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We had the good fortune of catching up with California hardcore outfit Drain on their Good Good Tour, a year after the release of their 2023 LP, Living Proof. A few hours before the band ripped Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl, guitarist Cody Chavez gave PG’s Perry Bean the scoop on how he achieves his brutal rhythm and lead tones that form the basis of the band’s thrashy, metallic hardcore.

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0:00 - D'Addario & Yvette Young

0:15 - Cody Chavez Playing Intro

0:46 - Drain's Hardcore Influences

2:46 - Jackson American Series Virtuoso

5:01 - Jackson X Series Soloist SL3X DX

6:53 - Switching from Randalls to Modelers

8:18 - D'Addario & the Rig Rundown

8:50 - Drain's Fender Tone Master Pro Settings

12:45 - Seymour Duncan PowerStage 700 & Marshall 1960A 4x12

15:28 - Core Drain Sounds

17:08 - D'Addario Strings

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Back in March, Chicago’s Fall Out Boy blasted through Birmingham, Alabama, in the middle of a year-long tour supporting their 2023 release, So Much (for) Stardust. It was their first solo headline tour since 2018, and they brought along loads of new noisemakers for the occasion.

Frontman Patrick Stump has moved on from his trademark Gretsch electrics, guitarist Joe Trohman scored an Explorer that may or may not remind us of a certain purple McDonald’s character, and Pete Wentz packs some basses that bring both ice and fire to the gig. And while tube amps still reign supreme in the studio, including the recording of So Much (for) Stardust, the band goes digital and speaker-free on the road.

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0:00 - D'Addario Strings

0:15 - Chris Kies Intro

1:30 - Patrick Stump Intro

1:57 - Patrick Stump's Vintage Guild S-60D Guitars

9:08 - Patrick Stump on Moving to Neural DSP Quad Cortex

11:19 - Patrick Stump on TV Scoring vs Fall Out Boy

13:10 - Patrick Stump on Quiet Stages

19:44 - Patrick Stump's Halo Guitar

21:48 - Patrick Stump's Martin X Series acoustic

24:13 - D'Addario & Rig Rundown Team

24:37 - Joe Trohman's Zemaitis The Portrait Hisashi Signature

27:20 - Joe Trohman on Switching to Digital Modelers

30:02 - Joe Trohman on In-Ear Monitors & No Speakers

31:16 - Joe Trohman on Playing Surprise Song Each Night

35:52 - Joe Trohman's ’80s Gibson Custom Shop Explorer

40:33 - Joe Trohman's Squier Telecaster Signature

43:10 - Pete Wentz's Sterling By Music Man StingRay Basses

46:40 - Pete Wentz's Flamethrower StingRay Bass

49:48 - Pete Wentz's Line 6 HX Stomps

51:26 - Yvette Young & D'Addario Strings

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Cage the Elephant was formed nearly 20 years ago in Bowling Green by vocalist Matt Shultz, guitarists Brad Shultz and Lincoln Parish, drummer Jared Champion, and bassist Daniel Tichenor. That core lineup has only changed once, with Nick Bockrath replacing Parish onstage in 2013 and officially in 2017. CTE’s earliest albums—2008’s Cage the Elephant and 2011’s Thank You, Happy Birthday—captured their punk-rock pandemonium that turned venues into hurricanes. Cage’s mayhem cloaked melodies, like a Trojan horse creating early-career earworms and sing-alongs out of hits “In One Ear,” “Ain't No Rest for the Wicked,” “Shake Me Down,” and “Aberdeen.”

2013’s Melophobia brandished a trio of mellower, melodious singles: “Come A Little Closer,” “Take It or Leave It,” and “Cigarette Daydreams.” Then, 2015’s Tell Me I’m Pretty saw the band enter Easy Eye Sound to work with Dan Auerbach, sending the band’s sonics back to the ’60s with an emphasis on direct, pointed performances and console-driven fuzz. Their last two albums, 2019’s Social Cues and 2024’s Neon Pill, partnered them with producer John Hill, who helped wrap their memorable hooks in a smokier, after-hours backdrop that incorporated ’80s sheen with drum machines, shifting synth textures, and sleek production that pulses with flow and emotion.

The constant glue that holds these albums together (aside from the members' cohesive creativity) is the constant application—in varied amounts—of garage rock, psychedelia, and a little bit of danger. Even their softest, smoothest work portrays these gripping vibes. And while the velvet packaging of their songs have them sounding more Abbey Road than Albini—earning the group back-to-back Grammys for Best Rock Album for Tell Me I’m Pretty and Social Cues—the Shultz brothers still bring their signature piss-and-vinegar performances to the stage, where the front row will likely play host to both throughout any given setlist.

Before the band’s Bonnaroo set on Saturday June 15, Cage the Elephant invited PG’s video team to their rehearsals inside East Nashville’s Steel Mill space to cover the gear they’d be touring with in support of their sixth album, Neon Pill. On guitar, lap steel, and pedal steel, Nick Bockrath starts off the Rundown going through his sizzling setup that includes custom guitars, a bountiful pedalboard, and a special instrument from a deceased friend and Nashville legend. Then, tech Mason Osman details how Brad Shultz transformed his rig to mimic his preferred recording setup that relies on studio tube preamps and compressors for a direct, broiling sound. Lastly, tech Bailey Griffith shows a simplified-but-tsunami-sounding bass setup that includes two Fender 4-strings and 300W tube heads that kick like a mule.

(Thumbnail photos by Neil Krug.)

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0:00 - D'Addario Strings

0:15 - Nick Bockrath Intro

1:58 - Chris Kies Intro

2:17 - Neon Pill & Working with John Hill Again

6:00 - Nick Bockrath's Harper Guitars Marilyn

11:20 - Nick Bockrath's 1990s Gibson Les Paul Deluxe

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