Chad Sterenberg

The pedal can be seen in this shot of Sterenberg's pedalboard on the lower level all the way to the left. Sterenberg also discusses it in the Six String Stories interview with the alternative press.

The CWS004 is a pedal that was handmade by Chad for use with La Dispute. It can be seen all the way to the right on the top of the pedalboard. According to his website, "This pedal was used many times in the recording of 'Wildlife,' and can be heard on guitar tracks such as 'I See Everything,' 'Edward Benz 27 Times,' 'You and I in Unison,' 'Safer in the Forest/Love Song for Poor Michigan.'"

Sterenberg uses a buffer on his live rig. It is hard to see in the photo, but his website confirms: "I also decided last minute to add the buffer pedal (JHS little black buffer), which fit nicely next to the spring tank and underneath the 1/4 in jacks to the looper (it’s barely visible in the photos)."

Mentioned at 13:30 in the 2019 Gear Gods rundown video.

The CWS006 is a tremolo based on the General Guitar Gadgets EA Tremolo. It can be seen on his pedalboard in the bottom row next to the tuner. According to Chad's website, this pedal can be heard on the recording of “Wildlife” on the tracks “a Departure” and “Harder Harmonies“.

The CWS008 is another pedal handmade by Chad Sterenberg for use with La Dispute. It can be seen on his pedalboard on the bottom row to the left of the CWS006 tremolo pedal.

One of the few pedals on Sterenberg's board that is not hand made. The pedal can be seen on the top of his board all the way to the left, and uses a physical reverb tank mounted to the underside of his board.

The ProCo Rat can be seen on Sterenberg's 2015 board on the upper level in between the Sole-Mate reverb and CWS004 boost.

Sterenberg uses the Gigrig Quartermaster to control effects that lack footswitches and upper level effects on his board. From his website:

"To remedy this, I resorted back to my old ways, using the pedals as they are for the front row (my most used pedals), and using the looper next in the signal chain for the back row. This hybrid setup gives me the spacing and feel I am after, while still reaping some of the benefits of the relay-switching system."

The power supply unit can be seen clearly next to the MOD reverb tank for his Sole Mate Jr. From Sterenberg's website:

"Everything is contained underneath the back row of pedals where a Cioks AC-8 is powering everything, and the spring tank is mounted."

Mentioned at 11:11 in the Gear Gods walkthrough video as a replacement for an actual tape device he used to use for samples.

Two of these are visible at 15:00 in the 2019 Gear Gods rundown. He mentions that they are an attempt to recreate a larger, rack-mounted delay he had used in the studio but was impractical to tour with.

Visible at 15:00 in the Gear Gods rundown video, used in conjuction with two MF delays as a "single effect".