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Aug 7, 2025 35 min

Deep Sea Diver's Jessica Dobson

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Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/deep-sea-diver Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTube Seattle indie rockers Deep Sea Diver released their fourth full-length record, Billboard Heart, earlier this year via Sub Pop, and their supporting cross-country tour took them to downtown Nashville’s Blue Room at Jack White’s Third Man Records. PG’s Chris Kies connected with singer and guitarist Jessica Dobson in 2020 for a virtual Rig Rundown, but this time we get a close-up, in-person look at Dobson’s tour kit, including her signature Benson stomp box and a custom guitar. Shop Jessica Dobson's Gear: Benson Deep Sea Diver - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qz60yY Benson Chimera - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xL6mZ1 Benson Germanium Preamp - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Dydq32 JHS Pulp 'N' Peel Compressor Pedal - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/bayxMk Benson Germanium Boost - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/QyxmYA Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/QyX0rz Strymon blueSky - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/210EBD Electro-Harmonix POG2- https://sweetwater.sjv.io/NkP4x7 Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 Plus - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/LXm31V Boss ES-8 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/raXroy TC Electronic PolyTune3 Noir - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Qy1KGa Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTube Win Guitar Gear: https://bit.ly/GiveawaysPG Don't Miss a Rundown: http://bit.ly/RIgRundownENL Merch & Magazines: https://shop.premierguitar.com PG's Facebook: https://facebook.com/premierguitar PG's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premierguitar/ PG's Twitter: https://twitter.com/premierguitar PG's Threads: https://threads.net/@premierguitar PG's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@premierguitar 0:00 - Yvette Young & D'Addario 0:15 - Jessica Dobson Playing Intro 0:38 - Subscribe to Rig Rundowns! 0:46 - Chris Kies Intro 1:15 - Fender Elvis Costello Artist Signature Jazzmaster 2:58 - Strings & Tunings 3:42 - "Fighting the Guitar" 4:09 - Writing & Recording Billboard Heart Album 5:33 - Opening for Pearl Jam 7:28 - Bilt Guitars S.S. Zaftig 9:50 - Trent Guitars Model 1 11:52 - Does Gear Inspire Song Ideas? 13:14 - Rig Rundown & D'Addario 13:37 - "Emergency" Riff & Pedal Formula 15:08 - Benson Deep Sea Diver Fuzz-Echo 19:21 - Gain Stages 20:14 - Electro-Harmonix POG2 20:54 - Diamond Memory Lane Jr 21:46 - Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man 22:35 - Strymon blueSky 23:33 - Menatone Pleasure Trem 5000 24:59 - Old Blood Noise Endeavors Black Fountain 26:25 - Line 6 DL4 MkII 26:56 - 29 Pedals EUNA 28:17 - Boss ES-8 Effects Switching System 28:51 - Guitar Solo Box 29:42 - Custom Benson Chimera 30:23 - How Do You Find New Gear? 31:45 - Shure Nexadyne Mics & GLXD16+ Wireless 33:47 - Henry the Beagle & Fancy the Pitbull 34:44 - Yvette Young & D'Addario [Brought to you by D’Addario: https://ddar.io/wykyk-rr] © Copyright Gearhead Communications LLC, 2025 #guitar #rigrundown #guitarist #guitarplayer #guitargear

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