[@GrahamsYouTube]

The first guitar pedalboard for a centipede :0)

[@mergie]

Adam is THE tone master

[@jjll999]

Nice, been waiting on a new Drugs rundown! Thanks.

[@SyntagmaStation]

He’s a little light on the pedals. Needs more.

[@AnodyneHipsterInfluencer]

I dig all the gear. In my mind that's what a rock show is _supposed_ to be. A bunch of tube amps, racks full of outboard gear, big pedalboards, Rhodes, B3's, synths, electric pianos, specialized drum kits and a trio of background singers.

[@Meltedcheese567]

The problem is he doesn't touch half those pedals, and many of the pedals are completely extraneous.

[@DavySolaris]

@@Meltedcheese567 how is that a "problem"

[@WanderingCanadian1]

​@@Meltedcheese567 who cares

[@KRayxKodessA]

whoa... check out that _absolute_ spacestation of a board

[@BruceKnouseMusic]

NICE SHIRT Chris!!!! I picked up the same one a couple weeks ago😂

[@cszollinger]

Shout-out to my favorite record store growing up, The Record Exchange in Boise! Nice to hear Adam mention it!

[@terrymiller111]

It goes up to a Boise 9!"--Nigel Tufnel (double joke)

[@WillBrahm]

Adam is our man

[@henryfuller69]

You guys should do the chili peppers while they're on tour

[@warrenbutterfield4208]

Don’t forget to include the socks, the boxers, and the asinine tattoos Red hot chili peppers: Frig rundown

[@jeffdixon847]

I’m glad to see Adam simplified things by ditching the Leslie speaker. His roadies have so much less to cart around now. Whew!

[@M_U_S_T_A_R_D]

So glad they did an update since his rig changes so much! Really cool to finally hear about the reissue Jazzmaster since it’s really Adam’s main Jazzmaster live and the one that’s been used on most performances of under the pressure since late 2014. Great to see Dave’s rig too 🤘

[@travisthornton1792]

Thanks for your uploads, Mr. Mustard

[@Pthunderful]

One of the most loyal fans uplaodera

[@mortenbrandanger4276]

This all goes to Europe :) Love this guy. Looks totally out of control, but some of the best sound and lights I'v ever seen on any concert. Also he manages to use all that stuff without ever sounding over the top effect wise. Awesome!!!

[@Meltedcheese567]

Yeah because 80% of this setup is totally superfluous lol. If you watch live videos he never touches the vast majority of the effects.

[@mattjohnson788]

@@Meltedcheese567 Dude, if you listened, you'd know that the guitar tec is pushing buttons on alot of this...

[@psychic_records]

Awesome. I love seeing pro's who are just a nerdy about gear as I am.

[@rexhead]

nice to see Pic of Zevon in his vault

[@Burnt_Gerbil]

Damn, that’s a ton of pedals. I wonder how long that takes to set up every night! 😆

[@latontolog]

I'd have to imagine they don't dismantle the pedalboards between gigs :p

[@Bhh-j2s]

Hey guys we’ve got a fly gig. I’m just packing up I’ll see you at the airport in two weeks!

[@jasoncomstock7562]

He plays the riff of "Oceans of Darkness" at 0.44

[@Twod1980]

Thank u 🙏

[@Jeanphilopo]

Dave's tone is so warm, a bassist delight

[@Twod1980]

I love their music, they are great live but I could listen to Adam talk all day long ❤

[@klekrfaqer2114]

Is that a 160 on the Swart? If so, it's remarkable they put a ribbon on stage! This reminds me how little credit cab mics get in rundowns; it would be really nice if you could spare a few words on this topic with bands who mic their cabs live (it matters a lot more than e.g. picks IMHO).

[@jeffpettit1]

beyerdynamic ftw

[@victorious2178]

Man I was just thinking the other day about how we need a new gear rundown on the war on drugs!!!!!!!! Awesome yo!!💪🏼💪🏼

[@warrenbutterfield4208]

I was thinking of a Place

[@jixxxxer17]

I have a 2024 Squire Jazzmaster , don't be jealous ya all :)

[@Eric_K_Sr]

Adam has become one of my favorite singer/songwriter/guitar players!

[@escommentss]

I certainly wouldn't want to be this guy's guitar tech... Holy moly!! Do those pedal boards pack up in some sort of modular fashion? Or are 8 out of 10 connections, hand patched, unpatched, cables wound up, unwound up, every show??

[@grape_salad]

I've seen a lot of bands w complicated rigs just pack entire boards up into road cases, so yeah kind of a modular fashion. They might unplug the leads going in and out of each board but the patche cables inbetween likely stay in place the whole tour.

[@toadnewt62]

That's a rig and a half if ever I saw one. Can anybody make a guess what it would cost to assemble?

[@graxjpg]

About $30 an hour if it had to be me

[@frankclarke3689]

I'm not going to survive this whole video. I know there is mad genius going on here but this has to be the most scattered rig rundown ever.

[@xdoctorblindx]

No one is forcing you to watch it.

[@christopherdavidson6717]

@@xdoctorblindx I'm guessing he turned it off at some point like me. This guy is as inspiring as a gnat.

[@loneguitarist13]

I believe the bunrunner is a tone bender circuit and the Astro mess fuzz designed by JHS

[@misterknightowlandco]

I’m a recent fan and I’m stoked to see this…

[@Jacob-ur3lh]

Goatkeeper pedal is awesome. Can make your bass sound like an arpeggiated synth

[@michaelmassaro3483]

Automatic like since Adam mentioned the Eagles Super Bowl win. Go Birds! 🦅

[@lespaulthomson3167]

Pedals are fun but God damn!! In a live setting I can only deal with a few pedals. I'd hate to be stuck in front of that space lauch command center all night.it would be like working.lol

[@BeesWaxMinder]

Why is there a mic SO low next to the pedals?

[@mattthrun-nowicki8641]

Alembics over Hiwatts?! Adam, are you fucking kidding?! No fucking way.

[@christianholzel560]

Thank you, Premier Guitar!

[@meadish]

Yer a Wizard, Hadam.

[@conturf9973]

that pedal board looks slightly less complicated than the control panel of the space shuttle

[@kipponi]

This is not pedalboard it is spaceship🤣. Now I know what I need, less. Because this interview helps to decide 👍.

[@iwillnevergetone5]

Premier Guitar, would yall entertain the idea of adding keyboard sections to Rig Rundowns? I know it's not in the magazine's title, but all these awesome key rigs are sitting there teasing us like in this one & the Circles Around The Sun for example. or maybe some of these keyboard publications need to step their game up and get some in-depth keys rundowns for us who love both

[@premierguitar]

We got something cooking your band mates might be interested in… 🤔

[@iwillnevergetone5]

@@premierguitar i love it

[@nickp440]

The recent greta van fleet rundown was great for keys

[@benmtz]

Now that is a big pedalboard!

[@brandongurganus7387]

I’m digging the redwing iron ranger boots!

[@Mark_Bayer]

This is awesome and insane

[@babagadoush1]

Damn this dudes a gear head on another level

[@19581998]

“Just Say No”

[@ark8001]

Is just the intro n' i'm already thankful that i'm not his guitartech... Holy Cow!!!

[@WanderingCanadian1]

You've never watch the Rig Rundown for The Edge. WoDs tech has it easy compared to Dallas Schoo

[@burnthisghost]

He’s just such a good dude

[@guitarz]

And here I am fussing with 2 delays and reverbs and wondering what OD and fuzz to use. F it I’ll go with amp distortion and 1 delay

[@morielchukrun5574]

one of the best bands out there. their music is a true work of art,

[@songOmatic]

MORE PLAYING PLEASE!!! LOL

[@electricalife]

My, what a nice surprise.

[@TCUK81]

Should we just assume the amps go to 11?

[@ianmatthewdavis526]

Pretty sure the left side of the Bunrunner is the Devi Ever fuzz!

[@lilnutty6821]

All the gear is nice, of course, but does anyone know what type/brand of boots adam is wearing?

[@tomrwills]

I think redwing iron ranger

[@JimmyTwoShoes94]

Red wing iron ranger

[@glassstooth]

20 minutes of pedals? GIMME.

[@BoyAditya]

The guitar tech cries everyday 🤣

[@JLCwakeboardingFL]

Got enough pedals?

[@robsthedon]

Time to go digital 😎

[@jarcidiacono1]

That rig gives me crazy anxiety

[@xdoctorblindx]

Loved the bass part!

[@wewewewa]

Where is that hiss coming from?😜😜

[@sefishalev1704]

How do you get asound with so much going on between the guitar and the amplifier

[@ileutur6863]

Because electrical signal flows through. I know, what a surprise

[@nickp440]

Good cables. Buffered bypass. All of those boss pedals are actually buffing his signal.

[@andreasf6671]

What's the name of the song Adam is playing in the beginning? Sounds great.

[@christianholzel560]

Ocean Of Darkness

[@francescoaiello3263]

Does anybody know for what are used the mics in front of the pedalboard (the low ones)?

[@christianholzel560]

I think one is an ambience mic and the other one is a spare vocal mic.

[@LDN76]

Ah, very nice! The band that will never win!

[@UnixStudios]

Beat synched fx??? Adrenalinn III bby

[@tompoynton]

The most important question I have is what are Dave’s shoes?

[@bensepulveda71]

They look like Red Wing Range Masters.

[@gmajneu0]

iron rangers

[@bensepulveda71]

@@gmajneu0 That’s it.

[@JimmyTwoShoes94]

Red wing iron rangers

[@blahblahfaghrii3061]

... Can you possibly do "John Frusciante" Rig Rundown next or sometime 🤟🚀

[@fiddlefolk]

When the pedal board shows up to the wrong gig!

[@helethead]

That pedal board is like Bozzios drums, overkill isn’t even the correct word.

[@TN4theWIN]

Adam struggles in the war on "um" sentences. tough interview

[@Halliday7895]

I didn't know he was so into the Dead. but i'm new to WOD kinda .

[@peterbaker3878]

Someone's got a pedal addiction... 😂😂😂

[@rickhuepers5161]

Are they loosing?