Vernon Reid

In this photo, of Living Colour's recording session pedalboard, Vernon Reid's Red Panda Lab Particle Granular Delay/Pitch Shifting pedal can be seen.

Living Colour's recording session pedalboard, pictured in this Facebook post, shows Vernon Reid's Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Compressor pedal.

Vernon Reid's DigiTech XP-99 Space Station can be seen in this Facebook post.

"#LivingColour #VernonReid pedal set up as we continue to record this new record," reads the caption of this Facebook post, which shows Vernon Reid's Strymon TimeLine.

"#LivingColour #VernonReid pedal set up as we continue to record this new record," reads the caption of this Facebook post, which shows Vernon Reid's Pigtronix Philosopher's Rock Compressor.

Hidden in the bottom right of this image is a Morley ABY Footswitch.

In this impressive collection of Source Audio pedals, you can see the SA225 Soundblox 2 Dimension Reverb pedal in the left hand side of this image.

Reid’s guitar rig had a much more modern vibe than the other players on the tour. In addition to his signature Parker guitar and Roland processor, it featured a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier with a matching 4x12 loaded with Celestion Vintage 30s and mic’d with Sennheiser e906 (left) and a Shure SM57 (right).

An over-the-shoulder view of Reid controlling his VG-99 with a Roland FC-300 MIDI Foot Controller. Also pictured is an Eventide PitchFactor and a Roland expression pedal.

The signal goes from the Parker's hex pickup to the VG-99 to a DOD Passive Mixer, which splits the direct guitar out from the VG-99 to a Zoom G3 (used for auto wah), a laptop with Guitar Rig Mobile Interface with programmed sounds controlled by a Roland FC-300 and Ableton Live controlled by a Keith McMillan SoftStep

The signal goes from the Parker's hex pickup to the VG-99 to a DOD Passive Mixer, which splits the direct guitar out from the VG-99 to a Zoom G3 (used for auto wah), a laptop with Guitar Rig Mobile Interface with programmed sounds controlled by a Roland FC-300 and Ableton Live controlled by a Keith McMillan SoftStep, Line 6 M9 (for modulation), and Eventide H9 with expression pedal, all running through a Mesa/Boogie Lonestar combo.

I incorporate a hex pickup into my sound, so I use a VG99 guitar synth setup, and I also use Guitar Rig 3, plus a Peavey ReValver.

I also used an Eventide ModFactor and a PitchFactor, a Pefftronics Rand- O-Matic, a DigiTech Space Station, a Line 6 Filter Modeler, an SP300 to control the VG99, a GI-20 guitar synth, and an Axon 50 interface to control soft synths on an Apple laptop.

I also used an Eventide ModFactor and a PitchFactor, a Pefftronics Rand- O-Matic, a DigiTech Space Station, a Line 6 Filter Modeler, an SP300 to control the VG99, a GI-20 guitar synth, and an Axon 50 interface to control soft synths on an Apple laptop.

You can hear the soft synths on the song “Method” on the new album. I used the UVI Workstation to activate eight-bit samples for the noisy/glitchy stuff at the end of that song.

I also use the Fractal Audio Axe-Fx Ultra amp- and effects-modeling unit, and lots of additional software, including IK Multimedia AmpliTube and Peavey ReValver 3, and soft synths such as Native Instruments’ Reaktor 5 and Absynth 4.

I also use the Fractal Audio Axe-Fx Ultra amp- and effects-modeling unit, and lots of additional software, including IK Multimedia AmpliTube and Peavey ReValver 3, and soft synths such as Native Instruments’ Reaktor 5 and Absynth 4.

I also use the Fractal Audio Axe-Fx Ultra amp- and effects-modeling unit, and lots of additional software, including IK Multimedia AmpliTube and Peavey ReValver 3, and soft synths such as Native Instruments’ Reaktor 5 and Absynth 4.

At 15:30 in this video Vernon's Mooer Ultra Drive is visible on his pedalboard.

At 19:20 in this video Vernon shows his "brand new" Boss SY-300 synth.

At 21:29 in this video Vernon shows his Warped Vinyl pedal. He says he's routing it after the Mel9 if he wants to go "extra freaky".

At 22:05 the EHX Ring Thing is visible on Vernon's pedalboard.

At 24:35 in this video a Focusrite iTrack Dock is visible holding Vernon's iPad.

"And I’ve been involved in guitar synthesis for most of my guitar career. I had a GR-300, the GR-700, the GR-55, and it’s been fascinating to see how the technology has twisted and changed and become more acceptable."

"And I’ve been involved in guitar synthesis for most of my guitar career. I had a GR-300, the GR-700, the GR-55, and it’s been fascinating to see how the technology has twisted and changed and become more acceptable."

According to the product website Vernon Reid uses the Ditto X2 looper.

According to the product website Vernon Reid uses the Flashback delay pedal.

The product website insists that Vernon Reid uses the Dreamscape pedal.

According to the product website Vernon Reid uses the Viscous Vibe pedal.

According to the product website Vernon Reid uses the Alter Ego X4 pedal.