Rig Rundown - Chevelle's Pete Loeffler & Dean Bernardini

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10 жыл бұрын

Article and photos: bit.ly/ChevelleRR
On April 22 in Nashville, Premier Guitar met with guitarist Pete Loeffler and bassist Dean Bernardini of the band Chevelle before their sold-out show at the Cannery Ballroom. Loeffler gave us the lowdown on tuning to C and answered a questions posted by our Facebook followers. Bernardini showed us some cool mods on his Ibanez basses and explained how to make a stage look appropriately creepy.
Loeffler does not travel with a ton of guitars, just a few favorites to get the job done. A Fender Subsonic Stratocaster with Seymour Duncan pickups does most of the heavy lifting. His #2 is a heavily modified Fender Strat featuring two Seymour Duncan humbuckers. Like many gearheads, Loeffler can’t remember the actual models or names of these Duncan pickups, he just digs their sound.
Loeffler remains a life-long Boogie man, having played the same rig for his entire professional career. The Chevelle sound ends with a Mesa/Boogie Mark IV plugged into two Mesa/Boogie 4x12 cabs. A second Mark IV functions as a backup.
For more info on Loeffler and Bernardini's setup, click here: bit.ly/ChevelleRR

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@208SledHead 6 жыл бұрын

"We don't put anything on the album that we can't play live." That alone is one of many reasons why I LOVE Chevelle so so much

@ogbee9690 5 жыл бұрын

they do double track guitar sometimes

@themaggot8 5 жыл бұрын

well, they put things that can't play live, like second guitars

@illustrate303 4 жыл бұрын

They need another lead guitar guy cuz of how they record

@maynardburger 4 жыл бұрын

That's always my approach when writing music. Not that I'm playing in a band now or have anytime recently, but I still always consider it - could I replicate this song properly live(with no more than two guitarists)? As a fan of rock/metal, it's never really appealed to me this idea of making your studio albums these projects that are full of flourishes that might sound good, but it's like, in this genre, doesn't that make it a little inauthentic? A little too overproduced? It can still be good music, but I want something that really feels like I can imagine the band playing it, not this exercise in careful production.

@janbelcher1896 4 жыл бұрын

*cries in Mexican Sun*

@Dwightaroundyolips 2 жыл бұрын

The tones this band has live are incredible. Heaviest 3 piece I've ever seen

@metalheadblues Жыл бұрын

Dying fetus would like a work. Jk

@brodieondasidewalk 5 жыл бұрын

“Yeah, um, ya know we’re just trying to.........yeah” -Pete Loeffler

@rizzydizzy48 7 жыл бұрын

"It works for me" - Pete Loeffler 2014

@BK-lx5mo 4 жыл бұрын

One of the most underrated absolutely crushing players and tones.

@BewilderedBird 7 жыл бұрын

It takes a pretty large set of balls to rock a mullet in 2017. I applaud it.

@TheEpicLinkFreeman 5 жыл бұрын

this video was uploaded in 2014

@theoneandonlylordfarquaad3361 5 жыл бұрын

Link Freeman Even then...

@djr1829 4 жыл бұрын

Man boobs

@Musicaxis247 2 жыл бұрын

@@djr1829 man boobs? The dude has a defined chest. Muscle.

@bradylasserre9320 2 жыл бұрын

Update from 2021: Mullets are oddly coming back in style. I have no idea what's going on.

@tommyboi2982 9 жыл бұрын

Pete is such a quiet soft spoken guy.

@jacobleiser5900 8 жыл бұрын

These guys are so cool and laid back. One of my fav bands of all time.

@mattmachine5 5 жыл бұрын

this is the best rig rundown i have seen in ages. No BS, just straight up stomp boxes and drop tunes.

@DylanWOWilliams 7 ай бұрын

What’s “bs” to you? Just wondering.

@quaide78 10 жыл бұрын

Seem like very cool guys. Down to Earth.

@EV1LDE4D 6 ай бұрын

They sound so close to their records when they play live, one of thee best love bands and power trios in existence!

@danielaaron81 3 жыл бұрын

From just judging Pete by his appearance alone, I always expected him to be conceded and perhaps a bit cocky, but this proved to me once again that you should never judge a book by it's cover! What a sweet, laid back kind of guy. Long live Pete Loeffler, and Chevelle!!! 🤘😠👈🎟️ 🔥🎸🥁🎤🔥

@torreyintahoe 2 жыл бұрын

You should check the video of him and Sam talking to Mesa Boogie. Fun entertaining conversation.

@makidiaz3894 8 ай бұрын

He’s a little conceded in person , I met him at a signing before, but how can he not be with everything he has done? His brother the drummer is the sweetheart

@tyvekhomewrap9164 8 ай бұрын

@@makidiaz3894He's just shy. Sam's always been the social butterfly, Pete's more reserved.

@DylanWOWilliams 7 ай бұрын

Really? From his appearance alone I saw a guy who was socially anxious and not very confident in his social skills.

@makidiaz3894 7 ай бұрын

@@DylanWOWilliams cause u a goofy

@myworstenemy680 9 жыл бұрын

Where in the hell is Rebeca? Of course Pete and Dean do the interview that a lot of "artists" brush off and delegate to their techs. That was the most interesting bass segment on Rig Rundown. Dean is really proud of his basses and he should be, they look great. Nice pick guards and paint jobs. Great band.

@dcfromthev 4 жыл бұрын

The paint job on that second guitar is BRUTAL.

@nickhartman6372 2 жыл бұрын

But it sounds great, so who cares! Massive respect for people who prioritize sound over appearance.

@TakeFlight 6 жыл бұрын

Sold out Chevelle show in Dallas. 12/1/17 what a trip! Fork yes! Rocknroll! Everyone in the crowd were the best people ever

@danielkuehn3801 10 жыл бұрын

When did Patrick Swayze come back to life?

@RadioactiveSkullSocial 7 жыл бұрын

Omg lmfao

@jensenjames7444 5 жыл бұрын

Dude, that's Gaston.... lol

@howdydoughty7634 4 жыл бұрын

Daniel Kuehn my thoughts exactly

@J2thePower0f3 10 жыл бұрын

Wow, great insight! Thanks so much for doing this interview.

@coleemmersonhallman5329 6 жыл бұрын

Love the Chevelle hot wheel on the rack lmao

@charlieburnham5611 10 жыл бұрын

these videos are SO much better without the mic, thank you very much premier guitar!

@djmessina9278 4 жыл бұрын

I'm so surprised that after years of playing PRS in the past, there's no Pete Loeffler signature model! These guys are as pure a rock band as you'll find. Love 'em!

@GothicXlightning Жыл бұрын

i ll never understand why he barely used PRS after the second album truly bugs me

@yankee8seven 6 ай бұрын

That is part of the reason he switched to strats

@greenghost-xi5jp 2 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate the way you let the artist explain his gear rather than trying to wow him/them w your knowledge of gear. Im not the greatest guitar player (i wish i was better) but i thoroughly enjoy watching a pro talk about his stuff and why he likes it. Its like that for anything i may not b a bomb ass football player but i like to hear a great player talk about his tools and why he digs them. Well done.

@ballisthelife 10 жыл бұрын

Y'all have no idea how long I've wanted this haha

@narlycharley 5 жыл бұрын

Met Pete, Sam, and Dean outside of the venue before the show in Milwaukee a handful of years ago. Super down to earth "normal" guys that just love music, and it shows.

@KeithCamplin 9 жыл бұрын

Dean is pretty cool. Seems like a real nice guy.

@Ontariosound 3 жыл бұрын

Big fan since I heard "Point Number 1" on late night radio here in Toronto. Super talented band that has been unfairly called Mall Rock or Tool Lite. Not much airplay, but I have all the albums. Well written music.

@Mac-td7lt Ай бұрын

The songs have a huge concert type guitar sound. To be the singer and the guitar player and still make huge guitar sounds is amazing.

@HikaritheGreat Жыл бұрын

You know, I am starting to learn a bit more about Pete and his interviews and how awkward they are, which might sound like complaining but I think it makes him more of a down to earth genuine guy. I really would kill to hang out with him and the band. I have been a huge fan of them for years and they all seem like really cool dudes. Love your guys' work, hope you keep rocking for many years to come! 🤘🤘

@NateThunder 4 жыл бұрын

This man is the reason I bought a Mesa Boogie.

@brianfrolo245 6 ай бұрын

Coolest band ever and so dialed into keeping it real from the record to the road. ❤

@TheCratheeweathel360 9 жыл бұрын

what gauge is that mullet!?!?!? sorry I just couldn't help myself.LOL

@fendertremolo9793 3 жыл бұрын

💀

@theArchive1O 10 жыл бұрын

This too nice. Good job John

@user-xv4he4mt4x 4 жыл бұрын

I like how they personally come out and chat with us instead of having their techs do the talking.

@danieldemayo6209 9 жыл бұрын

that bridge on the sub sonic looks nice :) really beefy but still strat like

@drummer300 10 жыл бұрын

Very cool!

@tannercowens403 9 жыл бұрын

Is the interviewer "Cronk" from The Emperor's New Groove?

@jromasterofone 8 жыл бұрын

+Tanner Cowens (fallentanner) More like Ric Ocasek from The Cars

@jacksonscovill6708 5 жыл бұрын

This is single handedly the best comment on youtube.

@MySpaceDxC_Suffo_AtTheGates 5 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha

@jebay2252 4 жыл бұрын

Lord Farquad

@ianclickner390 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my god you're right!

@Steeve9292 10 жыл бұрын

Poor old John seems to come in for a bit of a hard time. But. Have to admit, I'm warming to him more and more with each video.

@bryanfabian7434 9 жыл бұрын

How come nobody likes him? I always see comments hating on his shirts, hair, etc. He's an extremely talented player and seems like a cool guy to hang out with.

@Steeve9292 9 жыл бұрын

Bryan Fabian Simple answer? Most people, especially on the internet, are shallow, petulant bastards. And when it comes to Rig Rundowns too many are still stroking themselves into oblivion weeping for the return of Rebecca Dirks.

@Shadow_onpawz-v2t 9 жыл бұрын

i never understood it either, hes a really cool guy and he'll talk to anyone as far as gear, even his interview with doyle was very well done

@landonjackson3064 6 жыл бұрын

Egregious John is cool . Hate when people say mean stuff about him . That guy is such an amazing talent , and nice human being . Wish people would actually be more mindful of what they say. Look up this guy on Wikipedia , and see how really accomplished he is.

@smittys19daytona 6 жыл бұрын

just love these guys, don't play myself but it's so cool to see there understanding of how all the stuff they use to get the amazing sounds they crank out, quite complicated and makes sense why I like it so much .

@timothyedward361 9 жыл бұрын

What is the interviewer doing wrong haters? I think he's fine.

@BrianJarrett 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I've watched his other videos and interviews and he seems like a cool guy. He's also a phenomenal guitar player.

@3badthebad 3 жыл бұрын

People just like to hate on anything, the interviewer is super chill

@maeveymoore948 3 жыл бұрын

Chevelle guitar machinations and a glass of Riesling. Love their guitar stuff

@JayKarnage1 10 жыл бұрын

Did John and Pete swap shirts before the video?!

@motolicious12 5 жыл бұрын

The major thing I noticed on my BTB 575 was the string spacing. The neck and individual bridge hardware feel as spaced out as a four string. This allows the 5th string without feeling like the fingerboard is crowded.

@roosternm6830 Жыл бұрын

Great live band. Saw them in 2004.

@thomasalva9263 4 жыл бұрын

I am joining an upstart Chevelle tribute band, so this was extremely helpful to see how it’s done! 🤘

@yankee8seven 2 жыл бұрын

Original band would be cooler 👍

@nickhartman6372 2 жыл бұрын

@@yankee8seven original band would be cooler for sure, you can always cover a few Chevelle tunes and add them to your set!

@AdrianQuintana 10 жыл бұрын

That's awesome to see all my Chevelle gear Lol

@danielbrowniel 3 жыл бұрын

never seen the sans amp gt2 until now.. Cannot believe it's analog and can do all that.. just got one for the birthday!

@MrKarmapolice97 5 жыл бұрын

I have always liked this band

@ogunhe Жыл бұрын

5:25. That bypass pad, tho! Interesting...

@briangdozier 2 жыл бұрын

This man is very talented!

@SillyNameFoundHere 10 жыл бұрын

Very cool.

@trkkazulu 8 жыл бұрын

I had to laugh when Dean said that he used a lot of pedals. I watched the Vernon Reid/Doug Wimbish Rig Rundown before this :-)

@740032489ds 7 жыл бұрын

dude has a sweet mullet

@RiceShouldBeFluffy 2 ай бұрын

I'm loving this trend of lower tuned metal guys embracing fenders. I play lot of hardcore and skram type stuff through Modern Player Telecaster (these would have been made 2016/17-ish). I have it tuned to drop C# and I actually LOVE what the tele twang adds to low tuned riffs. The guirist from Trigger Point played a stratocaster in drop B and his stuff sounds great. Just listen to all of the Giving Up The Ghost album. The guys in underoath love themselves some fenders and gibsons. I think their main guitariat plays either a fender jaguar or a jazzmaster.

@ogbee9690 4 жыл бұрын

Suprising Pete would say they don't use much delay, I was messing round with my digi delay pedal earlier and I got a tone that sounded almost identical to "twinge" off of la gargola

@crawlcrawl6714 4 жыл бұрын

Sci Fi Early 2000's Guy he said he peppers it during recording

@jessepereiradearaujo4804 6 жыл бұрын

Greath band, very very cool.

@jsullivan2112 2 жыл бұрын

Mark IV baby!! He's still using them too. And he definitely knows how to dial them in!

@BRIDGE_FKNDAVE 10 жыл бұрын

my favorite tone! :D

@philreidenbach2597 9 жыл бұрын

Love the moded Jim root guitar

@alterfloyd1 9 жыл бұрын

Geez Pete really is not happy with PRS. He didnt even mention PRS when he was talking about his baritone collection which I know has many PRS baritones. I dont know what happened in that relationship but it aint good.

@michaelbartholomew8155 9 жыл бұрын

Mike Einzeger from Incubus cut his ties with PRS too...seems they have bad business with some artists at PRS. Idk...

@asfallion 8 жыл бұрын

+Bart Perez It happens. One or the other side might be expecting something else from the relationship. Mayer cut his ties with Fender and joined PRS. So it seems like it's person to person.

@jaydeleon2145 7 жыл бұрын

It was based on popularity to be honest. Even though chevelle is amazing and very good live. Guitarist like John mayer are a household name everyone knows who he is.

@davefromKansas Жыл бұрын

I had a strat tuned to CGCFAD it was sick.

@crimsoncrowley6285 5 жыл бұрын

Everyone is making fun of him but honestly he can actually pull off a mullet

@taylormartin5285 10 жыл бұрын

FINALLYYYYYYYYYY

@metalflorida 6 жыл бұрын

Those guitars look the same to me, how can Pete tell the difference?

@vomitedshit 10 жыл бұрын

interviewer has a borderline mullet

@stbreal 10 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's right on the edge.

@chromaticdeath 10 жыл бұрын

Would be nice to have some audio examples of the gear. I generally watch most of these rig rundowns, even when I'm not particularly into the band, just so I can get an idea of what people are using and what it sounds like. I couldn't find any recent, and decent, audio examples of Chevelle's live stuff.

@TheDJHalfNHalf 10 жыл бұрын

They have a live album.

@chromaticdeath 10 жыл бұрын

The most recent live album I can find is from 2003, is there a more recent album?

@sideslick1024 10 жыл бұрын

chromatic.death They have three live albums, the most recent being from a 2010-gig is Chicago after the release of Sci-Fi Crimes, called "Any Last Words".

@TimBravo 10 жыл бұрын

sideslick1024 Actually, they had a new album (La Gargola) drop in April 2014.

@sideslick1024 10 жыл бұрын

Tim Bravo We're talking live albums.

@Scorpionbite8 10 жыл бұрын

Brothers in Arms

@tobyflockart-walker319 10 жыл бұрын

What happened to the PRS? :(

@LtKamarov 7 жыл бұрын

Toby Flockart-Walker He still has it but he's mad at them for not giving him a signature model.

@lordsludge5678 6 жыл бұрын

ill do anything to see the sig

@xkiller5 10 жыл бұрын

No more PRS? :(

@cheeseburgerandfries1997 5 жыл бұрын

Xavier Yaurimo no, they wouldn’t give him his own signature model, so he left

@jessedeleon4123 4 жыл бұрын

@@cheeseburgerandfries1997 which is funny since Ben from breaking Ben left for the same reason, ironically enough the baritones that were released where specs from Pete and Ben's models.

@cecilyt006 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, Wayne from Wayne'sWorld got a job with PG and went to Nashville. Way to go, Wayne!

@KeeperOfPoops 6 жыл бұрын

John is my favorite interviewer

@landonjackson3064 6 жыл бұрын

William Allison me too . He's cool

@Gee-no 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. I really thought Pete would have a massive rig split into 2 or 3 amps to make it sound like more than one dude but no... I'm impressed. Chevelle sound great live. Like Pete says here, it works for him.

@JosephSmith-lm4ri Жыл бұрын

Well, more recently he's been blending his mesa with an orange, but that's not really a "huge" rig.

@Gee-no 7 ай бұрын

@@JosephSmith-lm4ritrue. Idk I just expected a wide stereo sound for the (glorious) choruses. Love Chevelle. As long as they keep sounding great, I'm in. And I'm a fellow Chicago fellow. Lol. Da Bears.

@joepro182 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks you Tom Delonge and Fender for the Sub-Sonic

@spider-man4796 3 жыл бұрын

Man all I can say is it works for me

@runforyourknives7367 10 жыл бұрын

Superman made a baby with Uncle Jesse!

@xxguitardude93xx 10 жыл бұрын

He kinda looks like Mark Wahlberg lol

@sideslick1024 10 жыл бұрын

Mark Wahlberg looks like Pete Loeffler.

@andrewt248 9 жыл бұрын

I think he looks more like Donny.

@xxguitardude93xx 9 жыл бұрын

sideslick1024 How is that any different than what I said? lol

@sideslick1024 9 жыл бұрын

xxguitardude93xx It's funnier this way, considering that Mark Wahlberg is the MUCH more famous of the two... I am only slightly fun at parties.

@lolondd 9 жыл бұрын

They got German blood, that's why.

@26ruben1 6 жыл бұрын

I love Johnny B... .... the guy is a goofball on video but he's a solid guitarist and a pretty darn good writer too .. love his columns ... interesting that Pete is playing Fenders now ..

@benjibanks7894 5 жыл бұрын

The interviewer looks like Ash from The Evil Dead movies

@spaantz 6 жыл бұрын

My parents met these guys a long time ago at a show

@djr1829 4 жыл бұрын

You have some cool parents, super groovy.

@roachzero2952 4 ай бұрын

Chevelle are such an amazing band . I feel bad for anyone that has never been blessed by their music .

@tMatt5M 10 жыл бұрын

John does a good interview now. He certainly improved a lot.

@Kalopsia666 10 жыл бұрын

This is an improvement??? I can't stand this guy. Every interview he does I skip

@Fenvox79 9 жыл бұрын

Man, a Nirvana rig rundown would have been wicked!

@jakebass3750 8 жыл бұрын

Just going to correct dean it's a BTB 670 just saying in case any one is looking for one.

@jromasterofone 8 жыл бұрын

When did Ric Ocasek start working for Premier Guitar?

@erichemard7066 7 жыл бұрын

Pete used PRS guitars in the beginning, which was the signature tone on the Hats off to The Bull album and earlier works. I wonder why the switch to Fender?

@LtKamarov 7 жыл бұрын

eric hemard They didn't gave him a signature model.

@erichemard7066 7 жыл бұрын

LtKamarov I didnt say anything about Pete having a signature model...I said signature tone...TONE TOOOOONNNNNEEEE..

@gckbowers411 2 жыл бұрын

This exchange is so funny

@BoyAditya 8 жыл бұрын

pete Loeffler kinda look like jordan schlansky :-D

@CastrosMusic 3 жыл бұрын

i thought the same thing haha. two drops of water

@jc.1191 4 жыл бұрын

My cat antiqued my guitar cabinets.

@Rooster7six 6 жыл бұрын

That second strat looks like a Jim root signature with Passive pick ups. What Duncan pickups are they Pete!!!!???

@SebasHoning 10 жыл бұрын

I have the same carpet...

@jokester5130 3 жыл бұрын

Nice interview by Norm Macdonald

@AUTHENTICAUTOBODY 9 жыл бұрын

On the "no more PRS" topic.. Pete didn't even want to mention them when talking about his baritone collection.. Seems strange considering how big a part they have played on so many albums..

@ObiVan3000 9 жыл бұрын

I wanted PRS!

@jshada11 6 жыл бұрын

I heard they wouldn't put out a signature model for pete which is fucked up on prs part

@jshada11 6 жыл бұрын

none the less PRS guitars are incredible

@Sporacle Жыл бұрын

The biggest issue I have with one-guitar bands is trying to bring that sound live. Particularly while singing like, you just aren't really going to capture your own sound properly by coming out with one dude on guitar who has to juggle singing, when the song has 2-4 guitar tracks on the record... Saves on costs and control by not having a second guitarist but really, just have a second guitarist

@chevelle1 Жыл бұрын

I understand your point, but the fact it’s just 3 is something I’ve always liked about them.

@kingtaco4064 Жыл бұрын

nobody going to talk about the green Chevy Chevelle on top of Pete's amps? lol

@Dudeman724 8 жыл бұрын

16:24 "Bartoloni" lol

@ferrer452 3 ай бұрын

I missed those early 20's when he uses PRS guitar

@nickweems9575 6 жыл бұрын

looking like mark wahlberg and David koresh lmao 😂

@donbuttaccio4464 10 жыл бұрын

They covered it all - but c'mon you guys couldn't show the guitar/bass brands/gauges of strings and guitar pick type and gauges that they use? They are all an important part of the signal chain as well.

@brennanhales3786 8 жыл бұрын

What does he use the GE-7 for? for getting a cleaner distortion?

@christinekiehl4390 8 жыл бұрын

Nice mullet

@MichaelJBirch-yj1ol 5 жыл бұрын

It used to work for me ,but now I work for it.

@patrickstar6247 5 жыл бұрын

And then they went back to Drop b on TNX and he said they're gonna bring back Drop A for this new one. I also wouldn't mind hearing that album Front to back!!!

@DJENTISNTNOTAGENRE 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure The North Corridor is in Drop C. Most of the songs, anyway.

@patrickstar6247 4 жыл бұрын

NorthtonesDeflane305 yeah true. He said some songs are in B but not a lot.

@DJENTISNTNOTAGENRE 4 жыл бұрын

@@patrickstar6247 That probably is true. They tend to write a song or two in a different tuning than the rest of the album.

@patrickstar6247 4 жыл бұрын

NorthtonesDeflane305 yeah unfortunately I don’t have. A Good enough ear to know which are in what right off the bat

@DJENTISNTNOTAGENRE 4 жыл бұрын

@@patrickstar6247 I mean from what I can hear, the songs on La Gargola and The North Corridor might all be Drop C, but B and C are so close that it can be hard to distinguish sometimes.