188 | BONUS: Darren Hurst's Tech Adventures with Night Ranger, Aerosmith and Peter Frampton

About this episode

Darren Hurst shares his experiences and insights as a guitar tech for renowned artists like Peter Frampton and Joe Perry.

From PETER FRAMPTON to JOE PERRY (Aerosmith) to last week's tenth-anniversary guest, Night Ranger's BRAD GILLIS, guitar tech par excellence DARREN HURST has worked for several world-class guitar heroes, so we had go deep with the veteran guitar tech to find out his philosophies on rig design, guitar tone, and real-time gig survival — and the results are fascinating. How does Darren help Joe Perry achieve his "Dinosaurs eating cars" stage tone? Why does Brad Gillis make only one patch change per show, yet Darren makes 128?! How is Frampton's sprawling "guitar city" of rig "simple"? And we all know Night Ranger, but who the heck is "Day Ranger"? For the answers to these questions and more, just hit play. Thanks to Guitar Player and guitar player.com for making this happen. Enjoy! —JUDE GOLD, Host and Creator, No Guitar Is Safe

People in this episode

Host: JUDE GOLD

Guest: DARREN HURST

Topics covered

• guitar technology
• music industry
• live performance
• guitar tone
• rig design

Keywords

• guitar tech
• rig design
• guitar tone
• live performance
• Night Ranger
• Aerosmith
• Peter Frampton
• Joe Perry
• Brad Gillis
• Day Ranger

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Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Night Ranger's, Night Ranger, No Guitar Is Safe

Places: Frampton

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