Pedalboard Archive

Derek TrucksGuitar Rig, 2019

Derek Trucks plays with no pedals at all. In 2019 he sometimes pulled even the inline tuner out to keep his SG responding straight to the amplifier.

Board
Straight into the amplifier
Context
Tedeschi Trucks Band touring rig
Board date
Evidence
Documented equipment · 2 cited sources
Order
Not applicable
Scope
Core signal path
Routing
Not applicable
Audited
Signal
Direct · Guitar to amplifier

Straight into the amplifier

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InputGuitar
Direct signalNo floor effects
OutputAmplifier

Documented equipment · Documented order · Not applicable

Both first-person interviews describe the same live practice: guitar cable directly into the amplifier, with no effect pedal or pedal tuner in the audio path. Studio experiments and occasional one-off effects are outside this dated touring snapshot.

Cited sources

Methodology
  1. MotifThe Roots Report: An Interview with Derek Trucks
  2. MusicRadarRig tour: Derek Trucks

Questions about Derek Trucks's 2019 guitar rig

Did Derek Trucks use effects pedals in 2019?
No effects pedals are documented in this path. The archive records the guitar going straight into the amplifier, so the sound comes from the instrument, the amp and the player's hands.
When and where was this guitar rig used?
2019. Tedeschi Trucks Band touring rig. This is the core signal path documented for that period, not a career-wide gear list.
How does the archive know what was on this guitar rig?
2 cited sources, listed above with the date each was read, including Motif, MusicRadar. Among them an interview and a rig rundown. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-07-18.