Pedalboard Archive

Bert JanschAcoustic Rig, 2007

Bert Jansch toured 2007-2010 with a Yamaha LL11E acoustic and no pedals. Its onboard system mixed an under-saddle pickup with an internal contact microphone.

Board
Late-career LL11E acoustic path
Context
Solo and support tours
Board date
Evidence
Documented equipment · 2 cited sources
Order
Not applicable
Scope
Core signal path
Routing
Not applicable
Audited
Signal
Acoustic · Guitar to microphone

Late-career LL11E acoustic path

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InputGuitar
Acoustic captureNo electronics
OutputMicrophone

Documented equipment · Documented order · Not applicable

Jansch identified the LL11E as his principal road guitar and described its stock dual-source pickup system; independent contemporary coverage also names the LL11 as his current stage instrument. Neither source publishes a floor-device inventory, DI or mixer model, complete PA trace, or evidence of an effects pedal. The archive therefore records an acoustic core path and does not infer a pedalboard or claim that the piezo and contact microphone were always blended in the same way.

Cited sources

Methodology
  1. Fretboard JournalScottish Enlightenment: The Refined Art of Bert Jansch
  2. MusicRadarPlay Acoustic Like Bert Jansch

Questions about Bert Jansch's 2007 acoustic rig

Did Bert Jansch use effects pedals in 2007?
No effects pedals are documented in this path. The archive records the guitar going to a microphone, so the sound comes from the instrument, the room and the way it was captured.
When and where was this acoustic rig used?
2007-2010 touring era. Solo and support tours. This is the core signal path documented for that period, not a career-wide gear list.
How does the archive know what was on this acoustic rig?
2 cited sources, listed above with the date each was read, including Fretboard Journal, MusicRadar. Among them an interview and a written article. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-08-02.