13. Jim Grana: Vibey Guy

Chicago Southsider Jim Grana enjoys playing in classic-rock bands, covering anything from AC/DC to ZZ Top. His go-to favorite stomp is his Dunlop Cry Baby that he’s had for over 40 years. Moving counter-clockwise on his pedalboard is another pair by Dunlop—an MXR Dyna Comp and a Phase 90. He uses a J. Rockett Animal for a “brown sound” distortion, and a DLS RotoSIM for swirling solos. Coming around after that is a JHS Unicorn Uni-Vibe (his favorite), an Analog Alien Rumble Seat for rockabilly, a Fulltone Supa-Trem, and a Strymon Deco.

His second board starts with the Strymon Mobius and includes a plethora of great studio-type effects: the Tube-Vibe by Effectrode (his newest toy), a Strymon El Capistan dTape Echo, a Catalinbread Echorec, and an Option 5 Destination Delay X2.

“I’m always changing it,” Grana says. “I've got about 100 pedals. Funny thing is,

I just bought a Line 6 HX multi-pedal unit. Oh Jim, will you ever learn?”