Rig Rundown Los Straitjackets

Article and photos: Premier Guitars John Bohlinger met with modern surfguitar superheroes Eddie Angel and Greg Townson of Los Straitjackets before their hometown show in Nashville. Both guitarists prove that sometimes all you need is a guitar and an amp to rock and roll. Eddie Angel rocks a sparkly DiPinto Galaxie 4 that houses four singlecoil DiPinto pickups. Its nearly identical to Townsons guitar with the exception of the fiveposition switch on the upper bout. Angel spends nearly the entire show on the bridge pickup and strings up his guitar with a hefty set of Ernie Ball Power Slinky strings Greg Townson plays the DiPinto Los Straitjackets Signature Galaxie 4 as well, but his version has four small buttons that turn each pickup on and off. He uses DAddario Nickel Wound strings and if either guitarist breaks a string they keep a single Galaxie on the road as a backup. To continue learning about the band s gear, visit: