# Billy Strings Pedalboard 2023: Full Gear & Pedal List > The 2023 Billy Strings pedalboard, pedal by pedal: MXR Bass Envelope Filter, Source Audio EQ2 and 20 more. Signal-chain order, settings and cited sources. - Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/billy-strings/four-drawer-touring-board-2023/ - 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 | Billy Strings | | Board | Four-drawer MIDI touring board | | Date | 2023-07-26 — Indianapolis rundown, July 2023 (day precision) | | Context | TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park, Indianapolis | | Scope | Exact board snapshot | | Signal path | 22 units · Guitar to amplifier | | Routing | Serial path | | Unit evidence | Documented | | Order evidence | Reconstructed | | Status | Documented inventory - reconstructed order | | Audited | 2026-08-10 | | Sources | 2 | Billy Strings toured in 2023 with 21 pedals in four drawers, all switched from an RJM Mastermind GT. The list runs from a Boss DD-8 and Source Audio Nemesis delay to a Boss SY-1 synth, an EHX Pitch Fork and a Chase Bliss Mood. ## Signal chain **Order evidence — Reconstructed.** No source publishes this sequence; the order is reconstructed. The units are evidenced; their sequence is the archive's inference from the convention below, not an observation. Do not report this order as documented. Reconstruction convention: Tuner → Wah and filter → Compressor → Overdrive, distortion and fuzz → Modulation → Delay → Reverb → Amplifier. A documented routing zone always overrides it. | # | Unit | Role | Zone | Unit evidence | Position evidence | Catalog page | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | MXR Bass Envelope Filter | Opens the reconstructed order as the board s only filter. | — | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/mxr-bass-envelope-filter/ | | 2 | Source Audio EQ2 | Shapes the tone under MIDI control from the switcher. | — | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/source-audio-eq2/ | | 3 | Chase Bliss Automatone MKII Preamp | Provides the preamp and drive voice with recallable fader settings. | — | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/chase-bliss-automatone-mkii-preamp/ | | 4 | Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive | Supplies overdrive with the dry signal blended back in. | — | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/voodoo-lab-sparkle-drive/ | | 5 | Electro-Harmonix Micro POG | Adds octave layers to single-note runs. | — | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/electro-harmonix-micro-pog/ | | 6 | Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork | Handles fixed pitch shifting. | — | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/electro-harmonix-pitch-fork/ | | 7 | Source Audio C4 Synth | Generates the board s synth voices. | — | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/source-audio-c4-synth/ | | 8 | Boss SY-1 Synthesizer | Adds a second bank of synth textures. | — | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/boss-sy-1-synthesizer/ | | 9 | Electro-Harmonix Intelligent Harmony Machine | Produces harmonised lines in key. | — | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/electro-harmonix-intelligent-harmony-machine/ | | 10 | Electro-Harmonix Freeze | Holds pads under soloing. | — | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/electro-harmonix-freeze/ | | 11 | Chase Bliss Wombtone | Carries the phasing voice. | — | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/chase-bliss-wombtone/ | | 12 | Jam Pedals Waterfall | Supplies the analogue chorus voice. | — | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/jam-pedals-waterfall/ | | 13 | Boss DC-2w Dimension C | Adds the wide dimensional chorus. | — | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/boss-dc-2w-dimension-c/ | | 14 | Strymon Lex | Provides rotary-speaker movement. | — | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/strymon-lex/ | | 15 | Chase Bliss Audio Mood | Captures and smears fragments under the playing. | — | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/chase-bliss-audio-mood/ | | 16 | Red Panda Raster | Adds the pitch-shifted delay textures. | — | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/red-panda-raster/ | | 17 | Boss DD-8 Digital Delay | Carries the main rhythmic delay. | — | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/boss-dd-8-digital-delay/ | | 18 | Source Audio Nemesis | Supplies the programmable delay voices. | — | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/source-audio-nemesis/ | | 19 | Eventide H9 | Runs whichever algorithm the preset calls for. | — | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/eventide-h9/ | | 20 | DigiTech Polara | Provides the main reverb. | — | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/digitech-polara/ | | 21 | NativeAudio Pretty Bird | Closes the reconstructed order with ambience. | — | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/nativeaudio-pretty-bird/ | | 22 | RJM Mastermind GT | Engages every pedal on the board and recalls the amplifier profile; carries no audio itself. | — | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/rjm-mastermind-gt/ | ### Identification notes - **21. NativeAudio Pretty Bird:** Named "NativeAudio Pretty Bird Woman" in the rundown; recorded under the maker s Pretty Bird name, with the source wording kept as an alias. ## Reconstruction note Premier Guitar names all twenty-one units and groups them by the drawer each physically occupies, but publishes no signal order and no routing; an RJM Mastermind GT engages everything over MIDI, so the audible order is preset-dependent rather than fixed. The sequence shown here therefore follows the archive s published reconstruction convention and is drawn as reconstructed. The documented drawer position of every unit is preserved in each pedal s own record rather than in this order, because the drawers describe where a pedal sits on the board and not where it sits in the signal. Source Audio independently identifies the Nemesis, C4 Synth and EQ2 from photographs. The Kemper profile, the three Strymon Zuma supplies, amplification and guitars are omitted. ## Questions ### What pedals did Billy Strings use in 2023? This dated entry lists 22 units: MXR Bass Envelope Filter, Source Audio EQ2, Chase Bliss Automatone MKII Preamp, Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive, Electro-Harmonix Micro POG, Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork, Source Audio C4 Synth, Boss SY-1 Synthesizer, Electro-Harmonix Intelligent Harmony Machine, Electro-Harmonix Freeze, Chase Bliss Wombtone, Jam Pedals Waterfall, Boss DC-2w Dimension C, Strymon Lex, Chase Bliss Audio Mood, Red Panda Raster, Boss DD-8 Digital Delay, Source Audio Nemesis, Eventide H9, DigiTech Polara, NativeAudio Pretty Bird, RJM Mastermind GT. 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 Billy Strings's pedals in? The complete order is reconstructed, not observed. The layout follows the cited routing constraints and the archive's signal-chain convention where the sources are silent. See the diagram and routing notes for the separate paths and any unconfirmed connections. ### Is this Billy Strings's full guitar rig? No. This dated entry covers 22 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Billy Strings 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? Indianapolis rundown, July 2023. TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park, Indianapolis. This is one dated setup as documented, 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 Premier Guitar, Source Audio. Among them a rig rundown and an official listing. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-08-10. ## Sources 2 cited sources across 2 independent groups. Two sources sharing an independent group report the same observation and count once. 1. [Billy Strings Rig Rundown \[2023\]](https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/billy-strings-2023) — Premier Guitar (Primary source · rig-rundown), published 2023-07-26, accessed 2026-08-10, independent group `premier-guitar-strings-2023`. Filmed at the TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park, Indianapolis, with tech Dave Johnson. Names all twenty-one pedals grouped into the four drawers they physically occupy, powered by three Strymon Zuma units, and states that an RJM Mastermind GT MIDI switcher engages every pedal and the Kemper's SLO-100 profile. The drawer listing is a physical layout, not a signal order, and no routing is published. 2. [Billy Strings and His Band](https://sourceaudio.net/blogs/artists/billy-strings-and-his-band) — Source Audio (Primary source · official), published 2025-06-24, accessed 2026-08-10, independent group `source-audio-strings`. Manufacturer artist page working from photographs of Strings' rigs, one from 2019 and a later Bob Bradshaw-built system. Identifies the Nemesis Delay, the C4 Synth and the EQ2 Programmable Equalizer on the board, corroborating three units independently of the rundown. Publishes no signal flow. ## Related pages - Every documented board by Billy Strings: [Billy Strings board history](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/billy-strings/) - [Joe Bonamassa — "Boomer" Time Clocks touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/joe-bonamassa/boomer-touring-board-2022/): shares Electro-Harmonix Micro POG - [Josh Smith — Spaceship board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/josh-smith/spaceship-board-2021/): shares Eventide H9 - [Kim Thayil — King Animal wet/dry touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/kim-thayil/king-animal-wet-dry-board-2013/): shares Electro-Harmonix Micro POG - [Pete Thorn — Musicom Lab switching board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/pete-thorn/musicomlab-switching-board-2014/): shares Eventide H9 - [Tyler Bryant — Shakedown touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/tyler-bryant/shakedown-board-2018/): shares Electro-Harmonix Micro POG - [Vernon Reid — Four-path parallel touring system](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/vernon-reid/four-path-living-colour-system-2016/): shares Eventide H9 - Previous board in archive order: [Billy Gibbons — 99th Floor documented core](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/billy-gibbons/moving-sidewalks-99th-floor-core-1967/) - Next board in archive order: [Bo Diddley — Debut single tremolo path](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/bo-diddley/debut-single-tremolo-path-1955/)