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Rig Rundown: The Afghan Whigs

The alt-rock pioneers show us the killer screen-printed Mesa/Boogies and piles of pedals they use to dish out both ethereal and rough-and-tumble tones.

Nelson runs his violin and cello into a Radial Tonebone PZ-Pre, then into an MXR M108 EQ pedal right before a Morley A/B switch where guitar enters the chain. The guitar side starts with an Xotic EP Booster before going into a Malekko Sloika, Way Huge Green Rhino, Malekko Ekko 616, Way Huge Supa-Puss, Electro-Harmonix POG2, Boss RV-5, Mr. Black Eterna, Sabine NexFx Tuner, and an Ernie Ball volume pedal.

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Alexander Pedals Royal Cream

Alexander Pedals SkyFi

Boss DD-7

Boss RV-5

Boss TU-3

CAE MC404 Wah

DigiTech JamMan

EHX Dual Expression Pedal

Electo-Harmonix Canyon

Electo-Harmonix SuperEgo

Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork

Electro-Harmonix POG2

Empress Tremolo 2

Gibson ES-335

Gibson Les Paul Standard

J. Rockett Archer

Keeley Compressor Pro

Keeley Dyno My Roto

Keeley Super Phat Mod OD

Lehle D. Loop SGOS

Lehle Mono Volume pedal

Malekko Ekko 616

Malekko Sloika

Mesa/Boogie Lone Star

Mr. Black Eterna

Mr. Black Gold Eterna

MXR GT-OD

MXR M108 EQ

MXR Talk Box

Orange CR120

Origin Effects SlideRIG

Radial Tonebone PZ-Pre

Red Panda Particle

TC Electronic PolyTune 2

Union Tube Sub Buzz

Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2+

Wampler Pedals Low Blow

Way Huge Green Rhino

Way Huge Supa-Puss

Xotic EP Booster

Yamaha Revstar RSP20CR

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