Andy Liszt

Photo I took of them playing live.

Photo taken of his pedalboard while playing live. You can also see a death by audio superfuzz gun, ditto looper, a plethora of boss pedals i cant quite make out exact models, and a line 6 verbzilla or echo park.

"This perspective is validated by their unique sound selection. An example of this is a certain guitar tone found at the 3:10 mark of their song “Starting Over.” When asked how he achieved this vacuum-esque guitar tone, Liszt responded, “Ah, the jet engine stuff. I’m guessing what you’re hearing is a lot of compression and a lot of distortion from a patch that I’m getting from a[n Alesis] Quadraverb.”"

Andy Liszt uses the Line 6 Tonecore Echo Park for self-oscillation effects during the song "New" as noted in the KEXP article "Feedback: Andy Liszt of LSD and the Search for God." A photo of his pedalboard featuring this pedal further supports his usage.

"The Boss LS-2 Line Selector — which provides no sound manipulation at all — is a life saver. Without it, I wouldn’t be able to gig with my Marshall Shredmaster distortion pedal. My Shreadmaster sounds great but it’s old and finicky and doesn’t always respond when the on/off button is pressed. Additionally, in order to get my desired tone from the pedal I set the knobs in a way that makes the overall guitar volume significantly and undesirably louder when the Shredmaster is turned on. Both problems are solved by setting up the Line Selector to act as a remote control for the Shredmaster.

To make sure the Shredmaster turns on and off when I want and to protect it from further wear and tear, I keep it on for the whole set and virtually bring it in and out of the signal chain by stepping on the Line Selector instead of the Shredmaster. And to fix the volume problem without sacrificing tone, I set the Shredmaster knobs exactly how I want and then adjust the overall volume of the pedal with the Line Selector. Using the Boss Line Selector to trigger the Shredmaster allows me to keep it on my pedal board and use it live, not just the studio."

The Boss LS-2 Line Selector — which provides no sound manipulation at all — is a life saver. Without it, I wouldn’t be able to gig with my Marshall Shredmaster distortion pedal. My Shreadmaster sounds great but it’s old and finicky and doesn’t always respond when the on/off button is pressed. Additionally, in order to get my desired tone from the pedal I set the knobs in a way that makes the overall guitar volume significantly and undesirably louder when the Shredmaster is turned on. Both problems are solved by setting up the Line Selector to act as a remote control for the Shredmaster.

To make sure the Shredmaster turns on and off when I want and to protect it from further wear and tear, I keep it on for the whole set and virtually bring it in and out of the signal chain by stepping on the Line Selector instead of the Shredmaster. And to fix the volume problem without sacrificing tone, I set the Shredmaster knobs exactly how I want and then adjust the overall volume of the pedal with the Line Selector. Using the Boss Line Selector to trigger the Shredmaster allows me to keep it on my pedal board and use it live, not just the studio.

Used to create live loops in between songs

Unsure if it's an rc-1 specifically but it's a red boss looper

Pedal is visible on his board in the photo

In the KEXP article "Feedback: Andy Liszt of LSD and the Search for God," Andy Liszt is shown using the Voodoo Lab Ground Control Pro MIDI Foot Controller.

Visible in this photo and when I saw them live

In the KEXP article "Feedback: Andy Liszt of LSD and the Search for God," Andy Liszt is shown using the Moog EP-3 Expression Pedal, which was also evident during their live performance.

In the article "Feedback: Andy Liszt of LSD and the Search for God" on Kexp, Andy Liszt is shown using an Ernie Ball Volume Pedal during a live performance.

Visible at the back in this photo very slightly, when I talked to Andy he told me he used the whammy very extensively for pitch shifting

Very likely the ring modulator considering all the crazy ring mod esq sounds he gets, definitely a moogerfooger of some kind, he adjusts it in this video during "I don't care"

In the YouTube video titled "LSD and the Search for God | Live | Le Poisson Rouge NYC | May 31, 2023," Andy Liszt is seen using a Boss GE-7 Graphic Equalizer during the performance. The pedal is visible when the camera pans to the pedalboard.

Not sure if this is the active or passive version, but on the side of the pedal it says Ernie Ball VPJR

Visible on his board when it pans downwards

"On effects pedals…

AL: Around then, I went to this place in Midtown Manhattan and spent everything I had at the time on a Cry Baby wah, a Boss distortion and an Alesis Quadraverb, then spent a lot of time exploring them. The author Eckhart Tolle wrote about how when you’re present and engaged with something, paying attention doesn’t take any effort. You might spend time with it, but it’s not hard work. When I think about the hours I’ve spent in a room with my guitar and pedals, it’s an incredible amount, but it was never a choice I made. There’s nothing else I’d rather do."

On effects pedals…

AL: Around then, I went to this place in Midtown Manhattan and spent everything I had at the time on a Cry Baby wah, a Boss distortion and an Alesis Quadraverb, then spent a lot of time exploring them. The author Eckhart Tolle wrote about how when you’re present and engaged with something, paying attention doesn’t take any effort. You might spend time with it, but it’s not hard work. When I think about the hours I’ve spent in a room with my guitar and pedals, it’s an incredible amount, but it was never a choice I made. There’s nothing else I’d rather do.

Visible on Andy's board in this photo

In a photo featured on Ukfestivalguides, Andy Liszt's pedalboard includes a Boss DD-3 Digital Delay.

Visible in almost every live video of them

Unsure which exact model of Mesa Boogie this is, it's visible in most of their live videos as well, confirmed when I talked to Andy

Surf Green Jazzmaster used for the October 2023 Tour

Viewable in photo on Andy's board

In the provided image of Andy Liszt's pedalboard, the Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner is clearly visible positioned on top of the Whammy pedal and next to the Boss GE-7.

In the provided image, the Budda Budwah pedal is clearly visible at the bottom of Andy Liszt's setup, identifiable by the voltage tag on the side of the power plug. Additionally, Andy Liszt can be seen using this pedal in various live videos and sound recordings.

Andy Liszt uses the ZVEX Effects Vextron Distortron Guitar Effects Pedal, as evidenced by a photograph where it is visible just under the Boss red Looper, and it is utilized as an after modulation distortion. In the image, the pedal appears to be aesthetically degraded.

At 33:40 in the YouTube video titled "LSD and the Search for God | Live | Le Poisson Rouge NYC | May 31, 2023," you can clearly see the Hiwatt Studio/Stage 2x12 Combo amplifier positioned behind Andy Liszt, above the Roland Jazz Chorus 120.