# Dave Davies Pedalboard 2019: Full Gear & Pedal List

> The 2019 Dave Davies pedalboard, pedal by pedal: BOSS DD-2 Digital Delay, BOSS Chorus (1980s model unresolved). Signal-chain order, settings and cited sources.

- Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/dave-davies/two-pedal-stage-rig-2019/
- 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 | Dave Davies |
| Board | Two-pedal stage rig |
| Date | 2019-02-22 — Documented February 22, 2019 (day precision) |
| Context | Dave Davies usual live setup |
| Scope | Touring-period rig |
| Signal path | 2 units · Guitar to amplifier |
| Routing | Serial path |
| Unit evidence | Reconstructed |
| Order evidence | Reconstructed |
| Status | Artist-described inventory - order unresolved |
| Audited | 2026-07-18 |
| Sources | 2 |

Dave Davies cut his stage effects down to two by 2019: a Boss DD-2 digital delay and an unidentified 1980s Boss chorus, running into a Dual Rectifier.

## Signal chain

**Order evidence — Reconstructed.** No source publishes this sequence; the order is reconstructed. The units are evidenced; their sequence is the archive's inference from the convention below, not an observation. Do not report this order as documented.

Reconstruction convention: Tuner → Wah and filter → Compressor → Overdrive, distortion and fuzz → Modulation → Delay → Reverb → Amplifier. A documented routing zone always overrides it.

`Guitar → BOSS DD-2 Digital Delay → BOSS Chorus (1980s model unresolved) → amplifier`

| # | Unit | Role | Zone | Unit evidence | Position evidence | Catalog page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | BOSS DD-2 Digital Delay | Provides the repeat and echo effects in Davies' usual live setup. | Front of amp | Reconstructed | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/boss-dd-2-digital-delay/ |
| 2 | BOSS Chorus (1980s model unresolved) | Adds the chorus modulation Davies named as the other pedal in his usual stage setup. | Front of amp | Reconstructed | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/boss-chorus-1980s-model-unresolved/ |

## Reconstruction note

Davies directly named a BOSS DD-2 and an old 1980s BOSS chorus as his usual stage effects in 2019, but did not publish the chorus suffix or a cable trace. The display follows the order in which he enumerated the units and must not be read as verified electrical order. His 2023 Vintage Guitar interview independently confirms that he had become tired of pedals and used them sparingly, while still valuing slow phasing; that phase pedal is not added here because he did not include it in the dated 2019 setup.

## Questions

### What pedals did Dave Davies use in 2019?

This dated entry lists 2 units: BOSS DD-2 Digital Delay, BOSS Chorus (1980s model unresolved). 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 Dave Davies'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 → BOSS DD-2 Digital Delay → BOSS Chorus (1980s model unresolved) → amplifier.

### Is this Dave Davies's full guitar rig?

No. This dated entry covers 2 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Dave Davies 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?

Documented February 22, 2019. Dave Davies usual live setup. 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?

2 cited sources, listed above with the date each was read, including MusicRadar, Vintage Guitar. Among them an interview. The units are recorded as reconstructed equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-07-18.

## Sources

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

1. [Dave Davies: One for the road](https://www.musicradar.com/news/one-for-the-road-dave-davies-i-think-the-guys-who-wrote-this-is-spinal-tap-must-have-been-to-a-few-kinks-concerts) — MusicRadar (Primary source · interview), published 2019-02-22, accessed 2026-07-18, independent group `musicradar-dave-davies-2019`
2. [Dave Davies: Reflections From A Kink](https://www.vintageguitar.com/61338/dave-davies-2/) — Vintage Guitar (Primary source · interview), published 2023-08-01, accessed 2026-07-18, independent group `vintage-guitar-dave-davies-2023`

## Related pages

- Every documented board by Dave Davies: [Dave Davies board history](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/dave-davies/)
- [Joe Bonamassa — "Boomer" Time Clocks touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/joe-bonamassa/boomer-touring-board-2022/): shares BOSS DD-2 Digital Delay
- [Roy Buchanan — Alligator comeback delay path](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/roy-buchanan/alligator-return-delay-path-1985/): shares BOSS DD-2 Digital Delay
- [Billy Gibbons — Cheap Sunglasses studio effects](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/billy-gibbons/cheap-sunglasses-studio-effects-1979/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Modulation, Delay & Echo)
- [Eddie Van Halen — Debut-era modulation path](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/eddie-van-halen/debut-era-1978/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Modulation, Delay & Echo)
- [Keith Richards — North American tour effects](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/keith-richards/north-american-tour-effects-1981/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Modulation, Delay & Echo)
- [John McLaughlin — Fourth Dimension touring effects](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/john-mclaughlin/fourth-dimension-touring-effects-2010/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Modulation, Delay & Echo)
- Previous board in archive order: [Danny Gatton — Redneck Jazz Explosion remote-effects rig](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/danny-gatton/redneck-jazz-explosion-remote-effects-rig-1978/)
- Next board in archive order: [Dave Navarro — Jane's Addiction split-path board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/dave-navarro/janes-addiction-split-board-2024/)