# Eric Johnson Pedalboard 2018: Full Gear & Pedal List > The 2018 Eric Johnson pedalboard, pedal by pedal: Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man and 7 more. Signal-chain order, settings and cited sources. - Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/eric-johnson/ah-via-musicom-four-amp-rig-2018/ - Machine-readable index of the archive: https://pedalboardarchive.com/llms.txt - Evidence and reconstruction conventions: https://pedalboardarchive.com/methodology/ ## At a glance | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Artist | Eric Johnson | | Board | Ah Via Musicom four-amp system | | Date | 2018-04-04 — April 4, 2018 (day precision) | | Context | City Winery, Nashville | | Scope | Core signal path | | Signal path | 8 units · Guitar to amplifier | | Routing | Split output path | | Unit evidence | Reconstructed | | Order evidence | Reconstructed | | Status | Artist and video documented branches · combined view reconstructed | | Audited | 2026-08-03 | | Sources | 3 | 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. Newer board: [Eric Johnson — Home-practice double-loop board (2022)](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/eric-johnson/home-practice-double-loop-board-2022/). ## Signal chain **Order evidence — Reconstructed.** No source publishes this sequence; the order is reconstructed. The units are evidenced; their sequence is the archive's inference from the convention below, not an observation. Do not report this order as documented. Reconstruction convention: Tuner → Wah and filter → Compressor → Overdrive, distortion and fuzz → Modulation → Delay → Reverb → Amplifier. A documented routing zone always overrides it. | # | Unit | Role | Zone | Unit evidence | Position evidence | Catalog page | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man | Adds warm repeats and modulation before the clean amplifiers. | Clean amplifier path | Reconstructed | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/deluxe-memory-man/ | | 2 | TC Electronic Stereo Chorus+ Pitch Modulator & Flanger | Widens the clean output and supplies subtle chorus or pitch modulation before the amplifier pair. | Clean amplifier path | Reconstructed | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/tc-electronic-stereo-chorus-pitch-modulator-and-flanger/ | | 3 | Vintage Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer | Pushes and buffers the Fuzz Face for a more focused, sustaining rhythm response. | Distorted amplifier path | Reconstructed | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/ts808-tube-screamer/ | | 4 | Late-1960s Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face | Provides saturated, touch-responsive fuzz into the Two-Rock rhythm amplifier. | Distorted amplifier path | Reconstructed | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/fuzz-face/ | | 5 | MXR Flanger/Doubler | Adds flanging or short-time doubling to the dedicated rhythm branch. | Distorted amplifier path | Reconstructed | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/mxr-flanger-doubler/ | | 6 | Dunlop Cry Baby Wah | Adds vocal sweep before the Echoplex preamp and Tube Driver lead stages. | Distorted amplifier path | Reconstructed | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/cry-baby-wah/ | | 7 | Modified Maestro Echoplex EP-3 | Sweetens and conditions Johnson's lead signal while external delays replace the tape echo. | Distorted amplifier path | Reconstructed | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/modified-maestro-echoplex-ep-3/ | | 8 | B.K. Butler Tube Driver | Creates the compressed, harmonically rich violin-like lead voice into the plexi amplifier. | Distorted amplifier path | Reconstructed | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/b-k-butler-tube-driver/ | ## Reconstruction note 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. ## Questions ### 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. ## Sources 3 cited sources across 3 independent groups. Two sources sharing an independent group report the same observation and count once. 1. [Rig Rundown: Eric Johnson \[2018\]](https://www.premierguitar.com/gear/rig-rundown-eric-johnson-2018) — Premier Guitar (Primary source · rig-rundown), published 2018-04-04, accessed 2026-08-03, independent group `premier-guitar-eric-johnson-2018` 2. [Eric Johnson Talks Signature Strat Models, Touring Rigs and More](https://www.musiciansfriend.com/thehub/interviews/guitars/eric-johnson-talks-signature-strat-models-touring-rigs) — Musician's Friend The Hub (Primary source · interview), published 2018-05-31, accessed 2026-08-03, independent group `musicians-friend-eric-johnson-2018` 3. [Eric Johnson on his current pedalboard and signal philosophy](https://www.musicradar.com/news/eric-johnson-ive-seen-youtube-videos-of-myself-where-im-going-on-and-on-and-on-with-lead-solos-and-its-like-okay-wrap-it-up) — MusicRadar (Primary source · interview), published 2018-06-11, accessed 2026-08-03, independent group `future-plc-eric-johnson-2018` ## Related pages - Budget rebuild of this board (editorial, priced): [Eric Johnson pedalboard on a budget](https://pedalboardarchive.com/budget/eric-johnson/ah-via-musicom-four-amp-rig-2018/) - Every documented board by Eric Johnson: [Eric Johnson board history](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/eric-johnson/) - [Joe Bonamassa — "Boomer" Time Clocks touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/joe-bonamassa/boomer-touring-board-2022/): shares TS808 Tube Screamer, Fuzz Face, Cry Baby Wah - [Eric Johnson — Home-practice double-loop board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/eric-johnson/home-practice-double-loop-board-2022/): shares TC Electronic Stereo Chorus+ Pitch Modulator & Flanger - [Dann Huff — Vertex stereo studio board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/dann-huff/vertex-stereo-studio-board-2012/): shares Deluxe Memory Man - [Joe Bonamassa — Four-amplifier touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/joe-bonamassa/touring-rig-2013/): shares TS808 Tube Screamer, Fuzz Face, Cry Baby Wah - [Ed O'Brien — Earth tour ten-loop board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/ed-o-brien/earth-tour-loop-board-2020/): shares Deluxe Memory Man - [Robby Krieger — Forrest Penner live board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/robby-krieger/forrest-penner-live-board-2020/): shares TS808 Tube Screamer, Cry Baby Wah - Previous board in archive order: [Eric Johnson — Home-practice double-loop board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/eric-johnson/home-practice-double-loop-board-2022/) - Next board in archive order: [Frank Zappa — Blue Box four-output effects system](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/frank-zappa/blue-box-four-output-rig-1978/)