Pedalboard Archive

Johnny WinterPedalboard, 2012

Johnny Winter's late-career floor rig was one pedal: a blue Boss CE-2 Chorus, left on all night in front of his treble-heavy Music Man combo.

Board
Always-on chorus rig
Context
Redstone Room, Davenport, Iowa
Board date
Evidence
Documented equipment · 3 cited sources
Order
Source-described
Scope
Exact board snapshot
Routing
Serial path
Audited
Signal
1 unit · Guitar to amplifier

Always-on chorus rig

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InputGuitar
BOSS CE-2 Chorus
OutputAmplifier

A source states the sequence

Inside the rig · 1 units

Pedal roles & evidence

How each unit fits Johnny Winter's 2012 setup. Board-specific roles and the evidence behind each identification and position.

Cited sources

Source-described orderIdentity and position are evidenced separately. Reconstructed positions are not observed connections.

Modulation

BOSS CE-2 Chorus

Integrated board

Role in this rig

Remains on for the entire performance to add depth to Winter's otherwise direct, treble-heavy sound.

Identity
Documented
Position
Documented

Documented equipment · Documented order · Serial path

Premier Guitar filmed Winter demonstrating the touring rig and states that the CE-2 remained on all night. In his 2011 Vintage Guitar interview, Winter independently names the same BOSS chorus alongside his Music Man 4x10, Lazer and Firebird. His detailed 1988 interview explains that he generally avoided effects, identifies the blue chorus as his then-current exception, and separates it from earlier wah and Phase 90 periods. Those older effects are therefore not merged into this 2012 board.

Cited sources

Methodology
  1. Premier GuitarRig Rundown: Johnny Winter
  2. Vintage GuitarJohnny Winter
  3. Andy AledortJohnny Winter Interview, June 1988

Questions about Johnny Winter's 2012 pedalboard

What pedals did Johnny Winter use in 2012?
This dated entry lists one unit: BOSS CE-2 Chorus. 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 Johnny Winter's pedals in?
A cited source states the order: Guitar → BOSS CE-2 Chorus → amplifier.
Is this Johnny Winter's full guitar rig?
No. This dated entry covers one unit in the effects path, not every piece of gear Johnny Winter 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?
Documented May 23, 2012. Redstone Room, Davenport, Iowa. 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, Vintage Guitar, Andy Aledort. 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.