
Show Notes
King and fellow guitarist Drew Smithers—plus King’s own pater familias—bring the heat in this new Rundown.Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/marcus-king-2026
More from Rig Rundowns
ron Maiden brought their Run for Your Lives World Tour to Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, New Jersey, for two nights on September 5 and 6, and PG’s Perry Bean got backstage with techs Brent Diamond, Alan Sosa, and Colin Price to go through the rigs behind Steve Harris, Janick Gers, and Dave Murray.Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/rig-rundown-iron-maiden
Emily Green and Dominic DiGesu on the two guitars and two basses behind the band’s biggest tour yet.Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/rig-rundown-geese
PG’s John Bohlinger met up with Cody Nilsen and Matt Stubbs of GA-20 at the Vinyl Tap in Nashville. The band takes its name from the Gibson GA-20, which they’ve now retired from the road—what’s left is two guitarists, no bassist, and a stack of amps that never get switched off.Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/ga-20
Chris Kies met up with Clinton Jacob of Mr. Phylzzz at the Cobra in East Nashville, where the two-piece was touring behind Fear the Lord. His rig is built to survive a player who squeezes guitars to death and plays anywhere that’ll have him—including, once, a public restroom.Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/mr-phylzzz
PG’s Chris Kies met up with the Barbarians of California at the Exit/In in Nashville, one show into a tour behind their second record, Megatons. Eric Stenman, Zach Irons, and Dave Amezcua walked through a setup shaped by fly dates, borrowed backline, and a band with no techs.Watch the full episode: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/the-barbarians-of-california