Eric Johnson's Pedalboard - What's on Your Pedalboard?

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In this episode of What's on Your Pedalboard?, Don Carr is joined by world-renowned guitarist Eric Johnson for a personal tour of his effects pedalboard.
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0:00 - Intro
1:15 - T.C. Electronic Chrous
1:41 - Catalinbread Belle Epoch
1:53 - Robert Keely DDR
2:13 - Hermida Audio Zendrive
2:47 - Hermida Audio Dover Drive
3:40 - Normal Amp Setup
4:15 - Effects Chain
5: 34 - Blackface Deluxe Reverb Amp
5:58 - Main Board Configuration
7:00 - Thanks For Watching
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[@uNknownrMx]

Iam your dear subscriber! :)

[@fernandes5986]

The firs ever video where you really can see his gear settings and how it sounds. Thanks for the posting.

[@michaellane8619]

Can you just make me a Eric Johnson pedalboard I can but please !!!

[@michaellane8619]

Sweetwater Can you make me a Eric Johnson pedalboard I can buy please !!!

[@macabre2007]

sweetwater welldone - as a brit I don't get to see Eric too often but as a subscriber this was an extra special surprise - thank you ma'an fantastic!!!!!!!

[@MadanzaBand]

That clean guitar tone can purify the air

[@Kdog-hw6ri]

Rifki Novrian I use it all the time for clean breathing air.

[@GerryBlue]

And souls, mine is cleaner from listening to him

[@Kdog-hw6ri]

Some say it kills coronavirus better than Lysol.

[@Mastran77]

When Eric dies, St Peter will be waiting for him to play with that sound.

[@qwertyzxcv123]

It can also purify our dirty souls.

[@Diax1324]

The calmness of these two is infectious. I feel like I just got a massage.

[@MerrillSnowden]

Diax1324 right, right

[@Superjet113]

right, right, yeah, yeah, uh huh...

[@ITheFight]

I felt that 💎💎

[@dezionlion]

Too much soy

[@rockkevinrock]

Like that Patton Oswalt joke, "he had a voice like a human Quaalude" lol.

[@thebassrogue]

When i expect his tone to go dirty, it goes dirty but a somewhat soft and creamy kind of dirty... Dude is a tonesmith!

[@winstonlanda7731]

That's when he said he rolled off the treble as he added his overdrive. I thought he might be doing that but switching between treble on and off for clean and dirty is great. I'd never thought of doing that for high gain.

[@FoxHound-ch1yy]

He's said in other gear interviews he likes to roll his gain back otherwise the tone just sounds too trashy. I guess this is probably why. Same as rolling back the treble, Sounds too full on ear piercing if its too high.

[@FireGrizzlyy]

"Yeah yeah yeah right right yeah"

[@matthewmuller5794]

Lol The 'right, right,' does get old! Probably got that from Mitch.

[@BillLarkinmusic]

uh huh yeah..

[@kingsley9352]

Every time I watch EJ play I immediately feel like I’ve never held a guitar before.

[@U2WB]

Pretty much that way for all of us ! I watch Eric and then I think, “well I’m NOT good; in fact I actually suck.”

[@ballamiguel]

Regular guitar player: I use this PedalTrain because it helps me when travelling and protect my pedals blabla Eric Fuc*ing Johnson: Table piece pedalboard lol

[@catboyzee]

IKR? And he still sounds better with his makeshift pedalboard that 97% of the world's guitar players. LMBO!!!

[@jazzram_]

@Greg Elchert ik lol

[@yijiehe3966]

this wood board sounds better definitely. Not joking

[@DLH.23]

I like how his pedalboard is literally a board

[@jazzram_]

Ikr lmao

[@davidstephens1097]

Eric is such an amazing player and one of the nicest guys around. An American treasure!

[@johnmorris1003]

Best guitar tone ever, and his pedalboard is literally a piece of wood that looks like he just threw whatever pedals he found at a late 1980's yard sale on it.. This dude is a genius!!

[@jackprice7828]

Eric Johnson is still my favorite guitarist. His tones, style and ability is so inspiring. I never tire of his playing. Thanks for sharing some of his newer pedal arrangements.

[@mark7166]

I’ve only just started listening to Eric in the past couple of weeks and I seriously wonder why I waited so many years to start. He’s so amazing!

[@oig40203]

You're here. That's all that matters.

[@tnleverett]

@Mark Lugg You absolutely have to go see Eric and the guys play live! Then you will really wonder why! Lol

[@silverpairaducks]

Eric actually plays a 90s Peavy raptor through a Bandit (on lead) and a zoom 505 and a gonkulator pedal.

[@bass6309]

Peavey Bandits are actually amazing solid state amps. The best for pedals, specially the 212 version.

[@stumblingfreevideo]

He actually recently switched the zoom out for a Korg Miku

[@jasonlee8497]

Dont forget the Radio Shack 1/4 inch cables.....

[@stumblingfreevideo]

@@jasonlee8497 key to that type of "tone"

[@robinengelhard4317]

The legendary gonkulator

[@macabre2007]

It's so refreshing to hear Eric - such a natural feel to his playing for decades he's been consistently impressive.

[@ZippyThePinhead]

Now then we can all run out & buy the pedals on his clinic board, and sound just like Eric Johnson 🤣🤣🤣 Dream on, it ain't gonna happen!!! So much respect for this man's tone, and style. I've been fortunate to be able to see him many times, and will still go again & again as long as he's still touring.

[@jcserrano1663]

Eric is been one of my favorite guitarist since the mid 80's

[@catboyzee]

I'm happy to see EJ finally breaking down and using gear most 'mere mortals' can have access to, but he still sounds like EJ. #respect.

[@biohazard8295]

Old school approach

[@extraswaggeroni]

0:11 I don't just respect this man's guitar tone, I respect the hell out of his conversational tone too. what a heartfelt "hey man how's it going"

[@juliencabanac5406]

Great video format. What a legend... we could listen to eric endlessly...

[@DeathMetalGuitar]

TWO Masters. WOW. thank you Don Carr and Sweetwater!

[@philgraves4998]

Great vid! I love Eric everytime I watch one of these vids where he shows exactly what gear he uses it sounds so good and never gets old! Awesome!

[@hanten10]

So glad to see his pedalboard and his signal chain is really different from other guitar player.. No words can describe this amazing and brilliant guitar player ❤️

[@Ed-yj8ts]

I'm slow, but between listening to Eric and then tracing the image at time 4:29, The path is Dover Drive => Keely DDR => Zendrive => Catalinbread Echo => TC Chorus => 2 Fender Deluxe Reverb. Catalinbread echo is on all the time, and Eric's fingers are set to stun. As always Eric sounds like Eric no matter what gear he uses.

[@twinnrexx4228]

Ed yes!! I saw that too. Thanks For this comment. I thought I was going crazy trying to trace the bowl of black spaghetti that IS his pedal board. Nothing like having every wire the same color. LOL Great tones though.

[@cerclesvicieux]

As I watch this I am reminded that probably the best advice is to first get good clean tone. Great interview. Alway slike listening to Eric Johnson's insight. Thank you.

[@2Plus2isChicken2013]

That is exactly what I go for. If my amp doesn't have a clean tone like I want I can't be happy with my sound. As far as Eric Johnson goes, I don't think I've ever heard a better clean tone than his. I wish I listened to him more outside the occasional KZbin video because every time I hear him play it is just amazing.

[@MrGuitarHack]

Amazing what sounds he’s able to get with such a simple board.

[@jaywonderful1477]

Man this guy is a treasure he’s so different and unique in his own way

[@steveweilhart2359]

Great Interview - Eric Johnson is the coolest guy so humble and so very great at what he does play the guitar

[@domg7616]

Eric Johnson a true awesome soul! His sound is so amazing!

[@dinofurlan3745]

Eric...one of the most influential guitar player of the planet....Love the sound...and the technique...

[@tomdecuca3627]

It just goes to show that most of his sound is in his hands and personality. His pick attack and the way he phrases his notes is a huge part of his tone.

[@Orvulum]

Yay Eric! What beautiful tones he creates, and what an amazing artist! 🤠

[@garythomas4431]

Eric turned me on to adding the t c electronics stereo choral flanger with a delay to my clean tone decades ago. Magic tones from the master. Great interview.

[@jfree336]

The master of tone and taste

[@jnh73]

Whoa. The stories that TC Chorus/Flanger could tell. Awesome interview!

[@U2WB]

What an amazing player. Just noodling around Eric plays on a level that most of us spend years reaching for.

[@jonleonoudakis9623]

Wow, that was a really cool session. Great to see how EJ puts his sound together.

[@paulogp4629]

Eric Johnson is an absolutely UNIQUE guitar player. A very simple chord sounds unique in his hands.

[@williamlangada4478]

This is the beautiful sound of Eric Johnson.

[@alexcorll90]

Eric's always got the nicest looking boots on. Could we get an Eric Johnson boot collection rundown?

[@leocubiasmusiclifestyle7460]

World class guest 🤩

[@rudygracia5573]

Forever grateful to my buddy Dan for introducing me to the music of Eric Johnson,Gary Moore,Paul Gilbert.I then discovered Nuno,Vito,Yngwie,Satch,Gillis....SO thankful to these GREAT,Legendary musicians.

[@aastudio2957]

eric sound is the best crystal clear sound ever!

[@srwaite7]

Echo before the chorus 👌🏻🕶✌🏻

[@minghansolo6834]

seeing EJ play and demo right in from of you eyes must be amazing!

[@ITheFight]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@organjoe]

Excellent - Thank You!

[@ItaiIfrach]

Nice for all who interested on delay settings of EJ - i see the delay settings here is 510ms 1:47

[@SpacePatrollerLaser]

And to think; I can remember a time when all we had was fuzz and wah

[@markpell8979]

Saw a Butler Tube Works preamp box in Eric's pedals. I have one, 30+yrs old. Puts dialable 12ax7 gain in front of your amp, makes some solid state amps sound more Marshall-like.

[@MartyDadRiffs]

Arguably the king of tone. One of the most beautiful voices both vocally and on guitar. My favorite lead player ever! But can someone get EJ a proper pedal board?

[@Michaelgracon]

MartyDadRiffs I couldn't agree more! In the middle of a show one of his pedals acted up and he had to fiddle with the knobs right in the middle of a show!

[@Ps1504]

Agree there are so many good ones now to choose from. There are also people who could make them for him if he wants to, according to his preference.

[@allenlocke1935]

@@Michaelgracon That's how you know it's live and not Memorex ( tape machine). Lol

[@henkehakansson2004]

@@Michaelgracon Nope, it was his bloody adamant use of George L's solderless cables and plugs that acting up. One can see it in the HBO live video from early 2000s where it acts up, and he strikes out his hands in the first number...during the break, he bends down, disconnects, and goes back to the backline, unplugs some cables and swaps them out, and carries on with the shows. Not the pedals. Maybe his EP-3 Echoplex unit has started to act up mid show but that's about it. I've seen it happen live too.

[@rylieriley]

Look at that pedalboard. His signal goes straight from the guitar, through the pedals and into the amp. That's a man of tonal integrity.

[@stk7778]

those gain stages are pretty impressive and i like the idea of deliberately making the clean trebley and rolling it off with the drives....also would never have even considered echo before drive....

[@viniciusmarcilio3194]

has anyone else noticed the different saddle for the high E string?

[@davebertoletti]

Eric is a true gentleman.

[@Alanoffer]

The king of tone

[@tommynoble3428]

Somewhere, Daniel Steinhardt is having a stroke looking at that board.

[@cliffords2315]

I love the DDR took me a couple of weeks to tweek the best settings, what im most impressed with is the Over Drive!! WOW on the Style "B" switch adds deep lows and long lasting Harmonics, i havent used my SD1 since i got the OD side of the DDR jaming, and its Quiet on high gain.

[@zoltan3679]

His guitar tone isn't the only nice sound i hear from a guitarist. His voice! Calm cool. Just like his tones☺️

[@richietownsend6737]

Yes!

[@tomgnau]

He's a wise soul with a kickass tone.

[@sombordale7676]

Eric has the best guitar tone and the story teller's tone.

[@caryboudas5359]

Just gotta say love the song Victory off of Tones!!

[@CorkDave1]

Super very informative

[@ruiseartalcorn]

Marvelous tones :)

[@jazzram_]

My favorite ngl

[@Viper_75th_RR]

Damn, he’s an alien. His technique, tone, and musicality are second to none.

[@istvandejesus]

Simple. Just monstrous playing.

[@RosalvoParadella]

Que timbre é esse !! E também toca pra cara#$O !! EJ é um monstro.

[@jeffunderwood6235]

Man he has some sweet tone

[@user-qu3hw1wp7w]

Thanks, FRIENDS! 👍👍👍👍👍 The BEST SOUND!!!

[@MrDavemiley]

Well there is two of my favorites , E J and Sweetwater !

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

I know right!

[@AlbertoMartinezDelRio]

Majesty

[@sampokantele9288]

At 4:30 EJ says effects order is Dover Drive -> Zen Drive -> DDR, but around the same moment there is visual of the board, and if you follow the cable from Dover Drive it goes to DDR and then comes back to Zen Drive. Or at least it seems to me that way. Weird. But in any case, surprisingly good imitation/recreation of big rig tone. Kudos!

[@rockkevinrock]

Eric still has like, such cool rockstar hair, I wonder who his stylist is. I like the layering of it. He's a lucky duck.

[@sargentppeper]

Sounds so sweet! Taking a closer look at the the signal path ... it looks more like the Dover Drive into the DDR then into the Zendrive?

[@fajaradi1223]

That guitar should be named Sweetcaster. It's heartwarming, calming, somehow bring me into a meditating state of mind.

[@jazzram_]

John Ericsonn

[@30smsuperstrat]

What an amazing, tasteful player EJ is! I still have never seen Ellen and EJ in the same place?!?!?

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

Yo Don, loving that shirt dude.

[@khalaziafaqih367]

Doesn't matter what EJ plays , EJ always sounds like Eric Johnson

[@PatrickDeCoste]

Interesting power supply set-up too. It looks like he has chorus in one power splitter and the power brick in another. Both then get connected to a power extension chord but one prong isn’t connected.

[@jasonstallworth]

Dude, I’ve always loved Eric’s tone! As far as pedals, my live rig is extremely simple... In front of the amp is a gate and overdrive (to tighten up the high gain tones), and in the effects loop just a delay for leads. That’s really about it.

[@sonamdorjee6607]

1:53 The only "DDR" I know is "Dance Dance Revolution", so gud❗

[@GuitarGodgt]

Another good one! Was interesting to see another pro with a fairly thrown together board.

[@Emomcdarkness]

"so you're here in town right?"

[@tnleverett]

Lol

[@FunkHitsTheFan]

Too damn funny

[@aashisheapen8230]

He was just confirming that Eric wasn't a hologram or something

[@jazzram_]

@@aashisheapen8230 lol

[@AstorSkywalker]

It's like he's cooking a delicate recipe with his tone... 😋 Yummy!!!

[@richardturk7162]

I have used a B.K Butler Tube OD for years I love that pedal.

[@TechMetalRules]

EJ's the man, and hey... Eddie had an Echoplex before his dirty amp.

[@Dwoed]

Vintage pedals but sounds like the future.

[@cliffords2315]

Analog destroys Digital, forever Tubes and Analog for good Guitar sound

[@jmcdrzero]

heaven

[@larrie9483]

Just wow! Like come on, its Eric Johnson! What do you expect??

[@Lew.Jeffreys]

I love how his board is simply just a piece of plywood board, cable ties and messy wires 👏

[@freeanto1323]

tone nya woy.... enakeun...👍👍

[@brioncommon5701]

I see a big bundle of wires. Please show the wiring details of the board? EJ was the best, and favorite part of the original G3 tour

[@xanderwilcox]

Been thinking about getting a DRRI... and hearing EJ play through one only fueled the fire.

[@RafsanBasher]

it's in his hands, it's in his hands.. doesn't matter what he plays through

[@ransombaggins9301]

Rafsan Basher Except for the stereo chorus, tape echo, and overdrives. 😉 But ya, I totally get ya. He’s incredible. Cliffs was the key song that really got me wanting to give more to guitar back in ‘90.

[@chrisbenson8771]

I think he uses this chaotic jumbled mess on a piece of plywood just to troll those of us with huge perfectly dressed up pedalboards....

[@ransombaggins9301]

Chris Benson 💯😂💯😂💯

[@RafsanBasher]

@@chrisbenson8771 damn right 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@marc8828]

No one is arguing that these pedals/amps he plays through are what ENTIRELY classify his style. That's dumb and obviously not true. But to suggest it still doesn't matter at all what he plays through... is just wrong. Because at least, it matters a little bit lol. And another aspect of a guitar player is how innovative they are with different sounds and the devices that produce those sounds. In other words, don't think of it as just a bunch of technology that he uses to be able to sound this way. Think of it as a carefully selected collection of devices that all produce unique sounds and the WAY Eric has gone about configuring them together FOR HIS style.

[@michael_caz_nyc]

Which Pickups are on that guitar? Gorgeous tone.

[@airbloomamplifiers]

Amazing how completely different it all sounds from his ‘80s peak. Of course, this is far from the ideal recording environment of the past.

[@oldtimer99]

It seems odd the if you follow the picture I see the Dover Drive going into the DDR and not to the Zen Drive. The DDR goes to the Zen and the Zen to the BE. Do I hear the description wrongly?

[@nisioarcanjodasilva680]

Um dos melhores guitarrista que já ouvi na vida de timbre

[@paulodantas1492]

I just brought my first professional pedalboard to move away from my previous wood plank with pedals, but its quite refreshing see him at this point of his carrer just not caring about having the prettiest pedalboard.

[@conwaygritty73]

DDR making the board. Very useful tool that can patch in some useful tones.

[@lexestrada4382]

Among G3, EJ is my favourite!

[@jazzram_]

Among Guiitarist, still ej