Dann HuffPedalboard, 2012
Dann Huff's 2012 Vertex studio board runs 16 units in stereo: a POG2 and Boss V-Wah, six drives from an RC Booster to a King of Tone, then a Ventilator rotary, a modified GE-7, TR-2 and Arion chorus, a volume pedal and two delays.
Vertex stereo studio board
Order evidence: A source states the sequence
Inside the rig · 16 units
Pedal roles & evidence
How each unit fits Dann Huff's 2012 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.
Tuner
Peterson StroboStomp
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Provides precise studio tuning at the start of the routed effects system.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Pitch & Synth
Electro-Harmonix POG2
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Adds sub-octave, upper-octave and organ-like pitch layers before the wah and drives.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Filter & EQ
Boss PW-10 V-Wah
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Provides selectable wah and filter voices before the complete drive section.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Xotic RC Booster
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Adds level and gentle drive while offering active bass and treble correction.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Way Huge Fat Sandwich
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Supplies dense distortion with extensive resonance and presence shaping.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
ZVEX Box of Rock (Vertex-rehoused)
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Provides a Marshall-style drive and separately switchable clean boost.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Nobels ODR-1
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Adds broad, low-mid-rich overdrive between the Box of Rock and King of Tone.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Analog Man King of Tone
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Offers two independently selectable levels of open, amp-like overdrive.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Way Huge Pork Loin
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Blends warm overdrive with a clean preamp path for body and definition.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Modulation
Neo Instruments Ventilator (Original white enclosure)
External loop
Role in this rig
Creates slow and fast rotary-speaker movement before EQ, tremolo and chorus.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Filter & EQ
Vertex-modified Boss GE-7
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Applies frequency-specific correction or level shaping before tremolo and chorus.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Modulation
Vertex-modified Boss TR-2
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Adds controllable amplitude modulation within the board's post-drive effects section.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Modulation
Vertex Landau-modified Arion Chorus
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Provides the wide analogue chorus voice before volume control and stereo delays.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Routing & Control
Vertex-modified Dunlop Volume Pedal
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Controls overall effect-chain level without cutting off the preceding drive and modulation trails abruptly.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Delay & Echo
Empress Superdelay
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Provides programmable rhythmic, reverse, tape-style and looping delay modes.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Delay & Echo
Vertex-modified Electro-Harmonix Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Supplies the final stereo echo and looping stage before the board splits to two outputs.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Documented equipment · Documented order · Split output path
Vertex, the board builder, published the exact input-to-output sequence represented here, including the input buffer, effects breakout and isolated stereo output interface. Those utility stages are described but omitted from the pedal line; the path resumes at the Ventilator after the breakout return and ends before the left/right output buffers. Premier Guitar's 2025 visual rundown independently documents Huff's later pedalboard practice but is not used to backfill the 2012 inventory.
Cited sources
MethodologyQuestions about Dann Huff's 2012 pedalboard
- What pedals did Dann Huff use in 2012?
- This dated entry lists 16 units: Peterson StroboStomp, Electro-Harmonix POG2, Boss PW-10 V-Wah, Xotic RC Booster, Way Huge Fat Sandwich, ZVEX Box of Rock, Nobels ODR-1, Analog Man King of Tone, Way Huge Pork Loin, Neo Instruments Ventilator, Vertex-modified Boss GE-7, Vertex-modified Boss TR-2, Vertex Landau-modified Arion Chorus, Vertex-modified Dunlop Volume Pedal, Empress Superdelay, Vertex-modified Electro-Harmonix Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai. 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 Dann Huff'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 Dann Huff's full guitar rig?
- No. This dated entry covers 16 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Dann Huff 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?
- May 2012. Nashville studio system. 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 Vertex Effects, Premier Guitar. Among them a written article and a rig rundown. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-08-03.