“It got stuck in the snow. We were like, ‘The truck’s not making it, the gear is not making it”: Primus’ Larry LaLonde on how he and Les Claypool ended up with off-the-rack gear from Guitar Center right before a show
Janelle Borg
created: July 30, 2025, 1:57 p.m. | updated: Aug. 5, 2025, 2:36 a.m.
“The weirdest thing was, kind of in the back of my mind, I was thinking, ‘Is this gear gonna make it?
These numbers aren’t adding up…’” LaLonde tells Guitar World in a new interview.
“We were on tour with A Perfect Circle, so all our gear was in the same truck, and it got stuck in the snow.
So, really quickly, we were like, ‘Okay, the truck’s not making it, the gear is not making it.
To head to the local Guitar Center for some brand-new gear.
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