Pedalboard Archive

Robert CrayGuitar Rig, 1989

Robert Cray said in 1989 that he plugs straight into two Fender Super Reverbs. No effects pedals sit in the live path.

Board
Dual Super Reverb direct path
Context
Guitar World interview
Board date
Evidence
Documented equipment · 2 cited sources
Order
Not applicable
Scope
Core signal path
Routing
Not applicable
Audited
Signal
Direct · Guitar to amplifier

Dual Super Reverb direct path

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InputGuitar
Direct signalNo floor effects
OutputAmplifier

Documented equipment · Documented order · Not applicable

The 1989 first-person interview explicitly rejects effects in this rig. A separate 1997 interview documents later studio Space Echo and stage Magnatone vibrato use; those choices are evidence of evolution, not additions to the 1989 path.

Cited sources

Methodology
  1. Guitar WorldRobert Cray discusses Albert Collins, gear and Strong Persuader
  2. FUZZ MagazineRobert Cray interview

Questions about Robert Cray's 1989 guitar rig

Did Robert Cray use effects pedals in 1989?
No effects pedals are documented in this path. The archive records the guitar going straight into the amplifier, so the sound comes from the instrument, the amp and the player's hands.
When and where was this guitar rig used?
1989. Guitar World interview. This is the core signal path documented for that period, not a career-wide gear list.
How does the archive know what was on this guitar rig?
2 cited sources, listed above with the date each was read, including Guitar World, FUZZ Magazine. Among them an interview. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-08-03.