Tony Levin

“I was filming a video at Reverb.com in Chicago yesterday, and, my having forgotten to bring my compressor, they had me try your Cali76 (compact deluxe). It was perfect for the Chapman Stick (which I was using at the time) – I was very impressed, …I went ahead and bought the pedal."

In this video, Tony Levin goes over the Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Bass Big Muff Pi and what he loves about the unit.

According to Bass Player magazine interview, Levin uses the EBS OctaBass pedal.

"Tony Levin’s bass and Chapman Stick rig is equally impressive, as he has a tasty pedalboard featuring top–of–the–line mass production delays like the Boss DD–500 and the Electro–Harmonix Stereo Memory Man w/ Hazarai, as well as choice boutique picks like the 3Leaf Audio Octave and Analogman Bi–Compressor. Levin also employs two Kemper Profilers."

This is an original, vintage, script-logo Phase 90 from the 1970s. Not only that, this was Tony's primary phaser pedal from 1978 through the early 1980s. It was used on Chapman Stick tracks from:

• King Crimson (Elephant Talk, Frame By Frame, Indiscipline, Neurotica, etc.)
• Peter Gabriel (DIY, I Don't Remember, I Have The Touch, Shock The Monkey, San Jacinto, etc.)

"I'm enjoying using my B3K on tour and recordings"

According to Bass Player magazine interview, Levin uses the Source Audio Soundblox 2 OFD Bass MicroModeler.

Pictured in photo #4 of the referenced article.

Pictured in photo #4 of the referenced article.

According to Bass Player magazine interview, Levin uses the Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man.

"Tony Levin’s bass and Chapman Stick rig is equally impressive, as he has a tasty pedalboard featuring top–of–the–line mass production delays like the Boss DD–500 and the Electro–Harmonix Stereo Memory Man w/ Hazarai, as well as choice boutique picks like the 3Leaf Audio Octave and Analogman Bi–Compressor. Levin also employs two Kemper Profilers."

According to the EBS website Tony Levin uses EBS OctaBass Studio Edition

"Tony Levin’s bass and Chapman Stick rig is equally impressive, as he has a tasty pedalboard featuring top–of–the–line mass production delays like the Boss DD–500 and the Electro–Harmonix Stereo Memory Man w/ Hazarai, as well as choice boutique picks like the 3Leaf Audio Octave and Analogman Bi–Compressor. Levin also employs two Kemper Profilers."

"Tony Levin’s bass and Chapman Stick rig is equally impressive, as he has a tasty pedalboard featuring top–of–the–line mass production delays like the Boss DD–500 and the Electro–Harmonix Stereo Memory Man w/ Hazarai, as well as choice boutique picks like the 3Leaf Audio Octave and Analogman Bi–Compressor. Levin also employs two Kemper Profilers."

According to Bass Player magazine interview, Levin uses the Ernie Ball Volume Pedal.

Pictured in photo #4 of the referenced article.

Tony Levin is known to use the Analog Man Juicer compressor as a key component in his bass setup. The Juicer is popular among bass players for its distinctive sound, with an available high cut option for additional tonal versatility, as noted on the Analog Man website.

This Premier Guitar interview published August 16, 2024 lists the Red Panda Particle as one of Tony Levin's effects.

In this photo Tony Levin looks like he has an Orange Squeezer plugged into his Stingray bass. The website attached says the same thing as well.

Tony Levin uses the Neural DSP Quad Cortex on the Beat Tour 2025, as confirmed in the Sweetwater video "Tony Levin | What’s on Your Pedalboard: Beat Edition," where he highlights this gear as the centerpiece of his rig.

Tony Levin is seen playing the Yamaha SB-100 in an Instagram post by stgofusion, which highlights his performance as part of Stick Men and his influential role in the rock music scene.