Rig Rundown - Dillinger Escape Plan's Ben Weinman

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11 жыл бұрын

www.premierguitar.com/Video/20... Premier Guitar's Chris Kies is on location in Madison, Wisconsin, where he catches up with Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Ben Weinman who walks us through his current touring rig in support of the band's brand new album 'One of Us is the Killer.'
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@haraldeavtraches1598 8 жыл бұрын

Ben Weinman: The best Evertune spokesman that Evertune doesn't pay.

@NicholasGreenwood 10 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the fact that it's Ben Weinman talking about Ben Weinman's guitar rig, not Ben Weinman's guitar tech talking about Ben Weinman's guitar rig.

@DrMurdercock 4 жыл бұрын

YEP. Most metal musicians are like this.

@jaredbroider 10 жыл бұрын

Holy shit wireless built into the guitar is genius...

@jefflitchfield4950 4 жыл бұрын

Hunter, AFI's bassist also does that

@johnmchugh8049 3 жыл бұрын

My 67 year old dad is a huge guitar player and was fascinated by this rig rundown - it’s nice when you can bond with your dad about TDEP stuff 💯

@briancasteel1193 4 ай бұрын

Glad you cherished that.

@DaSlothMaster 8 жыл бұрын

This interviewer knows his shit. Seems like he does a decent amount of listening and research before he interviews. Wish there was more of this

@joefelice5062 6 жыл бұрын

If only he could pronounce "escape" properly.

@kylelyons6088 3 жыл бұрын

He's easily one of the best on here. Seems like a real fan when talking to a lot of these guys.

@andrewt248 9 жыл бұрын

The built-in wireless is a freaking amazing idea.

@jonnylawless6797 3 жыл бұрын

That was Ben, man is a genius.

@cammypoo21 11 жыл бұрын

One of the best and most innovative sig guitar ideas I've seen in a long time. Nowadays sig guitars are just the standard models with some dudes name on it. This guy is doing it right.

@connormacaulay7280 11 жыл бұрын

This is probably the best rig rundown so far. Ben is a great interview.

@SawyerSmoak 9 жыл бұрын

I just received one of his signatures for my birthday. Probably that best value and the most versatile guitar I've ever played or owned.

@Joemommas 11 жыл бұрын

I really like how he actually explained why he likes the evertune and not just say its the best you know?

@pattonPwr 7 жыл бұрын

this guy is a legend.

@RyanLever 7 жыл бұрын

too bad his band is discorded and sounds like shit

@pattonPwr 7 жыл бұрын

LOL

@jamesd7678 7 жыл бұрын

yeah they don't know how to play shit. the discordance is because they don't know how to play. it's not intentional or anything. they don't want to sound like that.

@cthulhu6697 7 жыл бұрын

+ James Dunham Actually they are pretty talented and the dissonance in their sound is very much intentional. They are from the same area of VA I'm from (Same area of South Eastern VA but different city nearby my hometown. We lived about 20 or 30 minutes drive from each other if you took 264 East). When I used to do concert sound for a living we did their sound quite a bit and I know these guys pretty well. Trust me, they are good on their instruments, I've sat in on a few of their early practice sessions. They seem to like to cram as many notes as they can into each measure. Their sound is a combination of that and just not giving a shit really.

@jamesd7678 7 жыл бұрын

Haha dude I was just being sarcastic. Trust me, I'm totally with you. I've seen Dillinger twice, and I hope to one day be half the guitartist Ben is.

@Zanzabar5 9 жыл бұрын

Chris Kies kicks ass. He's not only a DEP fan, but he's a smart fan asking smart questions. Thanks Chris!

@DimeStuff 11 жыл бұрын

Awesome band. Just recently got into them with the latest album. Really blown away.

@boneyardbastards 11 жыл бұрын

I probably watched most of these rig rundowns and every time the artist does the rig rundown them selves, I have big respect. Just shows that they still love what they do and love to talk about guitars. Ben here seems like he'd like to go on for hours just for the love of it. Great stuff!

@EddieWinebauer 11 жыл бұрын

thanks for doing another metal group guys, you keep me up to date and i love it.

@tylerluce 11 жыл бұрын

coolest interview i have watched in years

@aaronmcpherson1313 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love his rig it's so simple yet has everything you could ever need

@stealthygsr 11 жыл бұрын

I think this is one of the better rig rundowns and interviews along with some unique product explanation

@HARwinsOUTagain 11 жыл бұрын

Man this rigrundown RULES!

@Azbycxd 11 жыл бұрын

This is an awesome in depth video.

@DoughyBoy 9 жыл бұрын

Really like this interviewer

@THERAMMSTEINFAN490 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing interview man! Such good research and good questions and good dialogue

@premierguitar 2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

11 жыл бұрын

Great interview.

@ozzy2991 7 жыл бұрын

Every interview I've ever seen with Ben, he comes off as the coolest dude.

@metalwillhatecrew 11 жыл бұрын

Very awesome Rig Rundown! I know a lot of people are pressed for time with sound checks and whatnot, but it would be nice if more people would be this in-depth and personal about their rigs.

@hoondog100 11 жыл бұрын

This was great. Amazing guitar.

@infiltraitoradelaide 11 жыл бұрын

Cool rundown. Keep em coming :)

@LuisFonseca1 11 жыл бұрын

One of the best interviewees ever. Really cool guy. Completely relate to his explanation of why he plays in standart E.

@peenweinerstein9968 3 жыл бұрын

Love that enclosed speaker. Love this guy doing it his way

@ShredaholicTM 10 жыл бұрын

i love guitars and muscly men who play the geetar, that gets my hole moiiiiiiist

@dadbodnokids 10 жыл бұрын

Jesus, dude.

@lalakuma9 9 жыл бұрын

lol seriously though

@monag.769 4 жыл бұрын

What if you just kept that for yourself...

@samjardine1719 6 жыл бұрын

Great run down!

@fettspielende 11 жыл бұрын

Great Video Guys

@kenobibryant1637 4 жыл бұрын

normally I just want to see what kind of pedals these guys are using, but damn everything here is awesome! this has been the most interesting Rig Rundown to me

@jessemayra 11 жыл бұрын

That guitar is amazing!

@DrThrashmaster 11 жыл бұрын

I've been thinking of putting a wireless inbody for a long time.. glad someone can actually do it

@TheIranxican 11 жыл бұрын

I think this guy had just started a new revolution in wireless technology for guitarists. Seriously, that's some fine ass engineering creativity! I'll be looking forward to it :)

@jump25ontoast 11 жыл бұрын

Awesome guy!!

@xgrizzlyx93 11 жыл бұрын

Actually just Ben Weinman himself is such a thoughtful musician.

@RadioCambodia 11 жыл бұрын

what he made with that guitar is BRILLIANT !!!!

@guitarandbass1995 10 жыл бұрын

I have the same fuzz pedal. It's a great pedal

@xDAYSofDAZEx 10 жыл бұрын

I'd buy that guitar so quick.

@deneseal5452 10 жыл бұрын

The bridge on his guitar is ingenious... a must-have for those of us that play aggressively! Ben's set-up is amazingly straightforward for the versatility he requires. His comments on the tonal space his guitar occupies should be a reminder to all of us that the guitar really is a midrange instrument. One question though... how does he deal with feedback issues playing a semi-hollowbody guitar with that much distortion? You rock Ben!

@guitarfreek1 10 жыл бұрын

He has a Boss Noise Suppressor

@sbbassslapper 10 жыл бұрын

guitarfreek1 I have this pedal as well and it is amazing at keeping feedback at bay... I sometimes see what it's like w/o it and immediately turn it back on.

@deneseal5452 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info guitarfreek1!

@chrismortlock2192 9 жыл бұрын

noise gates are good, but emgs also are very low noise I feel like that has an effect

@rgjmce666 11 жыл бұрын

Never listened to this band before but I do like how he very honest about how gear sounds etc. It doesn't happen as much these days.

@GoDsShaNgRiLa 7 жыл бұрын

Great video

@xgrizzlyx93 11 жыл бұрын

Damn dude that guitar is golden..

@Kmellen85 2 жыл бұрын

I miss hearing new music from this band!! 😥 😔

@MrWhiteRabbitt 11 жыл бұрын

Ben sounds so down to earth and awesome. Really cool rundown!

@ichalz 10 жыл бұрын

This is just about my favorite music-related youtube series. It's what all those guitar magazines were always missing...the stuff guitar geeks and music nuts really want to know. That said, there's no "x" in Escape.

@fernieferniehaus 11 жыл бұрын

"Theres Something that makes it work with physics and nature". best description of an evertune in history

@NedyHonza 11 жыл бұрын

yeah, I agree, well explained!

@UberCoolBen 11 жыл бұрын

If you're interested, here are some more "mid-range" songs by The Dillinger Escape Plan you might enjoy; Paranoia Shields, Widower, Nothing's Funny, Gold Teeth On a Bum, Parasitic Twins, Black Bubblegum, Unretrofied, Dead As History, Milk Lizard, Mouth of Ghosts, Setting Fire To Sleeping Giants etc. Personally, I think Greg Puciato does great harsh and clean vocals. He doesn't sound like any other "core" vocalist out there and his stage presence is second to none. Tell me how you get on!

@BLPSarasota 11 жыл бұрын

This guy's awesome.

@ASingleFeatheR 10 жыл бұрын

Ok, possibly the best thought out guitar ever, semi hollows sustain forever with the right gain and if you play at reasonable stage volume they do not feed back unless you take your hand off and let it or point the f hole right at your speaker. Awesome guitar! Love it.

@rstlesswarrior 11 жыл бұрын

To any common passive pickups there is so much that can happen: wax melting(when it's hot), wire tearing(when it's cold), metals oxidizing(when it's moist). These are physical problems which affect the tone or lead to failure. The active EMGs(or other enclosed active pickups) won't suffer any of these and additionally eliminate most electromagnetic interference as well as tone-loss through cable length. They are indeed a lot more reliable then almost all other passive pickups.

@taylor124567890 11 жыл бұрын

I agree, far better than when the sound guy just talks you through it. Those are interesting too, but like you said it's better when the actual star knows their gear.

@LouSassles 11 жыл бұрын

Finally the man gets a signature!

@DakotaPlaysGuitar 11 жыл бұрын

I ran into Greg a while ago and he mentioned that Ben had his wireless inside the guitar, I thought that was genius. Especially after seeing them live it makes sense, they are insane on stage. There is a video of Jeff when he was in the band jumping off stage and kicking me in the face... GREAT NIGHT! haha

@semilivesixstringstrumist5595 6 жыл бұрын

Best ideas ever! This is what I want! How cool is that? The evertune is cool. I want, I want, I want!

@1Muzition1 11 жыл бұрын

I wish more guitarists were so thorough. Many of the guitarists on these rundowns seem too cool or lazy to actually demonstrate their rig. Ben is a total guitar legend and one the few people out there trying to do something unique.

@NedyHonza 11 жыл бұрын

Right - simple, wise and well working, good idea...

@SAHOYT71013 Жыл бұрын

I love how he talks about the mid-scoop zeitgeist of the 90's/00's while it seems like the time since this interview has seen a resurgence of midrange focus in metal. DEP weren't even ahead of their time, they just knew what peeps would come back around to sooner or later :)

@StromboliKicks 11 жыл бұрын

awesome player and interview! the new DEP album is fucking great!

@EthanRom 9 жыл бұрын

Dang, first time I've seen that bridge. Pretty cool.

@moaningrooster 11 жыл бұрын

the post EQ is controlled by a foot pedal. he mentions earlier in the video that he uses it to go from a "mid-range rock sound" to a scooped metal sound.

@salome_xo 11 жыл бұрын

frick i love this man

@zealot027 11 жыл бұрын

After seeing these guys play live, I have a new appreciation for everything in this video. Particularly his use of the Evertune Bridge - two of my friends were right up at the stage, they high-fived Greg and touched Ben's guitar a few times.

@daiselol 10 жыл бұрын

I want all of that.

@brandonbake 10 жыл бұрын

This guy describes guitar and music a lot like me. which is fricken awesome!

@Krauser1226 11 жыл бұрын

The wireless integrated in the guitar itself is genius.

@JamesRussoMillas 11 жыл бұрын

I like this guy

@JDeloggia 9 жыл бұрын

Where is the Liam Wilson Rig Rundown godammit?????!?????

@nev3084 2 жыл бұрын

He has such killer bass tone

@zacharybaranek9492 11 жыл бұрын

sold on his guitar... great ideas he put into it. gimme.

@xDooksx 10 жыл бұрын

That bridge is nuts

@lozloz99 11 жыл бұрын

Premier guitar!! You should do a rig rundown with nine inch nails when they your this year!! Would be awesome to see robin fink & trents stage set up!!

@adrianamorphous 6 жыл бұрын

OUCH that part at the very end!

@zkkzkk32312 10 жыл бұрын

he knows his shit. and he used to grind.

@guitarfreek1 10 жыл бұрын

grind?

@Mp0nken 10 жыл бұрын

guitarfreek1 Either the genre or skateboarding :P

@baDoom111 6 жыл бұрын

Waluigi knows his gear

@Dermo1985 11 жыл бұрын

OSSUM!! MOAR!!

@GuitarBillCurran 11 жыл бұрын

The graphic EQ is foot switchable for his scooped metal sound. 10:08

@borivojputna4944 4 жыл бұрын

diggin' that Bowie shirt

@MrShbbz 10 жыл бұрын

fwkin awesome piece of video! Wein~ knows his shit and the guitar is pure top, he just sold a piece ...

@Min0rfr3t 10 жыл бұрын

And also that it's Ben Weinman talking about Ben Weinman's rig and not his Fractal.

@LouSassles 11 жыл бұрын

PG should go to Warped Tour, and get some of the bands on there and see what gear they are using.

@tuckedinshirt 11 жыл бұрын

holy shit that evertune is sick

@UberCoolBen 11 жыл бұрын

Mike Patton from Faith No More did an EP with The Dillinger Escape Plan over 10 years ago. If you want to hear a song of theirs influenced by FNM in general then give One Of Us Is the Killer a whirl. The music video is up on KZfaq. Don't worry about not understanding *most* of their music; screaming vocals, dissonant, crazy guitar sections and maniacal drums in ludicrous changing time signatures certainly aren't for everyone.

@thescruffynerfhurder 11 жыл бұрын

I agree

@shutyourmeowth7556 8 жыл бұрын

"I've been going for simplicity these days" I had no clue simplicity was in Ben Weinman's vocabulary...

@Volos__ 8 жыл бұрын

It's in his vocab. Just not his hands.

@TheDrumEquation 11 жыл бұрын

totally want his signature now haha

@RastaSaiyaman 11 жыл бұрын

Regarding the build in wireless, Prince already had that with his Honher Tele copy. He had that so he could arrive onstage on his motorbike and get off playing. Look up footage of the 1999 tour or the Purple Rain tour. Most notably in the live video for "Take me with U" where he runs to the back of the stage while riffing. At one time during the solo Prince flips his guitar over revealing the backplate where the wireless is located.

@PassagesMusic_ 11 жыл бұрын

Party smasher inlay, amazing.

@dannyphehe 10 жыл бұрын

I want them to do a rig rundown for opeth, thatd be cool.

@destroyerdestroy87 11 жыл бұрын

the mans speaking from experience. have you played as many shows, travelled the world, had your guitar on countless different stages under many different conditions?

@jakehaslam3138 9 жыл бұрын

His 12th fret says party crasher. Legend.

@TheDrumEquation 9 жыл бұрын

Jake Haslam party smasher*

@jakehaslam3138 9 жыл бұрын

TheDrumEquation for someone who's read Rant I'm surprised I got that wrong haha

@TheDrumEquation 9 жыл бұрын

haha happens to the best of us

@drperkyreal4686 4 жыл бұрын

1st reply in 5 years

@jakehaslam3138 4 жыл бұрын

@@drperkyreal4686 ok

@dreaminginnoother 9 жыл бұрын

I have always dug minimalism. I enjoy stripping music down to as bare bones as possible. Sometimes you can go too far and lose a lot, sometimes you hear something in your head that you just know will add a lot, but typically, I thrive with limitations. Simplicity is typically the best approach for song writing. Never make the mistake of confusing bells and whistles for substance, and everything you add shrinks everything else a little bit to make room in the sonic soundscape. Without a strong basis, you end up decorating shit.

@elishifrin2553 9 жыл бұрын

You ever listen to the band Swans?

@dreaminginnoother 9 жыл бұрын

Eli Shifrin no, but I'll give them a listen if it's somehow relevant.

@adriansteele5679 9 жыл бұрын

dreaminginnoother Yea, you sound like you'd like them. Don't dismiss them straight away though, they may take a while to click with you.

@dreaminginnoother 9 жыл бұрын

Adrian Steele oops, dismissed them right away. I'm a ADD ridden internet age dude, that's why I listen to dep in the first palce. I don't have time to wait for you to play another chord, much less one that doesn't seem to lead anywhere. To each their own, but how do you get from swans to dillinger?

@adriansteele5679 9 жыл бұрын

Haha I can see what you mean. Yea I just try to immerse myself in as much music as possible so my tastes tend to be quite eclectic

@1Muzition1 11 жыл бұрын

this is what the i'm talking about premier guitar.