Jose Rios

Mentioned in this December 23, 2019 Guitar.com interview.

I just recently found out about this company JAM who are based in Athens, Greece and I use their distortion pedal. It’s supposed to be a remake of a RAT pedal and I really like the tone on it.

Visible in this October 13, 2020 Guitar Center demo at 2:00.

Used on Free Nationals, as mentioned in this December 23, 2019 Guitar.com interview.

We searched around for tones. In the beginning, I just had my pedalboard so I was using what was on that, which was a Dunlop Wah pedal, MXR chorus, MXR Phase 90, MXR Super Badass Distortion and MXR Reverb. I used that for those first sessions and then towards the end when we started doing overdubs, I used a Kemper amp that Callum had in his studio. It’s basically a big effects unit and we just dug through that looking for sounds, trying to find the right tone for the songs. It wasn’t fully how I wanted to do it because I didn’t have all the resources available to me but I used what I could, that’s how it’s always been. Ideally in the future, I want five or six amps, I want vintage guitars, I want analogue pedals and I just want to sit there and create tones in a room and record it all live with the microphone.

Shown up close in this September 21, 2020 Fender demo at 0:26.

Shown up close in this October 13, 2020 Guitar Center demo at 1:13.

Used on Free Nationals, as mentioned in this December 23, 2019 Guitar.com interview.

We searched around for tones. In the beginning, I just had my pedalboard so I was using what was on that, which was a Dunlop Wah pedal, MXR chorus, MXR Phase 90, MXR Super Badass Distortion and MXR Reverb. I used that for those first sessions and then towards the end when we started doing overdubs, I used a Kemper amp that Callum had in his studio. It’s basically a big effects unit and we just dug through that looking for sounds, trying to find the right tone for the songs. It wasn’t fully how I wanted to do it because I didn’t have all the resources available to me but I used what I could, that’s how it’s always been. Ideally in the future, I want five or six amps, I want vintage guitars, I want analogue pedals and I just want to sit there and create tones in a room and record it all live with the microphone.

Mentioned in this December 23, 2019 Guitar.com interview.

I also have a Pyramid from EarthQuaker Devices which Thundercat uses and I have it for that reason.

Mentioned in this December 23, 2019 Guitar.com interview. This October 13, 2020 Guitar Center demo shows that its knobs have been replaced with those of Marshall amps.

I’ve got the Electro-Harmonix Soul Food pedal and last but not least, I have the EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath.

Listed on Rios’ official EarthQuaker artist page.

Used on Free Nationals, as mentioned in this December 23, 2019 Guitar.com interview. It is also visible in January 19, 2019 Instagram post.

We searched around for tones. In the beginning, I just had my pedalboard so I was using what was on that, which was a Dunlop Wah pedal, MXR chorus, MXR Phase 90, MXR Super Badass Distortion and MXR Reverb. I used that for those first sessions and then towards the end when we started doing overdubs, I used a Kemper amp that Callum had in his studio. It’s basically a big effects unit and we just dug through that looking for sounds, trying to find the right tone for the songs. It wasn’t fully how I wanted to do it because I didn’t have all the resources available to me but I used what I could, that’s how it’s always been. Ideally in the future, I want five or six amps, I want vintage guitars, I want analogue pedals and I just want to sit there and create tones in a room and record it all live with the microphone.

Visible in this October 13, 2020 Guitar Center demo at 2:00.

Visible in this October 13, 2020 Guitar Center demo at 2:00.

Used on Free Nationals, as mentioned in this December 23, 2019 Guitar.com interview.

We searched around for tones. In the beginning, I just had my pedalboard so I was using what was on that, which was a Dunlop Wah pedal, MXR chorus, MXR Phase 90, MXR Super Badass Distortion and MXR Reverb. I used that for those first sessions and then towards the end when we started doing overdubs, I used a Kemper amp that Callum had in his studio. It’s basically a big effects unit and we just dug through that looking for sounds, trying to find the right tone for the songs. It wasn’t fully how I wanted to do it because I didn’t have all the resources available to me but I used what I could, that’s how it’s always been. Ideally in the future, I want five or six amps, I want vintage guitars, I want analogue pedals and I just want to sit there and create tones in a room and record it all live with the microphone.

Mentioned in this December 23, 2019 Guitar.com interview.

I also have some Electro-Harmonix stuff, I’ve got the Pitch Fork, I’ve got the Hum Debugger which helps with any buzzing that I might have. No matter what stage I’m playing there’s always some sort of buzzing going on and it’s just eliminated with that pedal.

Mentioned in this December 23, 2019 Guitar.com interview.

I also have some Electro-Harmonix stuff, I’ve got the Pitch Fork, I’ve got the Hum Debugger which helps with any buzzing that I might have. No matter what stage I’m playing there’s always some sort of buzzing going on and it’s just eliminated with that pedal.

Mentioned in this December 23, 2019 Guitar.com interview.

I have a BOSS DD-7 Delay which is huge and very important for me. I love my DD-7 because I tap delay, I set up my delays with my foot.

Mentioned in this December 23, 2019 Guitar.com interview.

I’ve got the Electro-Harmonix Soul Food pedal and last but not least, I have the EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath. It’s almost like a huge, echo reverb pedal. It makes me sound like I’m in a humongous hall and I use that one a lot too when I want to be spacey and be out there. All of that’s in my Pedaltrain case.

Listed on Rios’ official EarthQuaker artist page.

Listed on Rios’ official EarthQuaker artist page.

Listed on Rios’ official EarthQuaker artist page.

Shown up close in this September 21, 2020 Fender demo at 0:26.

Visible in this September 21, 2020 Fender demo, particularly at 2:03.

Visible in this October 13, 2020 Guitar Center demo at 2:00.

Visible in this October 13, 2020 Guitar Center demo at 2:00 and this September 21, 2020 Fender demo at 1:08.