Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Jared James Nichols' New Album: https://frontiers.shop/collections/jared-james-nichols
Premier Guitar Cover Story: premierguitar.com/features/artist-features/jared-james-nichols-loud-proud
Jared James Nichols has a few calling cards: his mane of total-rockstar hair, his giant steel-toed boots, and his sweet, stinging Gibson-plus-Marshall shredding. He just released his latest record, Louder than Fate, which landed him on the cover of Premier Guitar’s June issue.
PG’s Chris Kies met up with Nichols at Gym 5 in Nashville to get a look at his revamped, pared-down rig, based around a classic recipe: Gibson guitars, Marshall stacks, and a couple of stomps to push those elements to the edge.

Upcoming 2026 Tour Dates:
• June 10: Nashville, TN - The Basement East (with Tuk Smith & The Restless Heart)
• June 18: West Hollywood, CA - The Gibson Guitar Showroom
• June 21: Brussels, Belgium - Supporting George Thorogood
• June 23: Berlin, Germany - Supporting George Thorogood
• June 26: Paris, France - Supporting George Thorogood
• June 29: Wolverhampton, UK - University of Wolverhampton at The Wulfrun Hall (with George Thorogood)

0:00 - Mark Tremonti & D'Addario
0:15 - Jared James Nichols Playing Intro
1:11 - Subscribe to Rig Rundowns!
1:18 - Chris Kies Intro at Gym5 in East Nashville
2:00 - JJN's New 'Louder Than Fate' Album
4:23 - Writing "Killing Time"
8:02 - Finding His Own Voice as a Musician
9:31 - Writing "Way Back"
12:40 - Writing "Ghost"
15:54 - Making the Switch to Marshall (1959 Modified 100 JMP)
26:22 - D'Addario Players Circle Rewards
27:22 - Gibson Custom Shop Futura
34:34 - 1952 Gibson Les Paul "Dorothy"
39:14 - Epiphone Jared James Nichols "Blues Power" Les Paul Custom
42:48 - Strings
44:02 - Gibson Custom "Made to Measure" 1957 Les Paul
47:37 - Jared James Nichols Pedalboard
53:23 - Becoming a Dad
54:08 - Chasing Down a Chevelle
56:23 - His Last Jobs Before Full-Time Musician
58:06 - Starting the No Cover Charge Podcast
59:51 - Bourbon Collaboration with Nelson's Green Brier Distillery
1:01:40 - Exclusively Playing Fingerstyle
1:04:10 - Jared James Nichols Playing Outro
1:05:23 - D'Addario

Jared James Nichols' New Album: https://frontiers.shop/collections/jared-james-nichols
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