MARCUS KING’S RIG

Since Marcus King’s previous Rig Rundown in 2017, he’s made two albums—produced by the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach—and scored a Grammy nomination. He’s also busted out his own signature Orange amp with an allusive name, and upped his profile, stepping from clubs to big halls. Not bad for a North Carolina kid with blues in his bloodline.

And, really, not entirely unexpected. King hit the scene in his teens as a full-blown virtuoso, playing club gigs at night and going to high school by day. He was initially championed by Warren Haynes, who was so impressed that he released the Marcus King Band’s 2015 debut, Soul Insight, on his Evil Teen Records label. And then the hard-playing young roots genre-blender rode that wind under his wings.

Before his September 29 gig at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, touring behind his recent release Young Blood, he entertained PG’s John Bohlinger—with some help with the details from guitar tech Cody Bates—with a close-up look at his current touring rig. Dig in!

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[JC-]

When you can barely hear his guitar, his rig doesn't really matter. And in most of the vids I've seen, Marcus came barely be heard. Look at the vid of him & Warren Haynes, for example. It's like his guitar isn't even plugged in!

[rickriccardi]

Didn't I see that guy on South Park?