Lee Ranaldo
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In this picture of Lee Ranaldo's pedalboard, the Honey Bee Overdrive BearFoot FX can be seen.
Lee Ranaldo used a MXR Blue Box in Sonic Youth. It is shown in the picture and also in the list of his gear on Sonic Youth's website
Lee Ranaldo is noted to have used a Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal pedal, as mentioned in The Sonic Youth Gear Guide. It was reportedly replaced by a Boss DS-1 later that year.
Lee Ranaldo uses a Digitech PDS-1002 Digital Delay Effects Pedal in "Sonic Youth".
Lee Ranaldo uses a Ibanez Analog Delay AD9 for the work with Sonic Youth.
According to the Sonic Youth website, Lee Ranaldo used a Boss CS-3 pedal in 1998.
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According to the Sonic Youth website, Lee Ranaldo used a Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive in Sonic Youth's MURRAY STREET SUMMER TOUR.
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According to the Sonic Youth website, Lee Ranaldo used a Russian Big Muff Pi in Sonic Youth's MURRAY STREET SUMMER TOUR.
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An earthquaker Westwood is seen in Lee‘s pedal board in this video
In 2006, Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth used the Analog Man King of Tone Overdrive pedal, as noted on Analogman’s website.
Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth shares his first impression of PolyTune Clip. An essentiel tool for his solo songwriting project.
According to the Sonic Youth website, Lee Ranaldo used a Klon Centaur in 2006.
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"I’m not someone who has ever used or enjoyed a chorus pedal, but I was looking for something that simulated the sound of a Leslie rotary cabinet. The Waterfall fit the bill perfectly and gave me an approximation of that tremolo/rotary effect and more - a unique sounding effect unlike any other pedal I’ve heard! This pedal is great for lead guitar work, to add a far-out color to the sound. I’ve come to rely on it for use with my electric band but it's also found it great in the studio for situations where I want something a bit out of the ordinary… As with all of JAM’s pedals, the build quality is exceptional and the sound is great! "
According to the Sonic Youth website, Lee Ranaldo was using a Hughes & Kettner Tube Factor in Sonic Youth in 2009. It is shown in the picture and also in the list of his gear on Sonic Youth's website.
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According to the Sonic Youth website, Lee Ranaldo used a Line 6 DL4 in Sonic Youth in March 2006.
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Lee Ranaldo is shown using the JAM Pedals Boomster in an Instagram post where he accompanied poet Gerard Malanga's reading at a private event.
He's using one in this video (at 2:30). Also seen on the inside photograph of his LP "Last Night on Earth".
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Lee Ranaldo is seen using the EarthQuaker Devices Avalanche Run V2 delay pedal during a tour of his Hoboken studio, Echo Canyon West, as featured in an Instagram post by EarthQuaker Devices.
In this arcticle the Lucydreamer is listed among other JAM Pedals Lee Ranaldo uses
In a TC Electronic interview at 2:03, Lee Ranaldo discusses his use of the TC Electronic Flashback Delay. Additionally, he is listed as an artist on the TC Electronic website.
Ranaldo gave us a tour of his Hoboken studio, Echo Canyon West
According to the Sonic Youth website, Lee Ranaldo was using a Danelectro Wasabi in Sonic Youth in 2006.
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In an Instagram post, Lee Ranaldo is seen using the Maxon AD80 Analog Delay while accompanying poet Gerard Malanga at a private event.
The MF-102 sits on the right-hand board.
According to the Sonic Youth website, Lee Ranaldo used the DOD DFX9 Digital Delay pedal in 1991.
Lee Ranaldo is shown using the EarthQuaker Devices Data Corrupter pedal in a studio tour photo posted by EarthQuaker Devices on Instagram.
Lee Ranaldo is shown using the EarthQuaker Devices Acapulco Gold V2 distortion pedal during a tour of his Hoboken studio, Echo Canyon West, as featured on EarthQuaker Devices' Instagram.
According to the Sonic Youth Website, Lee Ranaldo used the Mu-Tron Bi-Phase during 1998 and 1999.
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Lee plays: the WaterFall, Boomster, TubeDreamer+
lee ronaldo can be seen using this pedal at 14:34
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Discography
From Here to Infinity
1988
Scriptures Of The Golden Eternity
1993
Clouds
1997
Fuck Shit Up
1999
Maelstrom From Drift
2008
Between The Times & The Tides
2012
Electric Trim
2017
In Doubt, Shadow Him!
2018
Electric Trim: Live at Rough Trade East
2018
Velvet Serenade
2023
Early New York Silver
2025
The System (Original Film Music)
2025
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Symphony No. 2 (the Peak Of The Sacred)
Glenn Branca · 1992
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