# Bonnie Raitt Pedalboard 2016: Full Gear & Pedal List

> The 2016 Bonnie Raitt pedalboard, pedal by pedal: MXR Dyna Comp (tour unit, revision unspecified) and 1 more. Signal-chain order, settings and cited sources.

- Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/bonnie-raitt/dig-in-deep-touring-core-2016/
- 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 | Bonnie Raitt |
| Board | Dig In Deep touring core |
| Date | 2016-04-05 — Dig In Deep tour rehearsals, April 2016 (day precision) |
| Context | Bonnie Raitt tour rehearsals |
| Scope | Core signal path |
| Signal path | 2 units · Guitar to amplifier |
| Routing | Serial path |
| Unit evidence | Documented |
| Order evidence | Reconstructed |
| Status | Artist and guitar-tech documented core path |
| Audited | 2026-08-02 |
| Sources | 2 |

Bonnie Raitt's core 2016 Dig In Deep touring path was two pedals: an MXR Dyna Comp compressor, central to her slide sound, and a Whirlwind The Bomb clean boost used on every solo.

## 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.

`Guitar → MXR Dyna Comp (tour unit, revision unspecified) → Whirlwind The Bomb → amplifier`

| # | Unit | Role | Zone | Unit evidence | Position evidence | Catalog page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | MXR Dyna Comp (tour unit, revision unspecified) | Shapes the attack and extends the sustain that Raitt controls with her touch and guitar volume while playing slide. | Front of amp | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/dyna-comp/ |
| 2 | Whirlwind The Bomb | Raises every solo in the 2016 touring rig without deliberately recoloring Raitt's base sound. | Front of amp | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/whirlwind-the-bomb/ |

## Reconstruction note

Raitt directly identifies the Dyna Comp as the lasting secret of her sound and explains that her compressor and pedals shape her solo tones. During rehearsals, guitar tech Matt Straw independently identified The Bomb as the boost used for every solo. Neither source publishes the rest of the board or a cable trace, so this entry deliberately shows only those two exact functions and treats their displayed order as a conventional reconstruction. The revision of the road Dyna Comp is not stated, and no other overdrive or distortion is imported from a different period.

## Questions

### What pedals did Bonnie Raitt use in 2016?

This dated entry lists 2 units: MXR Dyna Comp (tour unit, revision unspecified), Whirlwind The Bomb. 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 Bonnie Raitt'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: Guitar → MXR Dyna Comp (tour unit, revision unspecified) → Whirlwind The Bomb → amplifier.

### Is this Bonnie Raitt's full guitar rig?

No. This dated entry covers 2 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Bonnie Raitt 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?

Dig In Deep tour rehearsals, April 2016. Bonnie Raitt tour rehearsals. 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 pedalboard?

2 cited sources, listed above with the date each was read, including Guitar Player, Whirlwind. Among them an interview and an official listing. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-08-02.

## Sources

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

1. [Bonnie Raitt Cover Story](https://www.bonnieraitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/048-062_gpr1116_coverstory_raitt.pdf) — Guitar Player (Primary source · interview), published 2016-11-01, accessed 2026-08-02, independent group `guitar-player-bonnie-raitt-interview-2016`
2. [Bonnie Raitt and the Whirlwind Bomb!](https://www.whirlwindusa.com/news/bonnie-raitt-and-whirlwind-bomb?1f80c037_page=2) — Whirlwind (Primary source · official), published 2016-04-05, accessed 2026-08-02, independent group `whirlwind-matt-straw-raitt-tour-rig-2016`

## Related pages

- Every documented board by Bonnie Raitt: [Bonnie Raitt board history](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/bonnie-raitt/)
- [Adam Jones — Tool touring effects board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/adam-jones/tool-dunlop-tech-board-2010/): shares Dyna Comp
- [Andy Summers — Walking on the Moon studio core path](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/andy-summers/walking-on-the-moon-studio-path/): shares Dyna Comp
- [Bruce Springsteen — Magic tour remote and offstage rig](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/bruce-springsteen/magic-tour-remote-and-offstage-rig-2007/): shares Dyna Comp
- [Joe Perry — Aerosmith programmable gain rack](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/joe-perry/aerosmith-programmable-gain-rack-2024/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Dynamics, Gain)
- [Pete Townshend — Farewell tour Cornish three-circuit board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/pete-townshend/farewell-tour-cornish-board-2025/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Dynamics, Gain)
- [Sonny Landreth — Blacktop Run signal path](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/sonny-landreth/blacktop-run-board-2020/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Dynamics, Gain)
- Previous board in archive order: [Bo Diddley — Debut single tremolo path](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/bo-diddley/debut-single-tremolo-path-1955/)
- Next board in archive order: [Brian May — Black plywood touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/brian-may/classic-treble-booster-1977/)