Jake Cinninger

Jake Cinninger’s No. 1 guitar—a G&L S500 with two EMG humbuckers and a swamp-ash body—is affectionately dubbed “Swamp Ass.” Like Bayliss, Cinninger outfits it with the “Jake Blade” tremolo plate he commissioned.

The switcher controls a Fuchs Royal Plush compressor, a Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie Wah, a Radial Engineering Tonebone Classic, a Marion Henry Electric Fuzz Bucket, a Moogerfooger MF-104M analog delay, a BBE MB-2 Mind Bender vibrato/chorus, Boss PS-5 Super Shifter and PH-3 Phase Shifter pedals, a Source Audio Soundblox 2 Orbital Modulator, a Malekko Omicron Fuzz, a Guyatone MD2 Micro Digital Delay, and a Banzai Cold Fusion Overdrive that he compares to a Klon Centaur and says is key to his sound.

At 13:35 in this rig rundown video Jake Cinninger talks about his custom Overdrive Supreme 100 amp.

Cinninger’s pedalboard has been 10 years in the making. His signal hits it via 1/4" cable and immediately goes into a Steel Guitar Black Box buffer like Bayliss’. From there it goes to a Boss TU-3 tuner, then an A/B box.

The switcher controls a Fuchs Royal Plush compressor, a Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie Wah, a Radial Engineering Tonebone Classic, a Marion Henry Electric Fuzz Bucket, a Moogerfooger MF-104M analog delay, a BBE MB-2 Mind Bender vibrato/chorus, Boss PS-5 Super Shifter and PH-3 Phase Shifter pedals, a Source Audio Soundblox 2 Orbital Modulator, a Malekko Omicron Fuzz, a Guyatone MD2 Micro Digital Delay, and a Banzai Cold Fusion Overdrive that he compares to a Klon Centaur and says is key to his sound.

The switcher controls a Fuchs Royal Plush compressor, a Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie Wah, a Radial Engineering Tonebone Classic, a Marion Henry Electric Fuzz Bucket, a Moogerfooger MF-104M analog delay, a BBE MB-2 Mind Bender vibrato/chorus, Boss PS-5 Super Shifter and PH-3 Phase Shifter pedals, a Source Audio Soundblox 2 Orbital Modulator, a Malekko Omicron Fuzz, a Guyatone MD2 Micro Digital Delay, and a Banzai Cold Fusion Overdrive that he compares to a Klon Centaur and says is key to his sound.

The switcher controls a Fuchs Royal Plush compressor, a Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie Wah, a Radial Engineering Tonebone Classic, a Marion Henry Electric Fuzz Bucket, a Moogerfooger MF-104M analog delay, a BBE MB-2 Mind Bender vibrato/chorus, Boss PS-5 Super Shifter and PH-3 Phase Shifter pedals, a Source Audio Soundblox 2 Orbital Modulator, a Malekko Omicron Fuzz, a Guyatone MD2 Micro Digital Delay, and a Banzai Cold Fusion Overdrive that he compares to a Klon Centaur and says is key to his sound.

The switcher controls a Fuchs Royal Plush compressor, a Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie Wah, a Radial Engineering Tonebone Classic, a Marion Henry Electric Fuzz Bucket, a Moogerfooger MF-104M analog delay, a BBE MB-2 Mind Bender vibrato/chorus, Boss PS-5 Super Shifter and PH-3 Phase Shifter pedals, a Source Audio Soundblox 2 Orbital Modulator, a Malekko Omicron Fuzz, a Guyatone MD2 Micro Digital Delay, and a Banzai Cold Fusion Overdrive that he compares to a Klon Centaur and says is key to his sound.

The switcher controls a Fuchs Royal Plush compressor, a Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie Wah, a Radial Engineering Tonebone Classic, a Marion Henry Electric Fuzz Bucket, a Moogerfooger MF-104M analog delay, a BBE MB-2 Mind Bender vibrato/chorus, Boss PS-5 Super Shifter and PH-3 Phase Shifter pedals, a Source Audio Soundblox 2 Orbital Modulator, a Malekko Omicron Fuzz, a Guyatone MD2 Micro Digital Delay, and a Banzai Cold Fusion Overdrive that he compares to a Klon Centaur and says is key to his sound.

Jake Cinninger says he uses a Banzai Cold Fusion Overdrive that he compares to a Klon Centaur and says is key to his sound.

At 17:04 in this rig rundown video Jake Cinninger talks about his backup Overdrive Supreme 50 amp.

At 17:32 in this rig rundown video Jake Cinninger talks about his Oldfield JC100 amp.

One side of the switcher feeds a Mesa/Boogie Five-Band Graphic EQ pedal driving a Fuchs Plush Drive going into the Oldfield amp, while the other routes the signal to a loop switcher that Cinninger purchased from pedalboards.com 11 years ago.

One side of the switcher feeds a Mesa/Boogie Five-Band Graphic EQ pedal driving a Fuchs Plush Drive going into the Oldfield amp, while the other routes the signal to a loop switcher that Cinninger purchased from pedalboards.com 11 years ago.

The switcher controls a Fuchs Royal Plush compressor, a Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie Wah, a Radial Engineering Tonebone Classic, a Marion Henry Electric Fuzz Bucket, a Moogerfooger MF-104M analog delay, a BBE MB-2 Mind Bender vibrato/chorus, Boss PS-5 Super Shifter and PH-3 Phase Shifter pedals, a Source Audio Soundblox 2 Orbital Modulator, a Malekko Omicron Fuzz, a Guyatone MD2 Micro Digital Delay, and a Banzai Cold Fusion Overdrive that he compares to a Klon Centaur and says is key to his sound.

The switcher controls a Fuchs Royal Plush compressor, a Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie Wah, a Radial Engineering Tonebone Classic, a Marion Henry Electric Fuzz Bucket, a Moogerfooger MF-104M analog delay, a BBE MB-2 Mind Bender vibrato/chorus, Boss PS-5 Super Shifter and PH-3 Phase Shifter pedals, a Source Audio Soundblox 2 Orbital Modulator, a Malekko Omicron Fuzz, a Guyatone MD2 Micro Digital Delay, and a Banzai Cold Fusion Overdrive that he compares to a Klon Centaur and says is key to his sound.

The switcher controls a Fuchs Royal Plush compressor, a Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie Wah, a Radial Engineering Tonebone Classic, a Marion Henry Electric Fuzz Bucket, a Moogerfooger MF-104M analog delay, a BBE MB-2 Mind Bender vibrato/chorus, Boss PS-5 Super Shifter and PH-3 Phase Shifter pedals, a Source Audio Soundblox 2 Orbital Modulator, a Malekko Omicron Fuzz, a Guyatone MD2 Micro Digital Delay, and a Banzai Cold Fusion Overdrive that he compares to a Klon Centaur and says is key to his sound.

The switcher controls a Fuchs Royal Plush compressor, a Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie Wah, a Radial Engineering Tonebone Classic, a Marion Henry Electric Fuzz Bucket, a Moogerfooger MF-104M analog delay, a BBE MB-2 Mind Bender vibrato/chorus, Boss PS-5 Super Shifter and PH-3 Phase Shifter pedals, a Source Audio Soundblox 2 Orbital Modulator, a Malekko Omicron Fuzz, a Guyatone MD2 Micro Digital Delay, and a Banzai Cold Fusion Overdrive that he compares to a Klon Centaur and says is key to his sound.

The switcher controls a Fuchs Royal Plush compressor, a Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie Wah, a Radial Engineering Tonebone Classic, a Marion Henry Electric Fuzz Bucket, a Moogerfooger MF-104M analog delay, a BBE MB-2 Mind Bender vibrato/chorus, Boss PS-5 Super Shifter and PH-3 Phase Shifter pedals, a Source Audio Soundblox 2 Orbital Modulator, a Malekko Omicron Fuzz, a Guyatone MD2 Micro Digital Delay, and a Banzai Cold Fusion Overdrive that he compares to a Klon Centaur and says is key to his sound.

In 2011 in his live touring rig Jake Cinninger of Umphreys McGee was using a BBE Free Fuzz Pedal on his live board.

Cinninger mentioned the use of Jackson Audio The Optimist Cory Wong signature in the end-of-the-year Guitar World 2022 issue.

Jake Cinninger is confirmed to use a G&L Fullerton Deluxe Comanche in Tangerine Metallic, as demonstrated in a YouTube video by Sweetwater. In the video, Cinninger is shown using a "Jake Blade" instead of the standard tremolo arm, and he describes the guitar by saying:

This thing is a sweet...sweet axe. This is like, pretty much my boat anchor on tour. And uh, it's really just one of the most road-weary guitars, possible because of the make.

At 22:35, Jake is seen with a BOSS - TU-3 | Chromatic Tuner during a live performance as part of Jake's pedalboard.

At 22:45 in the video "Umphrey's McGee Rig Rundown: Jake Cinninger & Brendan Bayliss Guitar Gear Tour 2025" by Premier Guitar on YouTube, guitarist Jake Cinninger is clearly seen using the Dunlop M115 MXR Distortion III pedal as part of his pedalboard during a live performance.

At 22:45 in the video "Umphrey's McGee Rig Rundown: Jake Cinninger & Brendan Bayliss Guitar Gear Tour 2025," guitarist Jake Cinninger is shown using the Lily P4D Microphone Ducking System as part of his pedalboard during a live performance, as documented by Premier Guitar on YouTube.

At 22:35 in the "Umphrey's McGee Rig Rundown: Jake Cinninger & Brendan Bayliss Guitar Gear Tour 2025" video by Premier Guitar on YouTube, guitarist Jake Cinninger is seen using the MXR M135 Smart Gate Noise Gate Pedal as part of his pedalboard setup.

During a live performance, at the 22:35 mark of the YouTube video titled "Umphrey's McGee Rig Rundown: Jake Cinninger & Brendan Bayliss Guitar Gear Tour 2025," Jake Cinninger is clearly seen using the Radial Engineering BigShot™ ABY True Bypass Switcher as part of his pedalboard. This video, produced by Premier Guitar, provides a detailed tour of Cinninger's current guitar gear.

At 22:35 in the "Umphrey's McGee Rig Rundown: Jake Cinninger & Brendan Bayliss Guitar Gear Tour 2025" video on YouTube by Premier Guitar, guitarist Jake Cinninger is observed using a Radial Tonebone Hot British Tube Distortion Pedal as part of his pedalboard during a live performance.

At 22:45 in the Premier Guitar video titled "Umphrey's McGee Rig Rundown: Jake Cinninger & Brendan Bayliss Guitar Gear Tour 2025," guitarist Jake Cinninger is observed using a Sarno Music Solutions Earth Drive pedal as part of his pedalboard setup.

At 22:45 in the YouTube video "Umphrey's McGee Rig Rundown: Jake Cinninger & Brendan Bayliss Guitar Gear Tour 2025" by Premier Guitar, guitarist Jake Cinninger is shown using the Source Audio SA225 Soundblox 2 Dimension Reverb as part of his pedalboard during a live performance.