Josh Elmore
US metal guitarist
Josh Elmore's Effects Pedals
Dave Otero the producer of Death Atlas says that he used this pedal to tighten up the 6505 they were using.
He is showing his pedal board at 7:00 and this pedal is on it
In the video titled "Josh Elmore Cattle Decapitation Gear Rundown" by Metalhead Productions, Josh Elmore mentions around the 19:50 mark that he enjoys experimenting with the EarthQuaker Devices Astral Destiny pedal, although the only songs that require it weren’t on the set for the death atlas tour. this pedal can also be seen while he was recording terrasite in the documentary for the album.
In a video titled "Josh Elmore Cattle Decapitation Gear Rundown (2025)" by Metalhead Productions on YouTube, guitarist Josh Elmore demonstrates the use of his ISP Technologies Decimator pedal at the 18:40 mark. He specifically notes using it to mute loop noise and manage any other noise floor issues.
In this video Josh mentions he uses the dunable version of the eidolon for leads and ambiance.
In the video "Josh Elmore Cattle Decapitation Gear Rundown (2025)" by Metalhead Productions, Josh Elmore discusses his use of the Red Panda Context reverb pedal, primarily utilizing the cathedral setting. He mentions using the pedal for big octaves, support Belisario’s guitar lines, and in conjunction with the Eidolon pedal for lead sections.
In the video "Josh Elmore Cattle Decapitation Gear Rundown" by Metalhead Productions, it is visually confirmed that Josh Elmore uses a Morley Maverick Mini Switchless Wah pedal, as it is clearly visible on the right side of his pedalboard during the segment starting at 18:24.
At the 19:15 mark in the video "Josh Elmore Cattle Decapitation Gear Rundown" by Metalhead Productions, Josh Elmore discusses his use of the Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork pedal. He explains that on the song "The Geocide," he employs both the octave up and down features in conjunction with the Eidolon pedal. Additionally, for "Aphotic Doom," he uses the Pitch Fork in octave down mode alongside the Mel 9 pedal to achieve a cathedral-like tone.
In the video titled "Josh Elmore Cattle Decapitation Gear Rundown (2025)" by Metalhead Productions, at approximately the 22:51 mark, Josh Elmore discusses his use of the Electro-Harmonix Mel9 Tape Replay Machine. He specifically mentions utilizing the pedal for "Aphotic Doom" in conjunction with the Pitchfork, typically under the string or cello setting. Additionally, Elmore notes that he uses the pedal for "Terrasite" under the choir setting.
In this video you can see josh Elmore's Morley mini Volume pedal. he mentions just using it as a mute.
In the video titled "Josh Elmore Cattle Decapitation Gear Rundown" by Metalhead Productions, Josh Elmore is shown using the TC Electronic Polytune 2 on his pedalboard.
around the 52:21 mark you can see that josh elmore talks about using the lone wolf hazy boy on the death atlas record. it is also seen in the terrasite documentary.
In the video titled "Cattle Decapitation - Monolith of Inhumanity - studio report: strings," released by Metal Blade Records, the Lehle Dual A/B Switcher is visibly part of Josh Elmore's pedal board at the 7:04 mark, providing clear evidence of its use during the recording sessions.
In the video titled "Cattle Decapitation - Monolith of Inhumanity - studio report: strings," produced by Metal Blade Records and available on YouTube, Josh Elmore can be observed using the Morley Alligator Volume Pedal on his board around the 7:08 mark during the recording process of "Monolith of Inhumanity."
In a studio report video titled "Cattle Decapitation - Monolith of Inhumanity - studio report: strings" by Metal Blade Records, Josh Elmore has the Morley "Bad Horsie" Steve Vai Signature Wah-Wah (1st Generation) pedal on his board around the 7:08 mark during the recording process of "Monolith of Inhumanity."
At approximately the 7:05 mark in the YouTube video titled "Cattle Decapitation - Monolith of Inhumanity - studio report: strings," provided by Metal Blade Records, you can clearly see that Josh Elmore uses the Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 PLUS on his pedalboard.
In the YouTube video titled "Cattle Decapitation - The Making of The Harvest Floor," uploaded by Rparas34, a Korg DT-10 Digital Pedal Tuner can be seen on Josh Elmore's pedalboard momentarily, confirming his use of this gear during the album's production.
At the 4:16 mark of the video titled "Cattle Decapitation 'Monolith of Inhumanity' studio report: vocals," you can see two ISP Technologies Decimator ProRack G Noise Reduction Systems in Josh Elmore's rig. This is confirmed to be Josh's gear as the same rack is visible in various Cattle Decapitation live performances from that period, most notably during the Summer Slaughter 2007 show.
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