Wendy Melvoin

Interviewer: "Do you recall the signal chain you used to get that giant sound on the main guitar hook on that song [Computer Blue]?"

WM: "Sure do! For my guitar, it was a Boss compressor, probably a CS-1, directly into a TC Electronic distortion pedal, into an MXR boost, into a Cry Baby Wah, then my chorus, the brand of which escapes me right now, and then into a volume pedal, all of which fed into a Mesa/Boogie Mark II head on a cab with, I think, a pair of JBL speakers. I was using one of my modified purple Rickenbackers when we recorded it."

Interviewer: "Do you recall the signal chain you used to get that giant sound on the main guitar hook on that song [Computer Blue]?"

WM: "Sure do! For my guitar, it was a Boss compressor, probably a CS-1, directly into a TC Electronic distortion pedal, into an MXR boost, into a Cry Baby Wah, then my chorus, the brand of which escapes me right now, and then into a volume pedal, all of which fed into a Mesa/Boogie Mark II head on a cab with, I think, a pair of JBL speakers. I was using one of my modified purple Rickenbackers when we recorded it."

Interviewer: "Do you recall the signal chain you used to get that giant sound on the main guitar hook on that song [Computer Blue]?"

WM: "Sure do! For my guitar, it was a Boss compressor, probably a CS-1, directly into a TC Electronic distortion pedal, into an MXR boost, into a Cry Baby Wah, then my chorus, the brand of which escapes me right now, and then into a volume pedal, all of which fed into a Mesa/Boogie Mark II head on a cab with, I think, a pair of JBL speakers. I was using one of my modified purple Rickenbackers when we recorded it."

Wendy Melvoin played a Roland G-707/GR-700 guitar synth system with Prince in the mid-1980s.

In a YouTube video by Vertex Effects, Wendy Melvoin demonstrates her use of the Strymon Deco Tape Saturation & Doubletracker on her new ambient pedalboard.

Wendy Melvoin said in this youtube video https://youtu.be/8F_IX4b85y8?si=DcqQwDM-fRt6d6dr&t=592 she used Boss CE-1 on Purple Rain.

Interviewer: "Do you recall the signal chain you used to get that giant sound on the main guitar hook on that song [Computer Blue]?"

WM: "Sure do! For my guitar, it was a Boss compressor, probably a CS-1, directly into a TC Electronic distortion pedal, into an MXR boost, into a Cry Baby Wah, then my chorus, the brand of which escapes me right now, and then into a volume pedal, all of which fed into a Mesa/Boogie Mark II head on a cab with, I think, a pair of JBL speakers. I was using one of my modified purple Rickenbackers when we recorded it."

Wendy Melvoin can be seen using the Vertex Steel String Clean Drive in her new pedalboard

Wendy Melvoin can be seen using the Strymon Timeline

In the video titled "Wendy Breaks Down Her Most Iconic Guitar Parts and Her New Rig!" published by Vertex Effects on YouTube, Wendy Melvoin, a renowned guitarist and music producer, is seen discussing her pedalboard setup. At the timestamp of 4:07, Wendy explicitly showcases her Klon Centaur Overdrive pedal, confirming its use in her musical equipment. This video serves as direct evidence of Wendy Melvoin utilizing the Klon Centaur Overdrive in her rig.

In the video titled "Wendy Breaks Down Her Most Iconic Guitar Parts and Her New Rig!" by Vertex Effects on YouTube, Wendy Melvoin demonstrates her use of the Strymon Mobius Modulator as part of her new pedalboard setup.

In a video titled "Wendy Breaks Down Her Most Iconic Guitar Parts and Her New Rig!" by Vertex Effects, Wendy Melvoin demonstrates her use of the Eventide H9 Max pedal as part of her new pedalboard setup.

In the YouTube video titled "Wendy Breaks Down Her Most Iconic Guitar Parts and Her New Rig!" by Vertex Effects, Wendy Melvoin is shown using the Strymon BigSky reverb effects pedal as part of her pedalboard setup.