# Matt Bellamy Pedalboard 2001: Full Gear & Pedal List > The 2001 Matt Bellamy pedalboard, pedal by pedal: DigiTech Whammy WH-1, DOD FX40B Graphic EQ and 4 more. Signal-chain order, settings and cited sources. - Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/matt-bellamy/pre-absolution-pedalboard/ - 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 | Matt Bellamy | | Board | Pre-Absolution floor rig | | Date | 2001-06-18 — Origin of Symmetry era, before Absolution (era precision) | | Context | Touring rig | | Scope | Touring-period rig | | Signal path | 6 units · Guitar to amplifier | | Routing | Serial path | | Unit evidence | Reconstructed | | Order evidence | Reconstructed | | Status | Source-described inventory - order reconstructed | | Audited | 2026-08-09 | | Sources | 2 | Matt Bellamy's early Muse floor rig, before Absolution, avoided ordinary gain pedals: a DigiTech Whammy WH-1, a DOD FX40B EQ, an EHX Micro Synthesizer, a Line 6 DL4, a Roland VG-8 and a Boss volume pedal. ## Signal chain **Order evidence — Reconstructed.** No source publishes this sequence; the order is reconstructed. The units are evidenced; their sequence is the archive's inference from the convention below, not an observation. Do not report this order as documented. Reconstruction convention: Tuner → Wah and filter → Compressor → Overdrive, distortion and fuzz → Modulation → Delay → Reverb → Amplifier. A documented routing zone always overrides it. `Guitar → DigiTech Whammy WH-1 → DOD FX40B Graphic EQ → Electro-Harmonix Micro Synthesizer → Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler → Roland VG-8 V-Guitar System → Boss FV-300H Volume Pedal → amplifier` | # | Unit | Role | Zone | Unit evidence | Position evidence | Catalog page | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | DigiTech Whammy WH-1 | Carries the pitched sweeps and octave leads that define the early Muse guitar parts. | Front of amp | Reconstructed | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/digitech-whammy/ | | 2 | DOD FX40B Graphic EQ | Shapes and boosts the midrange ahead of the modulation and delay stages. | Front of amp | Reconstructed | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/dod-fx40b-graphic-eq/ | | 3 | Electro-Harmonix Micro Synthesizer | Produces the synthetic lead voices layered over the band's arrangements. | Front of amp | Reconstructed | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/electro-harmonix-micro-synthesizer/ | | 4 | Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler | Supplies the repeats and the looped passages built up live. | Front of amp | Reconstructed | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/line-6-dl4-delay-modeler/ | | 5 | Roland VG-8 V-Guitar System | Generates the modelled and alternate-instrument voices used alongside the pedals. | Front of amp | Reconstructed | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/roland-vg-8-v-guitar-system/ | | 6 | Boss FV-300H Volume Pedal | Controls swells and overall level within the pedal chain. | Front of amp | Reconstructed | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/boss-fv-300h-volume-pedal/ | ## Reconstruction note Mixdown separates Bellamy's rig by album era and names this pedalboard as the pre-Absolution setup. Andertons independently confirms the Whammy and DL4, and documents that his ZVEX Fuzz Factory circuits were built into the Manson guitars rather than placed on the floor, which is why no fuzz appears here. Neither source publishes a cable order, so the sequence shown is a functional reconstruction that puts pitch and equalisation ahead of the synthesiser, delay and modelling stages. The Roland EV-5 expression pedal is omitted as a controller, and the onboard Kaoss Pad, Wah Probe and Tronical tuner belong to the guitars rather than the board. ## Questions ### What pedals did Matt Bellamy use in 2001? This dated entry lists 6 units: DigiTech Whammy WH-1, DOD FX40B Graphic EQ, Electro-Harmonix Micro Synthesizer, Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler, Roland VG-8 V-Guitar System, Boss FV-300H Volume Pedal. 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 Matt Bellamy'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 → DigiTech Whammy WH-1 → DOD FX40B Graphic EQ → Electro-Harmonix Micro Synthesizer → Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler → Roland VG-8 V-Guitar System → Boss FV-300H Volume Pedal → amplifier. ### Is this Matt Bellamy's full guitar rig? No. This dated entry covers 6 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Matt Bellamy 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? Origin of Symmetry era, before Absolution. Touring rig. 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 Mixdown, Andertons Music Co.. Among them a written article. The units are recorded as reconstructed equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-08-09. ## Sources 2 cited sources across 2 independent groups. Two sources sharing an independent group report the same observation and count once. 1. [Gear Rundown: Matt Bellamy](https://mixdownmag.com.au/features/gear-rundown-matt-bellamy/) — Mixdown Staff, Mixdown (Specialist source · article), published 2023-09-04, accessed 2026-08-09, independent group `mixdown-bellamy-2023`. Separates Bellamy's rig by album era and lists the pre-Absolution pedalboard by model. Publishes no signal order. 2. [Matt Bellamy's Guitar Rig](https://www.andertons.co.uk/browse/utility/matt-bellamys-guitar-rig/) — Andertons Music Co. (Specialist source · article), accessed 2026-08-09, independent group `andertons-bellamy`. Independent survey confirming the Digitech Whammy and Line 6 DL4, and documenting the ZVEX Fuzz Factory circuits built into the Manson guitars rather than placed on the floor. ## Related pages - Every documented board by Matt Bellamy: [Matt Bellamy board history](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/matt-bellamy/) - [Adam Jones — Tool touring effects board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/adam-jones/tool-dunlop-tech-board-2010/): shares Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler - [David Gilmour — PULSE / Division Bell rig](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/david-gilmour/pulse-division-bell-rig-1994/): shares DigiTech Whammy - [Ed O'Brien — Earth tour ten-loop board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/ed-o-brien/earth-tour-loop-board-2020/): shares DigiTech Whammy - [Eric Gales — Crown touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/eric-gales/crown-tour-2023/): shares DigiTech Whammy - [Steve Vai — Story of Light experimental rig](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/steve-vai/story-of-light-rig-2012/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Multi-effects & Modeling, Pitch & Synth, Routing & Control, Filter & EQ, Delay & Echo) - [Tom Morello — Long-term effects-loop board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/tom-morello/long-term-rig-2019/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Multi-effects & Modeling, Pitch & Synth, Filter & EQ, Delay & Echo) - Previous board in archive order: [Mateus Asato — Six-pedal travel board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/mateus-asato/six-pedal-travel-board/) - Next board in archive order: [Matt Schofield — Vertex dual-amplifier board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/matt-schofield/vertex-dual-amp-board-2011/)