The Afghan Whigs – Pedalboards

The Ohio based The Afghan Wigs is a legendary band. I remember them well in the 1990s, but never had a chance to catch them live. They broke up in the early 2000s, but reformed and staying strong since 2011. When I think of The Afghan Wigs, I think thick guitars in the vein of those 90s sounds. Recently, I caught their recent Rig Rundown on Premier Guitar and I was really excited to see what was under the hood. The first thing that caught my attention is the wall of sound with a tight stage. Thinking about Rick Nelson and his stringed instruments – must be quite challenging to get the stage sound under control, yet rockin’.

Check out the Rig Rundown below!

The Afghan Whigs – Pedalboards

Jon Skibic (Guitar)

Red Sun FX White Fuzz
Origin Effects Slide RIG
MXR MC404 CAE Wah
Keeley Super Phat Mod OD
Lehle Volume Pedal
MXR M222 Talk Box
TC Electronic Polytune
Dual Expression Pedal

Lehle D.Loop
Empress Tremolo 2
Electro-Harmonix Super Ego
Electro-Harmonix Pitchfork
Mr Black Eterna
Alexander Sky Fi
Electro-Harmonix Canyon
Keeley Dyno My Roto
Red Panda Particle
Hudson Electronics Sidecar
T-Rex Moller

John Curley (Bass)

TC Electronic Polytune
Mesa Subway Bass DI
Electro-Harmonix POG2
Union Tube & Transistor Sub Buzz
Keeley Compressor Pro
Digitech Jamman
Wampler Low Blow Bass Overdrive
Keeley Bassist

Rick Nelson (Guitar)

Radial Tonebone PZ-Pre DI Preamp
MXR Ten Band EQ
Live Wire Solutions ABY Box
Xotic EP Booster
Malekko Sloika
Way Huge Green Rhino
Voodoo Lab Tremolo
Malekko 616 Analog Delay
Way Huge Supa Puss
Electro-Harmonix POG2
Boss RV-5 Reverb
Mr Black Eterna
Sabine Tuner
Earnie Ball Volume

Larry Palm (Guitar)

Boss TU-3 Tuner
MXR 193 GT-OD
Alexander Royal Cream Overdrive
Prototype Pedal (Trey – Light Tech)
Boss DD-7 Delay
Boss FS-5U (for tap tempo on the DD-7)
J Rockett Audio Archer

For those of you that haven’t seen The Afghan Wigs in action – here is a recent live performance (October 25, 2017). Check it out!

Let me know what you think by commenting below!