The Jesus Lizard [2025]

Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/the-jesus-lizard-2025 Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTube When the Jesus Lizard released their seventh studio record, Rack, last September, it ended a 26-year hiatus between recordings, and lovers of raucous, steely rock music around the world rejoiced. As guitarist Duane Denison told PG’s Nick Millevoi in our feature story, the key to the album’s vitality—and reviving the band’s brutal sound—was simple: “Practice loud.” Ahead of a hotly anticipated U.K. tour celebrating the record, the band gathered at SIR’s rehearsal space in Nashville to do exactly that. PG’s Chris Kies stopped by to see what Denison and bassist David Wm. Sims were stuffing into their suitcases for the trip across the pond. Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/the-jesus-lizard-2025 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 0:15 - Duane Denison Playing Intro 1:08 - Celebrating Band's Longevity & New Album Rack 2:18 - Duane Denison's Powers Electric Type A 5:04 - Why Duane Denison Practices Really Loud 6:43 - What Duane Denison Needs From His Guitar Tone 7:44 - The Jesus Lizard Tunings 8:42 - Duane Denison's Core Tone (Hide and Seek) 10:02 - Duane Denison's Chorus Tone 11:42 - Duane Denison's Delay & Unison Notes 12:53 - Duane Denison's "Oddball" Sound 13:44 - How Duane Denison Uses Space in His Guitar Playing 16:55 - Duane Denison's Stringjoy Strings & Picks 18:37 - How Duane Denison Warms Up & Stays Limber 19:44 - Duane Denison's Victory VS100 Super Sheriff 21:25 - Duane Denison's Line 6 Helix Floor 23:25 - Duane Denison's Soloing Technique ("Grind") 25:35 - What Still Excites Duane Denison About Guitar? 27:03 - "Puss" Live 27:42 - John Bohlinger & XPND Pedalboard 28:33 - David Wm. Sims' Memphis Jazz Bass Copy 31:20 - David Wm. Sims on Using a Pick & Rotosound Strings 32:28 - David Wm. Sims' Core Bass Tone 33:18 - David Wm. Sims Gallien-Krueger 800RB 34:01 - David Wm. Sims on Recording 'Rack' 34:48 - David Wm. Sims Cabinet & Speaker Preferences 35:55 - David Wm. Sims' Pedals 37:30 - David Wm. Sims' "What If" Bass Tone 38:36 - David Wm. Sims' Favorite Songs & Most-Difficult Parts 39:43 - Final Thoughts & Outro 40:23 - D'Addario Strings [Brought to you by D’Addario: https://ddar.io/wykyk-rr & XPND Pedalboard: https://ddari.io/xpnd.rr] © Copyright Gearhead Communications LLC, 2025 #guitar #rigrundown #guitarist #guitarplayer #guitargear