RIG RUNDOWNS
S e he
Bea
BLACK MOUNTAIN
PG’s Perry Bean and
Black Mountain’s
Stephen McBean
chat about McBean’s
Hiwatt-and-Fender
amp setup, his
favorite Gibson
solidbodies, and his
funky home-painted
stomps before the
band’s June 18,
2016, gig at Mercy
Lounge in Nashville.
FACTOID
Stephen McBean
also plays in the
hardcore band
Obliterations.
GUITARS
Top left: McBean’s main
guitar on his last album
was this Squier J Mascis
Jazzmaster loaded
with Seymour Duncan
u y
u s
and strung with
D’Addario .010s.
Top right: he Bla
u a
lays l er
tunes in E%, McBean
goes with his Gibson SG
’61 reissue with a Lollar
r e
u
ee he s r s au
in this tuning, McBean
uses D’Addario .011s.
Middle right: For
acoustic numbers,
McBean relies on
hs
s
s el
dreadnought, which has
a sh a
u a
a
sh ha e a e
l r usly ra e
ur
a re us ur
through frigid
Canadian climes.
Bottom: S e he
McBean’s No. 1 guitar
s hs
s
Les Paul Standard
l a e
h She
e
ear rea er
u s
He strings it with
D’Addario .010 sets.
30 PREMIER GUITAR SEPTEMBER 2016
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