# Rory Gallagher Pedalboard 1991: Full Gear & Pedal List > The 1991 Rory Gallagher pedalboard, pedal by pedal: Dyna Comp, TS808 Tube Screamer, BF-2 Flanger, OC-2 Octaver. Signal-chain order, settings and cited sources. - Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/rory-gallagher/early-1990s-live-pedalboard/ - 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 | Rory Gallagher | | Board | Early-1990s live pedalboard | | Date | 1991-08-01 — Early 1990s (era precision) | | Context | Touring floorboard documented by the Gallagher estate | | Scope | Exact board snapshot | | Signal path | 4 units · Guitar to amplifier | | Routing | Serial path | | Unit evidence | Documented | | Order evidence | Cable-traced | | Status | Official-photo documented four-pedal chain | | Audited | 2026-07-18 | | Sources | 2 | Rory Gallagher's early-1990s live board is four pedals, traced from the estate's photographs: an always-on Dyna Comp, an Ibanez TS808, a Boss BF-2 flanger and a Boss OC-2 octaver before his multi-amp rig. ## Signal chain **Order evidence — Cable-traced.** Sequence verified cable by cable. `Guitar → Dyna Comp → TS808 Tube Screamer → BF-2 Flanger → OC-2 Octaver → amplifier` | # | Unit | Role | Zone | Unit evidence | Position evidence | Catalog page | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Dyna Comp | Stays on to compensate for the long guitar cable and add a low-compression push before the gain and modulation pedals. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/dyna-comp/ | | 2 | TS808 Tube Screamer | Adds sustain and gain for selected solos after the always-on compressor. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/ts808-tube-screamer/ | | 3 | BF-2 Flanger | Adds the restrained flanging heard on selected later live arrangements, including passages in Shadow Play. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/bf-2-flanger/ | | 4 | OC-2 Octaver | Adds lower-octave colour to selected solos before the signal leaves the floorboard. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/oc-2-octaver/ | ## Reconstruction note The order is traced directly from the right-to-left patch cables and labelled input/output jacks in the official photograph: Dyna Comp to TS808 to BF-2 to OC-2. The estate labels the photograph as a 1990s live rig, while Gallagher's August 1991 interview confirms the compressor, Tube Screamer and brown octaver. Delay and the DB-5 amplifier-routing unit documented in broader rigs are not inserted because they are outside this photographed four-pedal floorboard. ## Questions ### What pedals did Rory Gallagher use in 1991? This dated entry lists 4 units: Dyna Comp, TS808 Tube Screamer, BF-2 Flanger, OC-2 Octaver. 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 Rory Gallagher's pedals in? The order is documented from a traced cable run: Guitar → Dyna Comp → TS808 Tube Screamer → BF-2 Flanger → OC-2 Octaver → amplifier. ### Is this Rory Gallagher's full guitar rig? No. This dated entry covers 4 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Rory Gallagher 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? Early 1990s. Touring floorboard documented by the Gallagher estate. This is one dated setup as documented, 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 Official Rory Gallagher Website, Guitar World. Among them an official listing and a written article. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-07-18. ## Sources 2 cited sources across 2 independent groups. Two sources sharing an independent group report the same observation and count once. 1. [Effects / Pedals: Rory's 1990s live pedal rig](https://rorygallagher.com/effects-pedals/) — Official Rory Gallagher Website (Primary source · official), accessed 2026-07-18, independent group `rory-gallagher-estate-archive` 2. [Rory Gallagher: the guitar gear behind the legend](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rory-gallagher-gear-behind-the-legend) — Guitar World (Specialist source · article), published 2023-07-25, accessed 2026-07-18, independent group `guitar-world-rory-gear` ## Related pages - Every documented board by Rory Gallagher: [Rory Gallagher board history](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/rory-gallagher/) - [John Squire — Stone Roses era board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/john-squire/stone-roses-era-board-1989/): shares BF-2 Flanger - [Eric Johnson — Ah Via Musicom four-amp system](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/eric-johnson/ah-via-musicom-four-amp-rig-2018/): shares TS808 Tube Screamer - [Adam Jones — Tool touring effects board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/adam-jones/tool-dunlop-tech-board-2010/): shares Dyna Comp - [Jared James Nichols — Five-device summer touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/jared-james-nichols/summer-tour-board-2026/): shares TS808 Tube Screamer - [Andy Summers — Walking on the Moon studio core path](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/andy-summers/walking-on-the-moon-studio-path/): shares Dyna Comp - [Joe Bonamassa — "Boomer" Time Clocks touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/joe-bonamassa/boomer-touring-board-2022/): shares TS808 Tube Screamer - Previous board in archive order: [Ron Asheton — Early Stooges fuzz-and-wah core](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/ron-asheton/early-stooges-fuzz-wah-1968/) - Next board in archive order: [Rory Gallagher — Taste-era boosted AC30 path](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/rory-gallagher/taste-era-1969/)