Dan Auerbach – The Black Keys – Pedalboard Break Down

One of the popular posts here at EffectsBay was a break down of Dan Auerbach’s board from an early Premier Guitar Rig Rundown. I was stoked to see that Premiere Guitar went back and caught up with them again a few years later and did it again!

Just like last time, they spent some time with Dan Johnson – the guitar tech of the Black Keys and he spent some time to discuss what has changed.. and what stayed the same. As usual, he went into great detail! Check out the video here:

I thought it was interesting that they were using the Fulltone Custom Shop Tube Tape Echo, but now include a Strymon El Capistan, and Dan said they switched to it as the primary tape delay. That statement right there… says a lot about the Strymon El Capistan! If you’re looking for a realistic tape delay tone, but digital – you now know what to do.

Here is a break down of all pedals mentioned in the video:

Primary Rig:
Rosac Nu-Wa Fuzz
MXR 10 Band EQ
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi – Green Russian
Shin-ei Companion Fuzz
Radial Tonebone BigShot PB1
Boss TR-2 Tremolo
Boss PS-5 Super Shifter
Boss PH-3 Phase Shifter
Boss OC-3 Super Octave

Backup Rig:
Electro-Harmonix Q-Tron Plus
Boss PH-3 Phase Shifter
Boss OC-3 Super Octave
Boss TR-2 Tremolo
Earthquaker Devices Terminal Fuzz
Earthquaker Devices Hoof
Earthquaker Devices Tone Job
Earthquaker Devices Disaster Transport Jr.
EQD FY Six (Custom Snin-ei Clone)
EQD Nu Fuzz (Custom Nu-Wa Clone)

Backline pedals:
Strymon El Capistan
Fulltone Custom Shop Tube Tape Echo
Out Front:
RJM Effects Gizmo and dual Mastermind controllers
Mission EP-1 Expression Pedal
Boss PS-5 Super Shifter
Boss TU-3 Tuner
LR Baggs Para Acoustic Guitar DI
Radial JDI Passive Direct Box

Let me know if anything is incorrect, of if you have an opinion about the Black Keys and/or this pedalboard break down by commenting below!