Pedalboard Archive

Chuck BerryGuitar Rig, 1975

Chuck Berry's rider was famously spare: his semi-hollow guitar, a cable and two unmodified Fender Dual Showman amps. No pedals travelled with him.

Board
Dual Showman touring path
Context
Long-running concert rider
Board date
Evidence
Documented equipment · 2 cited sources
Order
Not applicable
Scope
Core signal path
Routing
Not applicable
Audited
Signal
Direct · Guitar to amplifier

Dual Showman touring path

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InputGuitar
Direct signalNo floor effects
OutputAmplifier

Documented equipment · Documented order · Not applicable

The archive shows no pedal because the surviving rider explicitly specifies the amplifiers and guitar cable, while the independent rig history describes the guitar as plugged directly into the amplifier.

Cited sources

Methodology
  1. Premier GuitarRiders Revealed
  2. GITARRE & BASSChuck Berry: Der Sound der Rock'n'Roll Legende

Questions about Chuck Berry's 1975 guitar rig

Did Chuck Berry use effects pedals in 1975?
No effects pedals are documented in this path. The archive records the guitar going straight into the amplifier, so the sound comes from the instrument, the amp and the player's hands.
When and where was this guitar rig used?
1970s–2010s. Long-running concert rider. 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 guitar rig?
2 cited sources, listed above with the date each was read, including Premier Guitar, GITARRE & BASS. Among them an archive record and a written article. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-07-18.