Pedalboard Archive

Jack WhitePedalboard, 2005

Jack White's 2005 White Stripes board is four boxes in a row: an MXR Micro Amp boost into a DigiTech Whammy WH-4, a Big Muff Pi and the original Electro-Harmonix POG — the pedals behind his bass substitutions, violent leads and organ textures.

Board
White Stripes octave-and-fuzz board
Context
Get Behind Me Satan era
Board date
Evidence
Documented equipment · 2 cited sources
Order
Source-described
Scope
Touring-period rig
Routing
Serial path
Audited
Signal
4 units · Guitar to amplifier

White Stripes octave-and-fuzz board

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InputGuitar
Micro Amp
Whammy WH-4
Big Muff Pi
POG
OutputAmplifier

A source states the sequence

Inside the rig · 4 units

Pedal roles & evidence

How each unit fits Jack White's 2005 setup. Board-specific roles and the evidence behind each identification and position.

Cited sources

Source-described orderIdentity and position are evidenced separately. Reconstructed positions are not observed connections.

Gain

Micro Amp

Role in this rig

Drives the rest of the White Stripes-era chain and compensates for level changes.

Identity
Documented
Position
Documented

Pitch & Synth

Whammy WH-4

Role in this rig

Pitch-shifts the boosted signal before it reaches the Big Muff.

Identity
Documented
Position
Documented

Gain

Big Muff Pi (White repaint)

Role in this rig

Turns the Whammy output into White's thick, sustaining lead and riff sound.

Identity
Documented
Position
Documented

Pitch & Synth

POG

Role in this rig

Closes the board with polyphonic upper and lower octaves for organ-like textures.

Identity
Documented
Position
Documented

Documented equipment · Documented order · Serial path

A 2007 period gear guide supplies this four-unit audio order; later retrospective coverage corroborates the effect set but not every patch cable. The tuner and mute box are operational utilities and are intentionally omitted from this effects path.

Cited sources

Methodology
  1. Guitar Player Gear GuideLearn how to sound like Jack White
  2. Guitar WorldJack White's guitar gear through the years

Questions about Jack White's 2005 pedalboard

What pedals did Jack White use in 2005?
This dated entry lists 4 units: Micro Amp, Whammy WH-4, Big Muff Pi, POG. 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 Jack White's pedals in?
A cited source states the order: Guitar → Micro Amp → Whammy WH-4 → Big Muff Pi → POG → amplifier.
Is this Jack White's full guitar rig?
No. This dated entry covers 4 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Jack White 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?
2005. Get Behind Me Satan era. 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 Guitar Player Gear Guide, Guitar World. Among them a written article. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-07-18.