Phantogram's Josh Carter & Sarah Barthel

Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/phantogramSubscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTubeAlong with contemporaries like MGMT and Passion Pit, Greenwich, New York, duo Phantogram’s experiments crosspollinating hip-hop, indie, and punk rock helped cement and elevate a new era of electronic-influenced alt-rock and indie music. At the start of the 2010s, you’d be hard-pressed to find a college radio station or dorm-room playlist that didn’t include a Phantogram hit.Sixteen years after the release of their debut record, band leaders Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel, who started Phantogram in a town of just a few thousand people, are touring behind their latest full-length, 2024’s Memory of a Day. The tour included a sold-out stop at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium—a different sort of barn than the kind they used to perform in back in Greenwich—where PG’s John Bohlinger caught up with Carter and Barthel. Courtesy of some help from their tech, the duo showed us how they’re pulling off their theatrical live experience.Shop Phantogram's Gear: Neural DSP Quad Cortex - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/5gmox9Ernie Ball Music Man Cutlass - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/YRnd3KSeymour Duncan single-coil-sized humbucker - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/yqbrQBCustom Fender bass - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/vPj2qWFender Jazzmaster - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/OeK13KFender Bassman - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/XYB1rGErnie Ball Paradigm Strings - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/AWL1B1Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/phantogramSubscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTubeWin Guitar Gear: https://bit.ly/GiveawaysPGDon't Miss a Rundown: http://bit.ly/RIgRundownENLMerch & Magazines: https://shop.premierguitar.comPG's Facebook: https://facebook.com/premierguitarPG's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premierguitar/PG's Twitter: https://twitter.com/premierguitarPG's Threads: https://threads.net/@premierguitarPG's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@premierguitar0:00 - XPND Pedal Power Battery Kit0:15 - Phantogram Josh Carter Playing Intro0:32 - John Bohlinger Intro0:43 - Josh Carter's Ernie Ball Music Man Cutlass Guitars4:44 - Josh Carter's Move From Pedals to Neural DSP Quad Cortex9:25 - Josh Carter's "Run Run Blood" Tones13:14 - Josh Carter's "Black Out Days" Tones16:00 - Controlling & Choreographing Quad Cortex17:58 - Pedals Used on Memory of a Day Album18:55 - Josh Carter's Amps Modeled in Quad Cortex20:30 - XPND Adjustable Daisy Chain21:01 - Phantogram's History22:53 - Sarah Barthel Intro23:04 - Sarah Barthel's Fender Mustang Bass24:07 - Sarah Barthel Adding Bass Guitar to Phantogram25:23 - Sarah Barthel's Synth Bass Sounds26:25 - Sarah Barthel's "Feedback" Tones28:04 - Sarah Barthel on Using a Pick with Bass While Singing28:32 - Sarah Barthel's "Attaway" Tones29:54 - Sarah Barthel's Fender Jazzmaster31:08 - Sarah Barthel's "Happy Again" Tones32:18 - Sarah Barthel Reconnecting with Josh Carter to Form Phantogram34:10 - Creating the Phantogram Show Aesthetic35:44 - Early Phantogram DIY Shows37:36 - XPND Isolator[Brought to you by XPND - Pedal Power Battery Kit: https://ddar.io/power-rr / XPND - Adjustable Daisy Chain: https://ddar.io/daisychain-rr / XPND - Isolator: https://ddar.io/isolator-rr]© Copyright Gearhead Communications LLC, 2025