Dimebag DarrellPedalboard, 1992
Dimebag Darrell drove his Randall amps on Vulgar Display of Power with two opposed EQs — a Furman PQ-4 parametric and an MXR six-band — plus a Rocktron Hush gate for the noise, with the Cry Baby wah last before the amps.
Vulgar Display of Power core path
Order evidence: A source states the sequence
Inside the rig · 4 units
Pedal roles & evidence
How each unit fits Dimebag Darrell's 1992 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.
Filter & EQ
Furman PQ-4 Parametric Equalizer
Rack insert
Role in this rig
Cuts a broad midrange curve and adds gain before the graphic EQ and amplifier input.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Filter & EQ
MXR Blue Six Band EQ
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Restores a narrow mid band after the Furman scoop while adding more level into the solid-state amplifier.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Dynamics
Rocktron Hush 2-B
Rack insert
Role in this rig
Clamps the heavily boosted EQ path; the tech opened the gate rather than switching to a separate lead tone.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Filter & EQ
Dunlop Cry Baby
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Sits last before the amplifiers so the entire boosted, gated signal pulses through the filter.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Documented equipment · Documented order · Serial path
Dimebag directly gives the order as Furman PQ-4, blue MXR six-band EQ, Rocktron Hush 2-B, Cry Baby and amplifiers. Guitar World's later gear history independently explains how the parametric EQ made a broad cut and the MXR restored a narrow mid band while both boosted the amp input. The documented MXR 126 Flanger/Doubler is excluded from this core path because neither source fixes its insertion point for the 1992 rig. Amplifiers and switching utilities are omitted.
Cited sources
MethodologyQuestions about Dimebag Darrell's 1992 pedalboard
- What pedals did Dimebag Darrell use in 1992?
- This dated entry lists 4 units: Furman PQ-4 Parametric Equalizer, MXR Blue Six Band EQ, Rocktron Hush 2-B, Dunlop Cry Baby. 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 Dimebag Darrell'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 Dimebag Darrell's full guitar rig?
- No. This dated entry covers 4 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Dimebag Darrell 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?
- Vulgar Display of Power era, 1992. Studio and live core 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 pedalboard?
- 2 cited sources, listed above with the date each was read, including Guitar World. Among them an interview and an archive record. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-07-18.