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GALLERY: Pro Pedalboards, Volume II

Go onstage with 36 pedalboards from guitarists like Rush''s Alex Lifeson, Paul Gilbert, Joe Satriani, ZZ Top''s Billy Gibbons, and more.

By Rebecca Dirks,
Rebecca Dirks
Rebecca Dirks graduated from the University of Iowa with degrees in journalism and art, and joined Premier Guitar as an intern in 2007. She lives in the Iowa City area with her husband, two giant dogs, and more cats than are appropriate to mention. When not petsitting, she enjoys challenging herself in the kitchen, watching the Packers dominate, and discovering new music or rediscovering old favorites.
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Chris Kies
Chris Kies
Chris Kies has degrees in Journalism and History from the University of Iowa and has been with PG dating back to his days as an intern in 2007. He's now the multimedia manager maintaining the website and social media accounts, coordinating Rig Rundown shoots (also hosting and/or filming them) and occasionally writing an artist feature. Other than that, he enjoys non-guitar-related hobbies.
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Oct 10, 2011

Dan Donegan (Disturbed)
"In his rack drawer, he uses two of his signature DigiTech Weapon pedals, a Korg ToneWorks that he relies heavily on, Boss MT-2 Metal Zone, and Hardwire SC-2 Valve Compression. He also uses dual ISP Noise Decimators (not pictured). The pedals are powered by a Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus. Donegan uses a rackmount Cry Baby wah (not pictured) controlled by the floor wah (bottom center) and from time to time employs a DigiTech Whammy (with a spring added to push the pedal back up) for specific songs. The Voodoo Lab Ground Control (bottom right) controls all of the pedals in the rack via MIDI."
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