Pedalboard / 054
Robert Fripp
Fripp's amplifier-free system combines a direct Whammy-to-Axe-Fx guitar path with two guitar-synthesis sources and three parallel Eventide branches feeding the venue's quad mix.
Signal path / A
King Crimson surround processing rig
Tech-diagrammed split signal path
Documented equipment · Cable-traced order · Switchable effects loops
Road tech Biff Blumfumgagnge identifies every processor and supplies the routing diagram. The Whammy II is explicitly inline immediately before the main Axe-Fx. Axe-Fx, AXON and GR-1 outputs enter the Switchblade matrix, which sends parallel stereo feeds to the H8000, H3500 and Eclipse branches before their returns reach the final mix. The 2014 MusicRadar rig tour independently documents the same architecture. The backup Axe-Fx, MIDI Raider, expression pedals, Switchblade, mixer and monitor hardware are omitted because they are redundant, control-only or routing utilities.