Rig Rundown - The Tallest Man on Earth
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- čas přidán 23. 08. 2024
- Take a look at how one of Sweden’s most enigmatic songwriters crafts layers of sonic magic with a handful of open tunings and a pile of pedals.
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Kristian Matsson, aka The Tallest Man on Earth, met with Premier Guitar’s John Bohlinger after his soundcheck at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. As a solo performer, Matsson needs to cover a lot of sonic territory, laying down complex tone beds to accompany his voice. He offered up a step-by-step guide to the ingredients that go into being The Tallest Man on Earth.
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Matsson plays a vintage ’50s Harmony Stratotone. The Stratotone remains all stock as far as he knows and in spite of the primitive bridge, the intonation is solid. - Hudba
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Premier Guitar do a Rig Rundown with Joyce Manor please
Obviously the second tallest man on earth
Its an early 50s H44 Stratotone...between 52-55. Around the mid 50s the "Hershey Bar" DeArmond pickup gets a couple of vents in it. The gold ones were sold through the Aldens store chain whereas the copper ones were sold through Montgomery Ward I believe.
"Do you have any intonation issues with a straight bridge like that?"
"Always! :D"
One of my favorite Rundowns. He's one of the finest of our time.
idk if anyone ever saw that live video of him on KEXP when there's no leaving now had just come out, but he was so quiet and nervous there and now he's so excited and happy and it makes me smile.
Glad to know I’m not the only one who loves to see this man happy after a decade of being a fan
he's the best. been a fan for years and years
Only John Bohlinger can pull off a crop top 3/4 zip fleece
Best comment ever...Congratulations the internet belongs to you!!!!!
I really hope John reads the comment. He's so badass. The Chuck Norris of the Guitar community.
I swear John Bohlinger is built like Jack Skellington
I think it’s s little bit too short for him
I never saw him pull it off...
I'd you guys haven't heard his albums they are great. He's a phenomenal finger style player. Crazy, beautiful tunings. Unique voice.
super hyped that the tallest man on earth let bohlinger borrow a fleece
He writes mellow music but is the most energetic spastic dude. Love this rundown.
I dont feel like he's always so energetic. His live show was pretty energetic though!
That pedal board is so solid. That sustain pedal, the avalanche run is amazing and the strymon big sky reverb...daaaaaaaaaaaaamn
That was a fantastic RR with a great artist. Interesting to see a lot of touring musicians are playing blues jrs.
This was awesome, now discovered tallest man on Earth and getting balls deep into his amazing songs! Cheers!
His old stuff is amazing. Anything from Shallow Grave (The Gardner especially) or Wild Hunt is fire. Another vintage song that I think is a hidden treasure is 'Over the Hills' from his debut EP (self titled The Tallest Man On Earth). Cheers and enjoy!
I am so happy that I was able to make it to this show. Please come back to Nashville soon.
Anna is the greatest
This man is a goddamn treasure.
"You just have to wrestle it, in a loving way." favorite quote of the day. Cool demo of the Gamechangers pedal. Love JHS stuff, too.
Chills when he started playing the 12 string Tmoe is one of my favorites !!!
what time i cant find him playing it wtf
I can't find Kresimir from Croatia to build me my dream guitar and I'm gonna cry
Hey! Kresimirs sister here, you can find him on Instagram: @hollowtone_guitars
♥️♥️♥️
Kristian always seems like the Awkwardest Man on Earth and it's so sweet and endearing
Every Swede i know is exactly the same and I want to be friends with him so bad
I think the pickup on the Harmony guitar is sometimes referred to as a Hershey Bar pickup. Sounds amazing whatever it is.
Saw him open for John Vanderslice at the RIP'd Cafe Eleven in St. Augustine, FL in 09. No pedalboard then. Just him, his acoustic guitar and a consummate performance. Maybe the best blind opening act I've ever seen.
Love that the fog machine running during the rig rundown
Great episode. He's got some good sounds going on.
This is very cool!!!
I've been following The Tallest Man on Earth since his first album came out, and what an interesting journey he had so far. Personally I don't think he needs that much crap on the ground but ey if it makes him happy and helps him perform, than good on ya mate. saw him play in front of a huge audience, totally owning it, with nothing but 1 or 2 acoustics only playing an electric for the encore. it was MAGIC.
just clicked on it! LOVE IT ALREADY! my favorite solo artist.
Stratatone 44s are great. Rick Holmstrom played one for most of his time with Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers during the time when they were winning best blues band of the year - year after year. Holmstrom also used a big hollow body Harmony. Jr Watson has some Stratatones also. They were so cheap back in the day that they both bought enough of them to take out the pickup from one and add it to another to create a two pickup version. Holmstrom plays Telecasters now, but Watson still uses his a lot. There are CZcams clips of both of them. Well worth watching. Howlin' Wolf also played a 44. John Hammond Jr too.
marc ribot for a few years, also.
@@robertjenkins5999 That's rught. Forgot about him.
🤘🤘 That was so entertaining, thanks guys.
I have been looking forward to this for weeks! Thank you!
I'm a huge fan (saw him in April and it was amazing) and a beginner guitar player, so this was really cool!
Cool rundown! Mayor Gimmble says I’ve got the tightest pants in all the land so...my friend calls em tampered pants! Just funning my friends, you guys rock!
wow that harmony is the king of mojo , plenty on reverb too
Love the Mark Stewart tribute Tele!! Please PLEASE do a rig rundown for Paul Simon!!! He’s not touring anymore but he’s playing two shows in Maui on August 13th and 14th. Really wanna see what he and his guys use! It would make my whole year if you did!! 👌😎🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
This opens up alot of doors to my ears. Great!
Hes so great, im a big fan.
Fascinating dude!
What a tone!!
I don't know, he seems to be average height.
He's 5'7
0:18 song name please , beautiful melody 👌🏻
The Running Styles Of New York by the man himself
Smh, is not a single commenter familiar with one of the great singer/songwriters...
time constrains?! oh that's so sad. i could watch 2 hours of this...
Awesome! 👍👍
Which capo is Kristian using? I can't get any of mine to fit round a Stratotone neck!
No rig is complete without El Capistan. What a pedal.
Not the tallest man in the room. But damn, he is a guy who can make a cohesive sound whether he plays an early electric or modern acoustic. None of it matters when one writes songs like he does. He also speaks like he grew up in the states. This guy manipulates sound and music like a virtuosic cuttle fish, with an ear for every tuning and a feel for what we want. An absolute genius however you view him. Id be unsurprised if he joined Brian May in astrophysics as a side project. But please dont ever stop 😢
This man is 50 feet tall. Talentwise.
Did John just describe the POG as transparent? 😂
wow the 12 string gretsch....I need one...like a hole in the head....but I want one...
That is a rad guitar 🎸
The amount of people making the same dopey height joke in these comments is already WAY too high.
Sadly, the tallest man in the world isnt too high
And there goes my bank account! lol I've been wanting to buy a new guitar, but have been waiting to see this first. Thinking about the Gretsch. Or possibly the Gibson. Also, time for some new pedals Can't wait to try the Industrial Electric and Gamechanger Audio Plus!
BrianSmithMusic I know exactly what you mean, that Gretsch is definitely on my list.
Why not let the guy play more so we can hear all the guitars and effects?
Killgissa på engelska! Aldrig hört det förut! Are guy-guess a thing in english speaking countries?
haha jag noterade också den! tror inte det är ett uttryck som dom använder, men borde defintivt göra!
Isn't that the Ritchie Valens guitar
jerry riccardi indeed
Nice
I’m curious, how do you split your signal into two channels? I had never heard of that before.
Nathan Sheppard you can buy an a/b box that will split one line out into two, I used to have one and run one to a fender hot rod Deville and the other into a Marshall jcm900 half stack. They’re super handy because you can either switch to one or the other or you can have the signal go into both simultaneously.
Anybody recognize the yellow plecs he's using 10:23?
Song name at the beginning 🥺? (00:21 - 00:38)
It's basically The Running Styles Of New York, although he seems to be freestyling a little. You can hear it again between 5:05 and 5:22.
Does anyone know the purpose of the slotted boxes in the background?
They have lights inside them. They look pretty cool during his shows.
Its a 1950's Ritchie Valens guitar.
Can someone explain to me like I'm a five-year-old what is the point two amps? I've even seen him live, it's not like i hear different things coming out of different speakers.
Probably a wet-dry. One amp is probably just the guitar, the other has all the reverb, delay, and other effects and the soundperson blends the two signals so the original signal doesn't get washed out.
Just kidding, he said he runs in stereo. The stereo outs of his pedals will go to each amp and his soundperson will pan the signals going out to the house to create a big, wide sound.
Many pedals, especially delay and reverb are designed to output in stereo for a wider sound. Same way you listen to stereo speakers or headphones. You're not hearing the exact same thing in both ears most of the time. Sure you can listen to a mono recording through two headphones or speakers, but you'll notice it sounds quite flat. Another way to imagine this might be going to the cinema and the same sound coming out of every speaker.
lacadam stereo !
Is he wearing the kind of nails you superglue on?
I feel like that title may be a bit misleading..
Hmm, he's a lot shorter in person.
Actually an Alden branded H44
More like, the tightest pants on earth.
Ritchie Valens played a stratotone
What's with the smile after talking about the blues jr haha?
Because it's not an amp,it's a toy.
swedish?
Good lord are those ana's jeans as well???
de a grapa
John is the tallest man in the room.
brb going to buy a 12string Gretsch
what is he playing at 08:30?
what song?
Hotel Bar, but have some variations. The first song of the new album
@@MaiKkop
i've been trying to learn how to play that for an hour now... what's the picking pattern and is there an alternate tuning?
i can see there's a capo on the fifth fret, but i can't make it sound the same.. maybe the 12 string is the trick...
@@imslicc His songs are usually in strange tunings (for convenience, I'd imagine) which is really cool and it's fun to figure out the tunings for different songs. His picking patterns are what get me, but it's a great discipline exercise to get them down lol
This man sounds like he’s 3 sheets in the wind! 👀🔥
Does this Guy have a Jeff Goldblum vibe? or is it just me? Definitely eccentric, but most obviously talented. New to this, thank you Premier Guitar for the introduction!
Jason Pitre It's a New York thing.
Any idea what song hes playing at 8:50?
It's called "Hotel bar" from his latest album.
I ám an intonation issue....:)
Fender lawyers will be sending Emails & Letters soon!!!
Harmony neck through with wings on each side. Best guitars period.
Nah the best guitar period probably has an actual bridge and truss rod :)
What fingerpicks?
Benjamin Magaziner Dunlop thumbpicks.
which song is at the begginig?
it sounds like "The Running Styles Of New York" from the album "I Love You. It's A Fever Dream."
Does this dude play everything with a damn capo. Every guitar has one gees
nearly all his songs have a capo. I am struggling to think of one that does not
@@vgamedude12 He plays The Dreamer without a capo
I made up for the short shirt by buying too big shoes.
Humdebugger works best last in line, just saying. At least post OD's.
But he doesn't use od's so, it's better to get rid of weird noises before mods, delay and reverb
Heh, John is taller than the tallest man on earth.
is he on kokaina?
Not so tall now, is he?
Here’s a recent show with this rig czcams.com/video/D6-4lPBUpdQ/video.html
He clearly never watched la bamba and it shows lol
The Irony...
naaaa ni está tan alto
Johns taller man on 🌎
Did they ever mention what the amps are?????
@Tim Woodruff Thanks man...I thought they looked like jrs....appreciate it. Peace
this guy looks really tall but i'm pretty sure Kristian is a hobbit so I can't tell
I wanna marry Anna- what a babe!
John Bohlinger is 5ft so this guy must be the tallest man on earth
The Hipster Episode.
loser
he isnt really that tall....