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With extended-range, low-tuned, riff riders from Aristides, ESP, and PRS, these deathcore-dealing Tennesseans ain’t playing country.
Tennessee has a rich tradition that has helped shape American music. Memphis was a big contributor to blues, soul, and early rock ’n’ roll thanks to Sun, Stax, and the influx of Delta musicians. Nashville has been the long-standing capital of country music, and more recently, has developed as a hotbed of Americana storytellers. The Smokies and the surrounding Appalachian areas have given us bluegrass and undeniable icon Dolly Parton. However, while metal has eluded the Volunteer State’s thumbprint, Whitechapel’s six roughriders from Knoxville are looking to change that by showing off something a little harder than peepaw’s moonshine.
Since 2006, the three-guitar stampede has dished out eight devastating albums that combine death metal, hardcore, and melodic black metal, proving the Smokies can slay. This spring, Whitechapel took to the road, playing their seventh album The Valley in its entirety, along with favorites from their earlier work. Originally, their final stop was slated to be Nashville’s Basement East, but after it quickly sold out, their promoters elevated them to Marathon Music Works (which, once again, sold out). And that’s where the Rig Rundown crew caught up with them to talk gear.
Whitechapel’s guitarists Zach Householder, Ben Savage, and Alex Wade and bassist Gabe Crisp invited PG’s Chris Kies sidestage to cover their signature guitars, the inner workings of their unusual Kemper profiles, and how flip-flopping DiMarzio humbuckers made all the difference.
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ESP E-II M-II 7B BARITONE EVERTUNE: sweetwater.sjv.io/5g7Ma9
DiMarzio D Activator Pickups: sweetwater.sjv.io/eKArvD
ESP LTD Alex Wade AW7B - Open Grain Black: sweetwater.sjv.io/Py6rjX
PRS SE Kestrel: sweetwater.sjv.io/q42EDj
Kemper Profiler Power Rack: sweetwater.sjv.io/rQ2z45
Kemper Profiler Remote: sweetwater.sjv.io/DKkb0o
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00:00 - D’Addario String Finder
00:15 - Whitechapel Playing Intro
01:04 - Zach Householder & Chris Kies Intro
01:22 - Aristides 070s
03:42 - Lundgren Black Heaven Humbuckers
05:54 - Playing a Multi-Scale Guitar
07:07 - The Valley Tour Tunings & Strings
08:18 - Finding Aristides
09:52 - ESP ZH EC-7B QM Baritone Zach Householder Signature
11:12 - DiMarzio D-Activator 7 Flip-Flop
13:32 - Whitechapel's Kemper Profiles
16:00 - Working with Mark Lewis
19:21 - Ben Savage's PRS SVN Guitars
28:04 - Alex Wade's ESP E-II M-II 7B Baritone EverTune
29:06 - Adjustments to Using EverTune Bridge
30:43 - Finding a Home at ESP Guitars
32:24 - ESP LTD AW-7 Alex Wade Signature
37:41 - Gabe Crisp's PRS Kestrel Basses
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5 июл 2023
