Chevelle’s Dean Bernardini

While Loeffler’s pedalboard is clean and orderly, Bernardini’s looks more like an unfinished art project. The path starts with a Peterson VSS-C Stomp Classic tuner, and from there a XLR cable runs a clean signal to the front-of-house mixer. But at this point, the signal leaving the 1/4" output gets a bit weird. Bernardini uses a Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb and a Boss DD-7 Digital Delay to imbue the Chevelle sound with a spacey, scary ambiance. He then turns up the crunch with a DigiTech Bass Driver and a Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI. He also uses a Boss GE-7 Equalizer as a boost. Bernardini works the amp with his Mesa/Boogie Big Block 750 footswitch. Reportedly, he has crushed many of these Big Block pedals over the years with his heavy stomp.