“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

Musicians Larry LaLonde and Les Claypool of Primus perform at MAPFRE Stadium on May 21, 2017 in Columbus, Ohio.

Seeing Primus' Larry LaLonde and Les Claypool at a local Guitar Center may not have been on anyone's bingo card for 2024, yet that's exactly what happened after the two guitar and bass behemoths realized their gear had become stuck between Red Rocks and Vegas en route to a festival.

“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.