# Paul Gilbert Pedalboard 2011: Full Gear & Pedal List > The 2011 Paul Gilbert pedalboard, pedal by pedal: Boss TU-2, Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer and 7 more. Signal-chain order, settings and cited sources. - Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/paul-gilbert/mr-big-split-rig-2011/ - 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 | Paul Gilbert | | Board | Mr. Big split touring rig | | Date | 2011-11-09 — November 9, 2011 (day precision) | | Context | Premier Guitar Rig Rundown | | Scope | Touring-period rig | | Signal path | 9 units · Guitar to amplifier | | Routing | Split output path | | Unit evidence | Documented | | Order evidence | Source-described | | Status | Documented split signal path | | Audited | 2026-08-03 | | Sources | 2 | Paul Gilbert's 2011 Mr. Big rig splits after four shared pedals — a Boss TU-2, a CS-3, his Ibanez Airplane Flanger and a script Phase 90 — into a compressed monitor feed and an amp branch with a Fuzz Universe, a Green Rhino and a Fulltone Choralflange. ## Signal chain **Order evidence — Source-described.** A source states the sequence. | # | Unit | Role | Zone | Unit evidence | Position evidence | Catalog page | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Boss TU-2 | Tunes and mutes immediately after the wireless receiver. | Shared pre-split | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/boss-tu-2/ | | 2 | Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer | Evens dynamics before flanging and phasing. | Shared pre-split | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/boss-cs-3-compression-sustainer/ | | 3 | Ibanez Paul Gilbert Airplane Flanger | Provides Gilbert's signature normal and takeoff flanging modes. | Shared pre-split | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/ibanez-paul-gilbert-airplane-flanger/ | | 4 | MXR Script Phase 90 | Adds single-knob phasing before the signal split. | Shared pre-split | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/mxr-phase-90/ | | 5 | Lehle P-Split | Splits the path between the monitor DI branch and the main amplifier branch. | Shared pre-split | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/lehle-p-split/ | | 6 | HomeBrew Electronics CPR Compressor | Compresses the split monitor-feed branch before its DI. | Clean amplifier path | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/homebrew-electronics-cpr-compressor/ | | 7 | Majik Box Fuzz Universe | Starts the main post-split gain branch with Gilbert's signature fuzz. | Distorted amplifier path | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/majik-box-fuzz-universe/ | | 8 | Way Huge Green Rhino | Adds a mid-focused overdrive after the Fuzz Universe. | Distorted amplifier path | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/way-huge-green-rhino/ | | 9 | Fulltone Choralflange | Finishes the main branch with switchable chorus or flanger. | Distorted amplifier path | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/fulltone-choralflange/ | ## Reconstruction note Premier Guitar describes the split and each branch. The DI box at the end of the monitor branch is routing hardware and is described rather than rendered as a tonal pedal. BOSS independently corroborates Gilbert's long-term TU-2 and compression/delay vocabulary without importing a different board era. ## Questions ### What pedals did Paul Gilbert use in 2011? This dated entry lists 9 units: Boss TU-2, Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer, Ibanez Paul Gilbert Airplane Flanger, MXR Script Phase 90, Lehle P-Split, HomeBrew Electronics CPR Compressor, Majik Box Fuzz Universe, Way Huge Green Rhino, Fulltone Choralflange. 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 Paul Gilbert's pedals in? A cited source states the order. See the diagram and routing notes for the separate paths and any unconfirmed connections. ### Is this Paul Gilbert's full guitar rig? No. This dated entry covers 9 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Paul Gilbert 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? November 9, 2011. Premier Guitar Rig Rundown. 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 Premier Guitar, BOSS. Among them a rig rundown and an interview. 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. [Rig Rundown: Mr. Big's Paul Gilbert](https://www.premierguitar.com/rig-rundown-mr-bigs-paul-gilbert-2651076966) — Premier Guitar (Primary source · rig-rundown), published 2011-11-09, accessed 2026-08-03, independent group `premier-guitar-paul-gilbert-2011` 2. [Paul Gilbert BOSS Users Group interview](https://www.boss.info/us/community/boss_users_group/809/) — BOSS (Primary source · interview), accessed 2026-08-03, independent group `boss-paul-gilbert-interview` ## Related pages - Every documented board by Paul Gilbert: [Paul Gilbert board history](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/paul-gilbert/) - [Joe Walsh — Eagles Staples Center touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/joe-walsh/eagles-staples-center-board-2006/): shares Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer - [Tom Bukovac — Vertex stereo studio board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/tom-bukovac/vertex-studio-board-2012/): shares Way Huge Green Rhino - [Guthrie Trapp — 2012 touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/guthrie-trapp/touring-board-2012/): shares BOSS TU-2 - [Albert King — Late-career single-phaser path](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/albert-king/late-career-phase-90-rig-1978/): shares MXR Phase 90 - [Henrik Freischlader — Openness Tour dual-amplifier board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/henrik-freischlader/openness-tour-board-2016/): shares BOSS TU-2 - [Eddie Van Halen — Debut-era modulation path](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/eddie-van-halen/debut-era-1978/): shares MXR Phase 90 - Previous board in archive order: [Noel Gallagher — Official board photograph](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/noel-gallagher/official-board-photograph-2025/) - Next board in archive order: [Pete Thorn — Musicom Lab switching board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/pete-thorn/musicomlab-switching-board-2014/)