John Squire

John Squire used the Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer as part of his pedal setup until the early 1990s, according to The Squire Files on Tripod.

John Squire uses an Ibanez CS9 Stereo Chorus, as seen in a user-uploaded photo from Pdmcauley, which captures its role in his setup during performances, including at Blackpool.

John Squire uses the Dunlop JDF2 Fuzz Face pedal during performances, as evidenced by a user-uploaded photo on Pdmcauley.

Squire used one of the many variations of the Wah Wah pedal made by Jen in Italy. This is identified by the white skirting on the pedal. Wah wah pedals have been used since the 60's and 70's. The circuit in the Jen wah's is virtually identical to the Vox v846 wah pedal. Most people buy the dunlop crybaby these days but you can get a vintage Jen one for much the same money. What's the difference? Well, the answer is not much in my opinion. Having tried a dunlop crybaby and a vintage Jen crybaby on a recording, the only sonic difference I could tell was that the Jen wah had more bass when the wah was in the cocked back position and when playing any lines on the high E string it seemed to give more wah effect than the dunlop. Like most pedals, a lot of the reputation of a popular pedal is narrowed down to 1 component. In this case, it's the type of inductor and how many windings it has. My Jen wah has the red fasel inductor. As for windings, I'm not sure!

Seen at the top of the pedalboard.

Another pedal in the Boss range. The BF-2 Flanger. This purple pedal is in my view the best flanger available. It was a veteran pedal in Squire's set up and served him well in the sound quality department. This pedal is commonly known for being able to emulate a jet engine type of sound.

Squire would use this pedal mostly for intense sweeping sounds over chords during various sections of tunes live.E.g End of She bangs the drums, "You're eyes are gazing back from...." middle 8 bit in Sally Cinnamon, Made of Stone chorus, spacey sounds during the instrumental of Resurrection etc.If set up for the jet engine sound, the pedal can really give a sound like you are about to take off at 1000mph!! It's certainly great fun to strum through a chord and hear the this effect full on. It can also be set up for more subtle chorus type sounds and wierd wobbly sounds, although Squire seemed to opt mainly for the sweeping swooshy sounds.

These pedals have risen in price quite recently and are probably about £80-£90 brand new. It may sound quite a lot but boss pedals are fantastic quality and well worth the money. It is a very versatile pedal and is certainly worth putting in the time to experiment with it. This will make the money spent a bit more justifiable. Personally, I feel the jet sound alone is worth the money!!! Again, from the Tokyo picture it may seem impossible to tell it's a flanger but it's the only boss pedal that has an extra trim around the control panel which can be seen from the pic if you get eagle-eyed. This pedal can also be seen from the blackpool pic at the end of Squire's pedal chain.

On bottom left of pedalboard

Uses the Boss TU-3 Tuner from 2012-present

Used the Dunlop Buddy Guy Wah from 2012-present

This is the type of tuner Squire used throughout the Stone Roses. A Boss TU-12 chromatic tuner.

A pair of Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus units can be seen on John Squire's pedalboard.

From The Stone Roses reunion tour at Sydney Opera house. You can see that he use MXR M107 Phase 100, the orange one at the left

During The Stone Roses reunion tour at the Sydney Opera House, John Squire can be seen using a Voodoo Lab Pedal Power AC. It is positioned in the middle of his three power supplies.

Listed on the official Lovetone "Clients" page.

John Squire MB/DG/CS/WL

Listed on the official Lovetone "Clients" page.

John Squire MB/DG/CS/WL

Listed on the official Lovetone "Clients" page.

John Squire MB/DG/CS/WL

Listed on the official Lovetone "Clients" page.

John Squire MB/DG/CS/WL

John Squire used the T-Rex Engineering Room-Mate reverb pedal on tour with The Stone Roses. The pedal was verified by Squire's guitar tech and went on sale online at Denmark Street Guitars.

John Squire used the Demeter Amplification COMP-1 Compulator pedal on tour with The Stone Roses. The pedal was verified by Squire's guitar tech and went on sale online at Denmark Street Guitars.

John Squire used the Boomerang III Phrase Sampler pedal on tour with The Stone Roses, specifically for live looping on the song "Begging You". The pedal was verified by Squire's guitar tech and went on sale online at Denmark Street Guitars.

John Squire used the EHX Micro Synth XO pedal on tour with The Stone Roses. The pedal was verified by Squire's guitar tech and went on sale online at Denmark Street Guitars.

John Squire used the EHX POG 2 Octave Generator pedal on tour with The Stone Roses. The pedal was verified by Squire's guitar tech and went on sale online at Denmark Street Guitars.

In this live performance from The Stone Roses, two Catalinbread Echorecs can be seen on John Squire's pedalboard. The pedals are visible on the very right from 4:42 to 4:46 into the video.