“I’ll use any of my three Gibson Les Paul reissues (’59, ’60, or ’68) or two Fender Strats (American Standard or Japanese ’62 reissue) into a Fender ’65 Twin Reverb Vintage Reissue Combo, which is soon to arrive,” says Joaquin Figueroa. He’s been taking individual pedals to gigs, but is happy to report he’s ordering a Pedaltrain 3. “No telling what shenanigans await!” he says. Figueroa’s signal, from guitar to amp: Korg Pitchblack Tuner, Vox V848 Clyde McCoy Wah, Keeley 4 Knob Compressor, Pigtronix FAT Drive, Vox Joe Satriani Satchurator, Keeley Fuzz Head, DigiTech Eric Clapton Crossroads, Boss BF-2 Flanger, MXR Phase 90, Ernie Ball JR 250K VP Jr., and Vox Joe Satriani Time Machine Delay.
Checking out the pedalboards of our fellow players never gets old—and there’s so much creativity on display in this latest batch.You’ll encounter classic effects deployed in imaginative ways … ambitious switching/effect loop schemes … and a vast menagerie of hip boutique boxes. Thanks for the ongoing inspiration, readers!
