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Rig Rundown: Nick Perri

The retro rocker opens up about retrofitting reissues, returning to the JTM45s, and finding the piece of gear that changed his life.

Perri’s pedal paradise starts with an original Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face. From there, the signal hits a Texadelphia Germanium Booster into Sir Henry Uni-Vibe. After that, the signal runs through a Metropoulos Supa-Boost that goes out into a Peterson StroboStomp HD. For time-bending needs and modulation madness, Perri has a pair of stomps at the end of his chain—a Maxon AD999 Analog Delay and a Hamstead Soundworks Signature Analogue Tremolo.

Special thanks to Derek Brad for additional video footage.


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