# George Harrison Pedalboard 1975: Full Gear & Pedal List

> The 1975 George Harrison board ran one pedal: Maestro PS-1A Phase Shifter. Signal-chain order, settings and cited sources.

- Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/george-harrison/extra-texture-phase-path-1975/
- 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 | George Harrison |
| Board | "Extra Texture" phase path |
| Date | 1975-01-01 — 1975 "Extra Texture" sessions (year precision) |
| Context | Friar Park and Los Angeles studio work |
| Scope | Core signal path |
| Signal path | 1 unit · Guitar to amplifier |
| Routing | Serial path |
| Unit evidence | Documented |
| Order evidence | Source-described |
| Status | Model-documented studio core path |
| Audited | 2026-07-18 |
| Sources | 2 |

George Harrison used a Maestro PS-1A Phase Shifter for the sweeping phase sound on the 1975 sessions for Extra Texture. It is the one effect documented in that path.

## Signal chain

**Order evidence — Source-described.** A source states the sequence.

`Guitar → Maestro PS-1A Phase Shifter → amplifier`

| # | Unit | Role | Zone | Unit evidence | Position evidence | Catalog page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Maestro PS-1A Phase Shifter | Creates the broad ramping phase textures documented on Harrison's mid-seventies Friar Park recordings. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/maestro-ps-1a-phase-shifter/ |

## Reconstruction note

Guitar World's history identifies Harrison as plugging into a PS-1A on Extra Texture and the following Thirty Three & 1/3 album. An independent Friar Park archive reproduces an early-seventies Harrison-family photograph with the same model visible on the studio Wurlitzer. Neither source documents a complete 1975 floor chain or the selected speed for each take, so the archive shows only the confirmed phase-shifter core and does not merge it with the disputed Beatles-era fuzz evidence or Harrison's 1974 tour rig.

## Questions

### What pedals did George Harrison use in 1975?

This dated entry lists one unit: Maestro PS-1A Phase Shifter. 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 George Harrison's pedals in?

A cited source states the order: Guitar → Maestro PS-1A Phase Shifter → amplifier.

### Is this George Harrison's full guitar rig?

No. This dated entry covers one unit in the effects path, not every piece of gear George Harrison 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?

1975 "Extra Texture" sessions. Friar Park and Los Angeles studio work. 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?

2 cited sources, listed above with the date each was read, including Guitar World, Solo Beatles Studios. Among them a written article and a photograph. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-07-18.

## Sources

2 cited sources across 2 independent groups. Two sources sharing an independent group report the same observation and count once.

1. [Loved by George Harrison, the Isley Brothers and Rush's Alex Lifeson, the Maestro PS-1 Phase Shifter changed the face of popular music](https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/maestro-phase-shifter) — Guitar World (Specialist source · article), published 2026-07-03, accessed 2026-07-18, independent group `guitar-world-maestro-ps1-history`
2. [The Instruments of Friar Park Studios, Henley-on-Thames](https://www.solobeatlesstudios.com/the-instruments-of-friar-park-studios-henley-on-thames-f-p-s-h-o-t) — Solo Beatles Studios (Specialist source · photograph), accessed 2026-07-18, independent group `friar-park-studios-photo-archive`

## Related pages

- Every documented board by George Harrison: [George Harrison board history](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/george-harrison/)
- Previous board in archive order: [Gary Clark Jr. — Ryman Auditorium effects-loop board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/gary-clark-jr/ryman-auditorium-loop-board-2019/)
- Next board in archive order: [Guthrie Govan — Aristocrats and Steven Wilson rig](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/guthrie-govan/aristocrats-and-steven-wilson-2013/)