Deep Sea Diver Rig Rundown with Jessica Dobson

Frontwoman Jessica Dobson plunges into the depths of her Benson-powered road rig.Seattle indie rockers Deep Sea Diver released their fourth full-length record, Billboard Heart, earlier this year via Sub Pop, and their supporting cross-country tour took them to downtown Nashville’s Blue Room at Jack White’s Third Man Records.PG’s Chris Kies connected with singer and guitarist Jessica Dobson in 2020 for a virtual Rig Rundown, but this time we get a close-up, in-person look at Dobson’s tour kit, including her signature Benson stomp box and a custom guitar.Brought to you by D’Addario.Lighten the LoadDobson picked up this slick Bilt S.S. Zaftig to replace her beloved but terribly heavy Fender Starcaster. This one has Lollar Regal Wide-Range humbuckers in it.Regrets, I’ve Had a FewDobson purchased this used Fender Elvis Costello Jazzmaster in 2010, and has since met the person who sold it—and totally regrets it. It’s strung with D’Addario.011–.052s, and tuned to E standard. Blue BenzU.K.-based builder Elliott Trent modeled this custom Trent guitar for Dobson on her mother’s old blue Mercedes, and loaded it with P-90s. Benson Boom BoxDobson’s amp of choice, taped to perfection, is this 30-watt Benson Chimera 2x12 combo.Jessica Dobson’s PedalboardDobson runs a busy board powered by a Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 Plus and operated via a Boss ES-8. There’s also her signature Benson Deep Sea Diver, plus a Benson Germanium Preamp, JHS Pulp N Peel, Sarno Music Solutions Earth Drive, Benson Germanium Boost, EHX Deluxe Memory Man, Strymon blueSky, EHX POG2, Chase Bliss Brothers Analog Gainstage, and Menatone Pleasure Trem 5000, plus a TC Electronic PolyTune 2 Noir.Benson Deep Sea DiverBenson ChimeraBenson Germanium PreampJHS Pulp 'N' Peel Compressor PedalBenson Germanium BoostElectro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man Analog Delay / Chorus / Vibrato PedalTC Electronic PolyTune3 NoirStrymon blueSkyElectro-Harmonix POG2Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 PlusBoss ES-8