Duster – Stratosphere

In an Instagram post by thisisduster, Clay Parton shares a photo of his pedal collection, including the Dunlop Echoplex Delay EP103, highlighting his approach to experimenting with sound.

Picture of his pedal collection on this instagram post

Clay Parton features an Electro-Harmonix Pulsar tremolo pedal in his collection, as seen in a photo shared by thisisduster on Instagram. The pedal is visible on the third rack down among other gear.

The pedal is clearly visible in the middle of the rack.

Clay Parton uses the DOD FX56 American Metal pedal, as evidenced by a post on Instagram by user @thisisduster. The post includes a caption stating, "‘spacematic fuzz’ - a dod american metal (probably only used on keyboards and bass)," and it mentions these pedals were used for the "fuzz sound on stratosphere." An image accompanying the post shows the pedal painted green with "FUZZ" painted on it.

Clay Parton confirms the use of the MXR MX-104 Block Distortion + 1975 - 1984 by stating in an Instagram post by user @thisisduster that the pedal located at the top left is "a MXR MX-104 rehoused in broken organ parts," as part of the fuzz sound used on the track "Stratosphere."

In an Instagram post by Clay Parton, a Fjord Fuzz Embla can be seen on the second shelf among his gear. The post, shared by the user 'thisisduster', features a caption stating, "i don’t like posting pictures of stuff because stuff is boring but here are pedals. this is not a flex, and most of these do not get used. you can come over and borrow them. only TWO of these pedals were used on stratosphere, and there’s no secret recipe. just have fun make weird sounds ok."

In an Instagram post by Clay Parton, a Benson Amps Tuxedo Preamp can be seen on the second shelf, partially obscured by another pedal featuring a dog design. The image was shared by the user thisisduster, who stated, "i don’t like posting pictures of stuff because stuff is boring but here are pedals. this is not a flex, and most of these do not get used. you can come over and borrow them. only TWO of these pedals were used on stratosphere, and there’s no secret recipe. just have fun make weird sounds ok."

Clay Parton uses the Casio CT-670

According to a post by user No-Reach-9412 on Reddit, Clay Parton uses the Shure SM57 microphone, as mentioned in his speech.