Rig Rundown - The Darkness
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- Опубліковано 23 тра 2016
- Article and photos: bit.ly/DarknessRR
Fueled by a pair of brothers rocking Les Pauls and the bass rumbling thanks to Gibson Thunderbirds, this U.K. outfit is here to rock and roll.
Rhythm guitarist Dan Hawkins received this 2000 Gibson Les Paul Standard-his current number one-from his brother Justin when the band started in 2000. Dan refers to this instrument as “Dune,” a tribute to one of his favorite sci-fi films that was directed by David Lynch. He left the stock 498 humbuckers in the guitar because he likes that they crank out an aggressive bite thanks to their high output. The only change he’s made to the guitar is adding a TonePros bridge and tailpiece for better intonation.
Bassist Frankie Poullain’s main ride is a 1990 Gibson Thunderbird he affectionately calls the “Brown Bastard” that he bought from a guy named Welsh Ray. He favors this beast because the aftermarket pickup “kicks serious ass and is my pride and joy.” (Frankie and his tech can’t figure out where it came from or what model pickup it is.)
Lead guitarist and tantalizing frontman Justin Hawkins uses nothing but white 2001 Gibson Les Paul Customs. Seen here is his go-to axe that is generally used most of the night aside from any songs with alternate tunings or if a string breaks.
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"Every Les Paul sounds totally different, apart from those 2, they sound exactly the same" Nigel would be proud!
"listen to the tone do you hear it? Do you hear it? DO YOU HEAR IT?. It's the tone. Do you hear it"?
Don't even look at it...You've seen enough of that one.
lol
That's the best line
@@RByrne it's a top contender with "is there anything you do to your guitars?" "... I've toyed with the idea of putting a sticker on them"
"If I want an echo I just play the same thing twice, but the second time slightly quieter".
Hahaha these guys are all great but Justin really has the Nigel Tufnell jokes down to perfection!
He's probably not lying lol. John 5 does the same thing
Yeah. He even did the "just that extra little push over the cliff" just like Sir Nigel Nufnell. All three interviews are tres hilaire but Justin's is awesome. Pisstaking feckers lol.
MrTommyTownshend being a cheap bastard i do the same when playing i ran
"it's the tone do you hear it?. I said it's the tone do you hear it? DO YOU HEAR IT?. IT'S GOT TONE!'
"...but the Wizard is the nuclear fission that flays the skin from the face and leaves it danging behind the audience"... But they're still smiling xD
This is the funniest, most Spinal Tap Rig Rundown we've gotten in a while!
Yes, the smoke machine running the entire time - hysterical
steel panther? haha
I want to like this, but it's at 69. so consider this a like.
lol
Love that face close-up at 38:12, very Spinal Tap!
Justin’s brain is in perpetual comedy mode and he filters 90%. My kind of guy.
This has to be one of the least douchy rig-rundowns, that I’ve ever seen. They’re so relaxed, patient and, most of all, brutally honest. Nothing was rushed and they didn’t make the interviewer feel like he’s just another person asking about their gear. In fact, they actually thanked him, which I’ve never seen anyone else do. It’s really hard not to like them.
It also highlights the complete lack of interviewing skills, not catching jokes, zero banter. It’s embarrassing
@@PaulManningg I don’t think he really gets British humour
Ummm. Yeah so they’re whole bag could be in the “tongue in cheek” category.
Why try? 🤷♀️
@@PaulManningg and the guy totally pretended to know what they’re talking about. “Why do you call it June?” “After the David Linch film actually” …. Proceeds to call it June instead of Dune lol
Love the zoom in on the 42 year old man's face as he says he's 28.
"Plug it in, turn it up loud, and just get on with it." That is such a beautiful statement.
The British humour is strong in this rig rundown .
Justin: "When you get to my age--28..." Spoken like a true rock star!
Well, since many haven't lived past 27, he's not wrong...
Sometimes it’s hard to put your finger on what makes us British but our sense of humour is definitely one of our great unifiers
Not gonna lie, I am not a big fan of the Darkness. However, I am definitely a fan of their self-deprecating attitude and I love Justin's Rides Again posts. Always informed and humorous. My best wishes to them all.
"when you get to my age.. 28.. you appreciate the rawness" - lmfao he's 41
It's a running gag.
i like how after he said that the camera zoomed in on his face as if the video editor was saying "as if, mate"
I was just watching this not knowing the band before :D I was a bit confused.
"I'm offended by noise gates". This guy is hilarious!
I laughed my ass off at that comment !
Justin definitely has a Nigel Tufnel vibe to him and it's great
"I'm offended by noise gates!" He had the chance, and he took it 🤣🥰x
Some people: The laquer of the instrument tremendously influences the sound.
Frankie: Each time the neck breaks off it doesn't really affect anything once it's glued back together.
IMO, a very British, stiff upper lip reaction. “Well, if it still works.”
Make do and mend British attitude
@@mofo1739 Frankie's Irish - but ok lol
@@Jamesfoofighter Wrong - he's INCREDIBLY Scottish, that's an Edinburgh accent through and through. So, British. "but ok lol"
@@OfMaceAndMen so Scottish, but ok lol
"It's called Dune" -"Why is it called June? After the month?" -"After the David Lynch film..."
then continues to call it June.
Brian Schmitt The man’s not daft if he doesn’t know Dune. Chill out.
@@quadrod that’s how brits pronounce dune
Thank you. Glad I'm not the only person to catch that.
Hahah..
"The band was called The Poo Sticks. He played with his fingers."
Scottish people are wonderful.
I thought he said the band was called "the Piss Takes" and it was just the accent that made it sound different. Piss Takes is a way better name that the Poo Sticks IMO.
@@reginaldperiwinkle Poohsticks is a British game whereby each player drops a stick on the upstream side of a bridge and the one whose stick first appears on the downstream side is the winner. Its from Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne. The band are from Swansea and are actually called 'The Pooh Sticks' so i'm guessing they were going for the double entendre between the game and poo sticks.
lol
For being a drummer and a bassist, Dan Hawkins is one hell of a guitarist.....I've always loved watching Dan when I've seen The Darkness play live. Justin and Frankie obviously stand out on stage, but Dan plays like a beast, dare I say he is the.....Heart of Darkness......?
The horror...
I saw them once by pure chance and this man and his brother went bananas on stage, begin to end. Right then I became a fan of the Hawkins brothers, there has to be something in that gene pool.
So spectacularly eccentric and dysfunctional. Makes me proud to be British.
PG: June?
Hawkins: No. Dune. The David Lynch movie.
PG: Ok. June.
When these guys first came out with "Thing Called Love" and the stage outfits, everyone accused them of taking the piss, but those guys never actually listened to the rest of the album. Then, you get guys like Brian May putting their name behind them....
These guys legit rock
And then the main connection they have to Queen being Roger Taylor’s son Rufus is the band’s drummer
Dan Hawkins is a killer rhythm player ,plays concise solos that fit ,and has GREAT tone as well.
Justin is just hysterical. His UA-cam chanel is a hoot.
‘’Aesthetically it’s just unpleasant”” the most British thing I’ve ever heard 😂
Justin is intensely hilarious at 34:44. I absolutely love his dry sense of humor. ✨😆👍
Not to mention he ROCKS‼️
have you been to his channel?
This interview was heating up gradually I must say. Dan was quite relaxed and mostly serious. Frankie increased a degree of awkwardness and fun, but kept it tight. And then, there's Justin who totally had me in stitches. Your interviewer was quite out of balance because of his humor and behavior. One of the most hilarious Rig Rundowns out there.
Best Rig Rundown - hands down. The Darkness could have their own TV show! Hilarious, humble, self-deprecating. More guitarists should take note. Have some fun!
And as if by magic... Justin hawkins rides again youtube channel
Justin Hawkins rides again... agaaaiin!!
Saw them yesterday. Played the hell out their songs - sounded just like the record - amazing band live!
“I’m always going for the knobs” 😌 the presenter laughed but I don’t think he truly understood the Brit wit there
I love the way the interviewer seems to genuinely think his guitar tech's name is 'Soft lad' 😂
Justin is a Treasure! Love how he play's up Nigel from Spinal Tap to the T. Too Funny!
“This colour gold is pleasing. It goes good with my outfits!!!” -Frankie. You can’t help but think Spinal Tap!!!
After watching this I'm now officially a fan of the Darkness, simply because these guys are a crack up!
Now to listen to more of their stuff 👍🏻
Justins youtube chanel is what made me want to give them an actual chance. I remember when 'thing called love' had come out i was super into just heavy music and couldnt be bothered with anything else... but dudes personality on his videos made me love them and now im glad i did give em a chance.
that knob joke from dan was very david brent-ish
Haha :) not sure the interviewer got it though.
"When you get to my age... 28, you start to appreciate...." and the camera immediately cuts to closeup of his road worn face lol
"Can we see the back up guitars?"
"This shouldn't take long.... they're exactly the same as the other guitar"
gold! love Dan. just plays it.
Two years ago I went to Rams Head show in Baltimore they sounded amazing loved Dans Thin Lizzie jacket their tone is awesome
Clean, Dirty, Chug, Destroy.
He really needs a “Scorched Earth” button on that board. 🎸 🤟 🎸
"If I want an echo, I just play the same thing twice, but the second time, slightly quieter."
Justin's mode of expression is a delight.
'Fire is fuel plus oxygen'
This is really refreshing in a world of "hi i'm generic man in his 20s, let me show you my kemper" and "let me show you my fender reverb deluxe vibratron twin jr" rig rundowns
"Don't touch Anything on the way out"
"When you get to my age, 28"
Wikipedia: He's 41
I was about to say I'm 30 .. and I look 10 years younger lol
If you notice every interview he does, "I'm 28" in all of them. Even before he was 28 too.
It's a joke lol
+MrTommyTownshend I know I got it but it's even more comical he's 28 in every interview.
+JamCave Studio Right. That's the joke. He's always 28 lol.
Spinal Tap in full effect here hahaha!!!!!!!!!!
Shows full pedal board after talking in detail about all of them- I just play in clean mode all night.
The most American person ever interviewing the most UK band ever
‘I’m not ready for the sticker yet’ 🤣🤣👏👏👏
Rig Rundown - Justin shows his left hand.
Pure gold. I could crack a beer and watch this again.
Justin is absolutely hilarious. I have watched this before and he is so funny in this interview. I love this guy.
Welsh Ray. He played with his fingers
Pretty good grave stone quote
So many people shit on this band but I don’t understand why, I think there great! Great vocals, riffs and rock n roll.
best rig rundown ever
agreed! I didn’t even know the band when I saw it but now I’ve seen them live twice and they’re one of my favourite. The guns n roses rundown with Richard fortus segment was great as well
As someone who has lived in Suffolk for the best part of 10 years, these guys are weird even for Lowestoft. In a good way obviously, but this whole video feels a bit like a dry, British version of Trailer Park Boys
“NFN” - Normal for Norfolk.
Frankie Poullain is a national treasure
Frankie is such a legend. Love that guy
....just don't touch anything on your way out!
😄
"I'm always going for the knobs you see.......not really (laughs).......nothing wrong with that though"
Brentmeister General would be happy with that
I love Poullain's dry humour, seems great. Very cool bunch, down to earth lot.
Justin's sense of humor is amazing!!! Love this band!!
Most important elements in a good rig - sense of humour and disinclination to take yourself too seriously. Excellent!
Justin is brilliant!
"every les Paul sounds different. Expect from those two, they sound exactly the same"- guitar players epitomized.
I've watched this one several times and each time Justin has me laughing out loud. I never listened to these guys much before, but for some damn reason they've won me over. Very entertaining.
Justin has me dying laughing. What an awesomely hilarious guy
Lol, that bassist was hilarious.
“When you get to my age… 28”
TIGHT ZOOM ON HIS FACE
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💀
These guys are always entertaining to watch. Brilliantly hilarious.
Frankie is one interesting man could listen to him talk for days
they have been my favorite band for quite a while, solely due to their sound which is great! but their sense of humor here was just awesome!
this shade of gold on the bass goes well with my outfits
God. This really had some great Spinal Tap moments
Justin Hawkins is such a pisstaker xD I feel sorry for the presenter, our humour is clearly alien to him.
38:09
''I think when you get to my age, 28. You appreciate the rawnes''
He was 42 at the time LOL!!!
“When you get to my age, 28.”
*zooms in for extreme close-up on face*
I have such a love and respect for these guys, absolute gentlemen. incredibly talented and knowledgeable musicians and engineers. love the band since the day they hit the scene. they introduced me to les pauls and Marshall and I love everything about them. love the tone and also Justin's rat box fx pedal usage is iconic sounding and I love them.
"if I wanted echo, I'd just play the same thing twice, but the second time just slightly quieter."
Wow man !!........The Darkness !!.....I'm glad they survived !!..
Those T-Bird bass pickups with the three-screw mounting are made by Bartolini.
Best rig rundown ever. Saw them live a couple of years ago and they are killer on stage too.
Watch "Justin Hawkins rides again", Justin's channel. Serious, sarcastic, funny, big brain-energy music talk!
You Yanks are great in many ways, but you just can't beat us Brits for humour!
one of the most entertaining Rig Rundown episodes. Thanks!
I love Frankie’s thoughtful and considered answers between Dan and Justin’s dry silliness. A wonderful Rig Rundown, many thanks. ✌🏻❤️🇬🇧
They played my man with that close up after he gave his age
It’s a running joke. Justin’s been saying he’s 28 even when he was younger than 28. But the close up was hilarious, exactly in tune with the bands humor!
When he says that little push over the cliff that definitely reminded me of Spinal Tap lol
Justin one of the rare people who gets older and looks way better. 🤘
This is the best rig rundown so far, gotta love the attitude! This is rock'n'roll!!!
Really impressed with his knowledge of sound. He is what this series needs more of.
Best rundown ever. Dan was such a treat to listen to
So Spinal Tap. Love it.
This was so good. Chris does a great job.
Frankie Poullain is my spirit animal.
The interviewer probably thinks there is a David Lynch film called June now
That was cool. Dan and Justin both quite funny, Frankie sort of out there and Justin just eccentric lol! Great band!
One of the most funny Rig Rundown I've seen! Those guys are incredible, lol!!!!
Isn't Justin just fuckin awesome. It's not until you see them live you really get it. He's an awesome musician & entertainer. He's like part Evh part Dlr. and all awesome 🤘
Justin could have had a great career as tv presenter, outrageously charismatic and hilarious.
And now he is.
These guys are awesome. Love their music and their vibe
I had no idea the Justin guy was so funny. His jokes hit me HARD
Dune, is that because its the name of the month you got it in.Classic interviewing skills.
I saw them few nights ago, such a great guys. Funny with charm, that’s a rare things in the bands todays. Love them.
I love this video. Have watched it three times in the last few years