Green Day Rig Rundown Gear Tour with 's Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Jason White

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  • Опубліковано 13 тра 2013
  • (www.premierguitar.com/Video/) Premier Guitar's Chris Kies is on location at the NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb, IL, where he catches up with Green Day's guitar and bass techs before their spring 2013 "99 Revolutions' tour in support of their three latest albums, 'Uno,' 'Dos,' and 'Tre'.'
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  • @christopherjamesblackwell
    @christopherjamesblackwell 4 роки тому +2053

    Legend has it that if you go to this arena to this day you can still hear the sound of gum being chewed.

    • @brittonkitten
      @brittonkitten 3 роки тому +18

      Underrated comment

    • @rockyjohnson7051
      @rockyjohnson7051 3 роки тому +6

      Lmao!!!

    • @falsafah2moslem
      @falsafah2moslem 2 роки тому

      Pls watching the real amazing guitar player ua-cam.com/video/LxB8ek3W2kU/v-deo.html "sweet child o'mine" Guns n'roses by alip ba ta
      Amazing skills guitar player with 5.12M subscriber

    • @MrBarefoot09
      @MrBarefoot09 2 роки тому +6

      Its just awesome hearing some bloke slurp his spit while you are trying to watch a rig rundown

    • @hizzilary5491
      @hizzilary5491 2 роки тому +8

      c h o m p c h o m p *heavy breathing* c h o m p c h o m p *heavy breathing*

  • @BurntSquirrel
    @BurntSquirrel 5 років тому +3065

    "CHOMP CHOMP SMACK CHOMP CHOMP" YEah this probably has a "CHOMP CHOMP SMACK CHOMP CHOMP" a P90 in it I think "SMACK SLURP CHOMP CHOMP"

  • @laughs2651
    @laughs2651 4 роки тому +388

    *after he goes through all the guitars amps and pedals*
    "what kinda gum u chewin? ....ppl are gonna wanna know"
    "and this is the Custom double mint special, u know the regular ones with like 3 mm thickness,very simple ...flavor lasts about 20 mins of chewing ...15 if u chew harder"

  • @bonezyboy34
    @bonezyboy34 3 роки тому +458

    Mad props to whoever made it through this whole video

    • @thumplife792
      @thumplife792 2 роки тому +12

      I made it to 2:08 and couldn't take it anymore.

    • @KR-ys1io
      @KR-ys1io Рік тому +7

      folded in like a minute

    • @billydeewilliams9104
      @billydeewilliams9104 Рік тому +15

      Exactly. Guitar tech is mad about something.

    • @navyav8r653
      @navyav8r653 Рік тому +12

      3:38, I couldn't take his Gum anymore

    • @Admin-py1fl
      @Admin-py1fl Рік тому +3

      I watched it fascinating

  • @VaanBeast226
    @VaanBeast226 10 років тому +4464

    "Oh this? This is the gum Ibanez made custom just for me to chew loud as hell during interviews, lots of volume, lots of gain"

    • @peterhbyrne
      @peterhbyrne 9 років тому +72

      that cracked me up! my biggest pet peeve noshon on cud

    • @KeeperOfPoops
      @KeeperOfPoops 6 років тому +15

      it's not just Hans, Tyler Sweet which is Brian Setzer's technician is also guilty of chewing gum

    • @peytonb7461
      @peytonb7461 6 років тому +12

      Travis Turner no it's actually a fender custom shop from California, do your research brah.

    • @katiericketts2618
      @katiericketts2618 6 років тому +5

      Travis Turner

    • @facuaguinaga6100
      @facuaguinaga6100 6 років тому +7

      entré a ver los comentarios a ver si alguien puteaba por como masticaba el chicle. primer comentario. 895 likes. te quiero.

  • @thejebdude3241
    @thejebdude3241 7 років тому +2597

    Q: What tuning is that in
    A: (chews gum, breaths heavily)

  • @chris61981
    @chris61981 3 роки тому +428

    Hans is actually lovely. He's helped me out over Instagram and even agreed to set up one of my guitars for free because I'm such a big GD fan. He just likes his chewing gum

    • @sprite_6911
      @sprite_6911 2 роки тому +7

      What's his insta? I'd love to talk with him more about guitars and such!

    • @sprite_6911
      @sprite_6911 2 роки тому +6

      @@karlsmith7016 I see, I respect that.

    • @sisao80
      @sisao80 2 роки тому +4

      Mommy told me not to chew and speak.

    • @trevorflint5672
      @trevorflint5672 2 роки тому +1

      @@sisao80 but mummy did😂

    • @degen3062
      @degen3062 2 роки тому

      You’re a Grateful Dead fan?;)

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo 5 років тому +473

    Nobody is seeing the Australian Beer shirt, but everyone hearing the gum chewing sounds..weird

    • @philhudson...5017
      @philhudson...5017 3 роки тому +7

      Victorian Bitter beer... you can get it tuning a guitar lifting a speaker box.... as a matter of fact....utube Victoria bitter beer.....🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺✌👍

    • @kamuromat
      @kamuromat 3 роки тому +5

      vb longneck

    • @playitstrange129
      @playitstrange129 3 роки тому +3

      any Aussie will tell ya, if that yank came up to you at the pub wearing that shirt with that obnoxious accent, everyone's "yank tourist" radars would start going off and people would instantly be trying to avoid him.. but if you were unlucky and had him come up to you, chewing in your face like that, he would be leaving the pub without a face himself!! what a fuckin' dubbo...

    • @choppy8574
      @choppy8574 2 роки тому +5

      VB is the worst beer

  • @waterblonk
    @waterblonk 9 років тому +1036

    Half of the comments on this video are about the gum.

    • @TylerRay777
      @TylerRay777 7 років тому +16

      Half? Its probably near 90% now. xD

    • @ashleyjohansson230
      @ashleyjohansson230 5 років тому +3

      I need to get me some 5gum now.

    • @cesar.losdias
      @cesar.losdias 5 років тому +3

      The other half is about the gum

    • @KYSMO
      @KYSMO 4 роки тому +2

      More like 99 percent.

    • @sbking74
      @sbking74 4 роки тому +3

      I like asmr so it doesn't bother me

  • @antonlundstedt5517
    @antonlundstedt5517 7 років тому +755

    i learnt more about how his gum sound than what makes billies sound

    • @peytonb7461
      @peytonb7461 6 років тому +40

      It's fender custom shop gum made in California. Lots of gain, lots of volume. It's a little to much treble for me but it has excellent bass control.

    • @rahimboulfekhar2255
      @rahimboulfekhar2255 4 роки тому +2

      @@peytonb7461 for the gum

    • @cafesociety8525
      @cafesociety8525 2 роки тому

      Both are annoying as hell so...

    • @falsafah2moslem
      @falsafah2moslem 2 роки тому

      Pls watching the real amazing guitar player ua-cam.com/video/LxB8ek3W2kU/v-deo.html "sweet child o'mine" Guns n'roses by alip ba ta
      Amazing skills guitar player with 5.12M subscriber

    • @miseryparty3726
      @miseryparty3726 2 роки тому

      @@falsafah2moslem no one cares.

  • @zachhallemann512
    @zachhallemann512 2 роки тому +113

    Because I know this is what people came for, here’s all the settings:
    Billie Joe Armstrong
    Top head (Pete) settings
    Presence: 5
    Bass: 6
    Middle: 6
    Treble: 4
    Master: 4
    Gain: 4
    Lower head (Meat) settings
    Presence: 5
    Bass: 6
    Middle: 6
    Treble: 4
    Master: 4
    Gain: 3
    Boss BD-2 Blues Driver settings
    Level knob is set up at 1 o'clock, gain - at 10, and tone - at 3.
    Jason White
    Top head (Dookie mod) settings
    Presence: 4
    Bass: 7
    Middle: 6
    Treble: 4
    Master: 2
    Gain: 2
    Bottom head (SE Lead mod) settings
    Presence: 2
    Bass: 6
    Middle: 4
    Treble: 6
    Master: 2
    Gain: 3
    Chandler Limited Little Devil Colored Boost settings
    Boost Range is set to MIDs
    Color Boost - 2.5
    Feedback & Bias - 2
    Highs are set to Smooth
    Mike Dirnt
    Fender Super Bassman settings
    Volume - 6,5
    Bass - 7
    Mid - 7
    Treble - 7,5
    Gain - 7
    Blend - 3
    Volume - 5
    Bass - 7,5
    Freq - 8
    Mid-Level - 6
    Treble - 8
    Master - 4
    And his cabinets of choice is Fender stock speakers.
    Universal Amp Settings for Jason, Billie, and Mike
    Gain - 6
    Treble - 10
    Mid - 8
    Bass - 5
    Reverb - 3

  • @goodknight37
    @goodknight37 5 років тому +365

    “The angled pickup sounds completely different”. Why is that? “...uhhh”

    • @scottlapier4363
      @scottlapier4363 4 роки тому +83

      "I'm not an expert, I'm just the guy who does all the technical work."

    • @YTOnceAgain
      @YTOnceAgain 4 роки тому +37

      He didn't even ask directly about the reason it makes a difference. He asked why Billie preferred it this way (i.e. what the tonal differences are).
      And the "tech" is checkmated with the first question.
      "Eddie van Halen... same thing... sounds completely different."
      I tell you why these PUs are slanted: Because the bay for the original single coil already was. So it's just easier to carve it this way.
      Tonal differences? Probably. But most probably just as a side effect rather than an aim.

    • @Ottophil
      @Ottophil 4 роки тому +13

      Caleb its not for tone. Its a gibson pickup with fender string spacing. It needs to be angled to reach all the strings

    • @lect0n7
      @lect0n7 4 роки тому +5

      @@Ottophil
      that's 1/2 of the reason, the Gibson String Spacing vs. Fender (then Floyd Rose) String Spacing... it also has to do with the magnetic pull of the pickups to the strings

    • @lect0n7
      @lect0n7 4 роки тому +3

      @@Ottophil
      it's the magnetic resistance to the strings too

  • @Ben-ed5jt
    @Ben-ed5jt 7 років тому +607

    The reason that the pickup sounds different when angled is that it picks up the higher notes closer to the bridge, which means that the string vibrates with less amplitude than say, then say, near the neck. This gives it a more focused, spikey sound. On the contrary, the three lower strings are picked up further from the bridge, which gives them a more mellow sound, but more volume. Fun fact: Because Jimi Hendrix was left handed, and he played upside-down Stratocasters, his bridge pickup was always reversed so that the Low E string was closest to the bridge, and this is responsible for his very aggressive sound on the lower strings.

    • @spenceranderson6333
      @spenceranderson6333 7 років тому +41

      Ben it's funny because his guitar tech couldn't figure it out even though a 12 year old who only played guitar for one year new why it was angled ( just not as in depth as you)

    • @Seabee156
      @Seabee156 7 років тому +9

      Ben NEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDD!!!!! (Your explanation makes sense though)

    • @DavidHudson
      @DavidHudson 6 років тому +15

      That makes sense. You deserve to be Billie's new guitar tech now.

    • @kevinbuttry8135
      @kevinbuttry8135 5 років тому +3

      But dont you kinda have it backwards?
      The pickup is slanted away from the bridge on the bass "side" of the guitar thus giving it MORE roundness on the bottom.

    • @FirstLast-vv6lv
      @FirstLast-vv6lv 4 роки тому

      Ben v Jimi didnt swap his strings

  • @jjwex
    @jjwex 8 років тому +260

    I love Green Day, but I am super glad we had a host. I feel like they weren't even interested. Thank god our host was able to pull information out of them. The only one that even seemed interested was the bass tech.

    • @jonsimpson6219
      @jonsimpson6219 4 роки тому +9

      eff that, the guy asked the most worthless questions when it comes to being a gear head. Hes asking fanzine questions from 1999

    • @anthonykeve8894
      @anthonykeve8894 4 роки тому +1

      I’m a bass player that would hire another tech

  • @jacobynt6851
    @jacobynt6851 5 років тому +47

    Went down to the comments to roast the gum chewing and realized it's been thoroughly covered for years. Proud of you

  • @MichaelD8393
    @MichaelD8393 3 роки тому +99

    Just when you thought Dee Dee Ramone was dead, he came back to life in 2013 and became Mike Dirnt's bass tech!

    • @falsafah2moslem
      @falsafah2moslem 2 роки тому

      Pls watching the real amazing guitar player ua-cam.com/video/LxB8ek3W2kU/v-deo.html "sweet child o'mine" Guns n'roses by alip ba ta
      Amazing skills guitar player with 5.12M subscriber

    • @devintariel3769
      @devintariel3769 2 роки тому +8

      ARE BASS AMPS YOU CRANK EM UP AND THEY...THEY WORK

  • @travissexsmith5362
    @travissexsmith5362 7 років тому +289

    "Double Cut Jr... nom nom nom..."

  •  8 років тому +1551

    It's so annoying to hear the guy chewing gum if you are in headphones! LOL

    • @CreeperSkullDZ
      @CreeperSkullDZ 8 років тому +21

      Even without

    • @channezuko1786
      @channezuko1786 7 років тому +2

      He ate chew gum because he don't wanna be known by many people I guess so...

    • @calebunknown7940
      @calebunknown7940 7 років тому +3

      He's worse than Dave Grohl

    • @calebunknown7940
      @calebunknown7940 7 років тому +3

      He's worse than Dave Grohl

    • @benmiddleton9984
      @benmiddleton9984 7 років тому +2

      Camilo Oyarzún however, it could still be cool for ASMR

  • @Kcapgar
    @Kcapgar 4 роки тому +45

    Forget the gum. I hate how clueless he is on some of the stuff. “ I think this has an antiquity “. I feel like a tech for someone as big as green day. Should know everything. This guy acts too cool to have to know.

    • @dip_doop
      @dip_doop 4 роки тому +6

      kevin apgar honestly when you watch some videos of the band themselves they know literally everything about their instruments. it's almost like this guy's job is to know these things

  • @lukerossi8676
    @lukerossi8676 3 роки тому +58

    I have to admit, between this guy knowing less than everyone watching the video, the entire audio being swamped with his gun chewing, every single comment mentioning the gum chewing, and the fact that we didnt get to hear any of the guitars, i’d say this is the best-of-the-worst rig run down

    • @leob4403
      @leob4403 7 місяців тому

      Well arent you just a whiny little b----

  • @MattInTehHat22
    @MattInTehHat22 7 років тому +54

    Interviewer: "How does he (Mike) like to run these amps in terms of settings?"
    Tech: "Uhh... we got an overdrive here" "These amps have won awards"

  • @dfsdeadline
    @dfsdeadline 8 років тому +1027

    Wrigley's Spearmint brought me here

  • @tristanmoore9265
    @tristanmoore9265 6 років тому +104

    I love how on one of the guitars you can see just how aggressively he plays.

    • @trialversion2617
      @trialversion2617 3 роки тому +14

      I can’t imagine missing the strings by that much and just smacking my hand there

    • @falsafah2moslem
      @falsafah2moslem 2 роки тому +1

      Pls watching the real amazing guitar player ua-cam.com/video/LxB8ek3W2kU/v-deo.html "sweet child o'mine" Guns n'roses by alip ba ta
      Amazing skills guitar player with 5.12M subscriber

    • @johnjohnson9093
      @johnjohnson9093 11 місяців тому +3

      Chomp champ slurp...guitars

  • @AndruJorj
    @AndruJorj 5 років тому +81

    I've always thought Mike Dirnt had the best bass tone on the first few Green Day records.

    • @kristdelgado
      @kristdelgado Рік тому +2

      ​@@Goldfishliberationarmy Mike used Gallien Krueger amp and Mesa Boogie cabinets.

    • @poindextertunes
      @poindextertunes 3 місяці тому

      when i come around 🔥

  • @yngvai777
    @yngvai777 10 років тому +615

    I clicked to hear this guy gnawing on gum.

    • @piepie-vj6gg
      @piepie-vj6gg 6 років тому +1

      well
      at least he's not having a whole lunch during this interview

    • @VegetaAlex
      @VegetaAlex 3 роки тому +1

      🤣

  • @COBHC8890
    @COBHC8890 8 років тому +106

    I prefer the rundowns to be done by the Artist. The last few ones I watched presented by the tech, they just do a crappy job imo.

    • @KeeperOfPoops
      @KeeperOfPoops 6 років тому +5

      i agree, every single video that's just got a stupid knobhead doing the gear instead of the actual guitarist i class as clickbait and is a shit video

    • @ebathurst9216
      @ebathurst9216 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah like the ZZ Top rundown would have been so good, but that guy was so boring

    • @jaygee434
      @jaygee434 3 роки тому +3

      The RHCP one is good, the techs are super into there jobs and breaking down every minute detail of the rigs.
      Super refreshing like the gum Billie Joel's tech is using

    • @brandonfleming7118
      @brandonfleming7118 3 роки тому +1

      The ACDC one was great.

    • @falsafah2moslem
      @falsafah2moslem 2 роки тому

      Pls watching the real amazing guitar player ua-cam.com/video/LxB8ek3W2kU/v-deo.html "sweet child o'mine" Guns n'roses by alip ba ta
      Amazing skills guitar player with 5.12M subscriber

  • @gunnerpup7288
    @gunnerpup7288 4 роки тому +43

    I love when you guys include the bass player. I know most people are guitarist, but as a bass player, I like to see what a lot of these bassist are using and stuff. So thanks for that @premierguitar

    • @darkivy4124
      @darkivy4124 3 роки тому +3

      I think they should do drums as well

  • @geeewhizz3245
    @geeewhizz3245 3 роки тому +109

    "Hi I'm Green day's guitar tech, I was tragically born without a personality"

    • @arbazann
      @arbazann 3 роки тому +1

      Lol

    • @dogpetdog
      @dogpetdog 3 роки тому +4

      the interviewer is even worse

    • @geeewhizz3245
      @geeewhizz3245 2 роки тому

      @@karlsmith7016 I'm sure he is, dude. Just joking around

    • @greenfly1264
      @greenfly1264 2 роки тому

      @@karlsmith7016 yea. I'm stage crew, he is .

  • @TheClockspeed
    @TheClockspeed 9 років тому +177

    I watched this with headphones on. It was like the guitar tech was physically inserting his gum into my ear.

    • @ryanjohnston4249
      @ryanjohnston4249 5 років тому +6

      That sounds...mildly erotic.

    • @arnoldcorns8879
      @arnoldcorns8879 4 роки тому +3

      Me too, what a fu**er with his gum. Thats a pitty, cause i really would have enjoyed to see BillieJoes gear. Why hasn' one of the Premier guys told him??

    • @falsafah2moslem
      @falsafah2moslem 2 роки тому

      Pls watching the real amazing guitar player ua-cam.com/video/LxB8ek3W2kU/v-deo.html "sweet child o'mine" Guns n'roses by alip ba ta
      Amazing skills guitar player with 5.12M subscriber

  • @felixnilbog4517
    @felixnilbog4517 8 років тому +71

    You have the entire rest of your life to chew gum but you decided to chew it during your interview. Thanks dude

    • @justinpridham7919
      @justinpridham7919 Рік тому

      I seriously would rather he nodded out and overdosed. At least the comment section was cool. Had to mute this guy. Damn, I was a fan before the breakdown

  • @charlietheoneonly16
    @charlietheoneonly16 3 роки тому +7

    00:17 - BJ
    - Guitars 0:30
    - Amps 7:29
    - Tech setup / Effects 9:08
    13:03 - Jason
    - Guitars 13:13
    - Amps 16:03
    - Tech setup / Effects 17:18
    20:15 - Mike
    - Basses 20:23
    - Amps 24:17

  • @uglycasanova4240
    @uglycasanova4240 4 роки тому +75

    Nothing beats a good "Gum Solo"..

  • @chuckelator
    @chuckelator 11 років тому +20

    Trust me.. once you REALLY get into playing, and understanding amps, effects, pickups, and other gear... You'll be dying to know EVERY little nuance to your favorite player's sound! I've been playing for about 20 years now and can't get enough of these Rig Rundowns!

    • @heyimjoshnicetomeetya
      @heyimjoshnicetomeetya 7 місяців тому

      So true

    • @critie
      @critie 5 місяців тому

      100% true. I love it. i am about to get a custom tele with qtr pound pickups. cant wait to see what i can do with it.

  • @TheGamingMaximus
    @TheGamingMaximus 9 років тому +379

    am I the only one who was waiting for Billie to come out of no were and do something crazy?

    • @TheGamingMaximus
      @TheGamingMaximus 8 років тому +10

      +Matthew Wood lol that would have been perfect XD

    • @apurvatripathi2192
      @apurvatripathi2192 8 років тому +4

      ya...me too!!😁

    • @mattsucksatmusic4817
      @mattsucksatmusic4817 7 років тому +26

      TheGamingMaximus you are the top comment that's not about chewing gum

    • @KeeperOfPoops
      @KeeperOfPoops 6 років тому +4

      no, but i knew right from the beginning of this video it wouldn't have the lads, it'd just be some random fuckboys showing off the gear, it's always the good artists that can't get off their ass to show their gear

    • @Mr.E.26
      @Mr.E.26 6 років тому +3

      Yeah and two days after Billie does "something crazy" the management will put out a press release apologising for "any offence caused" like they did after his infamous 1 minute rant/meltdown.

  • @RuudClaessen
    @RuudClaessen 4 роки тому +193

    For a guitar tech he doesn't seem to know a whole lot. One of the least inspired rig rundowns I've seen tbh!

    • @anthonymeloni
      @anthonymeloni 4 роки тому +1

      Ruud Claessen he does know a lot I’ve chatted with him over instagram a couple of times he knows his stuff

    • @DroneShotFPV
      @DroneShotFPV 4 роки тому +13

      He DEFINITELY knows all about chewing gum, LOUDLY.. It reminds me of how I tell my son to chew with his mouth closed, and mind his manners! lol

    • @1980bwc
      @1980bwc 4 роки тому +1

      His name is Hans........nuff said

    • @pablo9364
      @pablo9364 4 роки тому +9

      Ruud Claessen Yeah they all seemed a bit distant like they were hung over or not bothered . Not too friendly . Still interesting

    • @cardbored_
      @cardbored_ 3 роки тому +8

      You should hear him talk about his true passion, gum!

  • @danb5060
    @danb5060 6 місяців тому +2

    I love Hans. Dude is the nicest dude ever. At a Longshot show he took my phone so he could take pictures for me off the amp setting on Billie Joe’s amps/pedals. Class act

  • @PhpGtr
    @PhpGtr 10 років тому +13

    I love his explanation on string tension on the Fender vs Gibson. He totally nailed the "10s on a Fender, 10s on a Gibson" part.

  • @josephfenwick1056
    @josephfenwick1056 10 років тому +119

    And uh *chew chew chew*

  • @YourPalAnnus
    @YourPalAnnus 4 роки тому +58

    Billie’s Rundown-
    (Beware of vigorous gum chewing)
    0:00-13:03
    Jason’s Rundown-
    (Overall him not not really knowing shit)
    13:03-20:15
    Mike’s Rundown-
    20:15-26:28

  • @SonicRave1
    @SonicRave1 4 роки тому +93

    The First Rig Rundown where the guitar tech knows nothing about the guitars.

  • @DrummingMoose
    @DrummingMoose 10 років тому +19

    I would know why Blue has an angled humbucker. When George Cole (Billie Joe's former guitar teacher) gave him the
    Bill Lawrence pickup, he just made the angled hole bigger to make the humbucker installation job easier, if anything.

    • @DrummingMoose
      @DrummingMoose 10 років тому +1

      +Jason Onessimo No it was to make the humbucker fit without buying a new pickguard. Blue has an 8-Hole Pickguard like Vintage 50's Fender Strats so it was easier to put in without putting in a lot of effort. Also the spacing is for a Gibson guitar, which is different than a Fender guitar.

    • @theotherone2783
      @theotherone2783 7 років тому

      OldSchoolAddict not true, if you look in early videos of green day, the original pickup isn't angled

    • @andrejs1828
      @andrejs1828 7 років тому +1

      Your wrong it was angled

    • @nirvanatemplefighters2714
      @nirvanatemplefighters2714 6 років тому +2

      PaceHDGaming your wrong. Look at pictures from 1989, he has his Bill Lawrence angled. It's always been angled

  • @fergusmacleod9540
    @fergusmacleod9540 8 років тому +110

    Oh my god he kept my hulk mask oh my gooooood

    • @patthetwat6963
      @patthetwat6963 7 років тому +1

      What?

    • @lenmetallica
      @lenmetallica 7 років тому +7

      22:40

    • @ROOKTABULA
      @ROOKTABULA 7 років тому +5

      fergus macleod ya shoulda had your email address on the inside with a note. 😀

    • @DavidHudson
      @DavidHudson 6 років тому +1

      I think he was joking.

    • @russianbot2397
      @russianbot2397 5 років тому +1

      @@DavidHudson maybe he wasn't

  • @XxStonedImmaculatexX
    @XxStonedImmaculatexX 2 роки тому +3

    I agree on the angled pickup, I have one too and it sounds way cooler than my other guitars with normal angled pickups.
    It comes down to tone, the pickup poles for the low E string are closer to the neck which gives it a thicker sound and the high E string is closer to the bridge which is what you really want tone wise.
    The magnets are going to pick up the sound based on their location!

  • @kenyy0
    @kenyy0 3 роки тому +2

    I have watched this video at least 7 times by now

  • @premierguitar
    @premierguitar  11 років тому +8

    Probably not the best chance to do a Rig Rundown since the techs are often in charge of switching effects, monitoring their guy (gal) on stage to make sure they're happy with their guitar, overall sound, and to always be prepared for the unaccepted. Plus, we know how much you guys hate the occasional soundchecking drummer, just imagine the background noise our mics would be picking up if a show was happening?!
    Thanks for watching,

  • @colico14
    @colico14 8 років тому +15

    I love how Mike's tech calls him "Steve" at the end..haha.

  • @maca5645
    @maca5645 4 роки тому +29

    I guess we have gotten used to super friendly, cool,down to earth and knowledgeable guitar techs in previous rig rundowns.
    Gum dude is a work in progress.

  • @DetroitWrecker666
    @DetroitWrecker666 4 роки тому +18

    Around 1:08 "I'm still trying to figure out in my mind, why it sounds that way" DUDE!!!

    • @chaplaincadet
      @chaplaincadet 4 роки тому +3

      Seriously, this dude makes $90,000 yearly likely

    • @DetroitWrecker666
      @DetroitWrecker666 4 роки тому +7

      @@chaplaincadet and there's ALL KINDS of guys like this out there! They have NO CLUE. Call themselves a "tech" because they learned how to put on a set of strings. And people think they are good because, they are so and so's "tech" They would be BLOWN away if I came in and maintained his rig! And I don't know shit! But I know better than this jerk off.

    • @DetroitWrecker666
      @DetroitWrecker666 3 роки тому

      @Michael Wong Yeah, I know, and you know that. But the tech can't figure out why it sounds the way it does! LOL!!!

    • @msgdob86
      @msgdob86 3 роки тому

      @Detroit Wrecker So? He's got a heck of a lot more to worry about than why a pickup sounds the way it does. It sounds good, so they use it. He maintains, restrings, wires everything, and keeps up every single piece of his rig. Give it up.

  • @connorcunningham1332
    @connorcunningham1332 7 років тому +461

    Him chewing the gum and breathing is so annoying

    • @onetwothreeBRJ
      @onetwothreeBRJ 7 років тому +33

      It's a Seymour *CHEW* *CHEW* DUNCAN

    • @pshep138
      @pshep138 7 років тому +10

      Seriously, I had to stop the video. Listening on headphones and the chewing was way too gross.

    • @youngcoconut4778
      @youngcoconut4778 7 років тому +1

      Connor Cunningham so...NMNMNAMNMNM

    • @jeffreyromulo531
      @jeffreyromulo531 6 років тому

      MotleyMetal 1981 rhke

  • @moistchoice
    @moistchoice 9 років тому +93

    Watched 2 minutes and had to quit. Can't handle the chewing gum sound

    • @KeeperOfPoops
      @KeeperOfPoops 6 років тому

      it's not just Hans, Tyler Sweet which is Brian Setzer's technician is also guilty of chewing gum
      And legit right at the start when we see Chris Kies with Hans, you can clearly see Hans chewing it

  • @jaketheripper7385
    @jaketheripper7385 6 років тому +4

    The way that the pickup sounds different when angled like that is that it has a bit more pronounced bass and more dynamic, "less mushy" mid range. It's that simple. It actually works out because that suits Billie's playing approach pretty perfectly. Seeing that downstrokes and heavy wound string attack are his bread and butter - and a core aspect of that recognizable Green Day "sound", which Hans mentions in the video - it makes the already "thin" and "tinny" sounding guitar sound a bit bigger and heavier, more full.

  • @ellieosteen8322
    @ellieosteen8322 4 роки тому +13

    Man I’d love to see one of these for Tre’s kit

    • @falsafah2moslem
      @falsafah2moslem 2 роки тому

      Pls watching the real amazing guitar player ua-cam.com/video/LxB8ek3W2kU/v-deo.html "sweet child o'mine" Guns n'roses by alip ba ta
      Amazing skills guitar player with 5.12M subscriber

  • @FPSRunner
    @FPSRunner 10 років тому +34

    Funny how Billie's tech called their old tunings E Flat, whereas Jason's tech called it D#, they must run on different wave lengths.

    • @cardbored_
      @cardbored_ 3 роки тому +4

      LOL we’ll it’s the same depending on key

    • @GlennJimenez
      @GlennJimenez 3 роки тому +4

      Potato, potatoe

    • @smoothedoutband2019
      @smoothedoutband2019 3 роки тому +1

      Well those two different names are basically the same tuning 😂

    • @kristianjohnsen7995
      @kristianjohnsen7995 3 роки тому +3

      Even funnier Jason’s tech called it drop D#. Drop tuning is quite different from half step down

  • @JeffMcGovern12
    @JeffMcGovern12 10 років тому +6

    I couldn't stop laughing at 22:21 when Mikes bass tech said "Uh yeah, all the stuff." make my day

  • @jconner3891
    @jconner3891 3 роки тому +1

    Love these so called old rig rundowns before the kemper ,axe fx and helix.

  • @lukemurray7744
    @lukemurray7744 5 років тому +13

    “Disposable guitar” FML

  • @mfwdead
    @mfwdead 8 років тому +51

    Of all techs, I think Mike's is the coolest.

    • @javierherrera8782
      @javierherrera8782 3 роки тому

      You haven't seen MESHUGGAH'S tech.
      He is the coolest cause he really knows his shit. Really!

    • @snuffldyduffldy3889
      @snuffldyduffldy3889 3 роки тому +5

      I love it how Mike can just be like, slap a leopard print on a bass, and his tech is like yeah gimme one week to make it myself

    • @anthonyvukmanich9357
      @anthonyvukmanich9357 2 роки тому +1

      Right, he's actually one of the guitar players in, eagles of death metal

  • @cadeallen7210
    @cadeallen7210 8 років тому +282

    *chewing noises* uhhhh

  • @chris61981
    @chris61981 3 роки тому +11

    Guys Hans is actually really really kind. He's spoken to me at great length about green day's gear and has gone above and beyond

    • @FlyingV555
      @FlyingV555 3 роки тому +1

      Glad to hear that. Guess Premier Guitar caught him at the worst possible time then for this interview. Chewing gum

    • @chris61981
      @chris61981 3 роки тому +3

      @@FlyingV555 yeah they must have. He's a great guy

    • @probablyahorse1389
      @probablyahorse1389 3 роки тому +1

      He really seems like a cool dude. The gun chewing wasn't even annoying lol

    • @JD-rq5jf
      @JD-rq5jf 2 роки тому +2

      If you watch some other rundowns, specifically one with Mike Ness of Social Distortion, people think Mike is a dick. I honestly believe it's just that these guys tour and are exhausted. It's probably a chore to do this on top of everything else. We enjoy them, but these dudes all travel and play and work constantly.

    • @chris61981
      @chris61981 2 роки тому +1

      @@JD-rq5jf indeed

  • @billyrouse4813
    @billyrouse4813 3 роки тому +5

    After seven years, the pickup question on Blue can be answered. The different string spacing on a fender style guitar is why EVH angled his pickup, and most likely why Billie Joe angled his.

    • @kristianjohnsen7995
      @kristianjohnsen7995 Рік тому +1

      I think the main reason actually is that is originally a single coil. Easier to fit a humbucker angled in the screw holes. But then again it looks and sounds cooler than a straight humbucker in my opinion.

  • @jaketorres6670
    @jaketorres6670 9 років тому +30

    the angle changes it because the magnets that pick up the g, b, and e string are placed closer to the bridge, therefore those strings will have a bit more treble without adding volume to his tone.

    • @DrummingMoose
      @DrummingMoose 9 років тому +4

      It also gives the bottom three strings more low end

    • @Ascalis1
      @Ascalis1 9 років тому +2

      I know it's late, but I'd like to thank you for having more professionalism and knowledge than the guitar tech. Kudos

    • @DrummingMoose
      @DrummingMoose 9 років тому +1

      Ascalis1 Thank you

    • @jaketheripper7385
      @jaketheripper7385 6 років тому

      Jake Torres while making the wound strings have a bit more pronounced bass and dynamic mid range. Which is the only part that really matters in Billie's case since his playing style relies almost exclusively on downstrokes and heavy string attack. Honestly the part you brought up doesn't even matter since he hardly ever plays any sort of lead type material and wears his guitar so low slung that he can't really even reach those strings in the first place. He doesn't really need to honestly considering 98% of Green Day songs are a various mixture of simple bar chords and power chords. Which most of the sounds you hear with those chords are produced by the bottom three wound strings. Billie's technical style and music composition is utterly simplistic and not extremely dynamic or nuanced, but holy shit is it recognizable and iconic. And damn catchy too!

  • @isaacjeter9468
    @isaacjeter9468 7 років тому +14

    There was an amp under the pink Marshall that said the network

  • @danielpapuga4615
    @danielpapuga4615 4 роки тому +7

    They need a do a Update Video on this

  • @CREA9TURE
    @CREA9TURE Рік тому +7

    Everytime the actual tech goes through the gear you know the artist doesn't have a clue what's in there. I love Jim Root's rundown because he always does them himself.

    • @TUUK2006
      @TUUK2006 Рік тому +2

      In my industry experience, artists are massively distanced from their gear and the rest of their world. They don't know what their rider has in it and some artists don't even know what gear they're playing through. The Edge is one of the worst. Dude would be fucked without Dallas.

    • @DesertDweller1
      @DesertDweller1 5 місяців тому

      Some artists don't care because they'll be fine with just about anything over their shoulder. It's the techs and the guitar companies who say "you need to try his and that." The artist's response is "yeah ok, whatever".

  • @intrsoul
    @intrsoul 6 років тому +3

    I just saw them at Wrigley Field and the guitar sounds were excellent all around. Jason White's 335 with the Fishman setup had a convincing acoustic sound, maybe even more so than a typical acoustic with a piezo.

  • @Beatleman91
    @Beatleman91 8 років тому +21

    "The angle of a humbucker makes a guitar sound special, signature". Is this Spinal Tap, or is it me?

    • @dkyelak
      @dkyelak 8 років тому +2

      The tech doesn't even know.

    • @JazzRadioFfm
      @JazzRadioFfm 7 років тому +7

      well. the sound of the higher strings is being picked up closer to the bridge that way. similar as the sound changes when you switch from neck to bridge pickup, the higher strings get a bit more harsh and less round. might sound more aggressive that way. anyway, the roadie is supposed to know that kind of shit. that's also why hendrix sounds different from the start, since he uses the guitar the other way round, the direction of the pickup-angle is upside down.

    • @anthonykeve8894
      @anthonykeve8894 4 роки тому +3

      That tech is a moron

  • @zattrill7894
    @zattrill7894 2 роки тому +6

    It was nice of Dee Dee to come back to life and tell us about mikes basses

  • @brandonswafford861
    @brandonswafford861 3 роки тому +1

    For some reason, this interview reminds me so much of the interview of Nigel on Spinal Tap about his guitars.

  • @sexta-c4251
    @sexta-c4251 8 років тому +77

    You can tell Mike's guitar tech was running out of things to say

    • @KeeperOfPoops
      @KeeperOfPoops 6 років тому +17

      *bass tech

    • @anina_kathryn
      @anina_kathryn 6 років тому +3

      William Allison Bass is a kind of guitar

    • @KeeperOfPoops
      @KeeperOfPoops 6 років тому +7

      @AnnaKathryn but they're reffered to as bass technician

    • @billyrouse4813
      @billyrouse4813 5 років тому +3

      AninaKathryn it’s a stringed instrument, but less strings, lower tuning and playing style is different. I’ve played both bass and guitar. Bassists hate to have it called a guitar.

    • @ryanjohnston4249
      @ryanjohnston4249 5 років тому +3

      @@billyrouse4813 Bingo. It's more like a hybrid between a guitar and a double bass. The latter being a really big violin. You even bow the damn thing for a lot of classical songs and even some others.

  • @lesdolores5021
    @lesdolores5021 6 років тому +10

    can we appreciate Jason whites playing for a second
    and that Mike's tech is the coolest dude there

  • @xuktqy.
    @xuktqy. 3 роки тому +3

    lmao I love that they glued Mike's bass from the iHeart radio festival

  • @OliviaYourFav22
    @OliviaYourFav22 3 роки тому +21

    This guy seems more like a guitar grabber and string changer than most techs

  • @maddogpicker
    @maddogpicker 10 років тому +44

    Ask what kind of gum he's chewing. Obviously he loves it judging from the chomping sound.

  • @RoryJoe
    @RoryJoe 11 років тому +4

    Was lucky enough to catch one of Mike's picks at a gig a good few years back (it was the Warning tour, so a fair few years!). It was a .73mm yellow Dunlop Tortex customised for him. Had his face on it, and instead of "Dunlop" it said "Dumbpunk"and in place of "Tortex" it said "Dirnt".

  • @KevinBower-gy5be
    @KevinBower-gy5be 3 роки тому +2

    Guitar. Cable. Amp. Everything else is in Billie Joe's fingers. And attitude.

  • @swam4362
    @swam4362 4 роки тому

    my rig:
    Peavey Backstage 50
    Boss DS1 distortion pedal
    Rowin Looper pedal
    Squier Bullet Mustang in Eb
    Epiphone Les Paul Studio Deluxe in E
    Yamaha AC1M
    plans for the future are to upgrade my amp to a Peavey Bandit 112 red stripe and then put locking tuners on my guitars, maybe swap out some pickups for seymour duncans. But honestly I think my pedals are just fine.

  • @RevStitch1
    @RevStitch1 11 років тому +8

    Actually Billie said in an interview that he retired blue and his tech came out and said that Billie wanted to retire it because the neck is almost split and he doesn't want to loose that guitar because it was his first so he went to Fernandas (the company that made blue) and built replicas of the guitar same specs and everything so he could still pull it out for the older songs. He still uses Blue on the albums though

  • @lathspell87
    @lathspell87 3 роки тому +3

    SD Antiquities are fantastic. I use a set of antiquity Surfers for my strat and an antiquity HB for my LP. Looking forward for an excuse to try out their antiquity P-90s.

  • @ColoradoDreamin
    @ColoradoDreamin 2 роки тому +1

    Just a blues driver and an eq in the pedal chain! Wow, awesome

  • @Tyler_Wilson
    @Tyler_Wilson 4 роки тому +48

    I like how his guitar tech doesn’t know jack shit about Billie’s guitars... “I think it has a Seymour Duncan...”

    • @JayK20
      @JayK20 4 роки тому +7

      Tyler W they pay him to be a guitar tech and he can barely even talk about guitars let alone be a guitar tech

  • @gunnargreene2060
    @gunnargreene2060 9 років тому +16

    It's not a fender it's a Fernandez

  • @shep3942
    @shep3942 3 роки тому +4

    Hans didn't add the angle to the pickup like that. It's been angled like that for decades. It's very common to have angled pickups in strat style guitars to add more brightness to the high strings and more low end tone from the base strings. Not sure why these guys fumbled over that

  • @kennybegeske8824
    @kennybegeske8824 8 місяців тому +1

    I Always Wanted A Gibson Billie Joe Armstrong J-180 Acoustic Guitar

  • @MilanSamko
    @MilanSamko 5 років тому

    thanks for videos like this :)

  • @kebab_boi
    @kebab_boi 8 років тому +33

    8:40 proof that the network was green day the whole time.

    • @wrighthanded2083
      @wrighthanded2083 8 років тому +2

      Sorry it's not working out

    • @YoDawgoneeleven
      @YoDawgoneeleven 7 років тому +3

      They admitted to it awhile ago and it's not like we didn't know that already

    • @lesdolores5021
      @lesdolores5021 6 років тому +1

      YoDawgoneeleven only Mike did not the rest of them so it's kinda still out there but whatever

  • @Polyphemus.
    @Polyphemus. 5 років тому +10

    "This is the guitar that got broken in Las Vegas"
    "That's it, all one piece"
    Well... it used to be...

  • @davemckay4359
    @davemckay4359 2 роки тому +1

    Cool video. Greenday is a legend.

  • @zanderbear2487
    @zanderbear2487 3 роки тому +1

    The fact that bj’s guitars were here in dekalb is almost like an honor

  • @mt7907
    @mt7907 7 років тому +20

    3:42
    Acts
    like
    A
    59'
    JUNIOR
    DOUBLE-CUT
    IS
    NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @Zoso7227
      @Zoso7227 2 роки тому +1

      Just making sure I wasn’t the only one that heard that

  • @matthewtrier4607
    @matthewtrier4607 8 років тому +353

    That's a lot of gear for a couple power cords

    • @dkyelak
      @dkyelak 8 років тому +3

      Yes very punk indeed lol!

    • @jackg8893
      @jackg8893 7 років тому +36

      Great music made simple.

    • @94jmbottaro
      @94jmbottaro 7 років тому +39

      sone bands you can easily say, those are alot of notes for such a shitty song

    • @waveemann8857
      @waveemann8857 7 років тому +23

      Man if you got all the free gear you wanted you'd have gear on top of gear haha

    • @leewhitworth9142
      @leewhitworth9142 7 років тому +38

      Simplicity is the key to brilliance.

  • @Dan.Solo.Chicago
    @Dan.Solo.Chicago 2 роки тому +1

    Tortex .73 That’s cool. I think the two most common picks are Fender mediums, and the green Dunlop Tortex .88. I go for the Tortex .88. It’s been my favorite pick since I started playing guitar.

  • @GerryBlue
    @GerryBlue 7 днів тому

    I'm here exactly 11 years later, and that gum still has some flavor in it

  • @irie.sunset
    @irie.sunset 3 роки тому +4

    4:00 Why is there a"The Network" Sticker on the Amp, when Green Day isn't the Network????????

  • @lazyriverpony
    @lazyriverpony 9 років тому +3

    These 3 techs are the most laid back techs in all the rig rundown videos I've watched

  • @veerchasm1
    @veerchasm1 3 роки тому +2

    Ah, the fine tradition of chewing gum during an interview. The interviewer needs to ask if they use Bubble Yum or Big Red on tour

  • @chrisdaniels2555
    @chrisdaniels2555 5 років тому +6

    When the show starts, we plug the guitars into the amps and turn everything on. Then the band plays and afterward we put everything back and go home and go to bed...on to the next day...

  • @thelastloopbender2147
    @thelastloopbender2147 7 років тому +36

    You're a guitar tech for a touring band and you don't understand how having a humbucker at an angle instead of vertically under the strings changes the sound of a guitar?
    I could deal with the gum chewing, this guy is just inept

    • @danrubenstein2898
      @danrubenstein2898 5 років тому +6

      I couldn't tell if he didn't want to explain it, or really didn't know.

    • @graysonkemp8870
      @graysonkemp8870 3 роки тому

      IKR I feel like I could give at least an educated guess

  • @derontchi
    @derontchi 9 років тому +6

    This guy's smacking drove me absolutely nuts

  • @SsspraakForsskkarring
    @SsspraakForsskkarring 4 роки тому +1

    PG always finds the best-LED colors to project, IMHO!
    This looked way better than the shorter wavelengths of blue that some band uses!
    Please do a video of IK, I might get a cameo because of language properties, plus the phenomena of any definite, being an article or a constant.

    • @falsafah2moslem
      @falsafah2moslem 2 роки тому

      Pls watching the real amazing guitar player ua-cam.com/video/LxB8ek3W2kU/v-deo.html "sweet child o'mine" Guns n'roses by alip ba ta
      Amazing skills guitar player with 5.12M subscriber

  • @luukderuijter1332
    @luukderuijter1332 2 роки тому +2

    >chews gum
    >Refuses to elaborate