# Cory Wong Pedalboard 2022: Full Gear & Pedal List

> The 2022 Cory Wong pedalboard: Wampler Ego Compressor, Hotone Soul Press II, GFI System Rossie and 6 more. Signal-chain order, settings and cited sources.

- Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/cory-wong/brooklyn-bowl-touring-board-2022/
- 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 | Cory Wong |
| Board | Brooklyn Bowl touring board |
| Date | 2022-03-02 — Brooklyn Bowl rundown, March 2022 (day precision) |
| Context | Brooklyn Bowl, Nashville |
| Scope | Exact board snapshot |
| Signal path | 9 units · Guitar to amplifier |
| Routing | Serial path |
| Unit evidence | Documented |
| Order evidence | Source-described |
| Status | Artist-demonstrated inventory - source-described order |
| Audited | 2026-08-09 |
| Sources | 2 |

Cory Wong's 2022 Brooklyn Bowl board is built for clean funk: a Shure GLX-D16 wireless, a Wampler Ego compressor and a Hotone Soul Press II treadle do most of the work, with a Beetronics Vezzpa fuzz and two overdrives kept for accents.

## Signal chain

**Order evidence — Source-described.** A source states the sequence.

`Guitar → Shure GLX-D16 Wireless → Wampler Ego Compressor → Hotone Soul Press II → GFI System Rossie → Beetronics Vezzpa → Vertex Ultraphonix Special → Jackson Audio The Optimist → Strymon BigSky → TC Electronic Sub'N'Up Octaver → amplifier`

| # | Unit | Role | Zone | Unit evidence | Position evidence | Catalog page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Shure GLX-D16 Wireless | Opens the chain as the guitar's wireless link and reference tuner. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/shure-glx-d16-wireless/ |
| 2 | Wampler Ego Compressor | Evens out the percussive right-hand attack that carries Wong's rhythm playing without dulling it. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/wampler-ego-compressor/ |
| 3 | Hotone Soul Press II | Serves as the board's single treadle for both filter sweeps and level control. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/hotone-soul-press-ii/ |
| 4 | GFI System Rossie | Supplies the auto-wah vowel sweep used on the funk rhythm parts. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/gfi-system-rossie/ |
| 5 | Beetronics Vezzpa | Provides the only fuzz voice on an otherwise clean board, used for lead accents. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/beetronics-vezzpa/ |
| 6 | Vertex Ultraphonix Special | Adds the first stage of amp-like breakup while keeping the clean core intact. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/vertex-ultraphonix-special/ |
| 7 | Jackson Audio The Optimist | Carries the main drive and solo lift, with EQ shaping ahead of the ambience stage. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/jackson-audio-the-optimist/ |
| 8 | Strymon BigSky | Supplies the programmable ambience behind the clean rhythm parts. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/strymon-bigsky/ |
| 9 | TC Electronic Sub'N'Up Octaver | Closes the chain with sub and upper octave voices layered under the clean tone. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/tc-electronic-sub-n-up-octaver/ |

## Reconstruction note

Premier Guitar's rundown was filmed at Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville with Wong walking his own board, and publishes the order from the wireless receiver through the compressor, treadle, envelope filter, octave fuzz, both drives, the reverb and the closing octaver. Boost Guitar Pedals independently documents the Wampler compressor, Jackson Audio Optimist, Hotone treadle and Vertex drive, though it describes a later rig and publishes no order. Amplification and the guitar are omitted, as are the signature Wampler and Hotone models that replaced these units after this date.

## Questions

### What pedals did Cory Wong use in 2022?

This dated entry lists 9 units: Shure GLX-D16 Wireless, Wampler Ego Compressor, Hotone Soul Press II, GFI System Rossie, Beetronics Vezzpa, Vertex Ultraphonix Special, Jackson Audio The Optimist, Strymon BigSky, TC Electronic Sub'N'Up Octaver. 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 Cory Wong's pedals in?

A cited source states the order: Guitar → Shure GLX-D16 Wireless → Wampler Ego Compressor → Hotone Soul Press II → GFI System Rossie → Beetronics Vezzpa → Vertex Ultraphonix Special → Jackson Audio The Optimist → Strymon BigSky → TC Electronic Sub'N'Up Octaver → amplifier.

### Is this Cory Wong's full guitar rig?

No. This dated entry covers 9 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Cory Wong 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?

Brooklyn Bowl rundown, March 2022. Brooklyn Bowl, Nashville. This is one dated setup as documented, 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, Boost Guitar Pedals. Among them a rig rundown and a written article. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-08-09.

## Sources

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

1. [Rig Rundown: Cory Wong](https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/cory-wong) — Premier Guitar (Primary source · rig-rundown), published 2022-03-02, accessed 2026-08-09, independent group `premier-guitar-wong-2022`. Filmed at Brooklyn Bowl, Nashville. Wong walks the board and states the order from the wireless receiver through to the octave.
2. [Cory Wong's Guitar Rig](https://www.boostguitarpedals.co.uk/blogs/pedal-knowledge/cory-wongs-guitar-rig) — Boost Guitar Pedals (Specialist source · article), published 2026-04-24, accessed 2026-08-09, independent group `boost-guitar-pedals-wong`. Independent gear survey. Corroborates the Wampler compressor, Jackson Audio Optimist, Hotone treadle and Vertex drive; does not publish a chain order.

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- Every documented board by Cory Wong: [Cory Wong board history](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/cory-wong/)
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