Dan AuerbachPedalboard, 2014
Dan Auerbach moved the same vintage fuzz vocabulary off the floor for the Black Keys' 2014 Turn Blue tour. A Companion Fuzz, Nu Wa Fuzz Wah, Big Muff Pi and ten-band EQ sit in a MIDI-switched rack feeding four amplifiers.
Turn Blue rack rig
Order evidence: No source publishes this sequence; the order is reconstructed
Inside the rig · 9 units
Pedal roles & evidence
How each unit fits Dan Auerbach's 2014 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.
Modulation
TR-2 Tremolo
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Applies tremolo to all four amplifiers at once.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Pitch & Synth
OC-2 Super Octave
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Adds sub-octave weight, switched from the rack.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Pitch & Synth
PS-5 Super Shifter
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Provides pitched effects within the rack loops.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Modulation
PH-3 Phase Shifter
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Supplies phase movement within the rack loops.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
Tonebone BigShot PB1
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Adds the warm boost stage ahead of the fuzz group.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
Companion Fuzz
Switched loop
Role in this rig
The primary fuzz voice, its scooped mids corrected downstream.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
Nu Wa Fuzz Wah
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Supplies an alternate vintage fuzz-wah voice.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Filter & EQ
Ten Band EQ
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Replaces the midrange the Companion fuzz scoops out.
Premier Guitar documents it as placed specifically to replace the mids the Companion removes.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
Big Muff Pi (Vintage wide chassis)
Switched loop
Role in this rig
The thicker, less mid-scooped fuzz of the pair.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Documented equipment · Reconstructed order · Switchable effects loops
Two years after the El Camino rundown the same core pedals are still present but the rig has been rebuilt: Premier Guitar describes the effects as set in a rack, routed by Lehle switchers and controlled by an RJM Effects Gizmo with dual Mastermind controllers, one at Auerbach's feet and one worked by his tech. Because the units sit in switched loops rather than a cable run, the order here is reconstructed; only the Ten Band EQ's position after the Companion fuzz is documented outright. The four amplifiers and the Fulltone tape echo are outside the board and omitted. This board rests on that one rundown.
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 Dan Auerbach's 2014 pedalboard
- What pedals did Dan Auerbach use in 2014?
- This dated entry lists 9 units: TR-2 Tremolo, OC-2 Super Octave, PS-5 Super Shifter, PH-3 Phase Shifter, Tonebone BigShot PB1, Companion Fuzz, Nu Wa Fuzz Wah, Ten Band EQ, Big Muff Pi. 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 Dan Auerbach'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 Dan Auerbach's full guitar rig?
- No. This dated entry covers 9 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Dan Auerbach 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?
- September 2014. Turn Blue tour. 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?
- One cited source, listed above with the date each was read, including Premier Guitar. Among them a rig rundown. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-08-15.