Rig Rundown - Chevelle's Pete Loeffler & Dean Bernardini
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 พ.ค. 2014
- Article and photos: bit.ly/ChevelleRR
On April 22 in Nashville, Premier Guitar met with guitarist Pete Loeffler and bassist Dean Bernardini of the band Chevelle before their sold-out show at the Cannery Ballroom. Loeffler gave us the lowdown on tuning to C and answered a questions posted by our Facebook followers. Bernardini showed us some cool mods on his Ibanez basses and explained how to make a stage look appropriately creepy.
Loeffler does not travel with a ton of guitars, just a few favorites to get the job done. A Fender Subsonic Stratocaster with Seymour Duncan pickups does most of the heavy lifting. His #2 is a heavily modified Fender Strat featuring two Seymour Duncan humbuckers. Like many gearheads, Loeffler can’t remember the actual models or names of these Duncan pickups, he just digs their sound.
Loeffler remains a life-long Boogie man, having played the same rig for his entire professional career. The Chevelle sound ends with a Mesa/Boogie Mark IV plugged into two Mesa/Boogie 4x12 cabs. A second Mark IV functions as a backup.
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"We don't put anything on the album that we can't play live." That alone is one of many reasons why I LOVE Chevelle so so much
they do double track guitar sometimes
well, they put things that can't play live, like second guitars
They need another lead guitar guy cuz of how they record
That's always my approach when writing music. Not that I'm playing in a band now or have anytime recently, but I still always consider it - could I replicate this song properly live(with no more than two guitarists)? As a fan of rock/metal, it's never really appealed to me this idea of making your studio albums these projects that are full of flourishes that might sound good, but it's like, in this genre, doesn't that make it a little inauthentic? A little too overproduced? It can still be good music, but I want something that really feels like I can imagine the band playing it, not this exercise in careful production.
*cries in Mexican Sun*
The tones this band has live are incredible. Heaviest 3 piece I've ever seen
Dying fetus would like a work. Jk
“Yeah, um, ya know we’re just trying to.........yeah” -Pete Loeffler
"It works for me" - Pete Loeffler 2014
It takes a pretty large set of balls to rock a mullet in 2017. I applaud it.
this video was uploaded in 2014
Link Freeman Even then...
Man boobs
@@djr1829 man boobs? The dude has a defined chest. Muscle.
Update from 2021:
Mullets are oddly coming back in style. I have no idea what's going on.
One of the most underrated absolutely crushing players and tones.
Pete is such a quiet soft spoken guy.
this is the best rig rundown i have seen in ages. No BS, just straight up stomp boxes and drop tunes.
What’s “bs” to you? Just wondering.
These guys are so cool and laid back. One of my fav bands of all time.
Seem like very cool guys. Down to Earth.
From just judging Pete by his appearance alone, I always expected him to be conceded and perhaps a bit cocky, but this proved to me once again that you should never judge a book by it's cover! What a sweet, laid back kind of guy. Long live Pete Loeffler, and Chevelle!!!
🤘😠👈🎟️ 🔥🎸🥁🎤🔥
You should check the video of him and Sam talking to Mesa Boogie. Fun entertaining conversation.
He’s a little conceded in person , I met him at a signing before, but how can he not be with everything he has done? His brother the drummer is the sweetheart
@@makidiaz3894He's just shy. Sam's always been the social butterfly, Pete's more reserved.
Really? From his appearance alone I saw a guy who was socially anxious and not very confident in his social skills.
@@DylanWOWilliams cause u a goofy
Where in the hell is Rebeca? Of course Pete and Dean do the interview that a lot of "artists" brush off and delegate to their techs. That was the most interesting bass segment on Rig Rundown. Dean is really proud of his basses and he should be, they look great. Nice pick guards and paint jobs. Great band.
They sound so close to their records when they play live, one of thee best love bands and power trios in existence!
Sold out Chevelle show in Dallas. 12/1/17 what a trip! Fork yes! Rocknroll! Everyone in the crowd were the best people ever
You know, I am starting to learn a bit more about Pete and his interviews and how awkward they are, which might sound like complaining but I think it makes him more of a down to earth genuine guy. I really would kill to hang out with him and the band. I have been a huge fan of them for years and they all seem like really cool dudes. Love your guys' work, hope you keep rocking for many years to come! 🤘🤘
The paint job on that second guitar is BRUTAL.
But it sounds great, so who cares! Massive respect for people who prioritize sound over appearance.
I really appreciate the way you let the artist explain his gear rather than trying to wow him/them w your knowledge of gear. Im not the greatest guitar player (i wish i was better) but i thoroughly enjoy watching a pro talk about his stuff and why he likes it. Its like that for anything i may not b a bomb ass football player but i like to hear a great player talk about his tools and why he digs them. Well done.
Big fan since I heard "Point Number 1" on late night radio here in Toronto. Super talented band that has been unfairly called Mall Rock
or Tool Lite. Not much airplay, but I have all the albums. Well written music.
When did Patrick Swayze come back to life?
Omg lmfao
Dude, that's Gaston.... lol
Daniel Kuehn my thoughts exactly
I'm so surprised that after years of playing PRS in the past, there's no Pete Loeffler signature model! These guys are as pure a rock band as you'll find. Love 'em!
i ll never understand why he barely used PRS after the second album
truly bugs me
That is part of the reason he switched to strats
these videos are SO much better without the mic, thank you very much premier guitar!
Met Pete, Sam, and Dean outside of the venue before the show in Milwaukee a handful of years ago. Super down to earth "normal" guys that just love music, and it shows.
Wow, great insight! Thanks so much for doing this interview.
Love the Chevelle hot wheel on the rack lmao
This man is the reason I bought a Mesa Boogie.
Dean is pretty cool. Seems like a real nice guy.
Y'all have no idea how long I've wanted this haha
I like how they personally come out and chat with us instead of having their techs do the talking.
what gauge is that mullet!?!?!? sorry I just couldn't help myself.LOL
💀
Coolest band ever and so dialed into keeping it real from the record to the road. ❤
The songs have a huge concert type guitar sound. To be the singer and the guitar player and still make huge guitar sounds is amazing.
Poor old John seems to come in for a bit of a hard time. But. Have to admit, I'm warming to him more and more with each video.
How come nobody likes him? I always see comments hating on his shirts, hair, etc. He's an extremely talented player and seems like a cool guy to hang out with.
Bryan Fabian Simple answer? Most people, especially on the internet, are shallow, petulant bastards.
And when it comes to Rig Rundowns too many are still stroking themselves into oblivion weeping for the return of Rebecca Dirks.
i never understood it either, hes a really cool guy and he'll talk to anyone as far as gear, even his interview with doyle was very well done
Egregious John is cool . Hate when people say mean stuff about him . That guy is such an amazing talent , and nice human being . Wish people would actually be more mindful of what they say. Look up this guy on Wikipedia , and see how really accomplished he is.
What is the interviewer doing wrong haters? I think he's fine.
Yeah, I've watched his other videos and interviews and he seems like a cool guy. He's also a phenomenal guitar player.
People just like to hate on anything, the interviewer is super chill
that bridge on the sub sonic looks nice :) really beefy but still strat like
Is the interviewer "Cronk" from The Emperor's New Groove?
+Tanner Cowens (fallentanner) More like Ric Ocasek from The Cars
This is single handedly the best comment on youtube.
Hahahahaha
Lord Farquad
Oh my god you're right!
Chevelle guitar machinations and a glass of Riesling. Love their guitar stuff
I had to laugh when Dean said that he used a lot of pedals. I watched the Vernon Reid/Doug Wimbish Rig Rundown before this :-)
This too nice. Good job John
Very cool!
Did John and Pete swap shirts before the video?!
The major thing I noticed on my BTB 575 was the string spacing. The neck and individual bridge hardware feel as spaced out as a four string. This allows the 5th string without feeling like the fingerboard is crowded.
never seen the sans amp gt2 until now.. Cannot believe it's analog and can do all that.. just got one for the birthday!
That's awesome to see all my Chevelle gear Lol
I am joining an upstart Chevelle tribute band, so this was extremely helpful to see how it’s done! 🤘
Original band would be cooler 👍
@@yankee8seven original band would be cooler for sure, you can always cover a few Chevelle tunes and add them to your set!
just love these guys, don't play myself but it's so cool to see there understanding of how all the stuff they use to get the amazing sounds they crank out, quite complicated and makes sense why I like it so much .
Geez Pete really is not happy with PRS. He didnt even mention PRS when he was talking about his baritone collection which I know has many PRS baritones. I dont know what happened in that relationship but it aint good.
Mike Einzeger from Incubus cut his ties with PRS too...seems they have bad business with some artists at PRS. Idk...
+Bart Perez It happens. One or the other side might be expecting something else from the relationship. Mayer cut his ties with Fender and joined PRS. So it seems like it's person to person.
It was based on popularity to be honest. Even though chevelle is amazing and very good live. Guitarist like John mayer are a household name everyone knows who he is.
Great live band. Saw them in 2004.
5:25. That bypass pad, tho!
Interesting...
I have always liked this band
Everyone is making fun of him but honestly he can actually pull off a mullet
dude has a sweet mullet
I'm loving this trend of lower tuned metal guys embracing fenders. I play lot of hardcore and skram type stuff through Modern Player Telecaster (these would have been made 2016/17-ish). I have it tuned to drop C# and I actually LOVE what the tele twang adds to low tuned riffs.
The guirist from Trigger Point played a stratocaster in drop B and his stuff sounds great. Just listen to all of the Giving Up The Ghost album.
The guys in underoath love themselves some fenders and gibsons. I think their main guitariat plays either a fender jaguar or a jazzmaster.
This man is very talented!
Mark IV baby!! He's still using them too. And he definitely knows how to dial them in!
Suprising Pete would say they don't use much delay, I was messing round with my digi delay pedal earlier and I got a tone that sounded almost identical to "twinge" off of la gargola
Sci Fi Early 2000's Guy he said he peppers it during recording
Greath band, very very cool.
I love Johnny B... .... the guy is a goofball on video but he's a solid guitarist and a pretty darn good writer too .. love his columns ...
interesting that Pete is playing Fenders now ..
Very cool.
Those guitars look the same to me, how can Pete tell the difference?
Anyone know what those black fret markers on the side of Pete's guitar neck are?
What does he use the GE-7 for? for getting a cleaner distortion?
No more PRS? :(
Xavier Yaurimo no, they wouldn’t give him his own signature model, so he left
@@cheeseburgerandfries1997 which is funny since Ben from breaking Ben left for the same reason, ironically enough the baritones that were released where specs from Pete and Ben's models.
interviewer has a borderline mullet
Yeah, it's right on the edge.
Wow. I really thought Pete would have a massive rig split into 2 or 3 amps to make it sound like more than one dude but no...
I'm impressed. Chevelle sound great live. Like Pete says here, it works for him.
Well, more recently he's been blending his mesa with an orange, but that's not really a "huge" rig.
@@JosephSmith-lm4ritrue. Idk I just expected a wide stereo sound for the (glorious) choruses.
Love Chevelle. As long as they keep sounding great, I'm in. And I'm a fellow Chicago fellow. Lol. Da Bears.
What happened to the PRS? :(
Toby Flockart-Walker He still has it but he's mad at them for not giving him a signature model.
ill do anything to see the sig
What Seymour Duncan pickup is in the Strat
my favorite tone! :D
nobody going to talk about the green Chevy Chevelle on top of Pete's amps? lol
Does anyone know what year the equalizer pedal in his bass setup was?
When did Ric Ocasek start working for Premier Guitar?
Man, a Nirvana rig rundown would have been wicked!
Just going to correct dean it's a BTB 670 just saying in case any one is looking for one.
Wow, Wayne from Wayne'sWorld got a job with PG and went to Nashville. Way to go, Wayne!
FINALLYYYYYYYYYY
He kinda looks like Mark Wahlberg lol
Mark Wahlberg looks like Pete Loeffler.
I think he looks more like Donny.
sideslick1024 How is that any different than what I said? lol
xxguitardude93xx It's funnier this way, considering that Mark Wahlberg is the MUCH more famous of the two...
I am only slightly fun at parties.
They got German blood, that's why.
My cat antiqued my guitar cabinets.
I had a strat tuned to CGCFAD it was sick.
The interviewer looks like Ash from The Evil Dead movies
pete Loeffler kinda look like jordan schlansky :-D
i thought the same thing haha. two drops of water
Would be nice to have some audio examples of the gear. I generally watch most of these rig rundowns, even when I'm not particularly into the band, just so I can get an idea of what people are using and what it sounds like. I couldn't find any recent, and decent, audio examples of Chevelle's live stuff.
They have a live album.
The most recent live album I can find is from 2003, is there a more recent album?
chromatic.death They have three live albums, the most recent being from a 2010-gig is Chicago after the release of Sci-Fi Crimes, called "Any Last Words".
sideslick1024 Actually, they had a new album (La Gargola) drop in April 2014.
Tim Bravo We're talking live albums.
That second strat looks like a Jim root signature with Passive pick ups. What Duncan pickups are they Pete!!!!???
Brothers in Arms
John does a good interview now. He certainly improved a lot.
This is an improvement??? I can't stand this guy. Every interview he does I skip
Superman made a baby with Uncle Jesse!
Chevelle are such an amazing band . I feel bad for anyone that has never been blessed by their music .
16:24 "Bartoloni" lol
Does anybody know what tunning dean uses to play "the meddler"?
Probably Drop C
looking like mark wahlberg and David koresh lmao 😂
Can I put humbuckers on my MIM Standard Strat
Sky is the limit if you've got the time and money.
Pete used PRS guitars in the beginning, which was the signature tone on the Hats off to The Bull album and earlier works. I wonder why the switch to Fender?
eric hemard They didn't gave him a signature model.
LtKamarov I didnt say anything about Pete having a signature model...I said signature tone...TONE TOOOOONNNNNEEEE..
This exchange is so funny
Love the moded Jim root guitar
Yeah
John is my favorite interviewer
William Allison me too . He's cool
The biggest issue I have with one-guitar bands is trying to bring that sound live. Particularly while singing like, you just aren't really going to capture your own sound properly by coming out with one dude on guitar who has to juggle singing, when the song has 2-4 guitar tracks on the record... Saves on costs and control by not having a second guitarist but really, just have a second guitarist
I understand your point, but the fact it’s just 3 is something I’ve always liked about them.
Whens the next rig rundown
Man all I can say is it works for me
Thanks you Tom Delonge and Fender for the Sub-Sonic
I have the same carpet...
They covered it all - but c'mon you guys couldn't show the guitar/bass brands/gauges of strings and guitar pick type and gauges that they use? They are all an important part of the signal chain as well.
Wats up with the finish on the second strat. It looks like rhino lining or real bad orange peel. Lol. I used to refinish guitars and did alot of finishes but never seen anything that bad.
It's not bad, it's just a Satin finish it's not quite Matte and not quite gloss I've played a few strats like that...
With ya bro that finish looks like spray paint.
brandon harrison that orange peel is stock