Rig Rundown - Together Pangea

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In a gritty, sticky-floored club called The End in midtown Nashville, PG hung with William Keegan, Danny Bengston, and Roland Cosio of together PANGEA as they van their way across America, bringing brash rock to the masses. The band proves that rigs cobbled together through Craigslist can take you anywhere.
William Keegan is an optimist. He intrepidly embarks on international tours with no backups, just this ’94 Fender Strat that’s loaded with Texas Special pickups. He keeps this lonely axe strung with Ernie Ball Super Slinkys and prays that he does not break a string.
A longtime Fender fan, Bengston currently tours with a 2017 Fender P bass.
Cosio’s long time No. 1 is this 2001 Fender Stratocaster that was upgraded with Tex Mex pickups.
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[@sn95_mustang_garage]

You know it's nice to see very affordable gear on stage, you don't see this very often anymore.

[@ernieflanaganstingraybassm1463]

right on man i started out with the peavey bass head with 2 x 15 with big casters chrome rollers that only worked when they wanted to, brand new in 75 till 81...

[@misterknightowlandco]

It doesn't take a lot of money to sound good. It takes a lot of practice, lol. I use Peavey amps and hot rodded cheap guitars all the time. Its great stuff.

[@ernieflanaganstingraybassm1463]

right on man

[@prsplayer210]

Yeah a Rickenbacker 4003 is totally affordable

[@ccgbassandmore3]

Anymore?

[@nathanhiggins4745]

This has got to be the most unimpressive rig rundown ever.... And THAT'S what makes it awesome. Gear is just tools to make music. An expensive hammer does not build a better house.

[@claytonbiggsbee3539]

That’s the best thing about TP no thrills just rock

[@johndolan2720]

together PANGEA is an incredible band. Their musicianship exceeds the price of their gear. Thanks to Premier Guitar for giving guys like this a rig rundown. Check this band out, they kick ass.

[@Beddez1]

It's a total shitband man.

[@KBP4]

THANK you for getting the bass player! Right on

[@TheThinker39]

Great interviews. Nice to see people getting good results with ordinary gear. Puts the emphasis on the musicians. Thanks.

[@ITheFight]

Johnny beans the man!

[@rubenbachmann3285]

I love the grin on Johns face, when he makes that mom comment... :-D

[@ashrafimaduddin8162]

14:47 That was awkward LOL

[@MrRenardbleu]

I love this band and seeing how simple they are makes me like them even more

[@acoustictie8907]

That last bass riff Danny played is a Bulls and Roosters demo. It's Called "Praise".

[@jeffchiqui2642]

Such an amazing live band, and without overly pretentious gear

[@ijoseperalta]

Holy shit you guys did together pangea that’s fucking awesome!

[@CliveBarnesMusic]

They should have called their band Napoleon Dynamite

[@yobhsiFehT]

Oh, good, I'm not alone on this lol

[@gusdupree9076]

Clive Barnes do fretboards have talons?

[@yobhsiFehT]

Holy crap, that Behringer sounds good! =| Not sure I've ever said those words before! Very old-school 80s-y Boss Dimension D-clone, I assume. Super cool! Who knew.?. lol

[@JohnDoe-pq8yw]

Great RigRunDown man!!! I kind of wish I would have kept my MusicMan now. I traded it for a Clyde WahWah about 15 years ago. Stay safe on the road guys.

[@seagraves2296]

“Let’s talk about this guitar that you’ve been… uh, uh, uh….” 😂😂😂🙃🙃🙃

[@smith4010]

Love you John x

[@guillll]

"Life's a beer". Indeed.

[@melodyconnor188]

you guys made me very happy with this video.

[@ibanezrg7421]

Danny rules.

[@SgtSlimon]

Great video! Do Twin peaks some time :)

[@audioman612]

That second switch on the Lead II is supposed to be a phase switch (so it only affects the tone when both pickups are on). It's possible that it was converted into a kill switch or that someone messed around inside and screwed up the wiring.

[@donewithmodernlife]

Eric Giese it’s also possible dude doesn’t have any idea what it does. All of the guys in this band seem very uninformed about their gear. There’s “I use whatever because it works” but these guys seem like they don’t even care, they’re just “Whatever.” I take pride in my gear & my tone. Before anybody says it yes I checked them out & no I didn’t care for them.

[@audioman612]

I've seen them live a few times. They're a fun band. I'm the same way about knowing everything about gear (not just musical), but at the end of the day, if someone is happy with their setup, that's all that really matters. Part of me wishes that everyone knew a ton about their equipment and was really picky about it, but at the same time, if that were the case, there's tons of great punk, low-fi, etc. albums that wouldn't exist.

[@jamesf2918]

Hilarious kill switch joke.

[@seagraves2296]

He says it’s a 91 not 94

[@The1977Punk]

If you like together Pangea, check out Ted Duchamp - Coke Float :) Think you'll like it

[@tshouse2782]

They doing garage bands on RR now? Never heard of some of these bands

[@gusdupree9076]

Pusheen The cat that's the magic of da interweb , we all get to know each other, yeah , but seriously, yeah!

[@Les537]

It's all good. At least these boys didn't pull out some computer amp and axe fx. It's fun to see what gear the smaller bands bring on the road. Honestly, I haven't even heard of most of the popular bands they run down here. Now, If they could just get King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard then shit would be bananas.

[@mbuckhannon]

Nice pot leaf belt buckle. 👌

[@beromy_]

what about the drummer

[@zachburton7737]

Lol how tall is this dude?

[@ccgbassandmore3]

Everybody in this band it socially awkward

[@lryprty]

rip erik

[@anthonybags2626]

Those guys have the personality of a tick.

[@gusdupree9076]

Anthony Bagarozza that show on hulu? i love it ,too

[@dinewithacannibal]

Or maybe they are kids in their mid 20s not used to or into this sort of thing? They are being interviewed about gear and they clearly arent obsessive gear heads.

[@lryprty]

Nah man, if you watch the Together Pangea Movie (it’s 16 min) you can see that they interviewed themselves and were so much more comfortable and alive but on most interviews they are awkward

[@bullet0657]

Wow. Smoke more.

[@Clopezl01]

Is it me, or these guys have the personality of a boiled potato?

[@BestTits]

these guys are better than counting sheep

[@Shygster]

BestTits idk man... Counting Sheep's first release has a killer cult following

[@mrfacephone]

Man, what is with these boring as hell people you guys are interviewing these days? I'd love to go back to actual rundowns with people that actually know their gear and how it works.

[@Les537]

The punk rock script says pretend you don't care.

[@dinewithacannibal]

Unlike a lot of gear heads, these guys focus on making music and performing an energetic show. If you were in your mid 20s playing in a rock and roll band, youre not going to be bringing marshall stacks, 15 vintage guitars to switch for each song, and a pedal board that is overkill. I think its refreshing to hear things like still playing the first guitar you got or now being able to fit a certain amp because you can finally afford a bigger van for the tour. Watching guitar techs for famous musicians give you gear porn gets old real quick.

[@JKryanX]

its crazy how little people know about their gear. i mean i cant talk because my band doesnt tour nearly as much as these guys. but i actually like to know about what im playing.

[@gusdupree9076]

Jukebox different folkes for diffetent strokes

[@jimlashway4832]

It is amazing some guy truly don't know or care but hey if it works for them all the power to them

[@metalheadofmordor9169]

Why make rig rundown for such shit, that even barely anyone knows? :D