Kevin Rutmanis' Effects Pedals
The ODB-3 can be seen to the left of his Line 6 EX-1.
The 105Q is on the far left of his setup.
You can see the pedal on the right side of his setup.
The pedal can be seen on the right, on the left of his Line 6 DL4.
Kevin Rutmanis specifically uses the Crowther Audio Prunes & Custard Harmonic Generator Intermodulator, version 1. It is likely that he pairs it with a Crybaby 105Q for tracks like "Little Judas Chongo," you can also hear him using it at the start of "foaming".
Photographic evidence from live shows indicates that Kevin Rutmanis used the Line 6 DM4 Distortion Modeler during his time with the Melvins, among various other distortion pedals.
Kevin Rutmanis has used the Boss OD-20 Drive Zone Twin Pedal with COSM during his time with the Melvins. Photos from live shows reveal his use of various distortion pedals, including the OD-20.
Kevin Rutmanis has been seen using a Boss OS-2 OverDrive/Distortion pedal during his time with the Melvins. Although there isn't a direct photo or link available, this information comes from Kevin's partner, as shared by user Mow Skwoz.
Kevin Rutmanis is mistakenly linked to the Boss AW-2 Auto Wah. The source video from Melvins Live in Vilar de Mouros, Portugal, 2003, does not show him using this pedal.
Kevin Rutmanis uses the Tube Works BK Butler Real Tube, as evidenced by an image from his time with the band Cows. The image can be viewed here.
Kevin Rutmanis incorporates the Hologram Electronics Dream Sequence into much of his current work, as evidenced by a user-uploaded photo.
The boss noise supressor is incorrectly listed on the melvins gear page for kevin.
Kevin Rutmanis has used the Chase Bliss Audio Condor for Hepa/Titus. This is supported by an image available at Equipboard.
Kevin Rutmanis uses the Eventide H9 Max for Hepa/Titus, as evidenced by the image provided.
In the image provided, Kevin Rutmanis can be seen using the DigiTech XP-300 Space Station. He also used it early on in 1998 for the strings section of “the bit”
In the photo, Kevin Rutmanis is clearly using the Tech 21 SansAmp GT2.
You can see this pedal at the end of his chain a couple of times in this video and others from the 2003-04 era with both the melvins and tomahawk. It could be the bass eq though…
Kevin talks about writing a riff around this pedals feedback feature in ep 320 of Conan Neutrons podcast.
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