Mike CampbellPedalboard, 2013
Mike Campbell's 2013 Heartbreakers board is six units: a rare Camel Toe Triple Overdrive, an early black Whammy II, a Line 6 MM4 and DL4, a remotely switched '62 reissue spring reverb unit and a Boss RC-30 looper.
Heartbreakers touring effects board
Order evidence: No source publishes this sequence; the order is reconstructed
Inside the rig · 6 units
Pedal roles & evidence
How each unit fits Mike Campbell's 2013 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
Camel Toe Triple Overdrive
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Supplies Campbell's principal louder and more saturated lead level without replacing the small-amplifier character.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Pitch & Synth
Whammy II
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Provides foot-controlled pitch shifts for the songs that require Campbell's programmed interval effects.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Modulation
MM4 Modulation Modeler
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Provides Campbell's occasional chorus and other song-specific modulation sounds.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Reverb & Ambience
'62 Reissue Reverb Unit
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Adds the separate spring-reverb voice engaged from Campbell's custom remote footswitch.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Delay & Echo
DL4 Delay Modeler
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Provides repeat echoes and stored delay sounds after the gain and modulation effects.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Looping
RC-30 Loop Station
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Captures and plays back phrases at the end of Campbell's 2013 floor-effects route.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Documented equipment · Reconstructed order · Serial path
Steve Winstead identifies every effect in this 2013 rig, and Campbell independently confirms the Camel Toe, DL4 and MM4 as long-running tools. The published article does not provide a complete jack-to-jack trace, so the displayed order follows a conservative gain, pitch, modulation, reverb, delay and looper grouping and is explicitly reconstructed. The tuner, Green Meanie amplifier selector and reverb footswitch are omitted as control infrastructure; the audio-carrying reverb unit itself remains represented.
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 Mike Campbell's 2013 pedalboard
- What pedals did Mike Campbell use in 2013?
- This dated entry lists 6 units: Camel Toe Triple Overdrive, Whammy II, MM4 Modulation Modeler, '62 Reissue Reverb Unit, DL4 Delay Modeler, RC-30 Loop Station. 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 Mike Campbell'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 → Camel Toe Triple Overdrive → Whammy II → MM4 Modulation Modeler → '62 Reissue Reverb Unit → DL4 Delay Modeler → RC-30 Loop Station → amplifier.
- Is this Mike Campbell's full guitar rig?
- No. This dated entry covers 6 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Mike Campbell 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?
- July 27, 2013. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tour rig rundown. 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, Tape Op, Effects Bay. Among them a rig rundown, an interview and a photograph. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-07-18.