Guitar media company Premier Guitar has posted a Rig Rundown with Linkin Park, filmed at Bridgestone Arena ahead of the band’s Nashville show. Mike Shinoda walks through how a production-forward band turned From Zero and other staples of their catalog such as "Waiting for the End" into energetic numbers fit for stadiums and arenas. He also highlights the roles of Colin Brittain and engineer Ethan Mates in helping to translate the tones of the new album to something replicable live, before providing a demo of his keyboard setup. Premier Guitar's Chris Kies also stops in with three of the stage techs—Ben Young (Alex Feder/Brad Delson), Marc VanGool (Mike Shinoda), and Tracy Robar (Phoenix)—for a look into the Fractal Audio backbone of Mike's keyboard rig, the guitars, and bass. Many of the band's classic instruments are also showcased throughout, including a PRS Custom CE 24 Mike decorated and added custom wear to for the "Somewhere I Belong" music video. Watch the full rundown below! An accompanying article also covers some details not shown in the video. Don't miss Mike's quick aside about visiting Nashville's very own Carter Vintage Guitars with Colin either! Come discuss this in-depth look at Linkin Park's live setup on our forums. Source: Premier Guitar on YouTube
On freaking hour of rig rundown ?! Sure this must be a mine of gold, don't have the time right now but will certainly get back to this
The first half hour with Mike was brilliant stuff. I could listen to him talk about music for hours. Also Unshatter sighting in the last minute as they're showing a close up of Dave's rig.