Gary Clark Jr.Pedalboard, 2019
Gary Clark Jr. plugs straight into his Vibro-King and puts every pedal in the amp's effects loop. His 2019 Ryman board has three fuzzes — a Fulltone Octafuzz, The Cannon and a Clusterfuzz — plus a Strymon Flint, his signature Cry Baby and a Zendrive.
Ryman Auditorium effects-loop board
Order evidence: A source states the sequence
Inside the rig · 7 units
Pedal roles & evidence
How each unit fits Gary Clark Jr.'s 2019 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.
Tuner
TC Electronic PolyTune 2 Noir
Amp loop
Role in this rig
Opens the effects-loop chain and mutes it for tuning between songs.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Fulltone Octafuzz
Amp loop
Role in this rig
Provides the octave-up fuzz voice, the first of three fuzz options on the board.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Function f(x) The Cannon Dual Fuzz
Amp loop
Role in this rig
Supplies the board's stacked fuzz voices, with an octave lift available on the Octavia side.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Reverb & Ambience
Strymon Flint
Amp loop
Role in this rig
Carries the board's only ambience and its tremolo, sitting between the fuzzes and the wah.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Filter & EQ
Dunlop Gary Clark Jr. Cry Baby Wah
Amp loop
Role in this rig
Adds the percussive filter sweep, placed unusually late in the loop after the tremolo and reverb.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Function f(x) Clusterfuzz
Amp loop
Role in this rig
The third and most aggressive fuzz voice, held back until after the wah.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Hermida Audio Zendrive
Amp loop
Role in this rig
Closes the loop chain as the board's only conventional overdrive.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Documented equipment · Documented order · Serial path
Premier Guitar filmed the rundown during a three-night sold-out run at the Ryman Auditorium with Clark's technician Dave Holman, and states that the board is run entirely through the effects loop of the Vibro-King while the guitar plugs straight into the front of the amp. The same feature lists the seven units in order, so the sequence is the source's rather than a reconstruction - including the wah sitting after the Flint, which inverts the archive's usual convention and is recorded here as published. Dunlop independently documents the signature wah's voicing and finish, and Function f(x) independently records Clark's use of The Cannon; neither publishes an order. Eric Zapata's separate board appears in the same rundown and is excluded. Amplification and guitars are omitted.
Cited sources
MethodologyQuestions about Gary Clark Jr.'s 2019 pedalboard
- What pedals did Gary Clark Jr. use in 2019?
- This dated entry lists 7 units: TC Electronic PolyTune 2 Noir, Fulltone Octafuzz, Function f(x) The Cannon Dual Fuzz, Strymon Flint, Dunlop Gary Clark Jr. Cry Baby Wah, Function f(x) Clusterfuzz, Hermida Audio Zendrive. 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 Gary Clark Jr.'s pedals in?
- A cited source states the order: Guitar → amplifier input → FX send → TC Electronic PolyTune 2 Noir → Fulltone Octafuzz → Function f(x) The Cannon Dual Fuzz → Strymon Flint → Dunlop Gary Clark Jr. Cry Baby Wah → Function f(x) Clusterfuzz → Hermida Audio Zendrive → FX return.
- Is this Gary Clark Jr.'s full guitar rig?
- No. This dated entry covers 7 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Gary Clark Jr. 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?
- Ryman Auditorium rundown, May 2019. Ryman Auditorium, Nashville. 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 Premier Guitar, Dunlop, Function f(x). Among them a rig rundown and an official listing. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-08-10.