Clarence WhitePedalboard, 1970
Clarence White's fuzz with the Byrds came from a one-off distortion box built by Orville "Red" Rhodes. Lover of the Bayou, from the 1970 album Untitled, is the clearest recorded example.
"Untitled"-era fuzz path
Order evidence: No source publishes this sequence; the order is reconstructed
Inside the rig · 1 units
Pedal roles & evidence
How each unit fits Clarence White's 1970 setup. Board-specific roles and the evidence behind each identification and position.
Reconstructed orderIdentity and position are evidenced separately. Reconstructed positions are not observed connections.
Reconstructed equipment · Reconstructed order · Serial path
Premier Guitar's oral history quotes bandmate Gene Parsons on White's amplifiers, Leslie cabinet and custom Red Rhodes distortion unit, and states that White relied on the pedal for fuzz. Guitar World independently identifies fuzz as part of White's recorded vocabulary. No dependable photograph, control layout or cable trace for the stolen custom unit has been located, so its artwork is explicitly neutral and its position is limited to a one-device core path. The Leslie is not inserted into this diagram because the surviving account describes its stereo miking and speeds but not its switching relationship to the fuzz.
No source publishes this sequence. The units are ordered by conventional signal-chain practice, and any documented routing zone is kept as recorded.
Cited sources
MethodologyQuestions about Clarence White's 1970 pedalboard
- What pedals did Clarence White use in 1970?
- This dated entry lists one unit: Orville "Red" Rhodes custom distortion unit. 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 Clarence White'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 → Orville "Red" Rhodes custom distortion unit → amplifier.
- Is this Clarence White's full guitar rig?
- No. This dated entry covers one unit in the effects path, not every piece of gear Clarence White 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?
- 1970 "Untitled" era. The Byrds recording and touring rig. 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 Premier Guitar, Guitar World. Among them an interview and a written article. The units are recorded as reconstructed equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-07-18.