Joe BonamassaPedalboard, 2013
Joe Bonamassa's 2013 board runs eleven units: his signature Cry Baby and a Supa-Trem into a splitter and Lehle switcher, then a signature Fuzz Face, a Pork Loin, a TS808, a Micro Flanger and a FET Driver, with a Boss DD-3 and Rotosphere in the amp loop.
Four-amplifier touring board
Order evidence: A source states the sequence
Inside the rig · 11 units
Pedal roles & evidence
How each unit fits Joe Bonamassa's 2013 setup. Board-specific roles and the evidence behind each identification and position.
Source-described orderIdentity and position are evidenced separately. Reconstructed positions are not observed connections.
Filter & EQ
Signature Cry Baby Wah (Copper finish)
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Starts Bonamassa’s 2013 floor chain before tremolo and the amplifier splitter.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Modulation
Supa-Trem
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Adds amplitude modulation before Bonamassa’s signal is divided across the amplifier system.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Routing & Control
Amplifier Splitter
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Marks the point where the mono pedalboard feeds the separate amplifier paths.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Routing & Control
Lehle 1@3 A/B/C
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Controls the Rack Systems splitter, selecting which amplifiers the floor signal reaches.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Signature Fuzz Face
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Provides Bonamassa’s thick vintage fuzz voice after the amplifier routing stage.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Pork Loin Overdrive
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Blends a soft-clipped overdrive voice into the clean path before the primary Tube Screamer.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
TS808 Tube Screamer
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Acts as Bonamassa’s primary gain effect in the documented 2013 rig.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Modulation
Micro Flanger
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Adds a short metallic sweep after the gain pedals and before the final front-end driver.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
FET Driver
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Closes the documented front-of-amplifier effects path with a smooth, amplifier-like gain stage.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Delay & Echo
DD-3 Digital Delay
Amp loop
Role in this rig
Runs in the loop of the clean Marshall path rather than in front of the amplifier.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Modulation
Rotosphere
Amp loop
Role in this rig
Shares the Marshall effects loop with the delay to create rotating-speaker textures.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Documented equipment · Documented order · Split output path
Premier Guitar documents the front-end order explicitly. The DD-3 and Rotosphere lived in the loop of the clean Marshall path; they are shown after the front-end chain here and marked as amplifier-loop effects. Premier Guitar's Pro Pedalboards feature of January 2014 describes the same rig in prose and names one unit the rundown does not, a Lehle 1@3 A/B/C box controlling the Rack Systems splitter; it is placed next to that splitter because the source describes it as controlling it, not because its position was observed.
Cited sources
MethodologyQuestions about Joe Bonamassa's 2013 pedalboard
- What pedals did Joe Bonamassa use in 2013?
- This dated entry lists 11 units: Signature Cry Baby Wah, Supa-Trem, Amplifier Splitter, Lehle 1@3 A/B/C, Signature Fuzz Face, Pork Loin Overdrive, TS808 Tube Screamer, Micro Flanger, FET Driver, DD-3 Digital Delay, Rotosphere. 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 Joe Bonamassa'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 Joe Bonamassa's full guitar rig?
- No. This dated entry covers 11 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Joe Bonamassa 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?
- 2013. Premier Guitar Rig Rundown. 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 Premier Guitar, Rig-Talk. Among them a rig rundown, a photograph and a written article. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-08-10.