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.

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.

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.