Rig Rundown - Widespread Panic's Jimmy Herring, John Bell, and Dave Schools
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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2018
- Article & photos: bit.ly/WidespreadPanicRR
Premier Guitar’s Ted Drozdowski met with virtuoso Jimmy Herring, frontman John “JB” Bell, and techs Joel Byron and Paul Agostino before the second of three dates at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater to get the scoop on how Widespread Panic’s string-stretchers get their sounds.
Jimmy Herring’s main guitar with Widespread Panic is a custom-built Paul Reed Smith with Lollar Imperial pickups, two volume controls and a single tone control. He favors jumbo frets with medium action for more clarity and definition, and strings them up with D’Addario .010 sets. The back of its headstock bears the legend “Custom built for Jimmy Herring,” and is signed by Smith. His backup axe, which also has Lollar Imperials, is a David Grissom signature PRS that he mostly pays in drop D.
John “JB” Bell’s main guitar is the latest in a line of Washburn HB35 semi-hollowbody models he’s been playing since 1990, with a distinctive custom red finish and white binding. It’s got Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates humbuckers and is strung with .012 sets with a wound G. His backup is an all-black HB35 he uses for slide-mostly in open G, open D, or drop D. His slides are brass, and he also tunes the guitar down a whole step to play some Vic Chesnutt songs. The pickups are a Duncan Alnico II Pro in the neck and a Custom in the bridge. He tends to use both pickups at all times, for both guitars.
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Jimmy Herring has got to be the most sincere and nicest guy in rock and roll.
PRS needs to make a Jimmy Herring Sig. model! lord knows he deserves it! Where you at Paul???
Not only is Jimmy a monster player, but a true gent to boot.
I loooove that sound Jimmy's guitar makes when he warms it up and shows Ted his pedals. I've heard that sound kick off every Panic show and I would recognize it anywhere! The band means a lot to me, I enjoyed watching this.
Man, when you look up and see him playing onstage he seems like the most intimidating, serious and possibly mean person in the room, but his personality is precisely the opposite. He seems like the coolest guy. He is also one of the greats of this era for sure. I was way too young, but I would have LOVED to have been able to see him with the Allman Bros for that short period he was in the band with Derek Trucks. Derek and Jimmy are literally as good of a combo for Allman Bros as you could ever cook up in the most perfect of conditions. Those shows would have been amazing to see both of them tearing it up.
Where have I’ve been for the past twenty five years??? How did this incredible musician and human being went under my radar? I am a professional guitar player for fifty seven years, a devotee of Montgomery, McLaughlin, Coryel and all the masters, shame on me. This week I become a fan of Jimmy Herring, will watch all his videos. Hope to meet him some day. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🎼🎵🎶🎸🎵🎶🎼
Jimmy Herring has a house pretty close to me. every so often you'll see him out at the grocery store or something and i have to stop myself from marking out every single time
A whole "pedalboard" of way to listen to the other band members? True musician
I think Ted did a real good job with this rundown. He was able to fill in really well without stepping on toes. From Atlanta and I followed Panic in the early 90's all around the southeast. I used to see Jimmy Herring play with the late Col. Bruce and The Aquarium Rescue Unit. These guys have a special place with me.
Jimmy seems and sounds like Derek Trucks from the future
So cool when the artist do their own rundown. Herring is an incredible guitarist. Loved his work with the Dead.
After so many half-ass Rig Rundowns with so called guitar players this one is a breath of fresh air. Jimmy Herring is a true guitar master. Technique, feel and sooooooo much soul. Thanks Guys. And lobe the host.
I saw him live opening for John McLaughlin at the Riviera Maya Jazz Festival last year and the man is just a beast. I’ve never heard him before but he blew me away, such a talented musician. Great show, I could watch him talk about his rig all day.
I saw Widespread Panic in college (U of South Carolina) when they came through regularly. They are from GA so they came a lot. They played at a bar that was set up great for bands. After every show, I could tell that they were going to be huge. JB was so young!
Extremely cool of them to still be playing Vic Chesnutt songs on the set, more people should know about him, respect <3
Jimmy Herring is such a kind, sweet man, and his playing never fails to amaze me.
I saw a Panic show in Raleigh NC back in the late 90's and it was just nuts. I had never even heard of them before and we were doing a job in Durham and my buddy got us tickets. I was just thinking it was just another club band or something like that. When we arrived and seen how many people were there...and they were partying like it was a Jimmy Buffet concert. WTF? Then they began to play and holy smokes...I was an instant fan. A jam band like no other. So good. Jimmy's guitar skills are just mad.
That PRS is gorgeous
Ted was great! He really knows It. He really got the most from the gentlemen. I really admired Mister Jimmy Herring. I didn't know Mr. JB. Searched a little and I got really satisfied with what I listened to. Same to Mr Joel Byron. Bless fee internet! tks guys
Love this guy! Saw him multiple nights and multiple years at Wanee Festival in north Florida ❤️