Alan Sparhawk

You can here the distinctive sound of the Count to Five used throughout the set on the Double Negative Tour and it can be seen in the foreground during some shots of the pedals at Sparhawk's feet.

In the 1995 Guitar Geek article detailing Alan Sparhawk's setup for the band Low, the Ibanez AD9 Analog Delay is listed as part of his guitar rig. This suggests that Sparhawk used the AD9 for its analog delay effects, rather than a digital delay.

"Sparhawk’s a great experimenter when it comes to pedals. For the album, he relied on a DwarfCraft Devices Great Destroyer, Red Panda Particle delay, and especially a ZVex Instant Lo-Fi Junky."

"Right now, it’s a Les Paul with P-90 pickups & a bigsby trem into a Z-Vex Octane 3, an SIB Mr. Echo, a Z-Vex Lo-fi Loop Junkie, & then a Z-Vex Super Hard On. Amps vary, but I like the 1965 reissue Fender Twin with the 15 inch speaker, &/or a Traynor Bassmaster head into a 1x12 cab. With Low, I’ll use smaller amps - a Carr Mercury, Fender Vibroverb, or just a Champ."

This is a photo of Sparhawk's pedals from a Low concert that took place in Saskatoon, SK, Canada on June 23, 2017. You can see the new Afterneath pedal there on the right.

This video starts with a clear shot of Alan Sparhawk's pedal setup. The MicroPOG can be seen in the front.

"Sparhawk’s a great experimenter when it comes to pedals. For the album, he relied on a DwarfCraft Devices Great Destroyer, Red Panda Particle delay, and especially a ZVex Instant Lo-Fi Junky."

"Right now, it’s a Les Paul with P-90 pickups & a bigsby trem into a Z-Vex Octane 3, an SIB Mr. Echo, a Z-Vex Lo-fi Loop Junkie, & then a Z-Vex Super Hard On. Amps vary, but I like the 1965 reissue Fender Twin with the 15 inch speaker, &/or a Traynor Bassmaster head into a 1x12 cab. With Low, I’ll use smaller amps - a Carr Mercury, Fender Vibroverb, or just a Champ."

An EarthQuaker Devices Avalanche Run can be seen in Alan's pedal chain.

"Right now, it’s a Les Paul with P-90 pickups & a bigsby trem into a Z-Vex Octane 3, an SIB Mr. Echo, a Z-Vex Lo-fi Loop Junkie, & then a Z-Vex Super Hard On. Amps vary, but I like the 1965 reissue Fender Twin with the 15 inch speaker, &/or a Traynor Bassmaster head into a 1x12 cab. With Low, I’ll use smaller amps - a Carr Mercury, Fender Vibroverb, or just a Champ."

A Zvex Instant Lo-Fi Loop Junky can be seen at the start of Alan's pedal chain.

"Right now, it’s a Les Paul with P-90 pickups & a bigsby trem into a Z-Vex Octane 3, an SIB Mr. Echo, a Z-Vex Lo-fi Loop Junkie, & then a Z-Vex Super Hard On. Amps vary, but I like the 1965 reissue Fender Twin with the 15 inch speaker, &/or a Traynor Bassmaster head into a 1x12 cab. With Low, I’ll use smaller amps - a Carr Mercury, Fender Vibroverb, or just a Champ."

Seen on Alan Sparhawk's pedalboard at their April 4th 2022 show at the Axis Club in Toronto, on the Hey What tour.

Seen on Alan Sparhawk's pedalboard at their April 4th 2022 show at the Axis Club in Toronto, on the Hey What tour.

Seen on Alan Sparhawk's pedalboard at their April 4th 2022 show at the Axis Club in Toronto, on the Hey What tour.

Seen on Alan Sparhawk's pedalboard at their April 4th 2022 show at the Axis Club in Toronto, on the Hey What tour.

Seen on Alan Sparhawk's pedalboard at their April 4th 2022 show at the Axis Club in Toronto, on the Hey What tour.

Seen on Alan Sparhawk's pedalboard at their April 4th 2022 show at the Axis Club in Toronto, on the Hey What tour.

In this YouTube video Alan discusses his rig. At min 5:51 he talks about Earthquaker Organizer