Eric JohnsonPedalboard, 2022
Eric Johnson's home practice board is six pieces: a custom double-loop box choosing between a Zendrive 2 and Dover Drive gain branch or an extra Belle Epoch echo, then a shared Belle Epoch and a TC stereo chorus.
Home-practice double-loop board
Order evidence: A source states the sequence
Inside the rig · 6 units
Pedal roles & evidence
How each unit fits Eric Johnson's 2022 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.
Routing & Control
Custom Silver Double Loop Box
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Selects the dirty/lead Loop A and wetter clean Loop B before the always-available output effects.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Hermida Audio Zendrive 2
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Stays on for the slightly crunchy rhythm foundation of the dirty/lead branch.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Hermida Audio Dover Drive
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Adds the extra saturation Johnson selects when the dirty-rhythm branch needs a lead voice.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Delay & Echo
Catalinbread Belle Epoch (Gold enclosure)
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Provides tape-voiced repeats and Echoplex-style preamp coloration for clean or shared output paths.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Delay & Echo
Catalinbread Belle Epoch (Gold enclosure)
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Provides tape-voiced repeats and Echoplex-style preamp coloration for clean or shared output paths.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Modulation
TC Electronic Stereo Chorus+ Pitch Modulator & Flanger
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Widens the clean output and supplies subtle chorus or pitch modulation before the amplifier pair.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Documented equipment · Documented order · Switchable effects loops
Johnson supplied Guitar World with the board photograph and a complete first-person map. Loop A is Zendrive 2 into Dover Drive and returns to the silver box; Loop B is a dedicated Belle Epoch and returns separately. The box's main output then feeds a second Belle Epoch and the TC SCF before one or two amplifiers. The linear display enumerates both selectable loops before the shared output chain, but the two loop branches are not active serial stages. The 2018 touring sources independently document Johnson's continuing use of the Belle Epoch and SCF while remaining a separate era.
Cited sources
MethodologyQuestions about Eric Johnson's 2022 pedalboard
- What pedals did Eric Johnson use in 2022?
- This dated entry lists 6 units: Custom Silver Double Loop Box, Hermida Audio Zendrive 2, Hermida Audio Dover Drive, Catalinbread Belle Epoch, Catalinbread Belle Epoch, TC Electronic Stereo Chorus+ Pitch Modulator & Flanger. 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?
- A cited source states the order. 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 6 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?
- September 2022. Eric Johnson's home practice setup. This is one dated setup as documented, 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 Guitar World, Premier Guitar, Musician's Friend The Hub. Among them an interview and a rig rundown. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-08-03.