Robert Smith

In a user-uploaded photo on Imgur, Robert Smith is seen using the Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress Flanger/Filter Matrix, showcasing its role in his guitar effects setup.

According to Guitar Geek's 1996 rig diagram, Smith used the Boss CH-1 super chorus pedal.

In this interview from the April 2000 issue of Guitar World magazine, Robert explains his pedalboard circa the recording of the album Bloodflowers.

According to the 1996 rig diagram from Guitar Geek, Smith used the Boss BF-2 flanger pedal.

From 3:18 to 3:26 the MXR Flanger Guitar Effects Pedal can be seen in the foreground on a mic stand. It's the setup Smith inherited from McGeoch when assuming his place in Siouxsie and the Banshees per this Guitar World article. Robert says in this article "It was a lot more interesting the second time I played with the Banshees and inherited John McGeoch's setup. (McGeoch has also played with Magazine, Visage and P.I.L.) He had an old MXR Flanger mounted on a mike stand."

In this interview from the April 2000 issue of Guitar World magazine, the 505 is listed in the sidebar among Robert's effects.

According to 1996 rig diagram from Guitar Geek, Smith used the Boss DS-1 distortion pedal.

This source comes from the French Guitarist Magazine, April 1992 -

Robert says "Mes effects sont tous des Boss: Stereo Chorus, Digital Delay, Flanger, Phaser, Super overdrive, plus une Jen Crybaby, une pédale wah wah."

Translated: "My effects are all Boss: Stereo chorus, Digital Delay, Flanger, Phaser, Super overdrive, plus a Jen Crybaby, a wah wah pedal."

Robert can be seen in this image in front of an older version of the Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man and what is likely a Boss SD-1 Overdrive.

Included in list of Robert Smith's pedal

In this archived article from Guitar World magazine's April 2000 issue, the Cry Baby is listed in the sidebar as being one of Robert's effects.

According to the 1996 rig diagram, Smith used the Boss PN-2 tremolo pan guitar pedal.

In this image from a studio session, Smith sits surrounded by effects pedals. Behind him (on the left side of the picture) we can see his DL4 pedal.

In this image from a studio session, Smith sits surrounded by effects pedals. Behind him (on the left side of the picture) we can see his MM4 pedal.

In this archived article from Guitar World magazine's April 2000 issue, the SansAmp Classic is listed in the sidebar as being one of Robert's effects.

Included in list of Robert Smith's pedals

Included in list of Robert Smith's pedals

Included in list of Robert Smith's pedals

In this image from a studio session, Smith sits surrounded by effects pedals. Behind him (on the left side of the picture) we can see his DM4 pedal.

In this image from a studio session, Smith is adjusting the parameters on a pedal. In the bottom-middle, we can see his BCB-60 full of Boss pedals, including an LS-2.

Robert's Boss BCB-6 pedal board can be seen in this photo.

In this image from a studio session, Smith is adjusting the parameters on a pedal. His Whammy pedal is sitting on the far left side of the picture.

In this image from a studio session, Smith is adjusting the parameters on a pedal. His Bootzilla fuzz-wah can be seen on the far-left side of the picture, and is easily identifiable due to the color and shape of the tread.

This transcription of an article from the June 1996 issue of Sound on Sound magazine lists the Jen Cry Baby among Smith's gear circa the recording of the Cure's Wild Mood Swings album.

In this image from a studio session, Smith is adjusting the parameters of a pedal. On his Boss effects board, in the center-bottom of the photo, we can see his TU-12 tuner.

In this image from a studio session, Smith is adjusting the parameters on a pedal. We can see his PW-10 on the far-left side of the picture, just below his Whammy and his Snarling Dog fuzz wah.

Included in list of Robert Smith's pedals.

In a studio photo, Robert Smith's Hughes & Kettner Tube Factor can be seen alongside the EHX DEM, highlighting its role in his setup.

In this studio pic you can spot the EHX DEM

Robert in the photo uses a Boss PH-2 seen on the right.