# Guthrie Govan Pedalboard 2013: Full Gear & Pedal List > The 2013 Guthrie Govan pedalboard, pedal by pedal: TC Electronic PolyTune Mini, Suhr Koko Boost and 7 more. Signal-chain order, settings and cited sources. - Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/guthrie-govan/aristocrats-and-steven-wilson-2013/ - 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 | Guthrie Govan | | Board | Aristocrats and Steven Wilson rig | | Date | 2013-08-16 — August 16, 2013 (day precision) | | Context | First-person Rigged interview | | Scope | Touring-period rig | | Signal path | 9 units · Guitar to amplifier | | Routing | Serial path | | Unit evidence | Documented | | Order evidence | Source-described | | Status | Artist-described front and loop paths | | Audited | 2026-08-03 | | Sources | 2 | Guthrie Govan's 2013 Aristocrats and Steven Wilson rig came in two parts: a PolyTune Mini, Suhr Koko Boost, Anadime chorus, Guyatone Wah Rocker, Cry Baby and volume pedal in front of the amp, then a TC Flashback, Hall of Fame and Spark Mini in the loop. ## Signal chain **Order evidence — Source-described.** A source states the sequence. | # | Unit | Role | Zone | Unit evidence | Position evidence | Catalog page | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | TC Electronic PolyTune Mini | Tunes and mutes the guitar at the head of the front-of-amp path. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/tc-electronic-polytune-mini/ | | 2 | Suhr Koko Boost | Adds level and selectable mid emphasis before modulation and wah. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/suhr-koko-boost/ | | 3 | Providence Anadime Chorus | Provides analog chorus in the front-of-amp section. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/providence-anadime-chorus/ | | 4 | Guyatone WR5 Wah Rocker | Supplies the automatic filter voice before the treadle wah. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/guyatone-wr5-wah-rocker/ | | 5 | Dunlop Jerry Cantrell Cry Baby | Provides the manually swept wah voice. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/cry-baby-wah/ | | 6 | Dunlop Volume X | Controls performance level at the end of the front-of-amp path. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/dunlop-volume-x/ | | 7 | TC Electronic Flashback Delay | Creates delay repeats in the amplifier effects loop. | Amplifier loop | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/tc-electronic-flashback-delay/ | | 8 | TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb | Adds ambience after delay in the amplifier loop. | Amplifier loop | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/tc-electronic-hall-of-fame-reverb/ | | 9 | TC Electronic Spark Mini Booster | Provides a final loop-level boost; Govan described this placement as experimental. | Amplifier loop | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/tc-electronic-spark-mini-booster/ | ## Reconstruction note The artist supplied the sequence and separated the front path from the effects loop. He also said the final Spark Mini position was an experiment, so that uncertainty is preserved instead of presented as permanent. ## Questions ### What pedals did Guthrie Govan use in 2013? This dated entry lists 9 units: TC Electronic PolyTune Mini, Suhr Koko Boost, Providence Anadime Chorus, Guyatone WR5 Wah Rocker, Dunlop Jerry Cantrell Cry Baby, Dunlop Volume X, TC Electronic Flashback Delay, TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb, TC Electronic Spark Mini Booster. 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 Guthrie Govan'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 Guthrie Govan's full guitar rig? No. This dated entry covers 9 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Guthrie Govan 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? August 16, 2013. First-person Rigged interview. This is the rig documented for that touring 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 MetalSucks, Premier Guitar. 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. ## Sources 2 cited sources across 2 independent groups. Two sources sharing an independent group report the same observation and count once. 1. [Rigged: Guthrie Govan](https://www.metalsucks.net/2013/08/16/rigged-guitarist-guthrie-govan-the-aristocrats-steven-wilson-himself/) — MetalSucks (Primary source · interview), published 2013-08-16, accessed 2026-08-03, independent group `metalsucks-guthrie-govan-2013` 2. [Rig Rundown: The Aristocrats - Guthrie Govan](https://www.premierguitar.com/rig-rundown-the-aristocrats-guthrie-govan-2651081094) — Premier Guitar (Primary source · rig-rundown), published 2011-11-21, accessed 2026-08-03, independent group `premier-guitar-guthrie-govan-2011` ## Related pages - Every documented board by Guthrie Govan: [Guthrie Govan board history](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/guthrie-govan/) - [Robben Ford — Vertex travel board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/robben-ford/vertex-travel-board-2015/): shares TC Electronic Flashback Delay, TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb, TC Electronic PolyTune Mini - [Pete Thorn — Musicom Lab switching board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/pete-thorn/musicomlab-switching-board-2014/): shares Suhr Koko Boost, TC Electronic PolyTune Mini - [Robby Krieger — Forrest Penner live board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/robby-krieger/forrest-penner-live-board-2020/): shares Cry Baby Wah, TC Electronic Flashback Delay - [Robben Ford — Vertex touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/robben-ford/vertex-touring-board-2014/): shares TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb, TC Electronic PolyTune Mini - [Doyle Bramhall II — Clapton Japan tour board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/doyle-bramhall-ii/clapton-japan-tour-board-2023/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Tuner, Reverb & Ambience, Routing & Control, Filter & EQ, Modulation, Delay & Echo, Gain) - [Mateus Asato — Pedalboard 2026](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/mateus-asato/world-tour-board-2026/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Tuner, Reverb & Ambience, Routing & Control, Filter & EQ, Modulation, Delay & Echo, Gain) - Previous board in archive order: [George Harrison — "Extra Texture" phase path](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/george-harrison/extra-texture-phase-path-1975/) - Next board in archive order: [Guthrie Trapp — 2012 touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/guthrie-trapp/touring-board-2012/)