Pat Metheny Rig Rundown Guitar Gear Tour for Dream Box Album
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Jazz guitar god Pat Metheny recently played Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on his solo tour supporting his latest record, Dream Box. Ahead of the show, PG’s John Bohlinger met with Metheny’s tech Andre' Cholmondeley, who pulled back the curtain on what just might be the most complex solo rig ever devised. Afterward, Cholmondeley painstakingly wrote out Metheny’s signal path to help clarify the rig. Buckle up, and keep up if you can.
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00:00 - D'Addario When You Know You Know
00:15 - Pat Metheny Playing Intro
01:20 - John Bohlinger & Andre' Cholmondeley Intro
01:34 - Ibanez PM100 Pat Metheny Hollowbody
05:12 - Roland GR-303 Guitar & GR-300 Synth
08:56 - Taylor 8-String Acoustic
12:13 - Manzer Linda 6
13:24 - Manzer Pikasso 42-String Guitar
16:57 - Ibanez PM120 Pat Metheny Hollowbody
19:59 - 1970s Guild D-40
21:27 - Manzer Fanned-Fret Baritone
26:50 - Pat Metheny's Amps, Effects & Signal Flow
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Shop the Rig:
Ibanez PM 200 - sweetwater.sjv.io/NkY0bb
D’Addario NYXL 10s - sweetwater.sjv.io/B0Yy2W
EHX Hum Debugger - sweetwater.sjv.io/xkbQG5
IK Multimedia TONEX Pedal Amplifier/Cabinet/Pedal Modeler - sweetwater.sjv.io/MmYBb2
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI - sweetwater.sjv.io/k0PMW3
LR Baggs M1 Active Acoustic Guitar Soundhole Humbucker Pickup - sweetwater.sjv.io/DKMe3a
Bose L1 Pro32 Portable PA System - sweetwater.sjv.io/g1Q6W2
Guild D-40 Traditional Acoustic Guitar - sweetwater.sjv.io/vNgjVy
Kemper Profiler Power Rack - sweetwater.sjv.io/rQ2z45
Lehle 3at1 SGoS Instrument Switcher - sweetwater.sjv.io/Qyn3Ez
Gamechanger Audio Plus Pedal Piano-style Sustain Effect Pedal - sweetwater.sjv.io/6eRdEb
Electro-Harmonix 95000 Performance Loop Laboratory 6-track Looper - sweetwater.sjv.io/nLeE29
Radial ProD2 2-channel Passive Instrument Direct Box - sweetwater.sjv.io/PyqVbN
Pigtronix Infinity 3 Looper Pedal - sweetwater.sjv.io/rQ1DXy
Source Audio Soleman MIDI Controller Pedal - sweetwater.sjv.io/MmYBvq
Blackstar Live Logic 6-button MIDI Footcontroller - sweetwater.sjv.io/DKMeZ2
When I perfect the process of pulling strings out of mycelium (vegan "gut" strings made from kombucha goop), I think I've found where to petition to do long trials - not many people are patient enough to wait a couple weeks to see how the consumables age and settle out *and* put a lot of mileage on them as a virtuoso (and all the observations one would have, being one).
My uncle works in an airport. Pat flew into town one day, I assume on the road. My Uncle said “i have all your albums” and Pat said “then let me buy you lunch” and they shared a meal. Wish I could have been there
Great story. Thanks for sharing. Pat's a great all-around guy.
Wonderful story!!!
Now THAT is COOL!!
Oh that’s a amazing story
Ha what a legend 👍🏽
What a cool dude, a super-friendly, open-hearted guy.
John Bollinger indeed is awesome! Great interviewer with an infective joy about music !!!
Andre is hands down one of the coolest and most knowledgeable people I’ve ever worked with.
thank you bro. I learn so much from you as well. We're a team and need to TOUR MORE..!! Give Thundercat my number braah
I’m a death metal guy, and Pat Metheny is among my Top 10 most played artists. I never get tired of his albums, especially PMG.
Thanks for checking out the interview !
Pat digs something in all forms of music --and I can’t speak for him -but I know he’s definitely been a fan of Pantera, Nine Inch Nails, and some of the other heavy stuff.
He just loves music and different creative guitar tones.
Thanks!!
André
@guitartour
Whats the song he was playing at the beginning?
That melody is from a song, with a full band, that I can never remember the name of.
@@CorbCorbin Minuano. From the album "Still Life talking"
Quick story: 1989 I'm 21 years old serving in the Army, 3rd Inf Div in Germany. I'm in the barracks one evening kicking it with with a few buddies talking music, among them were few metalheads. As a black kid growing up on MTV and in a white neighborhood for a while and starting to play guitar, I wasn't quite a metalhead but I was definitely well-versed. So we start talking about top 5 shredders. They threw a couple of names out, then I throw a couple of names out. You know, a few of the guys from shrapnel records like Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Greg Howe, and such. They were impressed that as a black man I knew these players. So then I named Vernon Reed of Living Color. They hadn't heard of him but we're impressed. I named Allan Holdsworth, whom I had just discovered and they hadn't heard of. I told them this is the guy who Eddie Van Halen says is the best. Then, I named Pat Metheny. They laughed. Then I played him on a cassette. They didn't agree he was a shredder in the classic sense. But they had to respect his playing. To this day, I'm glad I stood on that. 😂😂😂😂
Love how John casually keeps Pat’s pick 😅 (23:45s)
Andre is such a knowledgable guy, I could listen to him for hours on end. Pat is in really great hands with him. Thank you for sharing John you’re the man.
One of the single most enjoyable rig rundowns I've ever watched. Pat's got a great tech. I've always been fascinated with his playing and his rig. Pat experimented a lot with Midi in the 80s. I remember when some snobby jazz "purists" gave him grief over it. I always defended Pat's desire to branch out and try new things. This is what makes him a great player. He plays what's in his heart and soul and communicates it so well. Music is an art but it's also communication.
thanks for watching!.
And you nailed it. Pat has consistently checked out new music technology, computers, audio advancements for 50 years and utilized, adopted & adapted so many things, always in a musical and unique way.
To me it always seemed that it is primarily Pat the Composer who branched out in technology. Basically the desire to write and sound like a larger ensemble than actually present on stage with technology being there to serve and present the music. Either helping with or solving a musical performance problem. The Synclavier was really pivotal in that along with the sequencers, macintosh, and synths (Pat adopted the Mac platform quickly too for writing and composing). Pat's gift is to make these machines sound human and organic to the point where you might not even notice them anymore. It just fits and works, irregardless of the style of the music he played.
Pat (and Lyle) have always been about the music foremost. Whatever it takes to present it and create the right environment to show all there is to a tune. To be fair, I understand where some of the critique might have come from. There have been plenty of players who dabbled into technology in the 80ies and it made the music sound both dated and dreadful because it lacked substance (ie: a good tune). Technology is never going to make up for the lack of a good song being there in the first place. And as far as I know, Pat also distances himself whenever he can from that fusion stuff going on at the time as it is just not remotely the same as what he tried to accomplish. And even Pat isn't fallible here, I think some of his patches on the Synclavier were not that great (on the other hand, still better than most DX7 sounds being used by his contemporaries, yes I'm looking at you Chick). But the critiques are not really warranted as you point out. It takes the quality of a player like Pat to get the most out of the technology and make it serve the music.
You weren't kidding - a really great Rig Rundown
Man, Andre' is one of the coolest and most knowledgeable techs I've seen in one of these vids. Really knows his stuff. The shoutout to Wayne Joness was one I was kind of anticipating given all the GR-300 stuff.
I thought he would add that the hex pickup is not only 6 individual pickups, they're *humbuckers* lol
With the headstock I think that one might have actually started out life as an Ibanez Artist fresh husk (Fujigen) even though many synths/models were also built or partially so at Matsumoku and/or Terada.
I have an Aria Cardinal CS400 that had a hex pickup installed when I got it - the box is on the outside of the guitar instead of built into it but one of the coolest features I think is that not only do you get the MIDI/synth out, you also get a 1/4" jack to get the straight analog out directly from the hex pickup. It's not as huge a signal as a giant humbucker but since it's not noisy it doesn't have to be. It's also nice to be able to control each string's signal if you want to, unlike later versions of the GK pickups which didn't have individual coils for each string.
Totally! Yeah, super cool guy!
The tribute he gives to Pat's previous tech Caroline is so generous and touching.
@@DaleyWardI believe he misspoke about year she retired from touring, actually it was 2022, not 2002. (I saw her in Phoenix on “Side eye “ tour).She is still around in warehouse.
Also Andre told me that when I asked him about Caroline at last show in Seattle on November 12 this year. Grate guy, awesome crew, amazing Pat!
Andre is an amazing guitar player on his own. He had his own Zappa tribute band called Project Object. He always had Zappa alumni members in the band. Really, really good.
This is the setup for the current Dreambox tour. Saw it in Dallas. Amazing. First concert with Pat talking about his music to the audience. Amazing show!
Same as Seattle ! So great to have Pat chat with the crowd
The playing at the beginning.... sublime, which is what I would say is a word that exemplifies Pat himself. A genuine person indeed.
I saw Pat play recently in Boulder, Colorado, and I was blown away by the whole experience. Metheny always delivers. After the show I thought to myself... man, I wish somebody would do a rig rundown on what's playing through to get all those amazing sounds. Well, today is my lucky day!! Thanks Premier Guitar and Andre!
This tech deserves a bonus!
This was awesome. Thank you! But now, I want to see a video about Andre' Cholmondeley. That man is fascinating!
ha!! very kind. A lot of stuff rounds out my insane universe at my UA-cam page ua-cam.com/users/andrecholmondeley
and if you search for when Pat Mastelotto interviewed me -- a lot of Bio stuff in that fun interview
"I like the crazy rigs." What a great fellow André is. Aside from his knowledge and skills, personality-wise he is a perfect fit for the Pat Metheny brand.
The mention of 'Adrian' refers I assume to Adrian Belew, a man with more than just a crazy rig. He and Pat together in a room would surely make for some interesting results.
As always, thank you John and Premier Guitar for these great, fun, entertaining and insightful videos. Bravo!
This tech is so cool... great presentation!
Very kind. Thank you so much for watching & commenting. See you on next USA tour this spring?!?!?
I met Pat in the early 90's in a small cafe in East Stroudsburg PA. Small jazz festival. Sitting at a table with my Parents eating Carrot Cake and Pat comes over and asks if it's ok if he warms up a bit behind us. Such a down to earth guy. I will never forget that day.
Mr. Cholmondeley is an absolute treasure. Thanks so much for this!
West Coast André… thank you so much my brother just trying to keep up
This is a wonderful episode. Andre is phenomenal
The mic inside the Taylor/Manzer is an AMT S15 (or a custom pat model)- It's meant for the outside They had a booth at NAMM and mainly do clip-on sax mics.
Indeed!! This gig, and many Pat technical choices in general- are about repurposing gear, or figuring out applications for stuff that …. They weren’t necessarily designed for. This is true in the hardware as well as software realms. McGyver is the patron saint sometimes
Thanks!
André
Just a nerdy addition on the Roland: As far as I can remember, it was said that the guitars were built by Ibanez. I remember seeing Ibanezes which looked quite similar to the Roland ones.
Yep, that’s my understanding too.
One of the most beautiful tunes
Andre is pretty awesome. Rock on.
I have been listening to Pat since the early 80's
The man is such a musician Composer to the fifth degree.
His arsenal is impressive and intriguing.
Great rig rundown John
Great to hear Pat play as well 🙂
Such a savvy and dedicated technician.
Compared to the average touring tech’s job, this guy has a hugely diverse set of responsibilities. Bravo. And not just a tech…cat knows his jazz….name checked Pete Cosey!!!
Ha!! Well, I am nothing If not a massive music freak !! Love it all, studied musicology and many specific musical rabbit holes in college
in some ways that has been the pathway to staying busy as a tech. Good to meet a fellow Pete fan.
Thanks
André
What a great guided tour Andre gave us ! And thank you John and the team. BTW, saw Pat live a month ago, I'm not even a big fan but made me tear up. Transported me to my childhood overseas and my own love story with music played before me like a movie. Truly fantastic.
I recently saw Pat on this tour and I remarked that the guitar tech is hardest working tech in the business. Andre was awesome. I have been following Metheny for years and he has quite an ensemble of instruments and tech. Also, did not realize Andre teched for Adrian Belew. Greatly appreciate Premier Guitar doing this rig rundown with Andre...for Metheny. The sound at the Metheny show was outstanding. Andre was back and forth from the stage between almost every tune.
Was at the Ryman for Pat's show. I took my son who is a Jazz Major at UT. I have seen Pat since 1978 and this was on of my favorite shows since He talked about his music so much. This video was so interesting to learn all the technical aspect and Andre did a great job explaining the guitar set up.
Thanks so much for your kind words. We Appreciate every single person who shows up- you share in the love for this music and you keep us working!!
Thanks
André
This was really well done. John was great in allowing Andre to talk without interruption. I learned a lot for a couple of great fellas. Thanks for posting.
I've been listening to a lot of Pat Metheny lately, nice to see him represented on here
Hearing minuato in 6/8 in the intro I just knew it was gonna be great
Andre is so awesome! And I had a guild poster of pat on my wall when I was in high school. Saw him many times when I was in college and recently reacquainted myself with the man via Rick beato. I had to go back and pick up all the cds (yes, I like the physical media) of pat. So many good memories.
You're kidding right? Ani and Pat?! Two of my faves - that you've worked with them both💪🏿❤👊🏾!
Beautiful. Kudos to Andre' Cholmondeley and John Bolinger as well. Amazing work!
This is the geekiest rundown in a while. I loved it!
Haha!! Thanks and indeed this is a deeply nerdy gig. There are incredibly detailed convos w Pat about vintage guitars, 80s software tricks, multi-speaker arrays, esoteric MIDI issues, iPad editors, new pedals and much more. Yes it’s guitar geek central oftentimes.
Thanks for watching
André
We ❤ Pat & Andre
Pat is going on tour soon and it'll be the first time I'll get to see him live. Pretty cool to see his current touring rig.
You're going to love it. It's a very exciting and emotionally evocative show.
Great uTube, had no idea PM was so into the tech side .. that and his exemplary playing .. at the same time ??? what a brain
I swear, Andire is everywhere! I saw him at Big Ears in Tennessee this year just hanging out.
Ha!! Big Ears was simply incredible. I miss it every year because always on tour
had a tour canceled this March, so I was delighted to be there
still blown away how well produced and diverse it all was. Actually, funnily enough I am watching right now the Bill Orcutt Quartet, and I only heard about that being at big ears
I light up as soon as I see Andre.
GOAT. and opening with him playing in her family solo is just awesome. That’s one of the most beautiful Pat Metheny tunes ever written it doesn’t get enough love-that whole still life talking record is killer except for last train home… the one that was a big hit for him. That’s the one track I never listened to! But the rest of that record is absolutely killing
I saw Pat on his Side-Eye tour in June of last year, and then later on his Dream Box tour in September. I'm pretty sure I was one of the youngest in attendance (seventeen as of writing). I've been a huge fan of Pat for a while now (I have most of his albums), so these concerts were a dream come true. Both of them were astounding. I didn't look away for a minute-- I was so focused. I hope to catch a few more in the future if I can. Thanks for for the show! I'll never forget it.
That manzer 6 is so beautiful
This is amazing. Can’t tell you how long I’ve waited for something like this.
Glad you like it!
This is one of the finest things I've seen this year. Thank you Premier Guitar !
What a cool guy Andre seems to be, very thorough RR, kudos!
Thanks so much for posting and for the two of you to take the time to teach us more.
Been waiting for this!!!! Love Andre.
This is the one I’ve been waiting for. Nice to wake up and see this in my notifications. Thanks PG
Thanks for posting this interview. I’ve been a Pat fan since 1979. I’m not a musician - just a listener, so every time I see Pat play (over 40 times now) I don’t understand how he does it… I just love the sounds and litterally think of Pat as a wizard, performing a magic show. This helps me understand the “how” a little better.
I’ve gotten to meet Pat and other band members (after the show) several times over the decades and he’s so nice in person.
I noticed you didn’t give back that PM guitar pick - I’m sure it’s in your collection now! I have three PM picks that Caroline gave me after shows. At the end of a show the stage is littered with picks that get tossed as he switches playing with or without a pick.
Thanks again for a very interesting interview!
Thank you for this in-depth look at Pat's current rig ! Happy Thanksgiving Everyone - John
Love you, John!
Pat Metheny is one of my Favorite Guitarist Hands Down... my Favorite Album is "The Way Up" and The Concert. When I change my studio setup this is usually my go to to get things sounding right. Pat is a Great inspiration ("
great interview/rundown
Thank you Andre for going more in depth, makes me appreciate this Dreambox tour even more!
Andre is an awesome technician and a super cool guy!
Best Rig Rundown ever!!!
One of the most complex and intriguing setups. Great job Andre.
Pat is legendary and timeless.
This was long overdue. Really enjoyed it. Pat is one of the best.
Great tour and what an amazing Tech to be able to handle the complexity of Pat's setup! Really impressive. Thanks
This is one of the absolute best rig rundowns. Really cool to hear Andre talk about music more conceptually too, he's so knowledgeable.
Congrats to one od the best guitarists and jazz musicians, I’m really a big fan. How he manages to play with such a technique without getting injured is a mystery in itself
Such a pleasure to hear him speak, great interview
Andre, as well as having a great name, is a gentleman and a scholar. I wish this was longer to be honest. When the tour didn’t come to the UK I messaged him in disappointment. He took the time to explain the why( logistical problems as a result of Brexit) and also went into detail. This is also must be the most complicated tech job in music. Excellent interview John!
Great video. He's such a fantastic musician who makes good use of all the tools he can to get such a beautiful variety of sounds. Thanks!
Very nice, one of the best rig rundowns I watched. Thanks!
Thanks Andre for taking the time to do this. You are so interesting and personable. I saw this tour in Seattle and absolutely loved it.
super cool interview ! And so so so sweet that at the end he pays hommage to the lady who was pat guitar tech for so many years ! !
Thanks so much for this. It's always fun to learn about your guitar heroes gear & this answered a lot of questions I've had for years.
Best episode EVER. Thank you!!!
Amazing! I can never get tired of hearing about Pat Metheny.
Andre' seems like a huge nerd that's excited to talk about his work as Pat's tech. So cool!!!!
So great to see, thanks, Andre, impressive for Pat to have someone so knowledgeable about the music on board. Must be a fun gig! Thanks for being so open about the mysteries behind the scenes. If I recall, Pat was more secretive about his tech setup for the Orchestrion project. Would be great to learn more about how the Ableton is used.
Super interesting. Thanks Andre and John for this.
This guy is the best interviewer in the whole RR crew! This was a great one...
Wonderful! Have waited a long time for this. What a great overview!
What a wonderfully musical focus on the gear and setup - big thanks to Andre for his clarity. Pat is truly amazing but for me this RR is still a close #2 to the Brent Mason episode, where he could not stop playing totally amazing phrases and examples to demonstrate each facet of his setup. Imagine if Pat were doing that throughout this one.
what a great rig rundown, what a great guy :) thank you
This dude is so awesome!
Wonderful video thanks guys! There's a lot to learn here. The jazz boxes with both magnetic and acoustic mikes is gonna be my next project
Wow, this was some best spent 40 minutes on youtube I may ever have! So many things I've had no idea about, and I've been a casual listener of Pat Metheny for 40 years. Great job!
What an awesome RR. Easily one of the top 5 you guys have made
Great video, what a wealth of knowledge and experience Andre has.
I first saw Pat in 1982 wile I was in college. Been a huge fan ever since. Refreshing to see him still pushing the envelope into Kemper and other tech. In a show in metro Detroit in 1984, Pat was playing a blue tinted GR-303. Can't imagine how rare those were then, and now.
Fun interview and rig run-through. Thx.
What a great interview. Andre is awesome to listen to
Glad you enjoyed it!
Metheny is incredible. "The Way Up" is always on heavy rotation in my house
Thanks I was hoping someone would mention some of his songs that they like
The way up is a swan song, for sure.
This was an absolute joy to watch. Wow, what an old school tech can do is amazing.
This is just beautiful - thank you!
You are so welcome!
Great episode, as always. Thanks 😎🤓
Not only a killer player, but the man can program a Synclavier like no other. :)
Nice to see this setup finally get covered, but it would've been a lot better if it was actually pat doing the gear, though I do remember Andre from the Adrian Belew rig rundown that Steve Cook did back in the day, that was a good one!
Pat Metheny's stage is better stocked than my local music shop! Amazing tech, cool dude... thanks so much x
Pat was the first player I'd seen with his ES in a cool, stationary stand. Love this weirdo music - keep it up
Thank you, thank you, and mahalo! I’m a PM freak. Seen him many times. Going to Blue Note Tokyo for the sessions with Ron Carter! I don’t think his previous longtime guitar tech (don’t recall her name) would do these rig run-downs.
Edit: Oh, Andre shouted out to her, way cool!
Great Rig Rundown! Thank you !
Been waiting for this video for years
As soon as he asked “where do you get spare parts for the guitar synth?” the name Wayne Jones popped into my head 😀
ha!! Wayne is THE MAN !! for soooo many generations of Roland stuff. Genius
His guitars are so cool. I have the Ibanez PM 120 and it's amazing!
Great interview
super interesting episode. thanks guys