# Joe Satriani Pedalboard 2010: Full Gear & Pedal List > The 2010 Joe Satriani pedalboard, pedal by pedal: Vox Big Bad Wah, Voodoo Lab Proctavia and 8 more. Signal-chain order, settings and cited sources. - Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/joe-satriani/worms-tour-rig-2010/ - 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 | Joe Satriani | | Board | Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards tour rig | | Date | 2010-12-01 — Winter 2010 tour (era precision) | | Context | Winter 2010 tour | | Scope | Touring-period rig | | Signal path | 10 units · Guitar to amplifier | | Routing | Serial path | | Unit evidence | Documented | | Order evidence | Source-described | | Status | Documented front path and effects loop | | Audited | 2026-08-03 | | Sources | 2 | Joe Satriani's winter 2010 tour rig put seven pedals in front of the amp — a Vox Big Bad Wah, a Voodoo Lab Proctavia, a Voodoo-Vibe Jr., a Boss CH-1, a Satchurator, an Ice 9 and a Whammy — with a DigiTech 33B and two Vox Time Machine delays in the loop. ## Signal chain **Order evidence — Source-described.** A source states the sequence. | # | Unit | Role | Zone | Unit evidence | Position evidence | Catalog page | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Vox Big Bad Wah | Starts the stage path with Satriani's dual-mode signature wah. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/vox-big-bad-wah/ | | 2 | Voodoo Lab Proctavia | Creates octave-up fuzz before vibe and chorus. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/voodoo-lab-proctavia/ | | 3 | Roger Mayer Voodoo-Vibe Jr. | Supplies the analog swirl before chorus and drive. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/roger-mayer-voodoo-vibe-jr/ | | 4 | Boss CH-1 Super Chorus | Adds chorus ahead of Satriani's signature gain pedals. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/boss-ch-1-super-chorus/ | | 5 | Vox Satchurator | Provides the primary saturated distortion voice. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/vox-satchurator/ | | 6 | Vox Ice 9 Overdrive | Adds a lower-gain signature overdrive stage after the Satchurator. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/vox-ice-9-overdrive/ | | 7 | DigiTech Whammy | Handles expression-controlled pitch shifts before the amplifier. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/digitech-whammy/ | | 8 | DigiTech 33B | Provides rack delay in the amplifier effects loop. | Amplifier loop | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/digitech-33b/ | | 9 | Vox Time Machine Delay | Provides the first signature delay after the rack processor. | Amplifier loop | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/vox-time-machine-delay/ | | 10 | Vox Time Machine Delay | Provides a second independently set signature delay at the loop output. | Amplifier loop | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/vox-time-machine-delay/ | ## Reconstruction note The Premier Guitar video and published chain separate the amplifier input from the effects-loop branch. The passive DI and custom loop-bypass switch are routing utilities and are described here rather than rendered as tone pedals. ## Questions ### What pedals did Joe Satriani use in 2010? This dated entry lists 10 units: Vox Big Bad Wah, Voodoo Lab Proctavia, Roger Mayer Voodoo-Vibe Jr., Boss CH-1 Super Chorus, Vox Satchurator, Vox Ice 9 Overdrive, DigiTech Whammy, DigiTech 33B, Vox Time Machine Delay, Vox Time Machine 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 Joe Satriani'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 Satriani's full guitar rig? No. This dated entry covers 10 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Joe Satriani 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? Winter 2010 tour. 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 Premier Guitar, M Music & Musicians. Among them a rig rundown and an interview. 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. [Joe Satriani Rig Rundown](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaO0yObNfV4) — Premier Guitar (Primary source · rig-rundown), published 2011-01-06, accessed 2026-08-03, independent group `premier-guitar-joe-satriani-2011` 2. [Joe Satriani interview](https://www.mmusicmag.com/features/07/Joe-Satriani-November-2010.pdf) — M Music & Musicians (Primary source · interview), published 2010-11-01, accessed 2026-08-03, independent group `m-music-joe-satriani-2010` ## Related pages - Every documented board by Joe Satriani: [Joe Satriani board history](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/joe-satriani/) - [Dave Navarro — Jane's Addiction split-path board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/dave-navarro/janes-addiction-split-board-2024/): shares Boss CH-1 Super Chorus - [David Gilmour — PULSE / Division Bell rig](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/david-gilmour/pulse-division-bell-rig-1994/): shares DigiTech Whammy - [Ed O'Brien — Earth tour ten-loop board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/ed-o-brien/earth-tour-loop-board-2020/): shares DigiTech Whammy - [Eric Gales — Crown touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/eric-gales/crown-tour-2023/): shares DigiTech Whammy - [Jeff Beck — Final tour career-spanning board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/jeff-beck/final-tour-career-spanning-board-2022/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Pitch & Synth, Filter & EQ, Modulation, Delay & Echo, Gain) - [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) - Previous board in archive order: [Joe Perry — Aerosmith programmable gain rack](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/joe-perry/aerosmith-programmable-gain-rack-2024/) - Next board in archive order: [Joe Walsh — Eagles Staples Center touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/joe-walsh/eagles-staples-center-board-2006/)