David Wm. Sims

The purple pedal is a Red Snapper overdrive. I don’t know much about it. Duane bought it because Joe Barresi recommended it, and I was trying it out. I didn’t use it enough to form an opinion, but when Joe Barresi starts talking about pedals, you better listen up.

The bass rig is Paul Barker’s. The head is a Traynor TS-200. I don’t know anything about the cabinets or speakers. They look homemade hand-crafted by artisanal loudspeaker cabinetiers. The black pedal is a Rat, which I’ve used forever. The purple pedal is a Red Snapper overdrive. I don’t know much about it. Duane bought it because Joe Barresi recommended it, and I was trying it out. I didn’t use it enough to form an opinion, but when Joe Barresi starts talking about pedals, you better listen up.

My rig choice has a lot to do with being portable and modular. The GK RB800 is a great head to take on tour because it gets as loud as you’d need it to, but unlike an SVT, it’s something that one person can carry easily.

This bass has served as David’s main bass for over thirty years and has been featured at every Scratch Acid and Jesus Lizard show he has ever played, up to and including the reunion shows played from 2008 to 2010.

In the Premier Guitar "The Jesus Lizard Rig Rundown" video, bassist David Wm. Sims is seen using Dunlop Tortex Standard 0.88mm Guitar Picks, identifiable by the green pick he consistently holds during the interview.

In the Premier Guitar Rig Rundown, David Wm. Sims confirms that he uses Rotosound RS66LD Swing Bass 45-105 strings.

In the Rig Rundown by Premier Guitar, David Wm. Sims confirmed that he used an Ampeg SVT-CL Classic on the 2024 album "Rack."

In the Rig Rundown by Premier Guitar, David Wm. Sims demonstrates his use of the Boss ODB-3 Bass OverDrive pedal. He replaced his Proco Rat with this pedal to better control his distorted tone and maintain the bottom end with the aid of its EQ capabilities.

David Wm. Sims is confirmed to use the MXR M-83 Bass Chorus Deluxe pedal, as it was seen on his pedalboard during the 2025 Rig Rundown by Premier Guitar, which featured the gear of The Jesus Lizard.

In the 2025 Rig Rundown by Premier Guitar, bassist David Wm. Sims is shown using the MXR Phase 90 (Script Logo) pedal, as detailed in their video tour of The Jesus Lizard's gear.

In the "Premier Guitar" video titled "The Jesus Lizard Rig Rundown [2025]: Duane Denison & David Wm. Sims Guitar and Bass Gear Tour," a pair of Ampeg Pro Series PN-115HLF bass cabinets are visible behind bassist David Wm. Sims at 28:35. Sims later discusses these cabinets at 34:52.

At 36:29 in the video titled "The Jesus Lizard Rig Rundown [2025]: Duane Denison & David Wm. Sims Guitar and Bass Gear Tour" by Premier Guitar on YouTube, an MXR M101 Phase 90 pedal is visibly part of David Wm. Sims' pedal setup.