Gary Clark Jr's Effects Pedals

In the source, the article, is a photograph of his pedal board. This includes the Strymon Flint. It is also mentioned in the article: 'Next is the Strymon Flint, set for the '70s setting for reverb (it's a little dirtier) and '63 for tremolo.' The pedal is also mentioned in the 2019 Premier Guitar interview with Clark.

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"The Tube Screamer is a go-to pedal. I was wondering what Stevie was steppin' on, and it was one of those green boxes."

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At around the 0:19 mark in this video of Gary Clark Jr. performing "Numb", you can see a round blue pedal on his pedalboard. This is the Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face Mini Distortion pedal.

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"I have a...Fulltone Octafuzz."

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In an interview with Guitar World, Gary Clark Jr. mentions experimenting with and enjoying his Analog Man King of Tone Overdrive pedal.

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This pedal is featured in rig rundown of Premier Guitar. The pedal is also mentioned in the 2019 Premier Guitar interview with Clark.

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At 31:33 into this video of Gary Clark Jr live at Glastonbury 2016, his Fulltone Fulldrive2 MOSFET Overdrive/Boost pedal can be seen.

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"I'm playing around with a couple of wahs, rotating between Vox and Dunlop and trying to figure out the best one."

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At 3:20 we can see in Gary's pedalboard a Black Cat Super Fuzz

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Gary Clark Jr. is shown using an Electro-Harmonix B9 Organ Machine on his pedalboard in a photo shared by Jim Dunlop USA on Instagram.

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As far as effects go...sometimes the original Cry Baby. I've been going back and forth between that and the Real McCoy. Wah, I'm trying to get it right.

The pedal is also mentioned in the 2019 Premier Guitar interview with Clark. However, it is unsure whether it was that specific wah in question or any other wah pedal from Dunlop.

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In this note we can see that Gary uses a Fulltone Octafuzz OF-1. The note also has a video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41e0TRdmiM) and at 15:45 we see the pedal. The pedal is also mentioned in the 2019 Premier Guitar interview with Clark.

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"I've got... [Analogman's] new [ARDX20] delay... I think those options can help express certain feelings and certain attitudes, and I’m always looking for new ways to do that. It’s exciting because there’s so much out there that I don’t even know about—the whole thing’s an adventure.”

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On the photo on this page you can see his entire pedalboard. The purple pedal is the MXR La Machine. The article also mentions him using it.

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We see in this video that Gary has a MXR DC Brick to supply his pedals.

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At 15:58 minute mark, one can see the pedal in Clark's rig. The pedal is also mentioned in the 2019 Premier Guitar interview with Clark.

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"I’ve got a Fulltone Octafuzz and a Real McCoy wah-wah."

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"I’ve got a couple of Analog Man pedals—an Astro Tone Fuzz..."

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Gary Clark Jr's guitar tech can be seen using a TC Electronic Polytune 2 in this Instagram video. The pedal is also mentioned in the 2019 Premier Guitar interview with Clark. However, it could be the first edition of PolyTune in question as well.

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We see the pedal in this video at 16:03 in Gary's pedalboard.

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Visible in this June 2012 photo of Clark's board, as featured on Analog Man's official Astro Tone Fuzz product page.

In June, 2012 I finally got to hear Gary Clark Jr when he came to Connecticut. Gary has been using our ARDX20 for quite some time, and our Astro Tone and KOT pedals also. Gary is a FUZZ MEISTER and one of the hottest guitarists to come out in years!!! He used the Astro Tone for his basic fuzz sound, often in combination with the KOT, and sounded AMAZING. Here's his simple yet effective pedalboard:

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At 0:20 into the video you can see a full view of Gary's pedal board, second pedal from the left is the Roland EV-5 Expression Pedal, in this video it is a little dark and hard to see where the cables track to but its likely connected to his Analogman ARDX20 to push it into oscillation and control the delay. He has mentioned in a previous video, "Rig Tour", about how much he loves oscillation/feedback and is guilty of using it too much.

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This photo of Gary Clark Jr's pedalboard shows he uses the Korg Pitchblack Chromatic Pedal Tuner (this photo is his pedalboard circa 2014).

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Gary Clark Jr. uses the TC Electronic Polytune 2 Noir on his pedalboard, as shown in a post by Jim Dunlop Guitar Products on Facebook.

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Gary Clark Jr. uses the G-Lab PB1 9V Power Box on his pedalboard, as highlighted by Jim Dunlop Guitar Products on their Facebook page.

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Per this photo of Gary Clark Jr.s pedal board by Gary Miller/Getty Images:

AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 09: View of he pedal used by Gary Clark Jr. in concert for Austin City Limits Radio at Antone's on October 9, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images)

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In this photo, from the Instagram of Pedaltrain, Gary's board can be seen with a Poly Blue Octave fuzz, at his show at Red Rocks.

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In this post, Gary Clark Jr. shows his 2024 setup, which includes a Myriad Fuzz from Vemuram.

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