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.
Four-path parallel touring system
Order evidence: A source states the sequence
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.
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
MethodologyQuestions 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.