Kevin ParkerTame Impala Guitar Rig, 2015
This partial Kevin Parker guitar-effects entry covers three units associated with Tame Impala: EHX Small Stone phaser, Holy Grail reverb and Boss BD-2 Blues Driver. It is not a complete pedalboard or a verified 2026 setup. The single source describes overdrive after modulation and ambience; the phaser-before-reverb sequence is reconstructed, and the Currents-era dating is approximate.
Core signal path
Order evidence: No source publishes this sequence; the order is reconstructed
Inside the rig · 3 units
Pedal roles & evidence
How each unit fits Kevin Parker's 2015 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.
Modulation
Small Stone Phaser
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Supplies the phase movement that runs under much of Tame Impala's guitar.
Named individually by the single source as a core Parker effect, but with no dated board photograph or rundown behind it, so the unit is recorded as tentative rather than confirmed on any particular rig.
- Identity
- Tentative
- Position
- Reconstructed
Reverb & Ambience
Holy Grail
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Provides the reverb wash that sits ahead of the overdrive rather than after it.
Named individually by the single source as his core reverb, but not tied to a dated board, so it is recorded as tentative. The revision — full-size, Nano or Plus — is not specified anywhere.
- Identity
- Tentative
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
BD-2 Blues Driver
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Sits at the very end of the chain, saturating the reverb and modulation ahead of it.
Mixdown places Parker's overdrive downstream of the time-based and modulation effects. This supports the BD-2's final position in the recorded core path, not any particular control setting or a complete inventory of the rig.
- Identity
- Tentative
- Position
- Reconstructed
Tentative equipment · Reconstructed order · Serial path
This is deliberately recorded as a core path rather than a board, because no rundown of a specific Tame Impala pedalboard was found and the inventory here is knowingly incomplete. The single source names three effects individually and then refers only collectively to "stacks and stacks of fuzz pedals", so no fuzz unit can be identified and none is drawn. What the source does document, and the reason this entry exists, is the routing: Parker runs his overdrive at the very end, after the delay, reverb and modulation, which is the inverse of the archive's reconstruction convention and is what produces the thick, almost synthesised guitar tone. The BD-2 is therefore placed last on evidence rather than by convention, and the two effects ahead of it are ordered by convention. The Roland GR-55 used for bass parts is not a guitar-path effect and is omitted. Treat the inventory as a floor, not a ceiling.
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 Kevin Parker's 2015 guitar rig
- What pedals did Kevin Parker use in 2015?
- This dated entry lists 3 units: Small Stone Phaser, Holy Grail, BD-2 Blues Driver. 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 Kevin Parker'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 → Small Stone Phaser → Holy Grail → BD-2 Blues Driver → amplifier.
- Is this Kevin Parker's full guitar rig?
- No. This dated entry covers 3 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Kevin Parker 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 guitar rig used?
- Currents era. Tame Impala studio and stage. This is the core signal path documented for that period, not a career-wide gear list.
- How does the archive know what was on this guitar rig?
- One cited source, listed above with the date each was read, including Mixdown Magazine. Among them a written article. The units are recorded as tentative equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-08-15.