I usually play a vintage strat into a ts-9, tremolo pedal and/or zvex lo-fi junky, a little delay, and of course have a vintage crybaby for when I need it!

Telecaster- Crybaby-boost-TS9 MXR classic distortion- compressor-Phaser- Zakk Wylde Chorus- Delay

I’d have to pick Tom Morello’s setup:
Dunlop Crybaby – Boss Tremolo – DigiTech Whammy – Boss Digital Delay – DOD EQ – MXR Phaser

My all time favorite setup is what I have now, which is pretty simple. I have a Peavey 5150-II that I have modified. It now has a Mercury Magnetics choke, and a mixture of 1960′s-era Telefunken and some 1980′s Phillips JAN preamp tubes. I also beefed up the overall tone of the amp with a mod to the power amp tube bias section. This amp sounds very much like an old Marshall; way better than stock. I play a ’69 Les Paul with Dimarzio pickups–an old (early 80′s) PAF that I modified to have an Alnico II magnet, and a PAF-Pro in the neck position. I use Planet Waves cables into a Boss DD-5 delay and a Dunlop Crybaby From Hell wah pedal. That’s it, pretty simple, but man it packs a punch! Overall, it has a very good Govt Mule/Warren Haynes, Zeppelin, AC/DC sort of vibe. I love it!

Eric Johnson’s pedalboard setup. What a mess, but I like it.

Jimi Hendrix. Simple but to the point.

I think Jimi Hendrix’s modest pedal chain produced some classic sounds: Univibe, Vox Wah, Fuzz Face, and Octavia. Along with that Strat, and a cranked Marshall, he made some amazing sounds.

It’s gotta be Eddie Van Halen’s setup. He got both really thick, space-filling rhythm tones and singing leads from the same rig.

I’d say a led Paul to a wah pedal to a compressor to a distortion to a delay to a marshal amp. Lots of options and a great sound!

This basic chain works for me, most times: tuner, compressor, distortion, chorus, delay.

A simple setup.. volume pedal–>wah–>overdrive–>delay–>amp

I’d say one of of my favorite setups is Ritchie Kotzens. Simple RIF with a Crybaby, vibrato/term switcher, phaser, distortion, and a Holy Grail reverb.

My current setup, which is pretty badass: Crybaby Classic > Analogman Beano Boost > Analogman King of Tone > Earthquaker Devices Hoof > Voodoo Labs Tremolo > Boss DD7 > EH Holy Grail > Boss TU2

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PRS to a od-20 a dd-20, and into a Rivera thirty twelve

chris poland’s effect chain is pretty awesome.

Joe Bonamassa’s rig (solo or bcc) is very impressive.

Gibson-> all mxr pedalboard -> Marshall……

Crybaby 535Q>Pod xt pro>Fender hotrod deville 2×12″ … Or PA

I’ve got to say: either Eric Johnson’s rig (which involves Fender, Marshall, and Dumble amps, several overdrives, flangers, and fuzzes, plus delay and wah) or Angus Young’s rig (which involves plugging an SG into a cranked Marshall). Two totally different rigs, two totally badass tones!

ATK4Bass/SovBigmuff/HomeBrewHematoma/SVT4PRO

However, I could use this MXR very much! =O))

Carvin Holdsworth HF2 -> Axe FX II

Just finished my my rig, Les Paul/G&L ASAT Special, VP Jr, Wylde wah, CAE MC 402 Mxr phase 90, Black Label Chorus into Fender Blues Deluxe. All the tones I ever wanted.

Probably Nels Cline’s rig…his Jazzmasters into his huge pedalboard into his cool custom Schreoder amp! So cool!

As long as we’re dreaming….anything David Gilmore is running is epic! Which is one of the reasons anything with his name on it sells so well!

Personally I’m a fan of Joe Bonamassa’s rig. Wish I had a few vintage Marshalls just lying around like that…

Summary of my current rig: PRS CE24>Morley Tremonti wah>Joyo 6 band EQ (used to boost leads)>Egnater Tweaker 40. In the effects loop: Boss PH-2 phaser>Boss CE-5 chorus>Joyo delay. The cheap pedals are real tone suckers, but the sound from the Egnater is still pretty awesome.

My go-to guitar is usually my circa 1980 Strat–I don’ know if it’s my most bad-ass guitar, but it’s the most reliable in terms of providing gig-ready tone and staying in tune. For the rest of the rig I try to keep it as simple as possible, so when it’s feasible I only use a tuner, OD and sometimes a noise gate in front of my amp (Peavey ValveKing) and my trusty Danelectro Dan-Echo delay pedal in the effects loop. I’ll add other things (wah in front, chorus to the loop) only if they are absolutely required for particular songs. Most of the gigs I play are in musical theater, and oftentimes there’s no need to add ANY effects other than the amp’s own (excellent) distortion.

Nobody NEEDS pedals to sound badass. There are plenty of amps out there capable of making awesome sounds on their own. But a fuckload of distortion, fuzz, and overdrive pedals sure helps…

Whatever David Gilmour uses – he gets the most amazing sounds/tones/sonic landscapes ever!

Dunlop/MXR Phase 45 reissue > Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah Pedal > Fulltone OCD > 61′ Fender Bandmaster.

esp viper > mxr blue box at 1 oclock > digitech envelope filter, set on reverse envelope > digitech metal master > digitech bad monkey > danelectro fab delat > fender superchamp xd

Come on now, that’s freaking amazing!!! That sound is badass and kinda gives the essence of old!!!

I’m like a beautiful 6′ tall 90 lb supermodel with anorexia when it comes to gear. I’m never happy. I’ve owned and or plugged into teles, strats, Yamahas, Fenders, Gibsons, Taylor’s, reissue amps, modded amps, pedals, wait list pedals.. You name it. I think what it comes down to is a never ending exhausting search for “your tone”. Your signature tone. $ always an issue… and as we all know, how well we hear, interpret, play, and creatively use the gear at hand. ‘Nuff said.. I sympathize with all who g.a.s.

it’ll vary from time to time and where/what i’m playing. but i’ve always liked fulltone ocd > proco rat > orange or15

My favorite rig is Slash-Les Paul into Crybaby into Marshall JCM 800. Classic crunch and lead tone.

I really don’t follow anyone’s rig, since mine is a cluster of other people’s sounds. Main signal path: crybaby from hell, Whammy DT, Hardwire CM-2, Big muff. FX loop: Boss CE-5, Carbon copy, Boss PH-2 or 3, MC-401. And this one’s mine, at least ideally (I don’t most of ‘em yet)

Keep it simple stupid, set up the amp for a bit more gain than ACDC then roll of the volume for cleans, add an Overdrive for more grit and boost. Throw in a little modulation or wah. love it

Line 6 POD X3 Live

LOVE DISTORTION!!! I even add it to my ice cream!!

just a tube amp and a wah for me

My favorite of all Dweezil…

My absolute favorite rig setup of all time is the one used by Dimebag Darrell. I love the tones that he got and the sounds that he was able to produce. I wish I could get the sounds he got, not that I am a good enough player yet to use it.

My favorite badass amp-effect chain has to be vox tonebender-Proco rat distortion-dunlop rotovibe-boss chorus ensemble-EHX memory man delay-vox ac30 I love this tone for any style and both rythm and lead.

vox 848a wah – demeter fod-1 – pedalworx tonebender – bbe soul vibe – hbe mimic – guyatone micro nr-2 – vox pathfinder.

LP into a nice tube amp

SG into 535q into fuzz into overdrive into phase 90 into tremolo into carbon copy into tuner into Marshall.

I like Doyle Bramhall II’s pedalboard that he used with Roger Waters ‘In The Flesh’ tour, or even his bigger pedalboard during his Clapton tours:
Fulltone Deja Vibe;
Hughes and Kettner Rotosphere;
SIB Fatdrive Tube Pre-amp;
Pete Cornish P-2 Fuzz;

Blackbox Music Electronics Quicksilver Delay;

Blackbox Music Electronics Oxygen Compression;
Xotic Effects USA RC Booster;

Analogman BicompROSSor;
Jim Dunlop wah-wah;

Analog Man Sun Face NKT Fuzz;
Fulltone ’70 Fuzz;
Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer Reissue;

Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler pedal with EX-1 Expression Pedal;
Line 6 MM4 Modulation Modeler;
Lehle 3at1 SGoS switch pedal (the blue one);
Boss TU-2 Tuner;
two Voodoo Lab Pedal Power units

Fender Strat – Wah – Tube Screamer – 100w Marshall Stack

EHX Big Muff & Crybaby for me!

Crybaby into a Vox AC30. simple

My dream rig is vintage JCM 800 with vintage ’57 LP and some Tone King for some saturation! Dream
Rig!!

Think I’d have to go with Pete Thorn’s rig.

gosh,, i’m a little too new to this to have chosen a favorite set-up yet,,, but i’m pretty sure, these 2 pedals will be on board,,,

I enjoy running my Les Paul Studio through my EHX Holy Grail, Boss Chorus Factory, Digitech Delay Looper through my Roland JC-120 for some warm jazz riffs. Would love to prime the pump with these two MXR pedals

So when is that MXR FET tubedriver looking pedal J. Bonamassa has going to be available to the public? I want one!!

strat to a fuzz face to a marshall plexi

I like the sounds of both these pedals by MXR. Billy Rowe did a nice demo. Happy Holidays.

David Gilmour would have the ultimate. I use a Strat>Crybaby>Custom Comp>Sparkle Drive>EVH Phase 90>Analog Chorus>Goldtone…..

PinkFloyd effect chains. They used a lot so it’s hard to name one.

Gibson 345 —PRO-CO vintage Rat, into 2 vintage Fender Dual-Showman heads w/custom Jensen two10′s, emminence two 12′s [swamp thang], & two emminence 15′s.

Hey. I don’t know other people’s signal chains but my best tone was and Ibanez Talman with stock p-100 type pups into my repro fuzz face into my dual recto. Ended up selling that guitar but bought another years later. I don’t use the boogie anymore as it is a beast. Why haven’t i won yet. Haha. Cheers.

Humbuckers into a Tube screamer into Roland Space Echo into 50 watt Marshall combo.

Gibson SG into fender tonemaster 100w head and a stereo delay and reverb in the effects loop.

Les Paul plugged into the Ibanez TS-808 Tube Screamer then plugg into a skyscraper Marshall stack! Do it and achieve epic awesomeness!!!!

There has to be a new variation. We use VHT GP3, Marsall JMP-1, JCM 2000 DSL,Madison Divintiy II final revision,HafelrT3 etc. a little gainy snarl into amp or preamp gain can make the whole sound slightly different and player personal. For that expression that males every recording session breathe the individual performer. There is only one MXR pedal at Metal Recording Services dot com. Though the dedication to void note and chord clouding would make more very welcome.

Fuzz face with the cry baby into a twin reverb with lots of vibrato of course I am playing a 335 for that deep rich tone , it doesn’t get any better then that.

Either of my two super-modified Epiphone Les Paul Customs (black&white) into my Pedaltrain Pro pedalboard loaded with a Jim Dunlop JC-95 Crybaby Cantrell and JD-4S Rotovibe then a Digitech RP1000. Plugged into my dual Behringer F1320D powererd 12″ floor monitors rated @ 300W each ; with my stereo settings…my own personal “tonal-Nirvana”.