# Jeff Beck Pedalboard 2022: Full Gear & Pedal List

> The 2022 Jeff Beck pedalboard, pedal by pedal: Dunlop MC404 CAE Wah and 10 more. Signal-chain order, settings and cited sources.

- Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/jeff-beck/final-tour-career-spanning-board-2022/
- 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 | Jeff Beck |
| Board | Final tour career-spanning board |
| Date | 2022-01-01 — Final tour, 2022 (year precision) |
| Context | Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp tour |
| Scope | Exact board snapshot |
| Signal path | 11 units · Guitar to amplifier |
| Routing | Switchable effects loops |
| Unit evidence | Documented |
| Order evidence | Reconstructed |
| Status | Estate-preserved exact board - order reconstructed |
| Audited | 2026-07-18 |
| Sources | 3 |

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.

## Signal chain

**Order evidence — Reconstructed.** No source publishes this sequence; the order is reconstructed. The units are evidenced; their sequence is the archive's inference from the convention below, not an observation. Do not report this order as documented.

Reconstruction convention: Tuner → Wah and filter → Compressor → Overdrive, distortion and fuzz → Modulation → Delay → Reverb → Amplifier. A documented routing zone always overrides it.

| # | Unit | Role | Zone | Unit evidence | Position evidence | Catalog page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Dunlop MC404 CAE Wah | Provides Beck's expressive sweep filtering and optional level boost at the front of the effects system. | Front of amp | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/dunlop-mc404-cae-wah/ |
| 2 | J. Rockett Archer Jeff Prototype | Replaces Beck's road-risky Klon Centaur as the board's main low-gain boost and overdrive. | Front of amp | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/j-rockett-archer-jeff-prototype/ |
| 3 | MXR M236 Super Badass Variac Fuzz | Covers Beck's aggressive 1960s and 1970s fuzz textures with adjustable supply sag. | Switching loop | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/mxr-m236-super-badass-variac-fuzz/ |
| 4 | MXR M222 Talk Box | Recreates the vocal-formant guitar effects associated with Beck, Bogert & Appice and Blow by Blow material. | Switching loop | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/mxr-m222-talk-box/ |
| 5 | Maestro Ring Modulator | Restores the dissonant metallic modulation used for Wired-era repertoire. | Switching loop | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/maestro-ring-modulator/ |
| 6 | Boss OC-3 Super Octave | Substitutes for Beck's classic Mu-Tron Octave Divider on the final touring board. | Switching loop | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/boss-oc-3-super-octave/ |
| 7 | JHS VCR PaxAm Modulation | Combines clean level, chorus movement and ambient reverb for modern touring textures. | Switching loop | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/jhs-vcr-paxam-modulation/ |
| 8 | Empress Tremolo | Adds tempo-aware amplitude modulation with selectable waveforms and rhythmic divisions. | Switching loop | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/empress-tremolo/ |
| 9 | Neo Instruments Ventilator II | Replaces a physical rotary cabinet and the older Rotosphere for spinning-speaker textures. | Switching loop | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/neo-instruments-ventilator-ii/ |
| 10 | MXR M117R Flanger | Covers the sweeping analog flanger role formerly handled by Beck's vintage gray MXR unit. | Switching loop | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/mxr-m117r-flanger/ |
| 11 | Dunlop EP103 Echoplex Delay | Provides tape-style echo and modulation in the delay loop without touring a mechanical tape machine. | Switching loop | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/dunlop-ep103-echoplex-delay/ |

## Reconstruction note

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.

## Questions

### 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.

## Sources

3 cited sources across 3 independent groups. Two sources sharing an independent group report the same observation and count once.

1. [Jeff Beck: The Guitar Collection](https://www.christies.com/en/auction/jeff-beck-the-guitar-collection-30401/) — Christie's (Primary source · photograph), published 2025-01-22, accessed 2026-07-18, independent group `christies-beck-estate-2025`
2. [The highlights of the Jeff Beck guitar auction](https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/highlights-from-the-jeff-beck-gear-auction) — Guitar World (Specialist source · archive), published 2025-01-22, accessed 2026-07-18, independent group `guitar-world-beck-auction-2025`
3. [Jeff Beck: Beck's Keeper of the Flame](https://www.vintageguitar.com/9486/jeff-beck/) — Vintage Guitar (Primary source · interview), published 2011-07-01, accessed 2026-07-18, independent group `vintage-guitar-beck-tech-2011`

## Related pages

- Budget rebuild of this board (editorial, priced): [Jeff Beck pedalboard on a budget](https://pedalboardarchive.com/budget/jeff-beck/final-tour-career-spanning-board-2022/)
- Every documented board by Jeff Beck: [Jeff Beck board history](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/jeff-beck/)
- [Billy Gibbons — Cheap Sunglasses studio effects](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/billy-gibbons/cheap-sunglasses-studio-effects-1979/): shares Maestro Ring Modulator
- [Billy Gibbons — European tour four-effect loop](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/billy-gibbons/european-tour-rjm-loop-2019/): shares Boss OC-3 Super Octave
- [The Edge — eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE programmable rack](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/the-edge/experience-innocence-rack-2018/): shares Boss OC-3 Super Octave
- [Jerry Garcia — Wolf onboard-loop effects chain](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/jerry-garcia/wolf-obel-effects-chain-1978/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Pitch & Synth, Filter & EQ, Modulation, Delay & Echo, Gain)
- [Joe Satriani — Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards tour rig](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/joe-satriani/worms-tour-rig-2010/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Pitch & Synth, Filter & EQ, Modulation, Delay & Echo, Gain)
- [Prince — Nude Tour onstage pedalboard](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/prince/nude-tour-stage-board-1990/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Pitch & Synth, Filter & EQ, Modulation, Delay & Echo, Gain)
- Previous board in archive order: [Jean Fossat — Ilion era rig](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/jean-fossat/ilion-era-rig-2024/)
- Next board in archive order: [Jerry Garcia — Wolf onboard-loop effects chain](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/jerry-garcia/wolf-obel-effects-chain-1978/)