1. Jul 05, 2007 Jack White’s main distortion is the classic Big Muff Fuzz pedal, which now has been painted red.He uses the Digitech Whammy for solos (2 Octaves up) and that’s one of his trademark sounds – the crunchy Big Muff and the Digitech Whammy at the same time most of Jack White’s solos are played like that.
2. See more Jack White gear on our Jack White Pedalboard page This entry was posted in DigiTech Pedals, Electro-Harmonix Pedals, Octave Pedals, Pedals by Brand, Pedals by Effect and tagged Digitech Whammy, EHX Pog, Electro Harmonix Micro-Pog, Jack White Pedals on April 7, 2012 by 1969.

JACK WHITE of The White Stripes, Raconteurs, and Dead Weather Shown above: Jack White's NYC reissue Big Muff Pi Big Muff Pi (this first version was manufactured 2000-2001) from a November 2001 gig, with a Digitech Whammy-Wah. Note the Big Muff tone knob is set all the way on the treble side and the volume is near maximum.

Our Jack White gear page is one of our most popular profiles, and with the advent of his latest solo recording, it was high time for an updated list. One of the most important additions was to his essential octave effect, which he uses to fill in the bass portions when he performs as a guitar and drum duo.

One of the biggest additions to the Jack White gear page was the segmentation of pedalboards by band. His set-up tends to change between bands, though even then it tends to be just a the addition of a few pedals.

We now have Jack White gear profiles for his times with the White Stripes, the Ranconteurs and Dead Weather. Follow the link below to see the updated pedalboard list.

Jack White Gear – Octave Pedals

The octave effect is one of the most important sounds for Jack White, especially during his two-piece performances. Being so familiar with octave pedals, he also employs them when he plays full band.

Two octave pedals have been used on all his pedalboards: the Digitech Whammy and the Electro-Harmonix POG. For the latter, it seems that he has used the original Electro-Harmonix POG, now out of production, though has switched to the Micro-POG. Not only are these pedals the most popular for this effect, they are also painted in his original pedalboard palette (Red and White), though they were eventually bronzed for his time with the Ranconteurs, and painted white during his Dead Weather time.

Jack White Wah Pedal Guitar

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Vox Wah Pedal

A new octave pedal was added recently: the ZVex Wooly Mammoth. This pedal was used for the recording of the Quantum of Solace James Bond theme, and is also assumed to be used on his Dead Weather pedalboard, though it is painted white and not certainly identifiable.
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