Carlos SantanaPedalboard, 2014
Carlos Santana played the Ryman in 2014 with four units: an LD1 line driver, an RMC4 Picture Wah, a three-way splitter feeding his stage amps, and a D-Two multitap delay in the Bludotone effects loops.
Minimal split-amplifier board
Order evidence: A source states the sequence
Inside the rig · 4 units
Pedal roles & evidence
How each unit fits Carlos Santana's 2014 setup. Board-specific roles and the evidence behind each identification and position.
Source-described orderIdentity and position are evidenced separately. Reconstructed positions are not observed connections.
Routing & Control
LD1 Line Driver
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Restores and stabilizes the signal before the wah and multi-amplifier split.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Filter & EQ
RMC4 Picture Wah
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Adds the vocal filter sweep used selectively for melodic emphasis.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Routing & Control
AC-powered three-way splitter/mute
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Splits the front-end signal toward the rack-mounted amplifier selectors and separate stage amplifiers.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Delay & Echo
D-Two Multitap Rhythm Delay
Amp loop
Role in this rig
Provides time-based effects in the effects loops of the two Bludotone amplifier heads.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Documented equipment · Documented order · Split output path
Guitar tech Ed Adair explicitly described the front-end order as 50-foot cable, LD1 line driver, RMC4 wah and three-way splitter. The D-Two is shown after the split only as a separate effects-loop branch; it does not sit in series after every amplifier output. Tuner and remote amp selectors are control infrastructure and are omitted.
Cited sources
MethodologyQuestions about Carlos Santana's 2014 pedalboard
- What pedals did Carlos Santana use in 2014?
- This dated entry lists 4 units: LD1 Line Driver, RMC4 Picture Wah, AC-powered three-way splitter/mute, D-Two Multitap Rhythm Delay. 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 Carlos Santana'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 Carlos Santana's full guitar rig?
- No. This dated entry covers 4 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Carlos Santana 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?
- April 23, 2014. Ryman Auditorium, Nashville. 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 Premier Guitar, Pete Cornish, Mixdown Magazine. Among them a rig rundown, an official listing and a written article. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-08-03.