Brian Cook

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.

Wrecked an SVT3 on tour and made the switch to this @darkglasselectronics Microtubes 500. Loving it.

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.

In this rig rundown article on Brian Cook, it says, "He also uses a Tym Guitars Big Bottom as well s three Fuzzrocious stomps: Oh See Demon, Rat Tail, and Ram the Manparts."

Apart from Russian Circles, Brian has also used this pedal in the band SUMAC as shown in this Gear Gods video.

Brian says he uses this for stage volume on live settings. He has it on top of his cabinet.

"Bassist Brian Cook’s main bass of choice is his old vintage Gibson Ripper II, year unknown."

• Premier Guitar, Rig Rundown article

"He also has a First Act Delgada bass, but his custom First Act “Bearitone” is the star of the bunch."

• Premier Guitar, Rig Rundown article

In this Gear Gods video, Brian Cook talks about his use of the Series Two Bass by Electrical Guitar Company.

The bass in that picture is a Gibson Grabber. You can tell it apart from the similar Ripper and G3 basses, even if you cannot make out the pickup configuration, by the pointed headstock (which distinguishes it from the Ripper) and lack of a pickup switch (which distinguishes it from both.)

In this Instagram photo, It's been stated that Brian Cook has been given Ernie Ball strings. The ones he uses for bass are the Regular Slinkys.

This photo from a 2013 Premier Guitar article shows Brian Cook's amp setup, which includes a Verellen Meat Smoke amplifier.

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.

Amongst the pedals that Brian uses is a Thunder by Dwarfcraft Devices.

Going up to August of 2016, Brian continually uses this pedal, now in the band SUMAC. This can be seen in a recent Gear Gods video.

"So I plug into the tuner, the tuner runs into an EHX POG II, that then goes up to my effects table where it goes into a Tonebutcher Blue Wail, then into a Dwarfcraft SOMMS oscillator. Then it goes back to the pedal board into a Digitech Whammy. That then goes into a Tym’s Guitar Big Bottom effects loop, which is used keep the low-end clean on a Fuzzrocious Oh See Demon and a Fuzzrocious Rat Tail. That goes into a Swollen Pickle fuzz, which goes into a volume pedal, which goes into an EHX Memory Toy, which goes into an AKAI Headrush II. That then feeds into a mixer back up on my effects table, which also has a Moog Taurus III…"

Brian uses a bass wah by Dunlop for "filtre sweeps".

For the band SUMAC, Brian is running through two 800RB by Gallien Krueger.

In this picture/rundown of effects Brian uses with Russian Circles, you can clearly see a Dwarfcraft Pitch Grinder.

The Oxeneers album on These Arms Are Snakes' Bandcamp has Brian Cook credited as using a "microkorg" in the recordings.

This rig rundown article on Brian Cook says, "His staple effects are a DigiTech Whammy IV and EXH POG2 for filling up space and changing octaves."

In this rig rundown article on Brian Cook, it says, "He played around with a Way Huge Swollen Pickle, which he says is “bass central."

This article by Premier Guitar states that Brian Cook uses a Fuzzrocious Ram the Manparts pedal, saying, "Though he altered his pedalboard a bit during the sessions, Cook primarily used what’s shown here: Boss TU-2 tuner, DigiTech Whammy IV, Electro-Harmonix POG 2, Way Huge Swollen Pickle, Fuzzrocious Ram the Manparts…"

Brian Cook of Russian Circles is seen using the DigiTech X-Series DigiDelay in a Tumblr post titled "Gear Porn."

In this Instagram photo of Brian Cook's baritone guitar and bass, there are Ernie Ball strings that the company sent to him. For his custom baritone guitar by First Act, Brian uses baritone electric strings.

Brian's reverb pedal, which is used sparsely.

In a video on the Chicago Music Exchange YouTube channel, Brian Cook is seen using the KMA Machines Astrospurt phaser pedal during a playthrough of "Mota" with Mike.

This Premier Guitar rig rundown article on Brian Cook says, "His staple effects are a DigiTech Whammy IV…"

Brian also uses this pedal for the band SUMAC which is shown in this Gear Gods video.

In this rig rundown article on Brian Cook, it says, "He has an Ernie Ball Volume Jr. going into an EHX Memory Toy and then into an Akai E2 Headrush."

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

"For the last few years I used a Fulltone OCD, but now I use the Fuzzorcious Oh See Demon, which I find more to my liking."

Brian Cook of Russian Circles uses the Option 5 Destination Phase Phaser Pedal, as highlighted in a Tumblr post about the band's gear.