Warren HaynesPedalboard, 2023
Warren Haynes kept two pedals at his feet at the Ryman in 2023 — his G-Lab signature wah and an Ernie Ball volume pedal — and ran ten more from a MIDI floorboard offstage, including a Klon Centaur, a Diaz Texas Ranger, a Rotosphere and an MXR Carbon Copy.
Gov't Mule Ryman rack and floor rig
Order evidence: No source publishes this sequence; the order is reconstructed
Inside the rig · 12 units
Pedal roles & evidence
How each unit fits Warren Haynes's 2023 setup. Board-specific roles and the evidence behind each identification and position.
Reconstructed orderIdentity and position are evidenced separately. Reconstructed positions are not observed connections.
Filter & EQ
G-Lab WOWEE-WAH WH-1 Warren Haynes Signature
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Provides Haynes' foot-shaped vocal filter sweeps before the remotely switched rack effects.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Filter & EQ
Emma DiscumBOBulator
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Adds touch-sensitive filter movement for funkier articulations within the rack loops.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Pitch & Synth
Boss OC-2 Octave
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Adds one or two synthesized lower octaves for heavier single-note passages.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
Diaz Texas Ranger
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Pushes selected frequency bands into the amplifier; Haynes also uses its low setting for a dark, vocal lead color.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
Klon Centaur
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Supplies Haynes' transparent gain and mid-forward push without replacing the amplifier's core voice.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Filter & EQ
Boss GE-7 Equalizer
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Provides a recallable tonal contour or level change from one of the switched rack loops.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Modulation
Custom Audio Electronics Super Tremolo
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Provides the two-speed tremolo setup Haynes identifies as part of his core effects palette.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Modulation
Hughes & Kettner Rotosphere
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Recreates the acceleration, swirl and harmonic movement of a rotating speaker cabinet.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Routing & Control
Ernie Ball VP Jr. Volume Pedal (Black chassis)
Front of amp
Role in this rig
Controls overall signal level and violin-like swells from Haynes' stage floor.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Delay & Echo
MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Adds dark, short analog repeats alongside the rack's more flexible digital delay.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Delay & Echo
DigiTech HardWire DL-8 Delay/Looper
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Supplies multiple delay characters and longer repeats in the offstage effects rack.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Reverb & Ambience
G-Lab DR-3 Dual Reverb
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Provides two independently set ambience sounds at the end of the reconstructed rack path.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Documented equipment · Reconstructed order · Switchable effects loops
Haynes personally demonstrates this live rig and Premier Guitar identifies every audio device on both rack shelves. His later first-person interview independently confirms the Centaur, stereo tremolo, octave, envelope filter, Texas Ranger, Rotosphere and delay section, although that later board uses an OC-5 instead of the photographed OC-2. No source publishes the rack loop map, so the order shown is an editorial reconstruction by effect function; shelf position is not treated as signal order. The MIDI controller and tuner are omitted because they do not add an audio effect.
No source publishes this sequence. The units are ordered by conventional signal-chain practice, and any documented routing zone is kept as recorded.
Cited sources
MethodologyQuestions about Warren Haynes's 2023 pedalboard
- What pedals did Warren Haynes use in 2023?
- This dated entry lists 12 units: G-Lab WOWEE-WAH WH-1 Warren Haynes Signature, Emma DiscumBOBulator, Boss OC-2 Octave, Diaz Texas Ranger, Klon Centaur, Boss GE-7 Equalizer, Custom Audio Electronics Super Tremolo, Hughes & Kettner Rotosphere, Ernie Ball VP Jr. Volume Pedal, MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay, DigiTech HardWire DL-8 Delay/Looper, G-Lab DR-3 Dual Reverb. 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 Warren Haynes's pedals in?
- The complete order is reconstructed, not observed. The layout follows the cited routing constraints and the archive's signal-chain convention where the sources are silent. See the diagram and routing notes for the separate paths and any unconfirmed connections.
- Is this Warren Haynes's full guitar rig?
- No. This dated entry covers 12 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Warren Haynes 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?
- June 14, 2023. Ryman Auditorium, Nashville. This is the rig documented for that touring period, 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, American Musical Supply. 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.