Vernon ReidPedalboard, 2016

Vernon Reid's 2016 Living Colour system spreads 15 devices across four parallel paths: a modified Line 6 M9, two Eventide H9s and a PitchFactor, a Pigtronix Echolution 2, a Red Panda Particle, two Mooer drives and a Roland VG-99 guitar-synth branch.

Board
Four-path parallel touring system
Context
Living Colour 2016 tour
Board date
Evidence
Documented equipment · 2 cited sources
Order
Source-described
Scope
Exact board snapshot
Routing
Split output path
Audited
Signal
15 units · Guitar to amplifier

Four-path parallel touring system

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Inside the rig · 15 units

Pedal roles & evidence

How each unit fits Vernon Reid's 2016 setup. Board-specific roles and the evidence behind each identification and position.

Cited sources

Source-described orderIdentity and position are evidenced separately. Reconstructed positions are not observed connections.

Multi-effects & Modeling

Line 6 M9 (JVH3 Audio modified)

Integrated board

Role in this rig

Provides a programmable bank of modulation and other effects on Reid's main board.

Identity
Documented
Position
Documented

Multi-effects & Modeling

Eventide H9

Integrated board

Role in this rig

Supplies programmable Eventide algorithms; two physical H9 units serve separate parallel sub-rigs.

Identity
Documented
Position
Documented

Pitch & Synth

Eventide PitchFactor

Integrated board

Role in this rig

Handles harmonized, shifted and pitch-delay voices on the main board.

Identity
Documented
Position
Documented

Delay & Echo

Pigtronix Echolution 2 Ultra Pro

External loop

Role in this rig

Builds complex rhythmic and modulated echoes in the Supro-facing sub-rig.

Identity
Documented
Position
Documented

Dynamics

Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone

External loop

Role in this rig

Adds parallel compression and long sustain before the Supro path effects.

Identity
Documented
Position
Documented

Multi-effects & Modeling

Eventide H9

External loop

Role in this rig

Supplies programmable Eventide algorithms; two physical H9 units serve separate parallel sub-rigs.

Identity
Documented
Position
Documented

Delay & Echo

TC Electronic Flashback X4

External loop

Role in this rig

Provides preset delays, tap tempo and looping on the Supro sub-rig.

Identity
Documented
Position
Documented

Delay & Echo

Red Panda Particle

External loop

Role in this rig

Slices and reorders the signal into glitch, pitch and granular-delay textures.

Identity
Documented
Position
Documented

Gain

Mooer Black Secret

External loop

Role in this rig

Adds compact RAT-family distortion to the Supro signal path.

Identity
Documented
Position
Documented

Gain

Mooer Ultra Drive MKII

External loop

Role in this rig

Provides an alternate compact high-gain voice on the Supro sub-rig.

Identity
Documented
Position
Documented

Multi-effects & Modeling

Zoom G3X

External loop

Role in this rig

Adds a flexible modeled-effects chain and continuous control to the Supro path.

Identity
Documented
Position
Documented

Gain

Source Audio Soundblox Pro Classic Distortion

External loop

Role in this rig

Provides multiple programmable classic distortion voices in the Supro sub-rig.

Identity
Documented
Position
Documented

Multi-effects & Modeling

Roland VG-99

Table chain

Role in this rig

Forms the central modeled-guitar and synth-processing branch controlled from the main floorboard.

Identity
Documented
Position
Documented

Pitch & Synth

Red Witch Synthotron

Table chain

Role in this rig

Adds analog synth, envelope and sample-and-hold textures from Reid's technology table.

Identity
Documented
Position
Documented

Pitch & Synth

Electro-Harmonix MEL9 Tape Replay Machine

Table chain

Role in this rig

Introduces Mellotron-style strings, choir, brass and other tape-keyboard voices to a parallel branch.

Identity
Documented
Position
Documented

Documented equipment · Documented order · Split output path

Premier Guitar photographed and inventoried the April 2016 system with Reid and technician Jeff Cummings, explicitly describing four parallel sub-rigs. Reid independently confirmed the VG-99, modified M9, H9, PitchFactor, stereo heads and passive DOD splitter architecture to Audiofanzine later that year. Positions below preserve the documented physical groups rather than imply that all processors run in series. The FC-300, expression pedals, Expressionators, passive mixers, audio interface and table mixer are omitted as controllers or utilities; the VG-99 remains because it processes the guitar signal.

Cited sources

Methodology
  1. Premier GuitarRig Rundown: Living Colour's Vernon Reid and Doug Wimbish [2016]
  2. AudiofanzineQ&A with Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid: Four channels for a true pro

Questions about Vernon Reid's 2016 pedalboard

What pedals did Vernon Reid use in 2016?
This dated entry lists 15 units: Line 6 M9 (JVH3 Audio modified), Eventide H9, Eventide PitchFactor, Pigtronix Echolution 2 Ultra Pro, Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone, Eventide H9, TC Electronic Flashback X4, Red Panda Particle, Mooer Black Secret, Mooer Ultra Drive MKII, Zoom G3X, Source Audio Soundblox Pro Classic Distortion, Roland VG-99, Red Witch Synthotron, Electro-Harmonix MEL9 Tape Replay Machine. 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 Vernon Reid'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 Vernon Reid's full guitar rig?
No. This dated entry covers 15 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Vernon Reid 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?
Living Colour tour, April 2016. Living Colour 2016 tour. 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 Premier Guitar, Audiofanzine. 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.