Paul Leary

Pedal 52 in Stompbox: 100 Pedals of the World's Greatest Guitarists, as can be seen in the quick browse video at 0:22.

An Ibanez TS808 is visible on Paul Leary's pedalboard in this photo. Furthermore, he talks mentions the 808 Tube Screamer while discussing his amps by saying, "Everything in my pedal board sounds better now, especially my old 808 Tube Screamer."

Not sure if he uses them live but here's a quote from an article he wrote: "I've been playing electric guitar for forty-two years now, and the Atomic Space Tone is absolutely the finest amp I've ever played through."

In a Swartamps photo, Paul Leary's pedalboard features the Voodoo Lab Superfuzz Pedal.

Paul Leary prominently used a Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar during the Butthole Surfers' performance on the Scott & Gary Show in 1984, as seen in a video uploaded by ButtholeSurfer1966 on YouTube.

Mentioned in an October 27, 2017 Reddit AMA reply.

kaygraphic What sort of signal processors do you use live and what kind of pick ups do you prefer? Also, thank you for all the inspiring sounds!

buttholesurfers_ These days I play a John Cruz Stratocaster with noiseless pickups that were custom-wound by John himself. I have an old Ibanez 808 Tube Screamer, a Boss DD3 delay, a Boss pitch-shifting pedal, a Boss chorus pedal, and a "Dirty Little Secret" distortion pedal. I'm exploring Earthquaker pedals now, they have a new one called a "Data Corrupter" (I think), and it is really fun

One made by John Cruz is mentioned in an October 27, 2017 Reddit AMA reply.

kaygraphic What sort of signal processors do you use live and what kind of pick ups do you prefer? Also, thank you for all the inspiring sounds!

buttholesurfers_ These days I play a John Cruz Stratocaster with noiseless pickups that were custom-wound by John himself. I have an old Ibanez 808 Tube Screamer, a Boss DD3 delay, a Boss pitch-shifting pedal, a Boss chorus pedal, and a "Dirty Little Secret" distortion pedal. I'm exploring Earthquaker pedals now, they have a new one called a "Data Corrupter" (I think), and it is really fun

Clearly visible in his pedalboard.

In a 1985 live performance of "Lady Sniff" by the Butthole Surfers at City Gardens, NJ, Paul Leary is seen playing a Danelectro Longhorn, highlighting its role as one of his main guitars.

Mentioned in an October 27, 2017 Reddit AMA reply.

kaygraphic What sort of signal processors do you use live and what kind of pick ups do you prefer? Also, thank you for all the inspiring sounds!

buttholesurfers_ These days I play a John Cruz Stratocaster with noiseless pickups that were custom-wound by John himself. I have an old Ibanez 808 Tube Screamer, a Boss DD3 delay, a Boss pitch-shifting pedal, a Boss chorus pedal, and a "Dirty Little Secret" distortion pedal. I'm exploring Earthquaker pedals now, they have a new one called a "Data Corrupter" (I think), and it is really fun

Shown on his pedalboard in the picture on the Swart Amps website.

In a photo on Swartamps, Paul Leary's pedalboard features the Boss PS-5 Super Shifter, highlighting its role in his setup.

POG Polyphonic Octave Generator visible on Paul's effects board in image at the end of the article.

Visible in this 2007 photo from Swart Amps' website.

Visible in this 2007 photo from Swart Amps' website.

In the YouTube video "Butthole Surfers (Paul Leary): Behind the Gear," Paul Leary discusses receiving the Electro-Harmonix Sovtek "Green Russian" Big Muff Pi V7C as a gift from John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin.

Leary mentions this being used in the Butthole Surfers

Paul Leary can be seen using the Gibson Les Paul Standard in the music video for "Who Was In My Room Last Night" and in the Youtube video multiple times starting at 0:08.

In the photos from in this article covering Lollapalooza '91 Paul Leary can be seen playing two different Gibson Firebird guitars:

https://www.chron.com/entertainment/music/article/Lollapalooza-in-1991-looks-a-lot-different-than-8640041.php

Paul Leary is confirmed to use a Hondo Longhorn MIJ 70s guitar, as evidenced by a photograph taken at a Butthole Surfers show in Chicago. The photo, captured by renowned OG Punk Rock Photographer Gail Butensky, was shared on Instagram by BUTTHOLE SURFERS: THE HOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUTT, and it clearly shows Paul Leary playing the Hondo II 31 fret longhorn guitar.