# Ariel Posen Pedalboard 2021: Full Gear & Pedal List

> The 2021 Ariel Posen pedalboard: Octaland, Secret Machine, Automatone Preamp MKII, Duellist and 7 more. Signal-chain order, settings and cited sources.

- Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/ariel-posen/goodwood-studio-board-2021/
- Machine-readable index of the archive: https://pedalboardarchive.com/llms.txt
- Evidence and reconstruction conventions: https://pedalboardarchive.com/methodology/

## At a glance

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Artist | Ariel Posen |
| Board | Goodwood studio and travel board |
| Date | 2021-05-26 — May 2021 (day precision) |
| Context | Goodwood Audio custom build |
| Scope | Exact board snapshot |
| Signal path | 11 units · Guitar to amplifier |
| Routing | Switchable effects loops |
| Unit evidence | Documented |
| Order evidence | Source-described |
| Status | Documented board · builder-published signal map |
| Audited | 2026-08-02 |
| Sources | 3 |

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.

Newer board: [Ariel Posen — Suitcase touring pedalboard (2026)](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/ariel-posen/suitcase-touring-board-2026/).

## Signal chain

**Order evidence — Source-described.** A source states the sequence.

| # | Unit | Role | Zone | Unit evidence | Position evidence | Catalog page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | PolyTune Mini | Tunes and mutes the guitar before it enters the ML5 switching system. | Integrated board | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/polytune-mini/ |
| 2 | ML5 MIDI Loop Switcher | Places five analogue effect loops under preset control while preserving their published loop order. | Switching loop | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/ml5-midi-loop-switcher/ |
| 3 | Octaland | Occupies ML5 loop 1 as the board's octave-fuzz voice. | Switching loop | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/octaland/ |
| 4 | Secret Machine | Occupies ML5 loop 2 as a second, contrasting fuzz texture. | Switching loop | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/secret-machine/ |
| 5 | Automatone Preamp MKII | Sits in an always-on ML5 insert between loops 2 and 3 for recallable gain and EQ shaping. | Switching loop | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/automatone-preamp-mkii/ |
| 6 | Duellist | Occupies ML5 loop 3 and provides two stackable overdrive voices. | Switching loop | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/duellist/ |
| 7 | Broadcast-AP | Occupies ML5 loop 4 as Posen's signature drive and preamp color. | Switching loop | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/broadcast-ap/ |
| 8 | Hydra Stereo Reverb & Tremolo | Occupies ML5 loop 5 as the final mono-loop ambience and modulation device. | Switching loop | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/hydra-stereo-reverb-and-tremolo/ |
| 9 | Thermae | Begins the post-ML5 wet section with pitch-shifted repeats and MIDI recall. | Integrated board | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/thermae/ |
| 10 | Beebo | Hosts modular effects and converts the board's mono signal to stereo before the final reverb. | Integrated board | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/beebo/ |
| 11 | CXM 1978 | Closes the stereo audio path with programmable studio-style reverb before the output patch panel. | Integrated board | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/cxm-1978/ |

## Reconstruction note

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.

## Questions

### 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.

## Sources

3 cited sources across 2 independent groups. Two sources sharing an independent group report the same observation and count once.

1. [Ariel Posen's Custom Setup 2021](https://goodwoodaudio.com/blogs/news/ariel-posen-custom-setup) — Goodwood Audio (Primary source · article), published 2021-05-26, accessed 2026-08-02, independent group `goodwood-audio-ariel-posen-build`
2. [Pedal X Pedal: Ariel Posen](https://youtu.be/ITuemLX58BI) — Goodwood Audio (Primary source · interview), accessed 2026-08-02, independent group `goodwood-audio-ariel-posen-build`
3. [Ariel Posen on Teles, string gauge, tunings and rubber bridges](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/ariel-posen-mile-end-ii) — Guitar World (Primary source · interview), published 2023-02-07, accessed 2026-08-02, independent group `guitar-world-ariel-posen-2023`

## Related pages

- Budget rebuild of this board (editorial, priced): [Ariel Posen pedalboard on a budget](https://pedalboardarchive.com/budget/ariel-posen/goodwood-studio-board-2021/)
- Every documented board by Ariel Posen: [Ariel Posen board history](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/ariel-posen/)
- [Ariel Posen — Suitcase touring pedalboard](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/ariel-posen/suitcase-touring-board-2026/): shares Hydra Stereo Reverb & Tremolo, Octaland, Thermae
- [Dann Huff — Home-studio working board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/dann-huff/home-studio-board-2025/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Multi-effects & Modeling, Tuner, Reverb & Ambience, Routing & Control, Delay & Echo, Gain)
- [Rhett Shull — Mastermind experimental board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/rhett-shull/mastermind-board-2024/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Multi-effects & Modeling, Tuner, Reverb & Ambience, Routing & Control, Delay & Echo, Gain)
- [Robben Ford — Vertex touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/robben-ford/vertex-touring-board-2014/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Tuner, Reverb & Ambience, Routing & Control, Delay & Echo, Gain)
- [Josh Smith — Spaceship board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/josh-smith/spaceship-board-2021/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Multi-effects & Modeling, Tuner, Delay & Echo, Gain)
- [Doyle Bramhall II — Clapton Japan tour board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/doyle-bramhall-ii/clapton-japan-tour-board-2023/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Tuner, Reverb & Ambience, Routing & Control, Delay & Echo, Gain)
- Previous board in archive order: [Ariel Posen — Suitcase touring pedalboard](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/ariel-posen/suitcase-touring-board-2026/)
- Next board in archive order: [Billy Gibbons — European tour four-effect loop](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/billy-gibbons/european-tour-rjm-loop-2019/)