Joe WalshPedalboard, 2006
Joe Walsh's 2006 Eagles board is mostly Boss compacts: a Dunlop 535Q wah, a CS-3 compressor, an OD-3 and OS-2, a PS-5 pitch shifter, a BF-3 flanger, a CE-5 chorus and a DD-3 delay, plus the Heil Talk Box on its own amplifier.
Eagles Staples Center touring board
Order evidence: No source publishes this sequence; the order is reconstructed
Inside the rig · 9 units
Pedal roles & evidence
How each unit fits Joe Walsh's 2006 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 535Q Cry Baby Multi-Wah
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Provides foot-swept filtering before the compact effects array.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Dynamics
Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Evens attack and extends sustain before Walsh's gain and modulation effects.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
Boss OD-3 OverDrive
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Adds a second, independently voiced gain stage to Walsh's touring board.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
Boss OS-2 OverDrive/Distortion
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Walsh named the OS-2 among the pedals receiving the most use on the Eagles stage.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Pitch & Synth
Boss PS-5 Super Shifter
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Covers several song-specific pitch effects; Walsh manually changed between three or four settings during the show.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Modulation
Boss BF-3 Flanger
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Supplies the comb-filtered sweep in Walsh's Eagles touring effects palette.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Modulation
Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Provides chorus and widening textures on the 2006 Eagles board.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Delay & Echo
Boss DD-3 Digital Delay
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Walsh's preferred live delay and one of the three pedals he said received the most stage use.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Filter & EQ
Heil Talk Box (Black enclosure)
External loop
Role in this rig
Creates Walsh's signature vocal-shaped guitar sound for "Rocky Mountain Way."
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Documented equipment · Reconstructed order · Serial path
BOSS photographed Walsh's board at the Staples Center and Walsh directly identified the PS-5, DD-3 and OS-2 as his most-used pedals, explaining the PS-5's changing live presets and the CUBE-driven talk box. Reverb's later gear history names the complete nine-pedal BOSS inventory, matching the colors and layouts in the official photograph. The visual sequence is a functional reconstruction because neither source traces the patch cables. The PSM-5 power/master switch, LS-2 line selector, rack tuner, wireless, power supply and switching hardware are documented but 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 Joe Walsh's 2006 pedalboard
- What pedals did Joe Walsh use in 2006?
- This dated entry lists 9 units: Dunlop 535Q Cry Baby Multi-Wah, Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer, Boss OD-3 OverDrive, Boss OS-2 OverDrive/Distortion, Boss PS-5 Super Shifter, Boss BF-3 Flanger, Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble, Boss DD-3 Digital Delay, Heil Talk Box. 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 Walsh'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 Joe Walsh's full guitar rig?
- No. This dated entry covers 9 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Joe Walsh 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?
- Eagles tour, 2006. Staples Center, Los Angeles. This is one dated setup as documented, 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 BOSS, Reverb. Among them an interview and a written article. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-07-18.