Steve Stevens

In this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar, Shawn Hammond talks with Steve about his gear setup. When asked about his Motor City pickups Steve says "They just sound good, I don’t know there's some mojo going on with them. But, I think it's the same thing - each guitar I found works better with a specific pickup. And sometimes you have hunt and peck for the right pickup for that guitar and Bare Knuckles have been such a good company with me".

In the accompanying article Shawn writes "His main recording axe for the last few years has been this goldtop Les Paul, which has the same aluminum wraparound bridge and Motor City PAF-style pickups".

According to the official site of Bare Knuckle, Steve Stevens uses this pickup on many of his guitars.

" “The Rebel Yell just growls with an even harmonic richness that I never hear in other pickups. It's so full of clear bottom and perfect pick attack. These pickups are in a whole other league - they're the real deal ! "

In this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar, Shawn Hammond talks with Steve about his gear setup. At 9:05 Shawn asks which model of Seymour Duncan pickups Steve is using, to which Steve replies JBs.

At 27:36 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar Steve shows us how he achieved that ray gun sound for "Rebel Yell" and...you guessed it, he used a toy ray gun!

Steve Stevens is an instructor on the online guitar lesson website JamPlay. The couses he offers include:

• ROCK IMPROVISATION
• BLUES BACKING IMPROVISATION
• STEVE'S WARMUP EXERCISES
• ALTERNATE PICKING EXERCISES
• WHAMMY BAR TECHNIQUES
• PERFORMANCE AND BAND TIPS
• SONG WRITING TIPS
• STEVE'S GEAR AND RECORDING PHILOSOPHY

...and others. His artist profile and courses can be seen here.

Steve Stevens uses the Sustainiac Neck Pickup in his Knaggs Steve Stevens Severn XF guitar, which was designed to mimic the look of one of his old guitars, as revealed in a "Rig Rundown" by John Bohlinger on Premier Guitar.

Guitarist Steve Stevens uses Fishman Fluence Classic Humbucker Pickups in his Knaggs guitar, as confirmed in the "Steve Stevens Rig Rundown" by John Bohlinger for Premier Guitar.