Nels ClinePedalboards & signal chains

Nels Cline pedalboards in the archive, 2011-2018: 2 dated setups with pedal lists, routing evidence and sources. Compare the documented rigs.

Documented rigs: 02
Coverage: Late 2011 to October 2018

Board history

Newest first

October 2018Documented · 2 sources

New York City

Pelican-case travel rig

Nels Cline's travel rig is the board he carries for his own music rather than Wilco: two small boards stacked in a Pelican case with a Fuzz Factory, a Whammy, a Boss CS-3, an 805 overdrive, a Waterfall chorus and a DD-3, plus three hand-worked units on the lid.

Late 2011Documented · 2 sources

The Whole Love touring cycle

Wilco straight-line effects rig

Nels Cline's 2011 Wilco rig wires twenty effects in one long series line with no loop switcher: a Fuzz Factory, a Deja'Vibe, a Whammy, a Klon Centaur, a Hot Cake, two Boss delays and more, plus a hand-worked table chain with a Deluxe Memory Man and a Kaoss Pad 2.