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Rig Rundown: Snarky Puppy

Arguably the most danceable jazz band around gives us some insights to the gear they use to keep the audience grooving.

Mark Lettieri runs a Mogami cable from his guitar to an RAF Mirage compressor. From there, the signal hits a Keeley Monterey, his J. Rockett Audio Mark Lettieri signature MeLody overdrive, a J. Rockett Audio Guthrie Trapp signature overdrive, a MXR EVH Phase 90, an Ernie Ball volume pedal, a Line 6 M5 modded by JVH3, an Empress Tremolo, a TC Electronic Nova Delay, and a TC Electronic Hall of Fame 2 reverb. A Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2+ provides the power. A hodgepodge of Lava, Planet Waves, and MXR cables connect the pedals, while a Supro cable sends the signal back to the amp.

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