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Aug 15, 2025 40 min

Whiskey Myers

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Presave WM's New Album: https://firebird.lnk.to/WhompWhackThunder Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/whiskey-myers-2025 Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTube From couchsurfing to playing the Ryman, rockers Whiskey Myers of Palestine, Texas, have had one hell of a Cinderella story. We caught up with guitarist John Jeffers back in 2021 for a virtual Rig Rundown, but this time around, ahead of the September release of their seventh LP, Whomp Whack Thunder, PG’s Chris Kies met up with Jeffers and rhythm guitarist Cody Tate before their July 19 gig at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater to get a tour of their latest and loudest noisemakers. Shop Whiskey Myers’ Gear: Empress Compressor Mk II - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/daWeOK EarthQuaker Devices The Depths - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/e1PKX6 Orange Custom Shop 50 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qzX49b AmpRx Backline 1200 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xLDkax Voodoo Labs Switcher - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/5gV32L Boss ES-5 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/ZQgj6K JHS Morning Glory - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/7aevm5 JHS Unicorn - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/9LagD4 JHS Prestige - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/5553k9 Dunlop Wah - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/AWa9Xx Boss TU-3w - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/750ngO Marshall JCM 800 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Gm36zV Fender Stratocaster - http://sweetwater.sjv.io/dO3Kbk Gibson Les Paul - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/GKOP7L Gibson SG - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/GKOP7L Gibson Firebird - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/6eJ3rr 0:00 - Joe Glaser & D'Addario 0:15 - John Jeffers Guitar Solo Intro 0:43 - Subscribe to Rig Rundowns! 0:55 - Chris Kies Intro 1:15 - John Jeffers' OG Les Paul 4:56 - John Jeffers' 2021 Gibson Custom Murphy-Painted 1960 Les Paul 60 Reissue 6:02 - John Jeffers' 1972 Gibson Les Paul '54/'58 Reissue 7:31 - John Jeffers on 1st Tours in Chevy Suburban 10:22 - John Jeffers on Working with Producer Jay Joyce 13:43 - John Jeffers' 1992 Gibson SG Custom '67 Reissue 15:26 - John Jeffers' Gibson Firebird I 17:06 - John Jeffers' Orange Custom Shop 50 & Vox AC30 20:15 - John Jeffers' Pedalboard 24:53 - John Jeffers' on Whomp Whack Thunder Album Name 26:06 - Rig Rundowns & D'Addario Backline Gear Transport Packs 26:47 - Cody Tate on Working with Producer Jay Joyce 27:22 - Cody Tate's Fender American Deluxe HSS Stratocaster 30:34 - Cody Tate's Pedalboard 31:42 - Cody Tate's Fender Rarities Flame Koa Stratocaster 34:02 - Cody Tate's Eastwood Mandocaster 34:47 - Cody Tate's Fender Custom Shop Strat 37:19 - Cody Tate: Cars or Guitars? 37:49 - Cody Tate's Marshall JCM 800 Amps 40:14 - D'Addario Presave WM's New Album: https://firebird.lnk.to/WhompWhackThunder Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/whiskey-myers-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 [Brought to you by D’Addario: https://ddar.io/wykyk-rr] © Copyright Gearhead Communications LLC, 2025 #guitar #rigrundown #guitarist #guitarplayer #guitargear #whiskeymyers

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