Rig Rundown - Adrian Belew
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Article and photos: bit.ly/AdrianBe...
Prog-rock wizard Adrian Belew and his tech Andrè Cholmondeley spent time with Premier Guitar during their current tour to discuss Belew’s love for strange noises and how new tones inspire new songs.
Belew uses two signature Parker Fly guitars, both of which are decked out in custom, 12-coat automobile-finish colors, and feature a Sustainiac Stealth Pro pickup in the neck position, a DiMarzio in the bridge, and a piezo pickup.
Although Belew doesn’t use it live, an onboard Line 6 Variax controller can also be activated by a push-pull knob. All of his guitars use D’Addario NYXL strings.
To continue learning about Belew's setup, visit: bit.ly/AdrianBe...
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Adrian Belew has always been in my top 5 favorite guitarists of all time. Innovative, inspiring, and unparalleled! Adrian... you simply are the best! :)
Sharon amazing talent. To have him and Fripp in the same band was incredible.
Yep åkerfeldt is my favorite too.
I first saw him on his own in 1980. He had racks of studio gear and Electro Harmonix stomp boxes all over the place. He wrangled the most amazing sounds out of that gear with a pretty stock Strat. It's nice to see that the technology is finally catching up with him.
Was it the green Strat with the neon hypercolored pickups?
In 1980 it most likely was the beat up, burned sunburst strat with the broken neck pickup
This dude is not joking when he says he sleeps with that guitar. I ran into him in the hallway of our hotel after one of his shows and the only thing he carried in was that guitar.
How would you know. its not like you ever saw the guy in real life.
@@tysonrinker5958 How do you know? You've never actually met the guy you just assumed that about. Small world dude crazier things have happened than a famous guitarist meeting someone in a hotel.
Andre is one of the kindest humans you will ever meet and a very talented guitarist in his own right . He fronted the Zappa cover band Project Object and teched for Al Di Meola before joining the ABPT. Give him some love when you see him next !
I saw him with Bowie in Sydney late 70's.....didnt know who he was then .He looked like a skinny hari Krishna... .he only used his beat up Strat , playing strings behind the nut, twisting the tuning pegs and created all these sounds just with his guitar.The rest of the band were monster players as well but this guy left a lasting impression...one of the best I've ever seen......
This man is so talented and intelligent. Love the humble spirit. He’s a young man inside and that’s what it’s all about. The joy of discovery and creativity.
Adrian with Talking Heads - 1980 Remain in ligjt tour. He brought out the best in them that year.
Man I just had to keep listening to the one at 15.17 like wow, it reminds me of OTT and Shpongle like crazy.
I LIKE IT!!!
He such a cool dude always been a fan
Even though Belew himself gets it wrong in the video, on top of it being wrong in the video's description, his signature guitar is actually equipped with a Sustainiac, not a Sustainer.
Btw, I saw him live last Friday and was lucky enough to have front row seats dead center. It was an absolutely amazing experience.
After the show, he was gracious enough to come out and sign autographs and take pictures with fans, and I of course took advantage of both :)
Dear PG, I see that you have updated the video's description, thank you. However, it is still inaccurate. His neck pickup is a Sustainiac Stealth Pro, not to be confused with the Fernandes Sustainer which is a different product altogether, albeit with similar functionality.
It's funny how many people think they can criticize people expressing themselves, an it never fails to see how irrelevant the comments are. Bottom line, this man has played with some of the most talented and influential musicians of the last 40 years, an he can play the shit out of that guitar. Zappa was a stickler for precision, So not too sure how you could call his playing "sloppy"?But as the old saying goes, "opinions are like assholes, everyone's got one" remain in light is also an amazingly musical piece of history too, an who's the guitarist on there again?
He played with the greatest band of all time, King Crimson
that's the nature of being NARROWMINDED.
if you're narrowminded, of COURSE you have serious gripes about innovators like Adrian.
these ppl would've denounced rock music as "noise" had they been born 50 years earlier!
Derek Raabe k
His solo on Muffin Man is monster!
That's a killer guitar. I saw him playing a Strat with Turkuaz a couple weeks ago. But perhaps that was because they were doing throwback Talking Heads stuff.
Very Cool! thank you also saw my friend in the back Tobias!!
what nice guy
17:42 "Sorry Robert, I do it well every night!"
@ 5:35 "Tonewood Fail"....even King Belew doesn't give a shit haha
I enjoyed this
The Van Gogh of electric guitar! Brilliant man!
Aww, he seems like a nice guy
he's not... stay away from him Megan...
10:35 "heres the most basic patch i have..."... then proceeds to play the guitar backwards haha
hey It's Andre from Project Object!
YES
this interviewer is really good
Does anyone know what Dimarzio bridge pickup he is using? Parker's site says his model comes with a Seymour Duncan JB.
James Russo Probably a Tone Zone or a custom one made specifically for Parker.
I own a trio of Parkers with stock Dimarzio, the Dimarzios they use are specific to parker guitars, or at least they areon the model I use, mid-90's NF-3. They are pretty darned transparent, which I love.
WOW!
If you're taking requests, I'd love to see Trey Gunn's guitar rig featured.
What is the sound Adrian plays just after 15:30, & the song?! I've been trying to figure it out for YEARS haha
Respekt...
the interviewer looks like a big fan he seems star struck, cant blame him id be losin it
I saw the parker fly many years ago a couple years after they were invented. Neat guitars.
what color is that green one you said it was car paint
He's come a long way from using nothing but Strats then the Roland ready Strats to Parker Guitars. In fact I believe the very idea of a Roland ready Strat was hit to begin with. I wonder how much he gets in royalties from Fender for that innovation?
Robert Fripp needs one.
holy-molly ...) wow
He comes across in conversation the same as his stage presence ....... happy , WhT a guy , I wonder why happened to the pink suit ?
Shave it bald,Adrian...Take a cue from Pete Levin.
Lol
I grew up listening to him...Bowie, Talking Heads and then the glorious contribution he made to King Crimson. I have seen him more times than I have seen any other musician and I LOVE HIM.....BRILLIANT and then some
Don’t forget Zappa
Nine Inch Nails too
It never fails, the bigger the Genius, the smaller the Ego. What a cool, brilliant dude.
Zappa dispels that theory
probrojeffro Zappa was very humble - he never thought he was important. His grave doesn't even have a headstone because he didn't want to be celebrated after this death.
probrojeffro You're thinking of Moon-Unit...
I don't know if I would call him a genius. He plays quirky stuff, but I don't know if I would call it genius. I don't like it when players rely too much on technology instead of their playing. There's nothing like a player just playing without a crutch. Adrien has done some interesting stuff for what he does, but he's not amongst my top 10 favorites, but he is interesting at times. I haven't heard anything he's done lately.
Oneness100 Just think about the fact he had been chosen (among many competitors) by Frank Zappa or David Bowie. And that was nearly 40 yrs ago, no technology, just a Strat,a few pedals,an amp. Is that enough to make him a hero?
"They sent me one with my own signature already on it. I told them I could have done that myself."
Adrien Belew and Tony Levin- What an amazing string section.
Am I the only one uncomfortable with how close the interviewer is standing to Adrian...? 😂
He's A) trying to see the guitar.
B) Has to stand close, so he's in frame.
You have no idea how show business works.
C) only weirdos get "uncomfortable" by normal things.
too much imagination my friend 😉
Cut him some slack man he’s fan boying 😂
At the 9:45 mark it starts to get awkward.
@@beckblowbyblow for real. Look at the guitars they're holding are almost about to hit each other.
The man who brought King Crimson back to life...The Guitar As Orchestra indeed !!
He's so humble, so real. I love how he dresses like a regular old dad, then he'll melt your face off.
Another unsung excellent guitarist and vocalist.
I enjoyed the interview with Adrian. He seems like a really down-to-earth, genuine guy.
A interviewer who doesn't try to talk over the person it's about +: has guitar knowledge , brilliant.
His tech Andre played in my home town a few months ago and he is literally one of the nicest, down to earth dudes you'll ever meet
FuzzyLoops wish I could meet him
Without a doubt. Very cool dude who I've talked to at many a Project Object show. Very nice guy...and so is Ike Willis by the way.
What's amazing about Adrian is he can make processed guitar sound...musical! I can get whackjob sounds on my gear too but you don't see me making instant classics out of them.
My wife and I arrived early at Shank Hall in Milwaukee and were parked just across from the front doors. We got to hear Adrian and Julie and her brother rehearse during their first Power Trio Tour. At one point the music stopped and the front doors opened and out came the three of them. To our surprise they all held hands and started skipping down the way. Laughing the whole time until they made the corner and out of sight. My wife and I thought that was just the coolest thing to have seen that little moment. Love those guys and have seen Adrien five times now including with King Crimson at the New Orleans House of Blues for the Thrak tour.
I mxed that show.
🙄
"Prog-rock wizard" Haha, that's strangely accurate.
Interviewer is making ME feel uncomfortable, like he doesnt understand boundaries and personal space
Made the Downward Spiral so Brilliant, with his playing on it.
Wow, I just saw Andre on the stage the past summer working for Steve Howe and YES. You don't forget those dreadlocks.
Love it! Adrian seems like a great guy and I can attest that the rig sounds great too :)
Fantastic guitar player, singer and songwriter. I'd love to get one of his signature Parkers with the Variax system.
I had the pleasure of seeing Adrian play in 1982 with King Crimson--right in front of him, and incredibly innovative and humble gent--a real pleasure to watch him.
Leaf-spring tremolo. Now I've seen it all.
Look at the Red Special by Brian May, that has a coil spring vibrato coming from a bike stand.
It also doubles as a Piezo Pickup, so now you truly have seen it XD
Valve springs from the head of an motocycle engine..
FINALLY!!!! Adrian Belew!
I would imagine having an opportunity to play with Adrian's Closet of Magic would be akin to getting the gold candy bar wrapper to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. And I'll bet Adrian never gets Option Paralysis...
Zappa...Bowie...Fripp.....enough said!
talking heads !
One of the greatest ever to pick up a guitar
Anyone else see the Seinfeld episode with the "close talker"?
8:50 really? I've seen him punch a guitar square in the pickups
Where is the "Magic closet"? I wanted to see that!!!!!. The Rig is interesting, Adrian really gets a nice tone, I'm not a big fan of all the processors, but, Adrian seems to get a nice sound. I have always been curious of Parker Guitars, The demo with the tremlo bar was really incredible, solid! I still want to see all the FX in the closet, You really need to add that!!!!!!!!!! Other than that, good Job.
watch?v=Dbtg4NSwNzg Found this just before :-) its really short and its just a glimps though :p
Apparently, Parker guitars have a problem with frets falling out when it's sitting in the case, possibly due to expansion/contraction in the neck and defective glue used for mating them to the fretboard.
INF1D3L010 Possibly due to Parker guitars being over rated garbage.
Xcorgi That too lol
INF1D3L010 never heard of that......have been playing parker fly since 1996......still the best guitar i have ever owned...play one for an hour and you'll never need anything else...they are really incredible
Very cool to see Andre C, Adrian's guitar tech, and leader of the amazing FZ tribute band Project Object. Hey Andre!!
agree, Andre is a brilliant, generous, talented and lovely person.
Saw Belew Play "Heroes" with Martha Wainwright on an Australian musical quiz show and they were both excellent. Her brother Rufus is also very talented.
Back to Adrian the guy seems to be always so happy always smiling.
Belew is pyrotechnic. It’s the only appropriate description.
I really want to spend a day chilling with AB just find his approach fascinating
THANK YOU FOR SPELLING PIEZO ALMOST PERFECTLY! I hate it when people say pie-zo
If I were as talented as Mr Belew, I would probably be a huge prick about it. Cheers Adrian
I wish he explained how he did the Talking Heads - Born Under Punches solo!
Belew, Fripp, Mick Ronson, StevieRay, how many artists does it take to realise that only anyone who was gifted the opportunity to play with Bowie came from that level .
When the guitarist and tech are even bigger tech nerds than the audience :)
ADRIAN calls it BOTH a "pee-EH-zo" and "PIE-zo"!
%$#@!!
Genius man who makes beautiful music! Thanks for posting!
Oh damn his tech was so cool
This interviewer is the best!
The "people" who downvoted this video just need to go to sleep it's been too much youtube for them.
No, your not the only one! Not only is his stance way to close but his entire interview (if one calls it that) is uncomfortable and nervous...not good.
I am nearly certain his custom #1 can create the largest number of tone types of any electric. It would take me a year to figure out on the fly, all the switch, pickup, variax, midi combination possibilities. Its solid, light and technically advanced on top of that.
I'd like to hear him with Devo !
Love Adrian's enthusiasm.
amazing guy first time i check him out he's innovator in the craft but the old school tube guys are probably going troll this video because he stands out and used technology more then anything
What a great player.
andre... project object greatness... I def nerded out on that.. my guitar is in the shop for a new bridge and I am hoping i can grab the parker fly piezo bridge, seeing them for only $99
Those parker flies ... I dunno ... they have all the soul of an entry level hedge trimmer to me.
Gosh i want a Parker now :(
Lmfao. Thats what im thinking all the time. Thiinkingmif i should comment or not. Just always a tad too close. Coming closer… cringe. Funny how he sometime lifts the guitar between them aas a barrier. But mostly he seemed comfy, gear talking.
Damn, that was such an INTESNE RIG RUN DOWN. Very informative! 😎🤘100%
Belew é muito gente boa.No Brasil em São Paulo no Cariocas club compromentou todos na saida.
Isn't that Parker (or the 1st version that was released, the gold-y orange one) like $5-8,000?
This man is an alien. I love this man.
Incredible guitarist, one of the best. Very underrated, even in king crimson he was a bit under the shadow of Fripp.
He looks like he could do a "stand-up" routine .. dam ..a whale sound ? 😂
Axe Fx feels like garbage. Sorry. It might sound close but it doesn't feel any better than the first line 6 pod.
Great to see a rundown of his rig. He gets so many sounds but the rig is not as complex as one would think. I would love to see him if he comes to this area particularly if he plays Crimson and early solo work stuff like Big Electric Cat.
This is probably the most engaging tech I've ever seen on a Rig Rundown.
Highly Inventive Guitar Player ...