Jeff BeckPedalboard, 2022
Jeff Beck's final 2022 board turned his usually minimal setup into a career survey: a Dunlop MC404 wah, a J. Rockett Archer, an MXR Variac fuzz and Talk Box, a Maestro Ring Modulator, a Boss OC-3, an Empress Tremolo, a Ventilator II and an Echoplex delay.
Final tour career-spanning board
Order evidence: No source publishes this sequence; the order is reconstructed
Inside the rig · 11 units
Pedal roles & evidence
How each unit fits Jeff Beck's 2022 setup. Board-specific roles and the evidence behind each identification and position.
Reconstructed orderIdentity and position are evidenced separately. Reconstructed positions are not observed connections.
Filter & EQ
Dunlop MC404 CAE Wah
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Provides Beck's expressive sweep filtering and optional level boost at the front of the effects system.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
J. Rockett Archer Jeff Prototype
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Replaces Beck's road-risky Klon Centaur as the board's main low-gain boost and overdrive.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
MXR M236 Super Badass Variac Fuzz
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Covers Beck's aggressive 1960s and 1970s fuzz textures with adjustable supply sag.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Filter & EQ
MXR M222 Talk Box
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Recreates the vocal-formant guitar effects associated with Beck, Bogert & Appice and Blow by Blow material.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Modulation
Maestro Ring Modulator
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Restores the dissonant metallic modulation used for Wired-era repertoire.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Pitch & Synth
Boss OC-3 Super Octave
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Substitutes for Beck's classic Mu-Tron Octave Divider on the final touring board.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Modulation
JHS VCR PaxAm Modulation
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Combines clean level, chorus movement and ambient reverb for modern touring textures.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Modulation
Empress Tremolo
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Adds tempo-aware amplitude modulation with selectable waveforms and rhythmic divisions.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Modulation
Neo Instruments Ventilator II
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Replaces a physical rotary cabinet and the older Rotosphere for spinning-speaker textures.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Modulation
MXR M117R Flanger
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Covers the sweeping analog flanger role formerly handled by Beck's vintage gray MXR unit.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Delay & Echo
Dunlop EP103 Echoplex Delay
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Provides tape-style echo and modulation in the delay loop without touring a mechanical tape machine.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Documented equipment · Reconstructed order · Switchable effects loops
Christie's preserved and photographed the complete 2022 stage board; Guitar World's auction analysis identifies the eleven audio effects and their historical roles. Beck's longtime tech independently documented the earlier wah-to-Klon path and the continuing ring-modulator, octave-divider and flanger rack in 2011. The board uses two GigRig Loopy units, so the visual sequence groups the front section and individually switchable loops rather than claiming a permanent serial cable order. The Loopy controllers, Radial splitter/buffer, lights, power and amplifier selection are omitted as utilities.
No source publishes this sequence. The units are ordered by conventional signal-chain practice, and any documented routing zone is kept as recorded.
Cited sources
MethodologyQuestions about Jeff Beck's 2022 pedalboard
- What pedals did Jeff Beck use in 2022?
- This dated entry lists 11 units: Dunlop MC404 CAE Wah, J. Rockett Archer Jeff Prototype, MXR M236 Super Badass Variac Fuzz, MXR M222 Talk Box, Maestro Ring Modulator, Boss OC-3 Super Octave, JHS VCR PaxAm Modulation, Empress Tremolo, Neo Instruments Ventilator II, MXR M117R Flanger, Dunlop EP103 Echoplex Delay. 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 Jeff Beck's pedals in?
- The complete order is reconstructed, not observed. The layout follows the cited routing constraints and the archive's signal-chain convention where the sources are silent. See the diagram and routing notes for the separate paths and any unconfirmed connections.
- Is this Jeff Beck's full guitar rig?
- No. This dated entry covers 11 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Jeff Beck 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?
- Final tour, 2022. Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp tour. 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 Christie's, Guitar World, Vintage Guitar. Among them a photograph, an archive record and an interview. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-07-18.