John McLaughlinPedalboard, 2010
John McLaughlin's 2010 electric rig was three pedals: a Seymour Duncan Twin Tube Classic preamp, an MXR Stereo Chorus and an MXR Carbon Copy analog delay.
Fourth Dimension touring effects
Order evidence: No source publishes this sequence; the order is reconstructed
Inside the rig · 3 units
Pedal roles & evidence
How each unit fits John McLaughlin's 2010 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.
Gain
Seymour Duncan Twin Tube Classic
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Provides McLaughlin's selectable tube gain before the modulation and delay stages.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Modulation
MXR Stereo Chorus
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Adds the broad stereo modulation McLaughlin identified in his 2010 touring effects.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Delay & Echo
MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Supplies McLaughlin's compact analog repeats after the drive and chorus stages in this reconstructed display order.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Documented equipment · Reconstructed order · Serial path
Premier Guitar's on-camera Rig Rundown identifies these three exact effects in McLaughlin's 2010 touring setup but does not publish a cable trace. The display follows the conventional gain-before-modulation-before-delay order and is therefore marked reconstructed. McLaughlin independently told Vintage Guitar that he still used the same Twin Classic option plus MXR chorus and delay in 2017; the later interview corroborates the device family but is not used to add later backup preamps to this dated board.
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 John McLaughlin's 2010 pedalboard
- What pedals did John McLaughlin use in 2010?
- This dated entry lists 3 units: Seymour Duncan Twin Tube Classic, MXR Stereo Chorus, MXR Carbon Copy Analog 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 John McLaughlin'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: Guitar → Seymour Duncan Twin Tube Classic → MXR Stereo Chorus → MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay → amplifier.
- Is this John McLaughlin's full guitar rig?
- No. This dated entry covers 3 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear John McLaughlin 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?
- 2010 tour. 2010 John McLaughlin 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, Vintage Guitar. Among them a rig rundown and an interview. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-07-18.