Ariel PosenPedalboard, 2021
Ariel Posen's 2021 Goodwood Audio board holds eleven units. A PolyTune Mini and an ML5 switcher run five analogue loops — Octaland, Secret Machine, Automatone Preamp MKII, Duellist and Broadcast-AP — into a stereo Hydra, Thermae, Beebo and CXM 1978.
Goodwood studio and travel board
Order evidence: A source states the sequence
Inside the rig · 11 units
Pedal roles & evidence
How each unit fits Ariel Posen's 2021 setup. Board-specific roles and the evidence behind each identification and position.
Source-described orderIdentity and position are evidenced separately. Reconstructed positions are not observed connections.
Tuner
PolyTune Mini
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Tunes and mutes the guitar before it enters the ML5 switching system.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Routing & Control
ML5 MIDI Loop Switcher
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Places five analogue effect loops under preset control while preserving their published loop order.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Octaland
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Occupies ML5 loop 1 as the board's octave-fuzz voice.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Secret Machine
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Occupies ML5 loop 2 as a second, contrasting fuzz texture.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Automatone Preamp MKII
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Sits in an always-on ML5 insert between loops 2 and 3 for recallable gain and EQ shaping.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Duellist
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Occupies ML5 loop 3 and provides two stackable overdrive voices.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Broadcast-AP
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Occupies ML5 loop 4 as Posen's signature drive and preamp color.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Reverb & Ambience
Hydra Stereo Reverb & Tremolo
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Occupies ML5 loop 5 as the final mono-loop ambience and modulation device.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Delay & Echo
Thermae
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Begins the post-ML5 wet section with pitch-shifted repeats and MIDI recall.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Multi-effects & Modeling
Beebo
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Hosts modular effects and converts the board's mono signal to stereo before the final reverb.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Reverb & Ambience
CXM 1978
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Closes the stereo audio path with programmable studio-style reverb before the output patch panel.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Documented equipment · Documented order · Switchable effects loops
Goodwood Audio, the builder, published the complete audio and MIDI maps. Pedals nested inside the ML5 are shown in their numbered loop order, followed by its output chain. A later Guitar World interview independently confirms Posen's use of the Broadcast-AP, Automatone, CXM 1978, Beebo, Duellist and Thermae in this studio period. The off-audio-path Morningstar MC8 controller and passive patch panels are omitted from the tonal signal line.
Cited sources
MethodologyQuestions about Ariel Posen's 2021 pedalboard
- What pedals did Ariel Posen use in 2021?
- This dated entry lists 11 units: PolyTune Mini, ML5 MIDI Loop Switcher, Octaland, Secret Machine, Automatone Preamp MKII, Duellist, Broadcast-AP, Hydra Stereo Reverb & Tremolo, Thermae, Beebo, CXM 1978. 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 Ariel Posen's pedals in?
- A cited source states the order. See the diagram and routing notes for the separate paths and any unconfirmed connections.
- Is this Ariel Posen's full guitar rig?
- No. This dated entry covers 11 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Ariel Posen 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?
- May 2021. Goodwood Audio custom build. This is one dated setup as documented, not a career-wide gear list.
- How does the archive know what was on this pedalboard?
- 3 cited sources, listed above with the date each was read, including Goodwood Audio, Guitar World. Among them a written article and an interview. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-08-02.