David GilmourPedalboard, 1977
David Gilmour's first Pete Cornish board, used on Pink Floyd's 1977 In the Flesh tour, held twelve units, among them a silicon Fuzz Face, a custom P-1 fuzz, an MXR Phase 100, a Uni-Vibe, a Power Boost, a Ram's Head Big Muff and an Electric Mistress.
Animals-era Cornish board
Order evidence: A source states the sequence
Inside the rig · 12 units
Pedal roles & evidence
How each unit fits David Gilmour's 1977 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.
Gain
Silicon Fuzz Face (BC109)
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Provides the first of two selectable fuzz voices in the integrated board.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Custom Fuzz P-1 (internal)
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Offers the board's second, smoother and more sustaining fuzz voice.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Modulation
Phase 100
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Adds selectable four-stage phase movement after the fuzz circuits.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Modulation
Uni-Vibe (Original black floor unit)
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Supplies the deeper pulsing modulation placed after the Phase 100.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Power Boost
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Raises and shapes the signal between the modulation section and the wah.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Filter & EQ
Modified Cry Baby Wah
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Filters the boosted signal before compression and can reverse its input and output.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Dynamics
Dyna Comp
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Compresses the combined effect signal before the external gain and flanger loop.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Ram's Head Big Muff
External loop
Role in this rig
Supplies the principal high-sustain gain voice within the external loop of the Cornish board.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Modulation
Electric Mistress
External loop
Role in this rig
Provides the metallic modulation at the end of the documented core effects route.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Filter & EQ
Custom Tone Pedal
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Provides treadle-controlled high-frequency roll-off after the external effects loop.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Routing & Control
Custom Volume Pedal
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Controls the overall level before the delay send and final line driver.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Dynamics
Noise Gate / Line Driver
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Controls accumulated noise and drives the board's three switchable amplifier outputs.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Documented equipment · Documented order · Switchable effects loops
The order follows Pete Cornish's published account and the detailed 1977 archive. Most circuits were mounted inside the board and switched through bypass loops; the Big Muff and Electric Mistress sat on top in the external send/return. The delay send sits between the volume pedal and final noise gate/line driver but is not drawn as a pedal. Tuner feed, master bypass and three amplifier-output switches are control routing and are omitted.
Cited sources
MethodologyQuestions about David Gilmour's 1977 pedalboard
- What pedals did David Gilmour use in 1977?
- This dated entry lists 12 units: Silicon Fuzz Face (BC109), Custom Fuzz P-1 (internal), Phase 100, Uni-Vibe, Power Boost, Modified Cry Baby Wah, Dyna Comp, Ram's Head Big Muff, Electric Mistress, Custom Tone Pedal, Custom Volume Pedal, Noise Gate / Line Driver. 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 David Gilmour'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 David Gilmour's full guitar rig?
- No. This dated entry covers 12 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear David Gilmour 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?
- 1977. In the Flesh tour. This is one dated setup as documented, not a career-wide gear list.
- How does the archive know what was on this pedalboard?
- 3 cited sources, listed above with the date each was read, including Gilmourish, Kit Rae, Pete Cornish. Among them an archive record and an official listing. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-07-18.