Ken Andrews' Effects Pedals

"Andrews also utilizes two Boss FS-6 control pedals and a Boss FV-500L volume pedal," states this Premier Guitar rig rundown.

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"Andrews also utilizes two Boss FS-6 control pedals and a Boss FV-500L volume pedal," states this Premier Guitar rig rundown.

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Premier Guitar's Rig Rundown feature on Andrews includes this photo of his pedalboard, which is powered by a Pedal Power Plus 2 unit.

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Seen briefly lit up in the rack drawer at 1:18:35

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As seen here on Ken Andrew’s pedalboard from his Fantastic Planet setup sometime in 1996-1997. Could have been used during the recording for Fantastic Planet and possibly Magnified.

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Ken Andrews uses the Boss DD-3 Digital Delay, as seen on the floor during the recording of "Comfort." Alongside the DD-3, there is also a Crybaby wah, BF-2 MIJ, CS-2 Compressor, DMC Ground Control V1, and a footswitch, as evidenced by an image on Imgur.

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Ken Andrews uses the Boss BF-2 Flanger, as evidenced by the black knob BF-2 seen on the floor in the image provided by Imgur.

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Ken Andrews explicitly mentioned at the 15:03 timestamp that the Boss CS-2 Compression Sustainer was a key component for the “Failure Clean Guitar Sound” and was also used as a vocal effect on the track "Blank," as detailed in his YouTube video "Episode 6 - Creative Recording Techniques."

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At 4:06, Ken Andrews mentions the use of a Gen 1 Mutron Phaser all over Fantastic Planet. During their performance at the Whisky in December 1996, you can even spot the phaser right next to his Mutron Octave Divider.

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Used during the Fantastic Planet era as a lead boost for guitar solos, this pedal was one of the many sold in 2014-2015 during Failure's Pledgemusic campaign to raise funding for their reunion record, The Heart is a Monster.

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