St. VincentPedalboard, 2013
St. Vincent's Nice Rack system wires five effects into true-bypass loops: a ZVEX Mastotron and a Death By Audio Interstellar Overdriver stacked into a Boss PS-5, an Eventide PitchFactor and an Eventide Space, all under program control.
Nice Rack true-bypass loop system
Order evidence: A source states the sequence
Inside the rig · 5 units
Pedal roles & evidence
How each unit fits St. Vincent's 2013 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.
Gain
ZVEX Mastotron
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Opens the effects chain with the gated fuzz voice that defines her lead tone.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Gain
Death By Audio Interstellar Overdriver Deluxe
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Provides the second, more chaotic gain stage stacked after the Mastotron.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Pitch & Synth
Boss PS-5 Super Shifter
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Adds the pitched and harmonised intervals layered under her riffs.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Pitch & Synth
Eventide PitchFactor
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Carries the programmed pitch effects recalled per song by the controller.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Reverb & Ambience
Eventide Space
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Closes the effects chain with the programmed reverbs and shimmer textures.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Documented
Documented equipment · Documented order · Switchable effects loops
Nice Rack Canada, who built the system, publishes the effects order from the Mastotron through the Interstellar Overdriver, Super Shifter, PitchFactor and Space. Effects Bay independently identified the same five units from the Noisey Guitar Moves footage without reference to the builder, though it lists the two fuzzes in the opposite order; the builder's sequence is followed here. The RJM Mini Effect Gizmo loop switcher, RJM MasterMind controller, Korg Pitchblack tuner, Moog expression pedal and Voodoo Lab supply are omitted as routing, control and utility devices. Observers report the Death By Audio unit may be the discontinued Supreme variant.
Cited sources
MethodologyQuestions about St. Vincent's 2013 pedalboard
- What pedals did St. Vincent use in 2013?
- This dated entry lists 5 units: ZVEX Mastotron, Death By Audio Interstellar Overdriver Deluxe, Boss PS-5 Super Shifter, Eventide PitchFactor, Eventide Space. 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 St. Vincent's pedals in?
- A cited source states the order. See the diagram and routing notes for the separate paths and any unconfirmed connections.
- Is this St. Vincent's full guitar rig?
- No. This dated entry covers 5 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear St. Vincent 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?
- Nice Rack loop system, documented 2013. Touring and television rig. 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 Nice Rack Canada, Effects Bay. Among them an official listing and a photograph. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-08-09.