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The shredder and son of legendary artist Frank Zappa gives a tour of his up-to-date gear, including a complex stereo switching system, four racks of pedals, and some of his father’s favorite guitars.
Dweezil Zappa was always going to end up being an incredible guitarist. His dad, Frank Zappa, is celebrated as one of the most talented and creative guitarists in history, and by age 12, Dweezil was recording music produced by Eddie Van Halen. (Little surprise that he’s covering Van Halen’s 1981 stunner “Push Comes to Shove” lately.) He’s been a bona fide guitar star ever since, releasing seven original solo records, six tribute records, two LPs with his brother Ahmet Zappa, and guesting on recordings across the music universe.
Ahead of his gig at Memphis’ Minglewood Hall on his 2024 Rox(postroph)y tour, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Frank Zappa’s Apostrophe (') and Roxy & Elsewhere records, Dweezil gave PG’s John Bohlinger a boot-to-bonnet look at his current road setup. There’s a lot of ground to cover between his and his father’s catalogues, and Dweezil loves the challenge, which he meets with a mix of his own gear and some special vintage assists courtesy of his dad.
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0:00 - Wolf Van Halen & D'Addario
0:15 - Dweezil Zappa Playing Intro
0:59 - John Bohlinger Intro
1:11 - Frank Zappa's Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Les Paul
2:23 - Recreating Frank Zappa's Sound
6:06 - Frank Zappa's Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Les Paul Mods & Tones
12:22 - Frank Zappa's Roxy & Elsewhere-era Gibson SG
18:22 - Exploring Weird Zappa Sounds in Dweezil's Rig
25:46 - Dweezil Zappa's Expression Pedals & Wah Controls
30:17 - XPND Pedalboard & John Bohlinger
31:07 - Dweezil Zappa's Onstage Pedalboard
40:54 - Dweezil's Shabat Lynx DZ Signature & Van Halen's "Push Comes to Shove"
46:19 - Dweezil's Shabat Lynx DZ with Push-Pull Out-of-Phase "Octavia" Sound
47:19 - Lollar El Rayo Bridge Humbucker & Special S Single-Coils
49:02 - Dweezil's Shabat Lynx DZ with Vega Trem VT1
50:06 - How Often Does Dweezil Play Guitar?
51:51 - Dweezil Zappa's Rack Pedals
1:07:52 - Why Dweezil Brings a "Recording Studio" on Tour
1:10:19 - Dweezil Zappa's Strings & Picks
1:12:48 - Joe Glaser & D'Addario
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