Russian Circles – Memorial

At 12:22 in this rig rundown video, guitarist Mike Sullivan says, "I'm recently using these two Mesa pedals, the Tone Burst, and Flux Drive, together at the same time...and I couldn't be happier."

At 12:55 in this rig rundown, there is a clear shot of the "Pedaltrain Pro" label on Mike Sullivan's pedal board.

At 12:44 you can hear them talking about how Mike split the guitar signal from his MAXON CS-9.

At 1:29 in this rig rundown video Sullivan says, "Yeah the Meat Smoke is 300W...it's also a very, very, dark tone amp." For live and studio use, Sullivan’s main amplifiers of choice are 300-watt Verellen Meat Smoke and a 100-watt Verellen Loucks tube heads.

At 0:38, Sullivan says, "the main amp I've used live and in the studio is this Verellan Loucks...it's just a great clean, overall, clean, loud amp. It's very dark too." Sullivan’s main amplifiers of choice are 300-watt Verellen Meat Smoke and a 100-watt Verellen Loucks tube heads.

The final amplifier that Mike uses in studio for different textural sound is a Fender Twin Reverb.

Amongst the amplifiers that Mike Sullivan uses is a Fender Pro Junior. This amp was used in studio for a brighter sound.

The final amplifier that Mike uses in studio for different textural sound is a Fender Twin Reverb.

On his '57 Les Paul, Mike removed the pickups with a set of Dirty Fingers pickups, mainly for the bass and mid-range.

Bridge: High Wind Imperial

The Big Bottom pedal that he uses here is made by Tym.

In the Premier Guitar Rig Rundown video, Brian Cook is shown using the Fuzzrocious Demon, described as a Vintage Rat, positioned on the left side of his pedalboard.

In the Premier Guitar Rig Rundown video, Brian Cook of Russian Circles discusses using the Traynor TS-50B bass amplifier head to achieve his alternate bass tones.

Brian is known to have used this during the recording of Russian Circles' 2013 album Memorial and used it live as well. It is based on his existing First Act Delgada bass, with the same body shape and headstock.

Ludwig's Behind The Beat Episode 3 features Russian Circles drummer Dave Turncratz. Dave is currently on the road in support of Russian Circle's latest release Memorial on Sargent House Records. His current rig is a Ludwig Vistalite Clear in 14x26 BD, 10x14 TT, 16x16 FT, and a 6.5x14 Supraphonic Snare drum.

Ludwig's Behind The Beat Episode 3 features Russian Circles drummer Dave Turncratz. Dave is currently on the road in support of Russian Circle's latest release Memorial on Sargent House Records. His current rig is a Ludwig Vistalite Clear in 14x26 BD, 10x14 TT, 16x16 FT, and a 6.5x14 Supraphonic Snare drum.