# Bruce Springsteen Pedalboard 2007: Full Gear & Pedal List > The 2007 Bruce Springsteen pedalboard, pedal by pedal: MXR Dyna Comp and 4 more. Signal-chain order, settings and cited sources. - Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/bruce-springsteen/magic-tour-remote-and-offstage-rig-2007/ - 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 | Bruce Springsteen | | Board | Magic tour remote and offstage rig | | Date | 2007-10-01 — Magic tour, October 2007 (month precision) | | Context | Oracle Arena, Oakland, California | | Scope | Touring-period rig | | Signal path | 5 units · Guitar to amplifier | | Routing | Switchable effects loops | | Unit evidence | Documented | | Order evidence | Reconstructed | | Status | Guitar-tech documented touring rig - cable order reconstructed | | Audited | 2026-08-02 | | Sources | 2 | Bruce Springsteen's Magic tour rig in 2007 split five effects in two. An MXR Dyna Comp, an MXR/CAE MC401 boost and a Boss DD-3 delay sat under his custom remote; guitar tech Kevin Buell ran a Boss RT-20 rotary and BF-3 flanger offstage. ## 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 Dyna Comp | Adds compression and sustain to the lead boost selected from Springsteen's custom remote stomp box. | Front of amp | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/dyna-comp/ | | 2 | MXR/CAE MC401 Boost/Line Driver | Provides the remotely activated lead boost requested from Springsteen's onstage control box. | Front of amp | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/mxr-cae-mc401-boost-line-driver/ | | 3 | Boss DD-3 Digital Delay | Supplies the delay that Springsteen can call from his custom onstage remote. | Front of amp | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/boss-dd-3-digital-delay/ | | 4 | Boss RT-20 Rotary Ensemble | Creates song-specific Leslie-style movement when selected offstage by guitar tech Kevin Buell. | Switching loop | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/boss-rt-20-rotary-ensemble/ | | 5 | Boss BF-3 Flanger | Provides song-specific flanging from the offstage effects station. | Switching loop | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/boss-bf-3-flanger/ | ## Reconstruction note Kevin Buell identifies the Dyna Comp and MC401 as the lead sound, the DD-3 as the delay, and the RT-20 and BF-3 as song-specific effects he operates offstage. The source describes control responsibility but not a cable trace, so the display groups the first three in the main path and the latter two in a switching zone without claiming exact serial order. The custom onstage stomp box is a remote controller and is omitted. Musician's independent 1992 report documents the same operating philosophy - simple player controls with delay, overdrive and flanger hardware handled around or under the stage - but none of its older devices are merged into this 2007 snapshot. ## Questions ### What pedals did Bruce Springsteen use in 2007? This dated entry lists 5 units: MXR Dyna Comp, MXR/CAE MC401 Boost/Line Driver, Boss DD-3 Digital Delay, Boss RT-20 Rotary Ensemble, Boss BF-3 Flanger. 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 Bruce Springsteen'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 Bruce Springsteen's full guitar rig? No. This dated entry covers 5 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Bruce Springsteen 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? Magic tour, October 2007. Oracle Arena, Oakland, California. This is the rig documented for that touring 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 Mix, Musician. Among them a rig rundown and an interview. 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. [Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band](https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/3605473/bruce-springsteen-drum-paradise-nashville) — Mix (Primary source · rig-rundown), published 2007-12-01, accessed 2026-08-02, independent group `mix-steve-jennings-kevin-buell-springsteen-2007` 2. [Riding with Springsteen](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Musician/1990/Musician-1992-11-D.pdf) — Musician (Primary source · interview), published 1992-11-01, accessed 2026-08-02, independent group `musician-bill-flanagan-springsteen-1992` ## Related pages - Every documented board by Bruce Springsteen: [Bruce Springsteen board history](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/bruce-springsteen/) - [Joe Walsh — Eagles Staples Center touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/joe-walsh/eagles-staples-center-board-2006/): shares Boss BF-3 Flanger, Boss DD-3 Digital Delay - [Adam Jones — Tool touring effects board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/adam-jones/tool-dunlop-tech-board-2010/): shares Dyna Comp, Boss DD-3 Digital Delay - [Robert Smith — Three-board Boss system](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/robert-smith/three-board-boss-system-2019/): shares Boss BF-3 Flanger, Boss DD-3 Digital Delay - [Andy Summers — Walking on the Moon studio core path](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/andy-summers/walking-on-the-moon-studio-path/): shares Dyna Comp - [Sonny Landreth — Blacktop Run signal path](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/sonny-landreth/blacktop-run-board-2020/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Dynamics, Modulation, Delay & Echo, 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, Delay & Echo, Gain) - Previous board in archive order: [Brian May — Black plywood touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/brian-may/classic-treble-booster-1977/) - Next board in archive order: [Buddy Guy — Wah, overdrive and amplifier split](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/buddy-guy/touring-split-rig-2012/)