I like that Santana's tech takes a second periodically to thank other people who help out with the gear and give them a little cred as well. Real class!
Of all these rig breakdowns Santana's tech comes across as the nicest of them. I played in a band with a guy that was a pro sound man and ran monitors for Santana at the Kennedy Center in DC. When they met, Santana went to my friend and introduced himself as "hi I'm Carlos" and told my friend he really didn't need much of a mix as long as everything was clear. A month later he ran monitors for Elton John and couldn't even address him directly. He had to go through some guy. "Does Sir Elton need more bass on the monitors?" and the guy would tell him the answer.
I think this guy is the best rig rundown host, he talks well with the techs, ask's questions I actually want to hear when I watch shows like this, and though he may dress like a serial killer sometimes, knows what he's talking about for the most part.
Don’t say things like this which are offensive to others. Îve watched others and they are just as nice and open and willing and friendly. I think your comment is off the cuff unfriendly unworthy of the human race. These people work hard, and they always try to be nice. Be nice tooo!!!!
Stop giving the interviewer shit. He seems like a great person and develops a friendly relationship with the person he is interviewing easy. He is always smiling and laughing about stuff. If more people were like that in the world it wouldn't be a place full of emotionless fucks.
I have to agree! And the sound he gets from it is always unmistakable who is banging the gears. Can you believe since Woodstock all these years his sound and soul is never lost in the mix and never” hey, look at me”. A true musicians musician!
Man, he's really simplified his guitar setup. I saw Santana around 2000, and Carlos changed guitars just about every song. Back at that point, also, he was using a wireless rig. Always interesting to see how these things evolve.
I can imagine how great the strings snap back to tune, car engines use the same material for valve guides. It is too bad that most guitars use grabby plastic nuts that have a hard time keeping up with the player after a hard bend or a tremelo pull to stay in tune instantly. I wish they would make nuts from nikasil impregnated bronze.
I don't understand some of the comments....since when are jeans & a plaid shirt un-fashionable or offensive statements? Job well done...engaging interview & good info.
What a guy: humble, knowledgeable, friendly and not star-struck. Its like Carlos surrounds himself with a good band of brothers. excellent interview which allowed Ed to share and thank all who contribute to the popularity of Santana. Thanks Premier. This is what real musos want. Apart from the snake skin Mesa, that is...
Bohlinger does these rundowns just fine. He asks good questions and has an undeniable passion for the guitars, gear, and music. I dont care if he doesnt conduct interviews like Ted koppel from Nightline. It's rock and roll, not the Mizzou journalism school.
wtf is it with these signature guitars? Santana has his own sig guitar from prs and still added more mods. I personally would never buy a signature guitar from any artist. Simply another money grab. Those Yamaha SG2000 were and still are the gibson killers and prs killers as well
@Stephen Docherty Arctic Monkeys are a great band that a lot of guitar players (myself included) really love. If you don't like them, totally cool, just don't watch their RRD
Cool interview, finally a Leyend rig that really gets tone, always wanted to know Santana's rig.. Keep with this style Premier you're doing great and excellent guitar player choice this time, really enjoyed it :)
I saw Santana live a few years back, 2016 i believe. He did the whole show with one guitar, amazing sound! They opened the show with "Soul Sacrifice" drums and percussions were crazy, so synchronized, those drum fills in the beginning. Pure ear orgasms 🙂
Great video. John was a perfect mix of friendly, curious, and genuinely enthused, and Ed knew how to answer and supplement each of the questions. Cool stuff.
John Bollinger is the best thing to happen to Rig Rundown. He seems to have a great chemistry, alot of knowledge and a laidback attitude towards the techs/players and none of the robotic delivery or overcompensating "that's so awesome bro" attitude of some of the others. Dream Rig Rundown would be Bollinger doing a really long one with Jeff Tweedy, Maybe a 3 hour special from The Loft
I'm not really interested in Carlos Santana or this kind of equpment but I just spend 25 very diverting and pleasant minutes listening to this. The first one or two vids I saw with John Bohlinger I also didn't like him but by now, a good dozen vids later I really appreciate him, whatever he does, gear demos or interviews it's very authentic and pleasant, just great!
I was shocked to discover J.Bohlinger is a fantastic guitar player himself. I don't know why that surprised me so much. It's just that you never see him play guitar and he almost never talks about his own guitar playing. One day I was surfing Y.Tube as usual and BAM!! there was this dude with some mad guitar skills and it was John playing: tastefully too not too busy or showy. Since discovering that he can really wail on the guitar my appreciation for him increased tenfold and I find myself listening more to what he has to say.
Really? I still think his rig rundowns are garbage. He doesn't ask any good questions, and the ones he does ask sound extremely uninformed. Plus, the production quality is shit.
@@bluesnaggletooth1660 I've heard a lot of live recordings and on the 'Lotus' triple album, I think he is at his peak, playing and sound wise. I believe he used a Gibson L6 here. Could have been the Yamaha SG too.
but hey, Ed is pretty snice, i'd say he's one of the greater technicians of the few reviewed by PG, out of Dan Johnson (Dan Auerbach tech), Maddi Scheiferstein (John Petrucci tech) and probably some more, Edward is a lovable, friendly and smart guy
You see now that's how you host a Rig Rundown! I didn't really catch the hosts' name but he did a good job; knowledgeable, never annoying and he paced himself well with the rig tech.
At first I was mad because I felt Carlos might have thought he didn't need to be there and above it. but his tech is amazing and I'm sure they have a great understanding.
1976 I was 16 and huge rock guy, my friend puts on Santana album and says listen to this, Europa comes on and everyone sat there in silence, no one said a word until it finished and we were blown away, his bands were always the best musicians and songs like black magic woman are absolute classics.
Emiliano Grzona That SG2000 is a heavy axe already, but I remember reading that Carlos had a block of metal under the bridge on his, just to increase the sustain. Wonderful guitar. They just started making them again, except now they charge $5000 and up, whereas I got mine, used, for maybe $300 back in the 80's.
+Jordan Hageman Yeah seemed more soul full back then. Its those bloody PRS pick ups that kill it too. I never hear of Gibson, Fender .......etc owners putting a PRS PU in a guitar
The thing is when you endorsing the guitar with your name on it and than change everything (electronics, tuners, bridge....etc) on it.....isn't disingenuous? The whole point endorsing your guitar leave as it is....isn't it why the fans want to buy it?
@4:04 that girl was kinda condescending. Riigght, because doing an interview for a guitar magazine, when you work for and hang with Santana is kinda lame... It's because of fans who read and watch this stuff that any of you even have a damn job!
It's really interesting to watch a Rig Rundown showing one PRS Carlos Santana signature guitar....discussed for the first half of the video. Carlos was the first big name artist brought into the PRS If it were not for Carlos suggesting the concept to Paul, the SE line would not be in existence...This was an exceptionally abbreviated rig rundown for a living legend its almost redundant. One thing that becomes apparent is how streamlined Carlos Santa 's style is, what a small amount of equipment he needs to produce the beautiful music he creates. I've noticed the same with others, but none are more dialed in than Santana...
If you haven’t heard Paul Reed Smith’s story about how he started making guitars for Carlos Santana you really need to (there’s a video of it on YT). I mean - PRS is not yet at the same level of sales as Gibson or Fender, but they are not exactly a mom and pop shop either - it is really fascinating to hear about PRS’ (the person’s) tactics to get his gear in the hands of someone who can put his company in the spotlight.
why? there are a billion shows and articles about his rig already it would be completely pointless to do another one "hey ed, whats new?" "Well this model has a graphite nut now" whole thing would be 20 seconds long
Also besides The Wolfgang guitars Ed Really Really Loves Eventide Harmonizers .... those Harmonizers have big huge impact on his overall sound... it’s not like auto tune, it more or less is virtually like adding a double track without actually going back and replaying the same thing you just played on another track... just to double the guitars up makes them thicker double tracking, same with vocals double tracked, sound great to me depending on the song... also Ed’s guitars Always are perfectly intonated and perfectly in tune...
Honestly? I’m not trying to sound like a smart ass, but do we Really know? What every piece of gear in Ed’s signal chain Really is...??? I think Ed is an experimenter Always changing shit... in search of Always trying to find a new tone to reinvent himself with.. I know he keeps what he needs to obtain the Classic tones however he also has a very cutting edge tone going on at times lately.. So does Joe Satriani... his amplifiers are mean too...
if I saw the guy in the black shirt in an airport somewhere I would never guess he was involved in rock and roll let alone Carlos Santana’s guitar tech.
Do you mean back in 1970 or was there one later I didn't know about when the recent "King Snake" amps were issued? BTW, I don't claim to have a Dr.'s degree in all things Boogie, but I am sure the tech meant the sound he got in '73 not when the Snakeskin amp was made which was in 1970. I highly doubt the King Snakes sound anything like his.
I know a lot of RR nerds aren't a fan of John Bollinger as an interviewer, but I think he's doing a good job. There is something a little odd about his personality, I'll admit; but when it comes right down to it he's friendly, knowledgeable, and engaged. He seems genuinely interested in the interview, which is more than I can say for the beloved Rebecca Dirks. She's good too, and she seems to know her stuff, but when I watch Dirks interviews I get the impression that she'd rather be doing something else.
