Rig Rundown - Young the Giant's Eric Cannata & Jacob Tilley

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PG was invited to a practice space in Nashville during Young the Giant’s rehearsals for the band’s upcoming Home of the Strange tour. Guitarists Eric Cannata (above right) and Jacob Tilley hang for a long time explaining how custom guitars and a bevy of pedals play into their live sound.
Eric’s longtime No. 1 used to be an early ’60s Jazzmaster (he felt it was a bit too bright through a Fender amp), but replacing it now is this ’60s non-reverse Gibson Firebird that is favored because of its meaty mini-humbucker in the bridge position. All his guitars are strung up with D’Addario NYXL .010-.046 strings.
The story of Jacob’s main ride starts with the band’s sound engineer tagging the guitarist in an Instagram post by Lincoln Guitars based out of Austin, Texas. Jacob quickly fell for the designs and hit it off with luthier Derek Asuan-O’Brien and they collaborated on this Bitterbird that features a Mastery bridge, tailpiece, and McNelly pickups. All his guitars are using D’Addario NYXL .011-.049 strings.
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[@OHHnoYOUdidntMAN]

Host = Sean Evan's Rock & Roll Cousin

[@premierguitar]

Ironically, Chris loves hot wings!

[@DirtyDavesDirt]

wow, I feel like these guys are 16 year old's that just put a band together, it's refreshing, good for them.

[@derrekmcfarlane7872]

Can you see if y'all can do a rig rundown of Two door cinema club?

[@frantisekvtelensky820]

That was one of the most inspiring Rig Rundown for me! Awesome ambience and amazing sounds! Thx PG and guys from YTG! :)

[@LEgoiste]

What a great interview, all these guys know their stuff, great to see them nerding over gear as well as their joy for music.

[@Estornellmv]

I have been waiting for this Rig Rundown for YEARS thank you PG!!!

[@kirklandwhatley]

Matthew Followill has changed his setup it seems in the past two years. I’d like to see that.

[@TheCreativeYeti]

We love you Chris, no hate

[@mr.mcmagpie6606]

probably one of the best rig rundowns. Screw the haters Chris Keys! I like watching you and John!

[@alexanderscott4397]

Love this one! They're so great live. Any plans on doing Catfish And The Bottlemen sometime?

[@timbarkerbear]

Bryce & Aaron Dessner of The National, please!

[@PieAreSquared]

yeeeess!

[@christopherrusch]

whoa that’d be awesome!

[@geraldvargas3406]

"Eric I had a wet dream about you again -Dan"

[@ajk1989]

Echo The Dolphin! Having flashbacks now from playing it on the Game Gear... that game used to stress me out so bad! Also love these rehearsal space/studio rundowns :-D

[@TheThinker39]

Thanks for this nice tour of your equipment. That Firebird sounds great!

[@victorgutierrez9169]

yo! we need on with Stu from King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard and the rest of the guys in the band!!

[@billrowse2266]

Victor Gutierrez That would be sick.

[@ORDER4STU]

Ay fuck yeah King Gizz needs a rig rundown! Chris get to desert daze when they're out here

[@bengalvin9932]

GREAT RIG RUNDOWN!!!

[@Esquire-ul9xs]

Can you please do a Doug Martsch/Built to Spill rig rundown? And make it two hours long.. :p

[@premierguitar]

We would love it, but BTS isn't coming near Nashville!

[@projectno5]

that would be a rig rundown i would love. please try if you ever get the chance

[@umpygoodness2369]

has the current incarnation of KING CRIMSON not come thru Nashville yet??? Ya GOTTA do one on them!

[@OHHnoYOUdidntMAN]

Please make our psychedelic dreams come tru and do Tame Impala aka Kevin Parker

[@premierguitar]

If they come to Nashville, we'll do our best!

[@haakman123]

Yes, do, this

[@christopherrusch]

when jacob kicked on that lightspeed, i went wild

[@budlyncape2234]

46:25 Here, There, and Everywhere The Beatles

[@rkharper]

Lincoln Guitars, too sexy for this world, mine should be finished anytime soon!

[@xetexuk12]

yeah they look really nice, which model did you plump for?

[@rkharper]

xetexuk12 Bitterbird Jr.

[@hummingbirdcreative1766]

I have one. It's the best guitar I've ever owned.

[@garrettsaathoff1008]

Taylor York form Paramore? He has some killer sounds on their new record

[@johnadame2580]

Love these guys thank you for sharing!

[@nogravityblonde]

I have no idea what they are talking about.I’m just here for Eric 😍

[@PaulRoseMusic]

SO good!!

[@decemberonthedate7476]

been waiting years for y'all to do circa survive. please do them soon.

[@FossilFishy]

Hey Premier, when they finger pick could you ask about nails/no nails, shaping and such? Picks are easy to ask about but you get a simple, low information answer. Cheers.

[@seandohe]

Chris Kies does all the best RR's! Please do a rundown with Swervedriver! They're on tour in the US in September.

[@patrickhunter]

No rundown of Payam's rig?!

[@premierguitar]

He wasn't at rehearsals that day... :(

[@ORDER4STU]

Rig Rundown Mac DeMarco please

[@Esquire-ul9xs]

Good audio quality!

[@MrAndersBknudsen]

Great video! Have you got any plans doing a video with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club?

[@andreamarrado]

Does he really have comp->reverb->delay->bit->OD->fuzz?!

[@mattlynn7254]

lol ik this response is like a year late but the order on the switcher goes from right to left, the interviewer just went left to right

[@j.deghitar5015]

Please make a Motorpsycho Rig Rundown! Your videos are awesome... thank you

[@beafisch5299]

Keep them Rig Rundowns coming! How about a Kings of Leon Rig Rundown. Any plans?

[@premierguitar]

Trying for it at the end of next month when they play Nashville.

[@beafisch5299]

Premier Guitar Yay, that would be awesome!!

[@elmobrother]

Kazoo on Hendrix - Crosstown Traffic

[@sweetntenderhooligans1649]

24:43 Totally sounds like Bibio's 'Lover's Carvings'...

[@caprisun6]

Sweet N' Tender Hooligans right?!

[@iwillnevergetone5]

@48:17 "And I got what I got all despite you And I get what I get just to spite you"

[@jgodin312]

Can the RJM switchers do momentary switching? or control a pedal that has a momentary switch?

[@LEgoiste]

Oh man, I’m wanting a Revelator guitar now, got some cool guitars.

[@ktkmica]

one hour, nice! :D

[@bengalvin9932]

any one who has a strat they think is to bright and don't want to spend silly money on new pickup's try fenders 57/62 pickup's they are[ as far as i know ] fenders lowest output pickup at 5.6K that alone does not mean they are not bright[ pickup's can be low output and still very bright] but they are very warm,soft and round sounding with a good amount of bass which should tame a very bright sounding guitar.and there is an answer to a question no one asked!?

[@musicloverfan1000]

Any possibility of getting John Mayer's new rig on here while he's on tour? I'd love to see all the stuff he's got now

[@premierguitar]

We tried, but he declined.

[@themodularmodular]

Okay I'm interested to hear their stuffs. Can anyone please suggest me couple of songs to start with? Hopefully has these fancy cool stuffs featured in it

[@dakotaaryerson]

Am I incorrect in thinking that Eric’s voice sounds like David Spade?

[@NestLeo86]

Dear PREMIER GUITAR's people!! Next time you interveiw a band with complicated rig could you please please please pleeeeeease ask them how they deal with ground loops? My rig is rather simple but GL always give me a pain in the butt Thank you!!

[@masterAilan777]

who makes that pedal board?

[@mbuckhannon]

Do teenage bottlerocket next!!!!!!! 😀 👍

[@ThePaulgt511]

Jakes guitar reminds me of the st vincent artist series.

[@bengalvin9932]

love firebirds but not the reverse firebirds.

[@willhillistad]

Can you do a rig rundown of Slash from Guns N' Roses? (Not In This Lifetime Tour)

[@premierguitar]

We tried but the band decided to pass.

[@willhillistad]

Premier Guitar thanks

[@andrepagani6100]

Bibio!

[@jeremybrown5530]

Can You please Do a Rig Rundown Of The Eagles ? or Bruce Springsteen ?

[@jackson-gillies]

John Mayer Updated Please!! :)

[@premierguitar]

He declined.

[@jackson-gillies]

Oh No! I appreciate your reply though 💙

[@rockinmartimers]

are we gonna ignore the eric i had a wet dream about you little note

[@bengalvin9932]

8:00 that reverlatar [ i know that spelling is wrong] is such a cool guitar! i would love it in the blue mustang color like the one kurt had in the SLTS video.

[@TotallyNotFunny]

good *clap*

[@Mrmre]

converge plz

[@wilkieshane]

Let's see a Sleep rig rundown

[@premierguitar]

Tried, they declined.

[@wilkieshane]

Premier Guitar :(

[@jolliron]

Eric, I had a wet dream about you again- Dan.

[@paddling_out]

Elliott Smith at 46:12

[@snarehit2230]

Was disappointed, who else was waiting for Eric Cantona

[@samfadness]

Julien Baker, Manchester Orchestra and Blink 182 would be awesome.

[@linuscore]

Why no bass love?

[@premierguitar]

Payam did not want to participate.

[@premierguitar]

Payam didn't want to participate.

[@linuscore]

Premier Guitar :(

[@godtoHrD]

Do cannibal corpse next

[@lucianos1990]

jacobs voice track has been doubled and delayed a bit, bit annoying to listen to

[@zachparker3994]

1:07:54 lol😂

[@KrAzYKaRLoS1013]

Of Course no bass.

[@premierguitar]

Payam had no interest in participating... sorry, we tried!

[@kh155]

Can't hear it anyway! :P

[@zordakAU]

To long, I started getting bored after a while

[@pedalfiles4441]

Jacob Tilley talking sounds like Bobcat Goldthwait took a bunch of sleeping pills and got punched in the throat. What is up with that accent?

[@christiandillon6511]

love the guy but😭😂

[@LiberTBo]

Premier Guitars ...Please start showing some class in these interviews. Chris Keyes showing up to interview Young the Giants wearing a faded brown t-shirt two sizes too small coupled with "jail house" looking arm and leg tattoos and a shaved head is low form. John Bolinger does a much better job.

[@cruedevil71]

Only on the internet somebody complaining about lack of class while judging someone on their appearance that has absolutely nothing to do with gear whatsoever. Bravo

[@js6527]

Terrance Hill You must be so fun at parties. Lighten up.

[@tysonrinker8089]

Oh god I hope that was a joke. seriosuly that's what goes through your mind when you turn this on? God I hate how judgemental this world is.

[@coleemmersonhallman5329]

Oh get lost

[@umpygoodness2369]

GUITARISTS!! HEADLESS guitars are infinitely superior to normal ones (nevermind just the LESS WEIGHT). (But don't buy expensive ones, unless you get the cash. I paid $150 for ALL 3 of my headless guitars! BEST THING EVER.) Headstocks are DUMB.

[@umpygoodness2369]

I'm sorry, but "Young The Giant" is one of the worst band names I've ever heard. "Dick Flaccid & The Viagra-nauts"... now THAT's what a great band name looks like!

[@charliepayne9248]

umpy Goodness it ain't a great name! The worst band name I've ever heard is "Baby Bird" what run's through these poeples mind's?

[@charliepayne9248]

I used to be in a band called "Dr Diahorria and the Bottom Squerts" we were crap! 🚽!

[@jolliron]

Better than that account name 😂

[@216trixie]

Nothing constructive to say here: Just a beef. I can't stand, and automatically don't like any band that has a name that has the word "the" as the middle word in a three word name. Sooo copycat. So meaningless. So precious. yecch. thanks, and sry.

[@jonathonlancaster719]

Get a life. No one cares what your saying here.

[@MrMillsfrank]

Im not sure that these kid guitar stars that look like college students need to talk about buying a guitar while drunk just to sound like a stud. I totally dont buy that story...