Christian Bland of The Black Angels' Vintage Psych-Inspired Gear Collection 

man, he seems psyched! great vibes. this guy is a legend in the Austin scene.

I made it to Austin TX 7 years ago to see The Black Angels live, having been a fan of them since high school. I met Christian and Jake after the show, and they couldn't have been nicer. I got to hang out with them the following day at The Barracuda. Me and Christian had a drink together at the bar, and we talked music and gear. Jake and his girlfriend were lovely as well. I can say Christian is always just as goofy and excited to talk about music as I am! Later that year I got to see the band again playing at Desert Daze in Joshua Tree CA, and hung out a bit with Christian on the last night watching The Brian Jonestown Massacre together with our respective friends.

Christian Bland is the Crispin Glover of psychedelic rock and I love it more than I can express.

I'd never heard of The Black Angels, and now I'm regretting not having listened to them for the past twenty years. Catching up on their albums is going to be a fun time! Thanks, Reverb!

I first heard of The Black Angels around the time of Passover from a sampler CD attached to a magazine. I liked the song, but never went further. Then a buddy of mine slipped a cd he burned for me a few years after, saying that this band is amazing. It ended up being Passover. I listened to it to death. Amazing. I ended up buying everything I could get my hands on of theirs. Saw them live in Omaha in 2013 - Amazing show. One of the few bands that I can listen to without growing bored of. Plus, they’re still around and releasing new music! Christian is definitely a great and creative musician and designer. I love The Relevators as well!

AMAZING BAND. I’ve met Christian at Liverpool psych fest in 2017. He is a such a great character! We talked about moon landing conspiracies and he gave me all of his drink tokens. Legend

Christian just seems like such a cool dude, super laidback and his guitars are all reminiscent of The Beatles which I absolutely love as well since they were the primary reason I started playing guitar when I was younger

Real Deal touring musician talking bout his real life straight in your face Setup. Love it!

His paintbrush statement is spot on. Love this Chris’ enthusiasm. His Instagram stories are hilarious also

Very cool interview. For those that haven't been introduced I highly recommend the phosgene nightmare album (by the Black Angels) played very loud in the middle of the night with no lights on.

The Country Gentleman, Casino, & Rick are basically my three dream guitars, holy trinity right there. Christian seems like such a cool dude, fab pedalboard too, love it !

Lee Conner of Screaming Trees shouted out this band and got me into 'em. This guy's sound is unreal.

Seems like a nice guy. Funny I didn’t notice he was left handed till he talked about it

the greatest neo psychadelic band today - love their sounds

Such a genuine and awesome dude.

One of the best rig rundown that i've seen for a long time ! Maybe because i love all the gear that he has? And i dig the Black angels too... But this guy looks really cool. Legend !

Love the energy Christian... Great set up you have there!

Could watch this all day

cool info and kit. Thank you and big love.

Such good vibes. Cool to get the story behind these pedals!

Brilliant and inspiring musician! Well done vid.

Awesome this popped up. Got to meet him back in 2013, he’s so genuinely nice

I do know the Black Angels. What a great band! I did not know Christian Bland! I love his guitar work. And this video opened doors for my thinking about my board!! Thank you! I love your music!

I love The Black Angels. One of their songs was used in a motorcycle ad maybe 15 years ago? Got the Passover album and been obsessed with them ever since. His guitar tone is awesome.

Really enjoyed that, what a nice guy and a sonic genius

LOVE his band. Highly recommend seeing them live as well. Was introduced to them (like many of us) during the outro of one of the _PEAK_ intensity episodes of - imho - the greatest TV series of all time; True Detective season 1 (the only season that _really_ matters although season 2 was really good).

Great tones and vibes

Damn his energy is infectious. He makes me want to go turn up a Twin to 8 and play

Love his enthusiasm!

Really nice guy to talk to, hope to see them all again soon. Loving the 345!! Hope i can find a great deal like Christian did.

Awesome band! Thanks for a look at the personal side.

super talent and a great interview

This band inspired me to play guitar when I heard that first album back in 2007.

Buc-ees sticker is the best thing you could do for tone on any rig. Rad vid.

Absolutely beast live they are. Those twins and the fuzz put sideburns on yer ankles

Amazing live , RIP Roky.

What a great band.

I've got the same Russian Big Muff... picked it up in Seattle in the early 90's. Still have it, my #1 Fuzz.

So great to see more lefties in these videos. Representation matters❤

so sick!

Love the Black Angels.. and Black Market Karma. No hype just creative talent!

Heard the black angels in a skating video.since i love theem that sound is so special. Nobody know them in france

such a cool dude 😎

Wow I need to listen to this band, this pal is left handed like me ! And already love the song he plays that is part of the Sound track of TRUE DETECTIVE season 1! If you never watched it ... What the hell are you doing!? Go go!

Crispin Glover is an excellent actor, too.

Legend 🖤😎👌

Directions to see a Ghost is a masterpiece

I’m just discovering the black angels, I wish they had a box set they had a bunch of their albums in it so I can catch up with catalog.

Ben Mcloed doppelganger ! Great gear dude

Highly recommend a live show if you get the chance! These guys kill it!

I like how he has John and George's guitars lol. And he plays left handed like paul

AWESOME Video. 😃👍. And Did Everyone Have A Good Christmas?.

This is mad, I was talking about the rig rundown he did with a friend last night XD

Christian Bland is a really cool person.

The new record is the best in a while.

Ayy. Chris plays lefty like me. Nice

Rad!

He's got good taste in gear. I've got the Tube Tape Echo too -- sadly Fulltone went out of business, meaning that the tape cartridges, which were already scarce, will be impossible to replace.

He has the same mannerisms as Steve Drozd

Very cool Christian. I also play southpaw.

Good old Ricky Miami… Great guy…

He has good taste in guitars

A Buc-ee’s sticker on the echo ❤, can you get that brand of tape echo on Reverb?

What's that wedge shaped fuzz he's pairing with the Dr Robert towards the end? Never mentioned in the video.

Which song is playing in the background of the intro (starts at about 0:08)?

Really good stuff. I still wanna know how that get that stuttery, kill switch effect like in the song Doves. Is it just a tremolo pedal?

he used to come into omy work. nicest dude. hee used to come by my shop and talk guitars and pedals. cool fucking guy.

So I’m wondering how he does that drone-y tremolo kinda thing you hear on the intro of bad vibrations. Is that his echo pedals doing that? Not even sure if that’s him doing it.

The twin does rule 😎 It's one of the greatest amps ever 👍

So is the octave fuzz a maestro or Octavia or something else?

Where can I get one of those Adam Bomb(garbage pail kids) shirts? 🤘

waouw!!!!!!

Insane rig, can't wait to see them live next year! You guys gotta get Anton Newcombe to do one of these 🙏

I think this dude is really into Bo Diddley. And the Beatles.

Nice Bucees sticker

Saw them open for Primus this year! had only heard a few songs before that but THEY FUCKING BLEW ME AWAY!!!! I liked them wayyy better than Primus.... They were absolutely amazing

🤘👍🏿

Genuine question. This is the second video I've seen recently where the pedal brands were all covered up. Is there a reason folks might do this? This wasn't the case in his previous rig rundown.

Really interested in the Ric 345 12 string. Does it have the 12 tuning gears in the headstock? The R tailpiece is not from the original 12 string because it would have had an Accent vibrato if a 345 - - but honestly, I can't remember ever seeing a Ric 12 with a vibrato. Those R tailpieces are a nightmare to restring on a 12 and I bet that is why someone just gave up and played it as a 6 string. It has the later hi-gain pickups as it would for a 1978 standard issue. Check out the Accent Vibrato replacement kit from Winfield Vintage on Reverb if you ever want to convert it back to a 345. They are so cool! Did you every try flatwound strings on the Ric? That's the other thing the Beatles used. They sound great! Try the Lonely Hearts fuzz from Creepy Fingers for an amazing Vox solid state 65-68 sound. Not easy to find but worth it. Love the reverence for those classic guitars of the Beatles and VU. Have loved your band and really really enjoyed this Bland video! Thanks for sharing!

Dont fear the reverb 😉

I fuckin love you maaaaaannnn!

Whats the name sort of his shoes?

Rickenbacker and Big Muff combo. Well I'll be damned!

Is he playing the guitar backwards or is that just the psychedelics at work?

What was “the brains of his operation?”

The Gear of psych-hunk Christian Bland - someone, anyone comment model clarifications if you can! Amp. * Fender Twin Reverb Guitars. * 1978 Rickenbacker 345 * Gretsch Country Gentleman * Gibson SG (1962?) * Epiphone Casino Pedals. * (The Russian) Big Muff * Dr. Robert * Turbo Tube Screamer * The Depths * The Boonar (? Correct me!!) * Big Sky Reverb * 1968 V846 Wah * Super Shifter

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For a guy named Christian it’s peculiar to have a sticker that says “Bo Diddly is Jesus” on your wah pedal.

So how is he a pro gutiar player ? ...I gotta get a band

Haha of course he's wearing St Pauli socks

with that fuzz all guitar sounds same

I feel so uncomfortable watching a lefty play. I am a lefty also

Lefties unite!

Why do people form Austin think they are soooo cool????

I heard 'too modern' and 'revolver', ok boomer. Bye