Chris Kies

After a devastating theft in 2021, the metal band’s guitarist rebuilt his tone empire around some life-changing loans. Chicago post-metal band Russian Circles had to battle their way back to gear heaven. In 2021, the bulk of the band’s gear was stolen whi... See more

The long-running punk quartet pick prototypes, P basses, and Pauls for their latest live shows. On tour supporting their 12th full-length record, Silver Bleeds the Black Sun…, California rockers AFI rolled through Nashville’s Marathon Music Works in Octob... See more

Get ready to dive into the gear-head dream: we teamed up with our friends at eastside music supply and pedal-wizard Blair White to build a pedalboard inspired by Queens of the Stone Age. From fuzz to filter sweeps, octaves to tape echo, we traced the band... See more

The in-demand gunslinger brings a load of silverware to arenas across the world. Devon Eisenbarger, session ace and touring shredder for stars including Chappell Roan and One Direction’s Zayn Malik, met up with PG’s Chris Kies at Nashville’s Bridgestone A... See more

After their Covid-delayed, smash-success reunion tour a few years back, My Chemical Romance plotted the Long Live the Black Parade North American stadium tour this past summer. PG’s Chris Kies joined the run at Soldier Field in Chicago, and before the sho... See more