Eric GalesPedalboard, 2023

Eric Gales's 2023 Crown touring board runs nine units: a Shure GLX-D6+ wireless, a CAE wah, a Whammy 5, then four gain voices — Brute Drive, Raw Dawg, Colossus Fuzz and a Hendrix Octavio — plus an always-on Boost DLA delay and an RC-5 looper.

Board
Crown touring board
Context
Nashville Rig Rundown
Board date
Evidence
Documented equipment · 2 cited sources
Order
Source-described
Scope
Exact board snapshot
Routing
Serial path
Audited
Signal
9 units · Guitar to amplifier

Crown touring board

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Order evidence: A source states the sequence

Inside the rig · 9 units

Pedal roles & evidence

How each unit fits Eric Gales's 2023 setup. Board-specific roles and the evidence behind each identification and position.

Cited sources

Source-described orderIdentity and position are evidenced separately. Reconstructed positions are not observed connections.

Documented equipment · Documented order · Serial path

Premier Guitar published the complete order from the wireless receiver through the RC-5. This view follows that described signal path.

Cited sources

Methodology
  1. Premier GuitarRig Rundown: Eric Gales 2023
  2. Guitar WorldEric Gales on the rig used for Crown

Questions about Eric Gales's 2023 pedalboard

What pedals did Eric Gales use in 2023?
This dated entry lists 9 units: GLXD6+ Wireless, CAE Wah, Whammy 5, Brute Drive, Raw Dawg Overdrive, Colossus Fuzz, Hendrix Octavio Fuzz, Boost DLA, RC-5 Loop Station. 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 Eric Gales's pedals in?
A cited source states the order: Guitar → GLXD6+ Wireless → CAE Wah → Whammy 5 → Brute Drive → Raw Dawg Overdrive → Colossus Fuzz → Hendrix Octavio Fuzz → Boost DLA → RC-5 Loop Station → amplifier.
Is this Eric Gales's full guitar rig?
No. This dated entry covers 9 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Eric Gales 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?
March 2023. Nashville Rig Rundown. This is one dated setup as documented, 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 Premier Guitar, Guitar World. Among them a rig rundown and an interview. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-07-18.