Rig Rundown - Bad Religion

What’s more punk rock than dueling angry P-90s straight into classic Marshalls? Answer: Nothing!

Nearing their fourth decade as a band and celebrating their just-released 17th album, Age of Unreason, the punk-rock pioneers toured the south including a rare Nashville stop.

PG’s Perry Bean stopped by Music City’s Cannery Ballroom before soundcheck to check out how punk’s elder statesmen Mike Dimkich, Brian Baker, and bassist Jay Bentley still don’t use pedals, why they prefer P-90s over humbuckers, and explain what piece of their rig was inspired by our AC/DC episode.

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[RiffsAndBeards]

Brian Baker is a guitar playing hero, man.

[davecarsley]

I don't even know Bad Religion, but these guys remind me of a true rock band. No vaults full of guitars. No massive pedalboards. Old amps. 1 main guitar and one backup. Ride the volume knob....

I love it!

[disaudio]

Brian Baker, hands down, punk guitar hero Numero uno. Just a couple of Les Pauls straight into a Marshall and no pedals. That's punk rock. Awesome rig rundown!

[pcorcoran]

What a great interview with the second guy. He clearly loves his guitars and amps. He just spouted his passion out.

[darthlazlo]

MINOR THREAT, JUNKYARD, BAD RELIGION! Brian Baker is the man.

[JesseGosselin]

Loved this Rig Rundown! I had the pleasure of meeting Brian, Jay, and the rest of the band back in 2000. During the half-hour or so I got to hang out with them Brian gave me a piece of advice that I never forgot:
"If you get a chance to play in a band like Bad Religion, don't ever leave."
I understood what he meant when he told me that. Opportunities to play with great bands don't come too often, so if you find yourself invited to play with a band you love, do it and enjoy the ride. Happy to say I'm still an active 'weekend warrior' and doing some light touring to this day. Thanks Brian and Jay!

[jef-fry]

Brian B watching Rig Rundown and loved the AC DC one. That is so cool. Salt of the earth guys

[SatanachiaVGS]

“What I am doing isn’t groundbreaking” Maybe, but it touches the mere core of our souls, that’s why we respect you for what you have been giving us with your music. Thank you Brian!

[Steve-nqjc]

These guys changed everything for me, Suffer is my Master Of Puppets.

[liamgallagherrr]

I’ll say it again Perry has really gotten good at this gig, very cool episode.

[irishdrumingkid]

I’ve watched so many episodes on this channel it’s cool seeing them but this episode was amazing. Everyone was so polite and knowledgeable abt the gear and rigs, tbh I really like how everything was just so simple, just a good ol’ Les Paul plugged into a couple amps and using the volume knob for effects. Jay was so funny just watching him react to every question and like telling BR stories of recordings, Brian was so humble abt his inspirations in the punk rock world and was really chill and personal abt it, Mike was also hilarious in talking abt his rigs and basically talking abt sending guitar pics to Brian and comparing it to “Guitar P—n”. Anyways I loved this, thx for giving me knowledge abt great punk rock guitar tone. 🔥🔥🔥

[joshpointoh]

If someone has never been exposed to punk music, I always start them out with Bad Religion.

The vocals and harmony are world class, the music is so tight and clean, they really are masters of their craft

[smashogre]

Perry... props to you for the excellence of this rig rundown. And Mike, Brian, and Jay I don't think you gents could be any cooler or more down to earth! I feel a Bad Religion bender coming on.

[tcb_baby]

I've been waiting so long for this. Brian Baker is a goddamn inspiration.

[cardigansarecool]

Baker’s guitar playing on Dag Nasty’s Can I Say is incredible

[ItsFarBetterLearn]

Best rig rundown of all rig rundowns?! I believe so 💪🏻.

[thestrum]

Opened up for Bad Religion in '96, in Belgium. Brian had only one guitar with him: a 'factory second' black Gibson LP Standard. It even didn't have a serial number. Their amps were hissing all the way through soundcheck so they asked me if they could use both my JCM 800's. Nice guys all the way for sure. Met them several times after that in Europe/USA, you can not go wrong with BR! Period!

[fives.]

Brian Baker is the Mr Rogers of punk rock. Incredibly cool dude and musician.

[yobhsiFehT]

“They do LEAVE the pedal, so, that shows how far we’ve come. Thank you.” 😂😂😂

[ZaryaMain]

"I've learned so much" this is me for sure. Man, changed the game for me tone-wise.