David GilmourPedalboard, 1994
David Gilmour's 1994 Division Bell and PULSE rig held 25 effects on a floorboard and in a rack, wired into a Pete Cornish system of 24 switchable loops: a Big Muff Pi, two Tube Drivers, a RAT II, a Whammy, a TC 2290 delay and a Uni-Vibe among them.
PULSE / Division Bell rig
Order evidence: No source publishes this sequence; the order is reconstructed
Inside the rig · 25 units
Pedal roles & evidence
How each unit fits David Gilmour's 1994 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.
Dynamics
CS-2 Compression Sustainer
Integrated board
Role in this rig
One of three compressors carried, giving different degrees of sustain.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Dynamics
Dyna Comp
Integrated board
Role in this rig
The squashiest of the three compressors, for long sustained leads.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Dynamics
CP-9 Compressor
Integrated board
Role in this rig
The third compressor option in the switching system.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Pitch & Synth
Whammy
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Provides the pitch dives, operated by a remote treadle.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
MZ-2 Digital Metalizer
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Adds a harder, more processed distortion colour.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
Cornish P-2
Integrated board
Role in this rig
The Cornish fuzz voice built specifically for this system.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
Tube Driver (boost)
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Used as a clean boost rather than for its distortion.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
RAT II
Integrated board
Role in this rig
One half of a paired distortion-and-EQ stage.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Filter & EQ
GE-7 Equalizer
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Shapes the RAT II, wired as a dedicated pair with it.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
Cornish SS-2
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Gilmour's principal lead distortion in this rig.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Filter & EQ
GE-7 Equalizer
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Shapes the Cornish SS-2, wired as a dedicated pair with it.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
Big Muff Pi (Sovtek Russian)
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Supplies the thick fuzz sustain behind the best-known solos.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
Tube Driver (overdrive)
Integrated board
Role in this rig
The overdrive counterpart to the first Tube Driver's clean boost.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Filter & EQ
GE-7 Equalizer
Integrated board
Role in this rig
The standalone equaliser shaping the overall voice.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Routing & Control
Volume Pedal
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Handles the swells and overall level.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Filter & EQ
Talk Box
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Produces the vocalised guitar heard on Pink Floyd's talk-box passages.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Delay & Echo
TC 2290 Digital Delay
Rack insert
Role in this rig
The primary delay of the rig, driving the long rhythmic repeats.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Modulation
Uni-Vibe (Rack-modified)
Rack insert
Role in this rig
Supplies the throbbing vibe modulation.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Pitch & Synth
ISP-33B Super Harmony
Rack insert
Role in this rig
Adds harmonised lead lines.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Reverb & Ambience
PCM-70
Rack insert
Role in this rig
Provides the large reverbs and ambient washes.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Delay & Echo
Digital Delay System II
Rack insert
Role in this rig
A second delay line alongside the 2290.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Modulation
Electric Mistress
Rack insert
Role in this rig
Supplies the flange heard across the Floyd catalogue.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Modulation
CE-2 Chorus
Rack insert
Role in this rig
Feeds the chorus-driven amplifier of the three-amp spread.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Modulation
Tremulator
Rack insert
Role in this rig
Provides the amplitude pulse used on the slower material.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Modulation
CLS-222 Leslie Simulator
Rack insert
Role in this rig
Stands in for the rotating cabinets when they are not used.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Documented equipment · Reconstructed order · Switchable effects loops
This rig has no single signal order to record. The source describes a Pete Cornish routing system of 24 send/returns driven from a Bob Bradshaw footboard, which means effects were recalled per preset and their sequence changed song to song; the order drawn here follows the source's own listing and the archive's convention, and should be read as one configuration rather than the configuration. Three compressors and three separate GE-7 equalisers appear because Gilmour genuinely carried them: two of the GE-7s were wired as dedicated pairs with the RAT II and the Cornish SS-2 respectively, and the third shaped the overall voice. The Ernie Ball expression pedal driving the Whammy is a controller rather than an effect and is omitted; the Whammy it controls is present. The six Hiwatt heads, the Alembic F-2B preamp and the Doppola rotating cabinets sit outside the effects path and are omitted. This board rests on one specialist source.
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 David Gilmour's 1994 pedalboard
- What pedals did David Gilmour use in 1994?
- This dated entry lists 25 units: CS-2 Compression Sustainer, Dyna Comp, CP-9 Compressor, Whammy, MZ-2 Digital Metalizer, Cornish P-2, Tube Driver (boost), RAT II, GE-7 Equalizer, Cornish SS-2, GE-7 Equalizer, Big Muff Pi, Tube Driver (overdrive), GE-7 Equalizer, Volume Pedal, Talk Box, TC 2290 Digital Delay, Uni-Vibe, ISP-33B Super Harmony, PCM-70, and 5 more listed in full above. 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?
- 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 David Gilmour's full guitar rig?
- No. This dated entry covers 25 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?
- 1994. The Division Bell world 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 Gilmourish. Among them a written article. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-08-15.