Sonny Landreth
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Sonny Landreth's Effects Pedals
Sonny states at 17:55 how much he loves the Plimsoul and its cascading gain stages but also mentions that unfortunately it is not present at the time the rig rundown video was filmed.
At 17:15 in this rig rundown video Sonny shows his Zendrive stating that if he could use only one pedal than this would be it. He also mentions that it is a high gain modded version of the original.
...into the Voodoo Lab Giggity: that’s like a mastering EQ pedal, and it’s great for fattening up single coils. On Groovy Goddess, it’s the Fulltone ’70 fuzz.”
In his runaway rig Sonny has a Fuzzulator.
It’s been through a lot of changes, but some pedals have stayed the same, for the core lead sound in particular. The first pedal is the Demeter Fuzzulator, and I actually use that for a boost, so most of the time it’s off. From there, it goes to the Hermida Mosferatu.
Used for sustain and "unity gain". -Sonny Landreth, @ 17:57
Sonny Landreth uses the Fulltone GT-500 Booster/Distortion, as highlighted on Fulltone's official artist page.
At 19:50 Sonny talks about the TC Chorus mentioning its clarity and that it is not getting in the way.
I have a couple of vintage Strats – for Groovy Goddess, I was using a ’66 with the Fulltone ’69 fuzz, into the Demeter TGA3 and a 4x12 Bandmaster cab with Vintage 30s.
...into the Voodoo Lab Giggity: that’s like a mastering EQ pedal, and it’s great for fattening up single coils. On Groovy Goddess, it’s the Fulltone ’70 fuzz.”
Sonny Landreth uses the Fulltone Full-Drive2 Mosfet overdrive pedal, as noted on Fulltone's official artist page.
In the Premier Guitar "Rig Rundown," Sonny Landreth uses the Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner as part of his setup.
This is Sonny's favourite digital type of pedal as he states at 20:27 in this video.
From there, it goes to the Hermida Mosferatu. That’s a MOSFET design, and I’ve never heard any other drive pedal as smooth and dynamic - it’s like the perfect midrange amp in a little box.
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Discography
Down In Louisiana
1993
Outward Bound
1993
South Of I-10
1995
Grant Street
2005
From the Reach
2008
The Road We're On
2010
Bound By The Blues
2015
Recorded Live in Lafayette
2017
Blacktop Run
2020
Live At The 2023 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
2023
Voices of Americana (The Crazy Cajun Recordings)
2023
Live at the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
2025
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