Eric JohnsonPedalboard, 2018
Eric Johnson's 2018 Ah Via Musicom system splits the guitar three ways: a Deluxe Memory Man and TC Stereo Chorus on the clean amps, and a TS808 Tube Screamer, 1960s Fuzz Face, MXR Flanger/Doubler, Cry Baby, Echoplex EP-3 and Tube Driver on the dirty side.
Ah Via Musicom four-amp system
Order evidence: No source publishes this sequence; the order is reconstructed
Inside the rig · 8 units
Pedal roles & evidence
How each unit fits Eric Johnson's 2018 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.
Delay & Echo
Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man
Clean branch
Role in this rig
Adds warm repeats and modulation before the clean amplifiers.
- Identity
- Reconstructed
- Position
- Reconstructed
Modulation
TC Electronic Stereo Chorus+ Pitch Modulator & Flanger
Clean branch
Role in this rig
Widens the clean output and supplies subtle chorus or pitch modulation before the amplifier pair.
- Identity
- Reconstructed
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
Vintage Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer
Drive branch
Role in this rig
Pushes and buffers the Fuzz Face for a more focused, sustaining rhythm response.
- Identity
- Reconstructed
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
Late-1960s Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face
Drive branch
Role in this rig
Provides saturated, touch-responsive fuzz into the Two-Rock rhythm amplifier.
- Identity
- Reconstructed
- Position
- Reconstructed
Modulation
MXR Flanger/Doubler
Drive branch
Role in this rig
Adds flanging or short-time doubling to the dedicated rhythm branch.
- Identity
- Reconstructed
- Position
- Reconstructed
Filter & EQ
Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
Drive branch
Role in this rig
Adds vocal sweep before the Echoplex preamp and Tube Driver lead stages.
- Identity
- Reconstructed
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
Modified Maestro Echoplex EP-3
Drive branch
Role in this rig
Sweetens and conditions Johnson's lead signal while external delays replace the tape echo.
- Identity
- Reconstructed
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
B.K. Butler Tube Driver
Drive branch
Role in this rig
Creates the compressed, harmonically rich violin-like lead voice into the plexi amplifier.
- Identity
- Reconstructed
- Position
- Reconstructed
Reconstructed equipment · Reconstructed order · Split output path
Premier Guitar visually documents the restored Ah Via Musicom boards and assigns the Memory Man to clean rhythm, TS808/Fuzz Face/Flanger-Doubler to the Two-Rock rhythm amp, and Cry Baby/Echoplex preamp/Tube Driver to the Marshall lead amp. Johnson independently describes the same clean, dirty and lead assignments to Musician's Friend, while MusicRadar confirms the Tube Screamer-into-Fuzz Face order. The archive groups those branches into one readable view; it does not imply a single serial chain. Custom amp selectors, the second modified Echoplex and rack delays are documented but omitted because their exact insertion points were not fully published.
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 Eric Johnson's 2018 pedalboard
- What pedals did Eric Johnson use in 2018?
- This dated entry lists 8 units: Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man, TC Electronic Stereo Chorus+ Pitch Modulator & Flanger, Vintage Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer, Late-1960s Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face, MXR Flanger/Doubler, Dunlop Cry Baby Wah, Modified Maestro Echoplex EP-3, B.K. Butler Tube 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 Eric Johnson'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 Eric Johnson's full guitar rig?
- No. This dated entry covers 8 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Eric Johnson 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?
- April 4, 2018. City Winery, Nashville. 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?
- 3 cited sources, listed above with the date each was read, including Premier Guitar, Musician's Friend The Hub, MusicRadar. Among them a rig rundown and an interview. The units are recorded as reconstructed equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-08-03.