Joe Bonamassa Pedalboard Build RACKSYSTEMS

[Mark Day]

Here's Joe Bonamassa's pedal board.
Signal path:
Wah-Fulltone Trem-Pork Loin-Tube Screamer-Mystery Pedal-MXR Micro Flanger-Main Amp Out(splits to Lehle ABC Box)
Out A-Fuzz Face-to amp of choice
Out B-Amp of choice
Out C-amp of choice
Loop of main amp-Boss DD3- H&K Rotosphere.

He uses one amp all the time and can add a 2nd amp A, B or C.

Don't even ask what the blurred out mystery pedal is. It is not available for human consumption.

 

[SFW]

Very nice work.

 

[projectx102]

Is the blurred out pedal a prototype of some sort? I know he had a Whirlwind Phaser on his board for a while

 

[Zap]

He's actually using a much simpler pedalboard at the moment.

"All the blank spots are stuff that doesnt work anymore or has been destroyed by the 30 day fly date tour...... Tonights show was on batteries because the power supply died... Truth be told... It all sounds better to me as the gizmos go away... Testament to the pedals that survived and the quality of the builds.... Thanks Jeorge Tripps and Dunlop!!! Getting closer to the straight in cable rig everyday... Technology and I do not agree at all... Like oil and water....
Great shows in OZ and SE Asia....So stoked on how they went...

Joe B"

 

[Ventura]

As requested, I won't even mention the mystery stomp (but I just did).

NICE work as always coming from Racksystems' camp.

Mark, hope you're well man - missin' Montreal/Toronto at all??

 

[Badronald]

Where's the treble knob?
I kid.
I love Joe.

 

[projectx102]

Ok rumor is the mystery pedal is an MXR "TTD" which is an overdrive pedal possibly based on the Butler Tube Driver

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

Interesting.. another DD-3. I hear about it sounding too digital... too artificial.... but bam, there it is again. Does he use only one delay setting then for both rythm and lead??

 

[stephen sawall]

Looks great ... as always.

 

[Zap]

Where's the treble knob?
I kid.
I love Joe.

 

[Anonymous]

what'll be funny is when he finally does just go guitar/cord/wah/cord/amp
and everyone sells off all their floor shit the week after the first pics/vid leaks!

 

[garey77]

what'll be funny is when he finally does just go guitar/cord/wah/cord/amp
and everyone sells off all their floor shit the week after the first pics/vid leaks!

No kidding. Eh, I'm still gonna build me a rack.

 

[racerevlon]

I have one of those blurred out mystery pedals. Adds just the right amount of effect without being over the top. I always thought "Blurred Out" was a weird name for a company though...

 

[mikehickey]

that came out great Mark! those junction boxes are gonna make my life a lot easier too.

 

[thenine]

way awesome! Can we just purchase those junction boxes from you guys?

 

[spanny]

Thats a great looking board!

 

[Greg Riley]

Excellent work Mark! The truth about Joe..It doesn't matter what Joe puts in front of a amp...He's just flatout smokes! A Fender Twin and a Tube Screamer at the Ernie Ball 50th Anniversary Show.. blew my mind and everyone else's there. I'm surprised nobody hasn't turned him onto Strymon yet.

 

[Greg Riley]

Does anyone know.. If he uses the buffered though, or true bypass on his JB Wah?

 

[mikehickey]

Does anyone know.. If he uses the buffered though, or true bypass on his JB Wah?

Greg we think it is set to tone suck versus true bypass

 

[Zap]

Does anyone know.. If he uses the buffered though, or true bypass on his JB Wah?

I'm pretty sure it's set to "suck". I remember reading that he likes the darker tone of non-true bypass. I like mine set to bypass. That's what tone knobs on the guitar are for, Right?