Tarek Jafar

In this Instagram post Tarek Jafar can be seen playing a riff as Paul Meany tweaks the knobs of the Way Huge WM71 Smalls Aqua-Puss MKIII. He captions the photo:

@way.huge.electronics #aquapuss diving into the deep with @paulmeany 🛡

In a March 19, 2021 interview by Music Radar, Tarek Jafar is asked about his go-to gear for The Blue Stones' record Hidden Gems. He mentions his personal favorite pedal, the ZVEX Double Rock:

My go-to pieces of gear were ... the Box of Rock – Double Rock distortion by ZVEX (personal fave)

In a March 19, 2021 interview by Music Radar, Tarek Jafar is asked about his go-to gear for The Blue Stones' record Hidden Gems. He mentions the "the Canyon effects pedal by EHX."

Referring to The Blue Stones' record Hidden Gems, Music Radar asks Tarek Jafar:

There’s some great fuzz sounds on the record too – any favourites?

Tarek responds:

Definitely that Double Rock by Z.Vex and the Sub Buzz pedal by Vancouver’s own Union Tube And Transistor. That’s what gives me the fuzzy “oomph” I need during songs like Spirit and the like.

From a March 19, 2021 Music Radar article regarding Tarek Jafar's gear for The Blue Stones album Hidden Gems, when asked:

How do you approach the bass parts live? Any pedals that you’ve found are great in the duo setup for filling out the bottom end live– octave, whammy etc?

Tarek replies:

My go-to pedals for a great low-end push are the Double Rock by Z.Vex and the Pitchfork Octaver (in Nano size so it has less of a pedalboard footprint) by EHX

This photo was shared by Tarak Jafar of The Blue Stones, and shows his pedalboard which was stolen from his vehicle at the time. He lists the pedals on his board:

Boss TR-2 Tremolo, MXR Bass Fuzz El-Grande, Boss BD-2 Blues Driver, MXR DC Brick, Boss DD-3 Digital Delay, Way Huge Aqua Puss Analog Delay, Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Nano, Dunlop Power Supply Adapter 18V

This photo was shared by Tarak Jafar of The Blue Stones, and shows his pedalboard which was stolen from his vehicle at the time. He lists the pedals on his board:

Boss TR-2 Tremolo, MXR Bass Fuzz El-Grande, Boss BD-2 Blues Driver, MXR DC Brick, Boss DD-3 Digital Delay, Way Huge Aqua Puss Analog Delay, Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Nano, Dunlop Power Supply Adapter 18V

This photo was shared by Tarak Jafar of The Blue Stones, and shows his pedalboard which was stolen from his vehicle at the time. He lists the pedals on his board:

Boss TR-2 Tremolo, MXR Bass Fuzz El-Grande, Boss BD-2 Blues Driver, MXR DC Brick, Boss DD-3 Digital Delay, Way Huge Aqua Puss Analog Delay, Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Nano, Dunlop Power Supply Adapter 18V

This photo was shared by Tarak Jafar of The Blue Stones, and shows his pedalboard which was stolen from his vehicle at the time. He lists the pedals on his board:

Boss TR-2 Tremolo, MXR Bass Fuzz El-Grande, Boss BD-2 Blues Driver, MXR DC Brick, Boss DD-3 Digital Delay, Way Huge Aqua Puss Analog Delay, Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Nano, Dunlop Power Supply Adapter 18V

This photo was shared by Tarak Jafar of The Blue Stones, and shows his pedalboard which was stolen from his vehicle at the time. He lists the pedals on his board:

Boss TR-2 Tremolo, MXR Bass Fuzz El-Grande, Boss BD-2 Blues Driver, MXR DC Brick, Boss DD-3 Digital Delay, Way Huge Aqua Puss Analog Delay, Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Nano, Dunlop Power Supply Adapter 18V

This photo was shared by Tarak Jafar of The Blue Stones, and shows his pedalboard which was stolen from his vehicle at the time. He lists the pedals on his board:

Boss TR-2 Tremolo, MXR Bass Fuzz El-Grande, Boss BD-2 Blues Driver, MXR DC Brick, Boss DD-3 Digital Delay, Way Huge Aqua Puss Analog Delay, Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Nano, Dunlop Power Supply Adapter 18V

This photo was shared by Tarek Jafar of The Blue Stones, and shows his pedalboard which was stolen from his vehicle at the time. The power supply isn't visible in the photo, but Tarek lists the gear from his pedalboard:

Boss TR-2 Tremolo, MXR Bass Fuzz El-Grande, Boss BD-2 Blues Driver, MXR DC Brick, Boss DD-3 Digital Delay, Way Huge Aqua Puss Analog Delay, Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Nano, Dunlop Power Supply Adapter 18V

In this Instagram photo (4th in the carousel) posted by the Blue Stones Instagram account, Tarek's pedalboard can be seen. In the middle of the left side of the pedalboard, his Strymon Iridium Amp & IR Cab can be seen. While Tarek doesn't appear in this specific photo, the pedalboard configuration matches other photos of his board, confirming it to be his.

In this Instagram photo (4th in the carousel) posted by the Blue Stones Instagram account, Tarek's pedalboard can be seen. Along the top of the board, his Strymon TimeLine can be seen. While Tarek doesn't appear in this specific photo, the pedalboard configuration matches other photos of his board, confirming it to be his.

In this Instagram photo (4th in the carousel) posted by the Blue Stones Instagram account, Tarek's pedalboard can be seen. In the middle of the board, his MXR CSP027 Timmy pedal can be seen. While Tarek doesn't appear in this specific photo, the pedalboard configuration matches other photos of his board, confirming it to be his.

In this Instagram photo (4th in the carousel) posted by the Blue Stones Instagram account, Tarek's pedalboard can be seen. Along the right side of the board, his TC Electronic PolyTune tuner pedal can be seen. While Tarek doesn't appear in this specific photo, the pedalboard configuration matches other photos of his board, confirming it to be his.

In this Instagram photo (4th in the carousel) posted by the Blue Stones Instagram account, Tarek's pedalboard can be seen. Along the bottom of the pedalboard, his Voodoo Lab PX-8 Plus 8-loop Pedal Switcher can be seen. While Tarek doesn't appear in this specific photo, the pedalboard configuration matches other photos of his board, confirming it to be his.

Switch A is labeled ZVEX, B is labeled TIMMY, C is OCTAVE, D is REVERB.

In a DM conversation with Tarek Jafar on Dec 12, 2024, he confirmed his use of a JHS Cheese Ball fuzz and Electro-Harmonix POG2 Polyphonic Octave Generator for The Blue Stones new album (at time of writing). When asked about the Cheese Ball seen in the 4th photo in this Instagram post the band made, Tarek responds:

actually yes, we did. Good ear

Also a POG2 not sure if you got that one.

In a DM conversation with Tarek Jafar on Dec 12, 2024, he confirmed his use of a JHS Cheese Ball fuzz and Electro-Harmonix POG2 Polyphonic Octave Generator for The Blue Stones new album (at time of writing). When asked about the Cheese Ball seen in the 4th photo in this Instagram post the band made, Tarek responds:

actually yes, we did. Good ear

Also a POG2 not sure if you got that one.

In an Instagram DM conversation on December 12, 2024, Tarek Jafar of The Blue Stones confirmed his use of the Radial Engineering Bigshot ABY, to "split signal with."