Rig Rundown - Heart's Nancy Wilson, Craig Bartock, and Dan Rothchild
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Article and photos: bit.ly/HeartRigRundown
Premier Guitar’s Shawn Hammond met with Ann and Nancy Wilson’s guitar tech, Jeff Ousley, lead guitarist Craig Bartock, and bassist Dan Rothchild before Heart’s show at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on March 21, 2015. Ousley-who’s been maintaining the Wilson sisters’ gear (and making them mean cups of coffee) for more than 20 years-walked us through everything from Ann’s custom Martin acoustics to Nancy’s vintage SG and Tele, while Bartock and Rothchild shared their cool customized instruments.
One of Nancy Wilson’s coolest road guitars this time around is a ’63 Telecaster Custom with Sperzel locking tuners that she uses for “Straight On,” “Even It Up,” and some Paul McCartney covers. She also carries two Martin HD-35 Nancy Wilson signature dreads, as well as a Martin DCPA1 with a Fishman Aura system that she uses for “Alone.” All her acoustics (and Ann’s) use FU-Tone titanium bridge pins. Nancy also brings three or four Gibson Nighthawks-which she co-designed with Gibson-in various tunings. She uses an early-’90s version for Led Zeppelin covers, and an F-tuned one for Robin Trower’s “Day of the Eagle.” She’s also road-testing a new Epiphone version of the Nighthawk with a prototype Trem King cam-based vibrato. Nancy borrows Ousley’s Duesenberg semi-hollowbody (given to him by Elvis Costello), and her single-pickup, Bigsby-equipped ’68 Gibson SG is her go-to guitar for the smash hit “Barracuda.” A TV Jones Spectra Sonic is her axe of choice for Aretha Franklin’s “Ain’t No Way” and Zep’s “Misty Mountain Hop.” Both Bigsby vibratos feature Vibramate String Spoilers.
Like her pedalboard, Nancy’s amp rack resides offstage. A Peavey-era Budda Superdrive 30 II head is her main amp, and a Fender ToneMaster serves as a backup. Each head drives its own Orange 4x12 cab loaded with 30-watt Celestion speakers.
Ousley is in charge of both cable management and pedal switching for Nancy Wilson. Her offstage board starts with a Whirlwind A/B selector, an Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer, a Way Huge Swollen Pickle, an ancient Ibanez flanger, and a Budda Zenman OD/Boost. A Voodoo Lab Pedal Power supplies the juice, and channel switcher pedals for each of Nancy’s heads round out the board.
To learn more about the setups behind Heart's 2015 live sound, visit: bit.ly/HeartRigRundown
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This is an instant classic rig rundown. The tech seems like the coolest dude ever.
@auntjenifer7774
6 жыл бұрын
Jeff the guitar tech was PEARL JAMs tech and Neil Young's tech as well as many others that I'm forgetting right now, but yeah he is super cool !
@alannabucknell363
6 жыл бұрын
And he's a super nice guy as well.
@pessimisticpianist582
4 жыл бұрын
@@alannabucknell363 Unless your not part of his elitest bullshit cant kiss my arse Rothprick.
I love the old school guitar techs no bullshit, they know their job and equipment, its simple and to the point.
I was at HEART's concert last night (1-29-16) and I just want you to know that Ann drinks FIJI water on stage (Square bottle - vintage 2015).
@monmixer
4 жыл бұрын
If you have enough money you can buy anything. He or She in this case whom has all of the gold gets what they want.
Jeff has gotta be the coolest guitar and most quotable guitar tech around. Love the espresso machine - grinds the beans fresh for each cup, my daughter has pretty much the same machine
@rebeccamoon3898
Жыл бұрын
From ntk
Thanks,"Premier Guitar" and "Heart" for sharing this video with the public.. I was hoping they would present this one day and now they have. It was exciting to see the gear up close and listen to the stories behind them.
I started in 1985 and my amp was the Carvin X100B with the full speaker stack. It was so much of a great Amp Carvin brought it back and you can still get it today.
jeff the tech should start doing rig rundowns
That was a really good rundown. Easily one of the best I've seen. Jeff is a cool guy, and I can see how he got gigs with some of the best in the business.
That is the coolest bass I've ever seen. Talk about making something your own.
1st rig rundown with book plugs! Love it! Love this tech! Great dude!!! Love his work station.
Jeff may be the coolest tech ever. What a dude :)
That blonde Tele with the Duncan designed pickups is a squire from years ago and his guy put a fender neck on it.
I build the boost on his board. that one is an aj peat rooster booster. I designed and built them for Jims company. I also do one that has an additional control through my company sound sounds
Awesome interview! Huge Heart fan. Very interesting to hear what they run, etc. So many cool guitars..
My favorite band !! Seen them so many times live !!
@stratolestele7611
Ай бұрын
Just saw them, along with Cheap Trick, in San Antonio 5/24.
"Karl. He's the only one that understands me." EPIC !!!!
The best guitar tech ever! Great rig rundown guys, thank u.
That guitar tech at the end was pretty cool haha
Agreed - Jeff is obviously a great tech. Love the coffee maker addition.
"I use really heavy gauge strings for the alternate tuning in "The Rain Song"...what are these again?" "10's" 😂
@sealevelcain4664
7 жыл бұрын
rex racer Since these guys typically use 8s and 9s i know what he was getting at
The Line 6 Variax may be the most underrated guitar technology in the world, in my opinion. Just amazing, versatile and great sounding technology that still seems to be looking for an inspired guitar to live in.
Nancys tech is cool. I'd love to just sit and talk with him about his life experiences.
@611gay5
4 жыл бұрын
Lotta coke
The middle pickup on the blue strat is a Seymour Duncan 'Duckbucker'
@mr.timebombman2230
5 жыл бұрын
Mister Tee Yeah, I have one in my G&L strat.
@lecojay3346
3 жыл бұрын
I had the guy who built it (Albert E custom) build my guitar too he’s a master
Jeff would be a great guy to work or party with, immediately sold me on the Guitarist's Maintenance book.
Dude, you totally dropped the ball on the espresso machine! We need to know psi, year of manufacture, water capacity...this is an essential component of Heart's sound!
Thanks for always just letting them talk. I hate it when an interviewer feels a need to make themselves the topic. :)
"I've never seen the mini bucker with staggered slugs, what is it?" "I don't know, I don't really use it very much." *Am I watching Spinal Tap?*
What a great collection of guitars! The light blue strat has what is either a Duncan JB Jr or Lil' 59 and the bridge is certainly a Duckbucker. Neck is probably an SSL-5. Love the tele with the two Duncan designed P90s. I recommend P90s in any guitar repertoire, because it's a great tone to have on tap. Duncan and DiMarzio both make outstanding P90s. The Hot P90s really kick butt.
@lzryd
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the p90 advice. Def agree on the Duncan's. Wish I never pulled that lil 59 and lil Jb outta my frankenstrat.
"You got me, let's light it on fire and see what happens" - lol thats awesome
Dan is so awesome. Super knowledgeable guy!
That was an awesome show.
Great one! That tech is a riot. Lovely man!
Wow I didn’t know Nancy plays a gibson sg too! That’s why I love her and Angus and Tony Iommi so much! I own a Epiphone SG all sg players!
I Love Beat Up Old Guitars
@cdreid99999
6 жыл бұрын
the ones that are beat up from play. these wannabes who pay to have them beat up make me puke
I absolutely LOVE that bass
Knew Nancy was a real player med strings clean sound. Love to hear she has two hands that's what you hear. She plays Zeplin as well as Page.
Great Run Down Awesome Video Thanks
He totally stole Nancy's pick.
@carolstevens1429
9 жыл бұрын
Geoff Stephens Girls don't have picks.
@johnsimms3957
9 жыл бұрын
+Geoff Stephens ☺
@bluespig1
5 жыл бұрын
Better that than her underwear.
@jonp3890
5 жыл бұрын
Ford Driver I really don’t think so, man.
@youpeopl_music3220
4 жыл бұрын
I would've too
that has got to be the best one other than the Brian May rundown.. of course I LOVE Heart so this was COOL!! thanks
This was great, more like the older ones.
OMG...the action on that Precision!
Jeff rules.........I need both those books shown.
The G&L is my go to guitar and one that will stay with me forever. The pickups are just so good. It’s nice to see them loved. Interesting how often you see the Line 6 Variax guitars appear. I wonder if this is an American made or the Korean?
love the rig rundowns !
Love that set list!
Thanks. Enjoyed this a lot.
Love the black Gibson. My first husband, Joe Alessandra (RIP) had one... if not the exact edition, very similar from 1971. I'm a forever hardcore fan of guitarist, Howard Leese, but nice to hear from Craig as I have liked his playing with HEART since Howard moved forward in his career. Is that the tele that Howard gave to Nancy? Rockin' interview
And Hats Off to this Roadie!
That middle pickup on the first guitar looks like a Duckbucker.
Great this....love the Nighthawks....Some fabulous guitars in this though. Never seen that Bigsby accessory...what a useful thing that must be...
@andrewbutcher3391
5 жыл бұрын
Definitely is
I had Duncan Designed in a Schecter and they were phenomenal! Forget the friggin' brand-listen to the darn things! I've played great sounding Squires for god sake!
Pretty sure that Tele with P90's started off as a Squier. they made a Tele Custom with Duncan Designed P90's in that exact color and black pickguard with those knobs. Those models came with the Strat-style hardtail bridge. It looks like the tech routed the body for a Strat Trem and put on a Fender neck.
@therideneverends1697
5 жыл бұрын
im inclined to agree
7:27 totally agree on the G&L. There is something akin to magic about it. IOW, it's greater than the sum of its parts. I've played and owned many Teles (but more Strats), and my ASAT is beyond most of my guitars, including my Fullerton Legacy. In fact, at this moment I'm looking at my blonde ASAT, have an SG on my lap (was putting the truss cover back on), but have my D-35 plugged into my amp as I've been playing "Keep Your Love...". Fun!
I love the key kill switch! I want to start my guitar like a car!
Great Vid. Friendly people too!!
I saw him steal that guitar pick. He slipped it into his pocket!!
the Black boost/ Gain is an AJ Peat Rooster Booster. I ( Jonny Hafer of Sound Sounds Fuzz) designed and built the boost. Aj Peat still has them made how ever they are built by john cusak now. I still do a Range of hand built Booster mostly Germanium Models.
I have the book, it is awesome.
@MichaelSmith-zc8bs
8 жыл бұрын
+Michael Smith not the kid book, the guitar maintenance book at 30:10
Love that Nancy plays a Robin Trower song. Love Robin Trower.
@robertwhitcomb6105
4 жыл бұрын
Saundra Hillinger day of the eagle, no less.
I had a Nighthawk once. It didn't kill any of my Strats, as I sold it after about 2 weeks.
Cool!
10:34 Craig Bartock: "everything else is original"..... you can see the holes of previous tuners in the back of the headstock ahahaha
@MAPIOH
4 жыл бұрын
Original, I believe.. Look like he swapped the top set and bottom set..vice versa..
I've had an epiphone nighthawk since the mid 90s when I was a kid, still have it, things not great in ways but cool also..I think the Heart chick is the only famous person I've ever heard of using them
lol the tech plugging those books like hes on the tonight show.
@mickeyl01
5 жыл бұрын
He's helping out his buddy....good to know that there is still a trade that has a brethren and haven't been absorbed by self serving yuppie greedheads like most of the workplace....
Great video. Love Nancy's playing. Where do old retired guitar techs go to? LOL
@crotchknockerx5730
9 жыл бұрын
hawg427 they hang out with kids...and write childrens books
@BoltRM
9 жыл бұрын
To rock n roll heaven of course! I hear they have a helluva band.
first concert I ever went to was heart at the Albany Georgia civic center back in the mid 80s. I remember them playing barracuda vividly. they turned all the lights off and turned the spotlight on when he hit the first chord. he was playing some crazy space age looking guitar and I've been trying to figure out what kind of guitar it was for years. it wasn't in this run down.
@SensoryEdge
6 жыл бұрын
Roger Fisher and Howard Leese were Hearts guitarists during their hey day. You might be thinking about the guitar in this pic www.google.com/search?q=howard+leese+space+age+guitar&safe=active&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjskP_E6KLYAhXJ5yYKHRJpBL0Q_AUICigB&biw=1920&bih=949#imgrc=YvSOct1cy537RM:
@MoeSlislack
6 жыл бұрын
right after I wrote this comment I think I figured it out. it was a roland g 707 I think. I started searching like crazy till I figured it out.
Awesome
I love "How Do I Get You Alone".
The tele with the dd pups basically looks like a squier vintage modified tele p90 with a fender neck and then routed out the space for the trem and fitted it xD good guitar though, squier are awesome
"Let's light it on fire and find out" lmao
The vox v125 Speakers’s are fane speakers.
What a cool guitar tech!😄
I wouldn't say the current Vox amps are junk. The first generations from korg were a bit off track, but they are back to making good old AC15 and AC30. I got the AC15C1 a year or two ago and I love it in all ways.
Kudos to the Guitar tech. That Craig didn't know the gauge of his strings....gads! Dude. And for all the triple pickups (even though he doesn't USE them...) we say "Thank you, Dr. Brian May..."
Jeff is the man!!!👍👍👍👍🍷🍷
Paul Rothchild's son plays with Heart? Holy cow, now THAT'S a lineage.
Man this guitarist is older than dirt, as solid as concrete and humorous as a three legged antelope ...great guy good stories...
Kudos to Craig for speaking from the heart (aka, the truth) about the new Vox amps. They need to do what so many (Fender and Marshall, etc.) have done and release authenticate re-creations of their classic amps that don't have an exorbitant price tag.
I realize this is an old video, and this is and odd question and slightly unrelated; but is this Dan Rothchild the same guy who played with David Boyle on "The Indonesian Experience", Bodyboarding video from 1990? I'm trying to find the music from that video. It's Amazing.
I'd love to know more about that tuning selector!
Celestion should really switch the name of the Vintage 30 to Vintage 60 so that people stop thinking that it's a 30 watt speaker
@joelrudnick
7 жыл бұрын
NICKHAM16 perhaps they are loaded with g12h30s?
I like the guitar repair book at 30:16. I thought these techs already know what there doing.
I saw heart at the half shell in Boston on the Charles River in 1975 I think it was 75 whenever they did that live free concert I forget I think it was 75 anybody can remind me of what date that was I was there that was fuckingawesome great times great music can't we turn back the clock and go back to 75 that's when life was good. planets f***** up now everybody so f****** whacked out of their minds Where Have All the Good Times Gone there in 1975
jeff is so cool, he even can brew coffee LOL ... now that's great guitar tech!
great Warner T Hodges shirt!!
I can't find that badass bridge copy anywhere can someone help me out
Heart is classic
Wish I was on the paper route that he was on to get that Les Paul!
What an interesting strat that tourqoise is
nice tools for the great job
Looks like the carbon fiber Rainsong backup acoustic electric is Nancy Wilson's modern day indestructible Ovation ?
... (6:45 ).. GOD,, I want that G&L Telecaster !!!!
@martydibergi5228
3 жыл бұрын
I own 6 of them and they sound better than Fenders 🐕🎸
Best tech ever!
The only thing you need to do to make a Strat stay in tune is string it properly.
A LPB 63 Tele with a matching headstock?
That is totally a Squier Telecaster Custom II with a different neck and a trem route, Craig.
Crazy that she’s used that same mandolin for over 30 years.
I'd like to hear Heart doing The Rain Song.
I think the middle one is a Seymour Duncan Duckbucker?
Oh I found out what was wrong with my SX someone messed around with it and stripped out all the screws on the bridge that's why it wouldn't stay in tune and I couldn't float it