This month we chose Scott Appleton, as our Unstrung Hero. Scott is currently the guitar tech  for Phil Collen of Def Leppard. Last summer, he was teching for Alex Lifeson of Rush. We started the Unstrung Hero award because we think a lot of the guitar techs and rig builders don’t get the attention they deserve [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qptge4NP6o4&feature=player_embedded Chris Miller, guitar tech for Keith Urban, gives Premier Guitar a rig rundown. The guitar rig includes RJM Music’s Effect Gizmo’s (function (loop) switchers). You’ll see the RJM Effect Gizmos about 1 min 50 seconds into the video. They bought the Effect Gizmo (audio loop switcher) right after the Nashville flood in June 2010. Here [...]

Elwood Francis, guitar tech for ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, gives Premier Guitar a rig rundown. The rig includes two RJM Music RG-16 audio/function (loop) switchers. You’ll see the RG-16s about 8min 30 seconds into the video.