Robben FordPedalboard, 2014
Robben Ford's 2014 touring board is six pedals in a traced order: a PolyTune Mini, a modified Boss FV-500 volume pedal, a Vertex Boost, a Hermida Zendrive, a Strymon TimeLine and a Hall of Fame reverb, into a Dumble Overdrive Special.
Vertex touring board
Order evidence: Sequence verified cable by cable
Inside the rig · 6 units
Pedal roles & evidence
How each unit fits Robben Ford's 2014 setup. Board-specific roles and the evidence behind each identification and position.
Cable-traced orderIdentity and position are evidenced separately. Reconstructed positions are not observed connections.
Tuner
TC Electronic PolyTune Mini
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Tunes and mutes the guitar before anything else in the touring path.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Routing & Control
Vertex-modified Boss FV-500 Volume
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Sets playing level and permits swells ahead of the boost and drive section.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Vertex Boost
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Lifts clean level into the Dumble ahead of the Zendrive.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Hermida Audio Zendrive
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Supplies the sustaining overdrive voice after the Vertex Boost.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Delay & Echo
Strymon TimeLine
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Provides programmable delay after the drive section and before reverb.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Reverb & Ambience
TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Adds the board's only ambience, last in the effects path.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Documented equipment · Documented order · Serial path
Premier Guitar walks the board on camera in signal-flow order, so the chain is taken directly from that rundown. The Vertex passive input interface, Roland EV-5 expression treadle, Dumble footswitch and Voodoo Lab Pedal Power Digital are utility hardware and are not duplicated as tonal pedals, following the same rule as the 2012 board. Ford's 2020 Guitar Player tour independently confirms that five of these six units were still in place six years later; the modified FV-500 volume pedal is documented only by the 2014 rundown.
Cited sources
MethodologyQuestions about Robben Ford's 2014 pedalboard
- What pedals did Robben Ford use in 2014?
- This dated entry lists 6 units: TC Electronic PolyTune Mini, Vertex-modified Boss FV-500 Volume, Vertex Boost, Hermida Audio Zendrive, Strymon TimeLine, TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb. 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 Robben Ford's pedals in?
- The order is documented from a traced cable run: Guitar → TC Electronic PolyTune Mini → Vertex-modified Boss FV-500 Volume → Vertex Boost → Hermida Audio Zendrive → Strymon TimeLine → TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb → amplifier.
- Is this Robben Ford's full guitar rig?
- No. This dated entry covers 6 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Robben Ford 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?
- March 19, 2014. 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, Guitar Player. Among them a rig rundown. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-08-06.