Dweezil Zappa

"It has 11 pedals that live on the top shelf which features a piano hinge to allow it to open up for easy access to the power supplies below. There is a Wampler buffer pedal living down there as well. (Pedals from left to right: Lone Wolf Outsider, TC Electronic Vortex Flanger, Strymon Mobius, Chandler limited Little Devil Boost, Chandler Limited Germanium Boost, Solidgoldfx Electroman Delay, Jam Retro Vibe, Soundblox2 Orbital, Soundblox2 Stingray, Gooch Effects "Too Much Fuzz" custom DZ pedal)"

According to Premier Guitar, Zappa uses the Greer Lightspeed Overdrive Pedal.

In an interview w/ Premier Guitar, Dweezil Zappa's pedalboard is discussed here: "All of Dweezil's effects are run through the front of the Axe-FX II, rather than the effects loop. Along the top is a Bogner Ecstasy Blue, JAM Pedals Fuzz Phrase, SolidGoldFX Formula 76, TC Electronic PolyTune Mini, SolidGoldFX Electroman, JAM Pedals Big Chill Tremolo, and JAM Pedals Red Muck. Along the front of his board is the MFC-101 MIDI Foot Controller for the Axe-FX II and four expression pedals–the first one is for volume and the other three change function depending on the preset.

On the far right side of his pedalboard, Dweezil uses a custom JAM Pedals wah along with an expression pedal to control different variables on his JAM Pedals Big Chill Tremolo. In addition to this wah, he also uses a wah within the Axe-FX II depending on if he wants it before or after his distortion pedals."

At 8:21 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar we're shown Dweezil's pedalboard. In the top left corner you can see the Jam Pedals Fuzz Phrase Germanium Fuzz Pedal.

Dweezil points out his Red MucK at 11:30 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar saying that this is "just a really nice sounding distortion that’s kind of - I guess it’s supposed to be like a big muff but it’s his own thing."

"I used a lot of the same rack effects and a few pedals too including an old 60s Octavia and Fuzz Face. The main guitar I played at that time was a Purple Ernie Ball Van Halen model guitar."

Dweezil plays: Red Muck, Delay Llama+, TubeDreamer88, WaterFall, Wahcko+, Fuzz Phrase, Dyna-ssoR, Ripple, RetroVibe, BiG CHiLL prototype

Below contains his quote mentioning the pedals on his board. Note LONE WOLF OUTSIDER.

"It has 11 pedals that live on the top shelf which features a piano hinge to allow it to open up for easy access to the power supplies below. There is a Wampler buffer pedal living down there as well. (Pedals from left to right: Lone Wolf Outsider, TC Electronic Vortex Flanger, Strymon Mobius, Chandler limited Little Devil Boost, Chandler Limited Germanium Boost, Solidgoldfx Electroman Delay, Jam Retro Vibe, Soundblox2 Orbital, Soundblox2 Stingray, Gooch Effects "Too Much Fuzz" custom DZ pedal)"

"There were 3 main effects that I used that my father used to use to get some amazing signature tones. First, the MicMix Dynaflangers (Shut Up An Play Yer Guitar tone), 2nd, Oberheim VCF (for Ship Ahoy and envelope), and 3rd, the Systech Harmonic Energizer (Pojama People.) Those effects and many more pedals were available so I could blend amps and morph effects. This rig was by far the most expensive rig I ever had built and most complex of any I had ever put together. It sounded great but it was not very reliable. Over time it did not travel well and was very expensive to ship around the world. "

"It has 11 pedals that live on the top shelf which features a piano hinge to allow it to open up for easy access to the power supplies below. There is a Wampler buffer pedal living down there as well. (Pedals from left to right: Lone Wolf Outsider, TC Electronic Vortex Flanger, Strymon Mobius, Chandler limited Little Devil Boost, Chandler Limited Germanium Boost, Solidgoldfx Electroman Delay, Jam Retro Vibe, Soundblox2 Orbital, Soundblox2 Stingray, Gooch Effects "Too Much Fuzz" custom DZ pedal)"

"Drawer 1 (Back To Front) Greer Fish Press, Greer Tarpit, Cog Custom DZ TARKIN, Maxon Ether, Greer Lightspeed, Custom Dynamo Flanger, JHS Pollinator, Gooch FX Captain Kirk"

An MXR CSP-001 Variphase pedal was sold through Dweezil’s official shop on Reverb.com in January of 2021. The pedal previously could be seen in Dweezil’s live rig during parts of the 2016 “50 Years of Frank” tour

At 9:25 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar, Dweezil mentions his wah pedal is made by Jam Pedals.

Dweezil plays: Red Muck, Delay Llama+, TubeDreamer88, WaterFall, Wahcko+, Fuzz Phrase, Dyna-ssoR, Ripple, RetroVibe, BiG CHiLL prototype

Dweezil plays: Red Muck, Delay Llama+, TubeDreamer88, WaterFall, Wahcko+, Fuzz Phrase, Dyna-ssoR, Ripple, RetroVibe, BiG CHiLL prototype

According to Premier Guitar, Zappa uses the JHS Pollinator Fuzz.

According to Premier Guitar, Zappa uses the JHS SuperBolt pedal.

According to Premier Guitar, Zappa uses the JHS Twin Twelve.

According to Premier Guitar, Zappa uses the Strymon BigSky pedal.

"Right. But I don’t use it for any of the octave stuff. I only use it to delay the pick attack for an envelope sound. I can get various versions from sounding like a synth to sounding like strings in varying degrees [plays a violin-like passage]."

On Pigtronix's artists section on their website, Dweezil is listed as using their Disnortion pedal.

On Pigtronix's artists section on their website, Dweezil is listed as using their Envelope Phaser pedal.

Sold by Techno Empire in 2016, then listed for sale on Reverb.com twice, first in 2016 and then in 2018. The unit's history is summarized in its March 2, 2016 Techno Empire Certificate of Authenticity

This document and signature below of Dweezil Zappa certifies that the item, SOBBAT GV-1 Glow-Vibe / Monkey Dance System "Blues Special" Guitar Effects Pedal, was indeed owned and used by Dweezil as part of his personal guitar rig.

Dweezil bought the pedal from the guitarist Blues Saraceno, who had the pedal custom made with his signature plaid pattern (thus the "Blues Special" label). Dweezil used the pedal while on tour with Steve Vai. Vai noticed the pedal with some admiration and purchased one of his own.

In an interview w/ Premier Guitar, Dweezil Zappa's pedalboard is discussed here: "All of Dweezil's effects are run through the front of the Axe-FX II, rather than the effects loop. Along the top is a Bogner Ecstasy Blue, JAM Pedals Fuzz Phrase, SolidGoldFX Formula 76, TC Electronic PolyTune Mini, SolidGoldFX Electroman, JAM Pedals Big Chill Tremolo, and JAM Pedals Red Muck. Along the front of his board is the MFC-101 MIDI Foot Controller for the Axe-FX II and four expression pedals–the first one is for volume and the other three change function depending on the preset.

On the far right side of his pedalboard, Dweezil uses a custom JAM Pedals wah along with an expression pedal to control different variables on his JAM Pedals Big Chill Tremolo. In addition to this wah, he also uses a wah within the Axe-FX II depending on if he wants it before or after his distortion pedals."

In an interview w/ Premier Guitar, Dweezil Zappa's pedalboard is discussed here: "All of Dweezil's effects are run through the front of the Axe-FX II, rather than the effects loop. Along the top is a Bogner Ecstasy Blue, JAM Pedals Fuzz Phrase, SolidGoldFX Formula 76, TC Electronic PolyTune Mini, SolidGoldFX Electroman, JAM Pedals Big Chill Tremolo, and JAM Pedals Red Muck. Along the front of his board is the MFC-101 MIDI Foot Controller for the Axe-FX II and four expression pedals–the first one is for volume and the other three change function depending on the preset.

On the far right side of his pedalboard, Dweezil uses a custom JAM Pedals wah along with an expression pedal to control different variables on his JAM Pedals Big Chill Tremolo. In addition to this wah, he also uses a wah within the Axe-FX II depending on if he wants it before or after his distortion pedals."

A SolidGold FX Formula 76 can be seen at 16:13 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar. Dweezil describes this pedal as a"nasty sounding 60s fuzz."

Dweezil plays: Red Muck, Delay Llama+, TubeDreamer88, WaterFall, Wahcko+, Fuzz Phrase, Dyna-ssoR, Ripple, RetroVibe, BiG CHiLL prototype

Dweezil plays: Red Muck, Delay Llama+, TubeDreamer88, WaterFall, Wahcko+, Fuzz Phrase, Dyna-ssoR, Ripple, RetroVibe, BiG CHiLL prototype

Dweezil plays: Red Muck, Delay Llama+, TubeDreamer88, WaterFall, Wahcko+, Fuzz Phrase, Dyna-ssoR, Ripple, RetroVibe, BiG CHiLL prototype

According to Premier Guitar, Zappa uses the Strymon TimeLine.