Periphery [2023]

<p>Our third&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/fhKo-JURY6w" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rig Rundown</a>&nbsp;with Periphery’s Jake Bowen,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/guitarists/haunted-shores" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mark Holcomb, and Misha Mansoor</a>—at Nashville’s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.marathonmusicworks.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marathon Music Works</a>&nbsp;on April 2—caught the band on their final tour stop for a spring run in support of the brand-spankin’-new&nbsp;<em>Periphery V: Djent Is Not a Genre</em>. Our time with the triumvirate of tone reminded us that these fellas never rest their ears. They know gear and how to make it work for them. That’s why each of them has spent extensive time in several R&amp;D collaborations with some of the biggest, most influential companies in guitardom. This time Bowen, Holcomb, and Mansoor all dish on the evolutions of their signature gear and how everything meshes and molds together for the greater,&nbsp;<em>Transformer</em>-like machine that is Periphery. Whether it’s going up to 27 frets, utilizing Alnico 8 magnets, or adding an Evertune bridge to compensate for deeply dropped tunings, this trio of tone hounds will sniff it out. Let’s dig in!</p><p><em>Brought to you by&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.daddario.com/XPNDRR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>D’Addario XPND Pedalboard</em></a><em>.</em></p>