Effect profile /Gain

Orville "Red" Rhodes custom distortion unit

Also catalogued as Clarence White custom distortion

Explore the documented settings, signal-chain positions and roles of Orville "Red" Rhodes custom distortion unit in dated rigs by Clarence White. Every appearance remains tied to its supporting sources.

Pedalboards
1
Artists
1
Archive records
1
Controls in the archive
Control layout undocumented

How this pedal appears in the archive

These are not generic specifications. Every entry is tied to a dated artist rig and preserves what the sources support: its job in that rig, known settings and its place in the signal path.

How the archive verifies pedalboards

1970Dated coverage

2Cited sources

Role in this rig

Provides the dedicated fuzz voice White used during his Byrds period, including the sound identified with "Lover of the Bayou."

Documented setup
  • Exact settings undocumented
  • Appearance intentionally not reconstructed