Robby KriegerPedalboard, 2020
Robby Krieger's live Pedaltrain holds ten units: a Boss TU-2, a Mini Cry Baby, a Boss CE-B chorus and TR-2 tremolo for song-specific parts, two Ibanez TS808s at different gain levels, an Xotic SP compressor, two delays and a volume pedal.
Forrest Penner live board
Order evidence: A source states the sequence
Inside the rig · 10 units
Pedal roles & evidence
How each unit fits Robby Krieger's 2020 setup. Board-specific roles and the evidence behind each identification and position.
Source-described orderIdentity and position are evidenced separately. Reconstructed positions are not observed connections.
Tuner
BOSS TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
Integrated board
Role in this rig
First device in the published chain, providing tuning and a buffered input.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Filter & EQ
Dunlop Mini Cry Baby Wah
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Provides the manually swept filter immediately after the tuner.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Modulation
BOSS CE-B Bass Chorus
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Used for the live chorus texture on Love Her Madly.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Modulation
BOSS TR-2 Tremolo
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Supplies the pulsing textures used for Riders on the Storm, Strange Days and other live arrangements.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Vintage Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Provides the lighter of Krieger's two staged overdrive levels.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Ibanez TS808 Reissue
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Provides the heavier of Krieger's two staged overdrive sounds.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Dynamics
Xotic SP Compressor
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Used after the overdrives as a clean boost in the technician's published chain.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Delay & Echo
TC Electronic Flashback Delay
Integrated board
Role in this rig
First of two delay stages near the end of the board.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Delay & Echo
BOSS DD-7 Digital Delay
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Second delay stage; an external expression pedal changes its wet/dry mix.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Routing & Control
Ernie Ball VP Jr Volume Pedal (Silver chassis)
Integrated board
Role in this rig
Rounds out the published audio chain after both delays.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Documented equipment · Documented order · Serial path
Longtime technician Forrest Penner names the board, power supply and guitar-to-output order in Guitar World. The article prints the bass chorus model as BOSS CE-B without enough visual or catalog evidence to distinguish CE-2B from CEB-3, so that source wording is retained and the exact suffix is flagged unresolved. A separate expression pedal controlling DD-7 wet/dry mix is described as a controller rather than inserted into the serial audio placements. Krieger's 2010 and 2013 first-person interviews document the preceding BOSS ME-10 era, confirming that this later custom board must not be projected backward onto Doors recordings.
Cited sources
MethodologyQuestions about Robby Krieger's 2020 pedalboard
- What pedals did Robby Krieger use in 2020?
- This dated entry lists 10 units: BOSS TU-2 Chromatic Tuner, Dunlop Mini Cry Baby Wah, BOSS CE-B Bass Chorus, BOSS TR-2 Tremolo, Vintage Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer, Ibanez TS808 Reissue, Xotic SP Compressor, TC Electronic Flashback Delay, BOSS DD-7 Digital Delay, Ernie Ball VP Jr 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 Robby Krieger's pedals in?
- A cited source states the order: Guitar → BOSS TU-2 Chromatic Tuner → Dunlop Mini Cry Baby Wah → BOSS CE-B Bass Chorus → BOSS TR-2 Tremolo → Vintage Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer → Ibanez TS808 Reissue → Xotic SP Compressor → TC Electronic Flashback Delay → BOSS DD-7 Digital Delay → Ernie Ball VP Jr Volume Pedal → amplifier.
- Is this Robby Krieger's full guitar rig?
- No. This dated entry covers 10 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Robby Krieger 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?
- Documented October 20, 2020. Robby Krieger live rig. 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 Guitar World, Premier Guitar, MusicRadar. Among them a rig rundown and an interview. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-07-18.