Pedalboard Archive

Albert KingPedalboard, 1978

Albert King kept his Flying V rig almost bare in the late 1970s and 1980s. The one effect he is documented using is an orange MXR Phase 90, switched in occasionally before a solid-state amp.

Board
Late-career single-phaser path
Context
Later live performances
Board date
Evidence
Documented equipment · 2 cited sources
Order
Source-described
Scope
Touring-period rig
Routing
Serial path
Audited
Signal
1 unit · Guitar to amplifier

Late-career single-phaser path

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InputGuitar
Phase 90
OutputAmplifier

A source states the sequence

Inside the rig · 1 units

Pedal roles & evidence

How each unit fits Albert King's 1978 setup. Board-specific roles and the evidence behind each identification and position.

Cited sources

Source-described orderIdentity and position are evidenced separately. Reconstructed positions are not observed connections.

Modulation

Phase 90

Front of amp

Role in this rig

Adds a restrained moving phase texture while leaving the Flying V and solid-state amplifier as the core sound.

Identity
Documented
Position
Documented

Documented equipment · Documented order · Serial path

Independent equipment surveys agree that the Phase 90 was an occasional late-career effect and that King's rig otherwise commonly ran straight into the amplifier. No artist or technician interview, dated floor photograph or cable trace located in this audit establishes an exact year, switch position or continuous use. The exact amplifier also varied between Acoustic and Roland solid-state systems, so this entry remains era-level and stops at the amplifier endpoint.

Cited sources

Methodology
  1. GITARRE & BASSBlues Bootcamp: Albert King
  2. Auckland Guitar SchoolAlbert King Equipment

Questions about Albert King's 1978 pedalboard

What pedals did Albert King use in 1978?
This dated entry lists one unit: Phase 90. This is the recorded inventory, not a claim that every connection or model identification is confirmed; see the evidence and routing notes.
What order were Albert King's pedals in?
A cited source states the order: Guitar → Phase 90 → amplifier.
Is this Albert King's full guitar rig?
No. This dated entry covers one unit in the effects path, not every piece of gear Albert King owned or used. Floor pedals, rack units and routing devices are included only where recorded; omitted equipment and uncertain connections are explained in the notes. It is not a complete or current rig inventory.
When and where was this pedalboard used?
Late 1970s–1980s. Later live performances. This is the rig documented for that touring period, not a career-wide gear list.
How does the archive know what was on this pedalboard?
2 cited sources, listed above with the date each was read, including GITARRE & BASS, Auckland Guitar School. Among them a written article and an archive record. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-08-02.