# Josh Smith Pedalboard 2021: Full Gear & Pedal List > The 2021 Josh Smith pedalboard, pedal by pedal: TC Electronic PolyTune 2 Noir, Vemuram Myriad Fuzz and 7 more. Signal-chain order, settings and cited sources. - Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/josh-smith/spaceship-board-2021/ - 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 | Josh Smith | | Board | Spaceship board | | Date | 2021-12-06 — December 6, 2021 (day precision) | | Context | Sweetwater pedalboard walkthrough | | Scope | Exact board snapshot | | Signal path | 9 units · Guitar to amplifier | | Routing | Serial path | | Unit evidence | Documented | | Order evidence | Source-described | | Status | Artist-described core sequence | | Audited | 2026-08-03 | | Sources | 2 | Josh Smith's Spaceship board runs nine units: a PolyTune 2 Noir, a Vemuram Myriad Fuzz, a Mythos Argonaut octave fuzz, then four drive stages including the King Tone Soloist and an Automatone Preamp MKII, into a Flashback Mini, a Poly Digit and an Eventide H9. ## Signal chain **Order evidence — Source-described.** A source states the sequence. `Guitar → TC Electronic PolyTune 2 Noir → Vemuram Myriad Fuzz → Mythos Argonaut → Lovepedal Tchula → King Tone Soloist → Chase Bliss Automatone Preamp MKII → TC Electronic Flashback Mini Delay → Poly Effects Digit → Eventide H9 → amplifier` | # | Unit | Role | Zone | Unit evidence | Position evidence | Catalog page | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | TC Electronic PolyTune 2 Noir | Tunes and mutes the large board input. | — | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/tc-electronic-polytune-2-noir/ | | 2 | Vemuram Myriad Fuzz | Starts the expressive gain path with a silicon/germanium hybrid fuzz. | — | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/vemuram-myriad-fuzz/ | | 3 | Mythos Argonaut | Adds an analog octave-up voice after the Myriad. | — | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/mythos-argonaut/ | | 4 | Lovepedal Tchula | Provides a touch-sensitive two-stage boost and overdrive. | — | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/lovepedal-tchula/ | | 5 | King Tone Soloist | Adds a focused Tube Screamer-derived drive voice. | — | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/king-tone-soloist/ | | 6 | Chase Bliss Automatone Preamp MKII | Provides programmable analog gain and EQ at the end of the drive block. | — | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/chase-bliss-automatone-preamp-mkii/ | | 7 | TC Electronic Flashback Mini Delay | Adds the compact conventional delay voice. | — | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/tc-electronic-flashback-mini-delay/ | | 8 | Poly Effects Digit | Provides programmable multi-tap spatial processing. | — | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/poly-effects-digit/ | | 9 | Eventide H9 | Supplies the final programmable ambience and modulation stage. | — | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/eventide-h9/ | ## Reconstruction note Sweetwater traces the audio path and Guitar World independently transcribes the central sequence. The walkthrough also shows a wah after the Myriad, but the accessible evidence does not expose its exact model; it is documented in this note rather than assigned a guessed identity. ## Questions ### What pedals did Josh Smith use in 2021? This dated entry lists 9 units: TC Electronic PolyTune 2 Noir, Vemuram Myriad Fuzz, Mythos Argonaut, Lovepedal Tchula, King Tone Soloist, Chase Bliss Automatone Preamp MKII, TC Electronic Flashback Mini Delay, Poly Effects Digit, Eventide H9. 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 Josh Smith's pedals in? A cited source states the order: Guitar → TC Electronic PolyTune 2 Noir → Vemuram Myriad Fuzz → Mythos Argonaut → Lovepedal Tchula → King Tone Soloist → Chase Bliss Automatone Preamp MKII → TC Electronic Flashback Mini Delay → Poly Effects Digit → Eventide H9 → amplifier. ### Is this Josh Smith's full guitar rig? No. This dated entry covers 9 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Josh Smith 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? December 6, 2021. Sweetwater pedalboard walkthrough. 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 Sweetwater, Guitar World. Among them a rig rundown and a written article. 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. [Josh Smith's Pedalboard: What's on Your Pedalboard?](https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/josh-smiths-pedalboard-whats-on-your-pedalboard/) — Sweetwater (Primary source · rig-rundown), published 2021-12-06, accessed 2026-08-03, independent group `sweetwater-josh-smith-2021` 2. [Josh Smith offers a guided tour of his 'spaceship' pedalboard](https://www.guitarworld.com/news/josh-smith-pedalboard-breakdown) — Guitar World (Specialist source · article), published 2021-12-10, accessed 2026-08-03, independent group `guitar-world-josh-smith-2021` ## Related pages - Every documented board by Josh Smith: [Josh Smith board history](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/josh-smith/) - [Rhett Shull — Mastermind experimental board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/rhett-shull/mastermind-board-2024/): shares Chase Bliss Automatone Preamp MKII, Mythos Argonaut - [Ariel Posen — Suitcase touring pedalboard](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/ariel-posen/suitcase-touring-board-2026/): shares TC Electronic Flashback Mini Delay - [Gary Clark Jr. — Ryman Auditorium effects-loop board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/gary-clark-jr/ryman-auditorium-loop-board-2019/): shares TC Electronic PolyTune 2 Noir - [Kirk Fletcher — Vertex stereo board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/kirk-fletcher/vertex-board-2012/): shares Lovepedal Tchula - [Billy Strings — Four-drawer MIDI touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/billy-strings/four-drawer-touring-board-2023/): shares Eventide H9 - [Pete Thorn — Musicom Lab switching board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/pete-thorn/musicomlab-switching-board-2014/): shares Eventide H9 - Previous board in archive order: [Jorma Kaukonen — Official two-chain Electric Hot Tuna rig](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/jorma-kaukonen/official-electric-hot-tuna-rig-current/) - Next board in archive order: [Julian Lage — View with a Room touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/julian-lage/view-with-a-room-board-2023/)