# Vernon Reid Pedalboard 2016: Full Gear & Pedal List

> The 2016 Vernon Reid pedalboard, pedal by pedal: Line 6 M9 (JVH3 Audio modified), Eventide H9 and 13 more. Signal-chain order, settings and cited sources.

- Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/vernon-reid/four-path-living-colour-system-2016/
- 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 | Vernon Reid |
| Board | Four-path parallel touring system |
| Date | 2016-04-01 — Living Colour tour, April 2016 (month precision) |
| Context | Living Colour 2016 tour |
| Scope | Exact board snapshot |
| Signal path | 15 units · Guitar to amplifier |
| Routing | Split output path |
| Unit evidence | Documented |
| Order evidence | Source-described |
| Status | Artist and tech documented exact system - parallel routes described |
| Audited | 2026-07-18 |
| Sources | 2 |

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.

## Signal chain

**Order evidence — Source-described.** A source states the sequence.

| # | Unit | Role | Zone | Unit evidence | Position evidence | Catalog page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Line 6 M9 (JVH3 Audio modified) | Provides a programmable bank of modulation and other effects on Reid's main board. | Integrated board | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/line-6-m9-jvh3-audio-modified/ |
| 2 | Eventide H9 | Supplies programmable Eventide algorithms; two physical H9 units serve separate parallel sub-rigs. | Integrated board | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/eventide-h9/ |
| 3 | Eventide PitchFactor | Handles harmonized, shifted and pitch-delay voices on the main board. | Integrated board | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/eventide-pitchfactor/ |
| 4 | Pigtronix Echolution 2 Ultra Pro | Builds complex rhythmic and modulated echoes in the Supro-facing sub-rig. | External board loop | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/pigtronix-echolution-2-ultra-pro/ |
| 5 | Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone | Adds parallel compression and long sustain before the Supro path effects. | External board loop | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/pigtronix-philosopher-s-tone/ |
| 6 | Eventide H9 | Supplies programmable Eventide algorithms; two physical H9 units serve separate parallel sub-rigs. | External board loop | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/eventide-h9/ |
| 7 | TC Electronic Flashback X4 | Provides preset delays, tap tempo and looping on the Supro sub-rig. | External board loop | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/tc-electronic-flashback-x4/ |
| 8 | Red Panda Particle | Slices and reorders the signal into glitch, pitch and granular-delay textures. | External board loop | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/red-panda-particle/ |
| 9 | Mooer Black Secret | Adds compact RAT-family distortion to the Supro signal path. | External board loop | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/mooer-black-secret/ |
| 10 | Mooer Ultra Drive MKII | Provides an alternate compact high-gain voice on the Supro sub-rig. | External board loop | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/mooer-ultra-drive-mkii/ |
| 11 | Zoom G3X | Adds a flexible modeled-effects chain and continuous control to the Supro path. | External board loop | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/zoom-g3x/ |
| 12 | Source Audio Soundblox Pro Classic Distortion | Provides multiple programmable classic distortion voices in the Supro sub-rig. | External board loop | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/source-audio-soundblox-pro-classic-distortion/ |
| 13 | Roland VG-99 | Forms the central modeled-guitar and synth-processing branch controlled from the main floorboard. | Table effects chain | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/roland-vg-99/ |
| 14 | Red Witch Synthotron | Adds analog synth, envelope and sample-and-hold textures from Reid's technology table. | Table effects chain | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/red-witch-synthotron/ |
| 15 | Electro-Harmonix MEL9 Tape Replay Machine | Introduces Mellotron-style strings, choir, brass and other tape-keyboard voices to a parallel branch. | Table effects chain | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/electro-harmonix-mel9-tape-replay-machine/ |

## Reconstruction note

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.

## Questions

### 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.

## Sources

2 cited sources across 2 independent groups. Two sources sharing an independent group report the same observation and count once.

1. [Rig Rundown: Living Colour's Vernon Reid and Doug Wimbish \[2016\]](https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/living-colour-2016) — Premier Guitar (Primary source · rig-rundown), published 2016-04-20, accessed 2026-07-18, independent group `premier-guitar-bohlinger-reid-2016`
2. [Q&A with Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid: Four channels for a true pro](https://en.audiofanzine.com/guitar/editorial/articles/four-channels-for-a-true-pro.html) — Audiofanzine (Primary source · interview), published 2016-12-07, accessed 2026-07-18, independent group `audiofanzine-laurent-reymond-reid-2016`

## Related pages

- Every documented board by Vernon Reid: [Vernon Reid board history](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/vernon-reid/)
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- [The Edge — eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE programmable rack](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/the-edge/experience-innocence-rack-2018/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Multi-effects & Modeling, Dynamics, Pitch & Synth, Delay & Echo, Gain)
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- Next board in archive order: [Warren Haynes — Gov't Mule Ryman rack and floor rig](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/warren-haynes/govt-mule-ryman-rig-2023/)