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.
- Some pitch shifters, such as the perennial favorite Whammy Wah from DigiTech include an expression pedal, which allows you to control the pitch with your foot, similar to a wah pedal. Guitarists like Tom Morello, Dimebag Darrell, and even Jack White of the White Stripes have used this pedal to incredible effect on some of their most iconic.
- Nov 18, 2019 Watch as Jack White joins Daru Jones and Dominic Davis to take the new Third Man Records x Gamechanger PLASMA Coil pedal for a spin as well as the previously released Bumble Buzz and Mantic Flex, all available at https://thirdmanstore.com/gear/third-man-hardware.
Signal chain is Digitech Whammy Crybaby Wah Poly Tuner Mini Tubescreamer ProCo Rat EHX Bigg Muff MXR Phase 90 EHX Oceans 11 Gamechanger/TMR Plasma Coil EHX Canyon Fender Pro Jr. Another Third man pedal. Designed by Jack White. Google/YouTube it. 1 point 9 days ago. Jack White also uses an MXR Micro-amp. One of the highlights is a 15-watt Sonic Machine Factory Jack White used with the White Stripes. As you might expect, the sale also includes a load of effects pedals. These include a Sitori Sonics Swinger, Celestial Effects Cancer Wah The Fuzz?, plus a Molten Voltage G-Quencer as well as a rare Japanese fuzz called the Far East Electric Maboroshi.
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.
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- 1 Jack White’s Pedalboards
Updated: December 1st, 2013
Say what you will about Jack White’s technique, he is a modern guitar icon. Being known for his two-piece guitar-drum work means he’s working overtime to fill in the bass, guitar and vocals slots.
Jack White’s pedal choices not only contain the essential effects that allow him to fill out the sound, notably with octave effects, but also all match to a certain color scheme! All of his pedalboards follow a color pattern. In the White Stripes, all of the pedals are white or red, similar to his band’s chosen colors. While he seems to favor pedals with those colors, he’ll also paint certain pedals to line up with the palette. The most interesting look however is most certainly his Raconteurs pedalboard, which he had all pedals finished in copper, a service provided by AnalogMan.
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Jack White seems to keep relatively the same pedals throughout his bands’ careers. However, it is between his different bands that you will the bigger differences in the Jack White’s pedalboard components.
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| Brand | Boss | MXR | DigiTech | Electro-Harmonix | Electro-Harmonix | |
| Pedal | Red Mute Box | TU-2 Pedal Tuner | M-133 Micro Amp | Whammy Pedal | USA Big Muff Pi | POG Polyphonic Octave Generator |
| Type | Tuner | Other | Pitch/Frequency | Distortion | Pitch/Frequency | |
| Notes | Octave sound | |||||
| Alternative? | Boss TU-3 Chromatic Pedal Tuner | Available New | Available New | Available New | Electro-Harmonix POG2 Polyphonic Octave Generator | |
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Jack White Pedalboard – Raconteurs
Jack White’s pedalboard while with the Raconteurs is many things: Diverse. Essential. Gritty. Beautiful. I really mean that last one: all of his pedals have been custom-made, all of which have a copper finish. Here are the pedals that go into a Jack White pedalboard, in order found on the pedalboard, from the right:
| Brand | Dunlop | DigiTech | Electro-Harmonix | Electro-Harmonix | Electro-Harmonix | Demeter | MXR | Boss |
| Pedal | Rotovibe | Whammy Pedal | USA Big Muff Pi | XO Micro POG Polyphonic Octave Generator | Bassballs Nano | Tremulator | M-133 Micro Amp | TU-2 Pedal Tuner |
| Type | Other | Pitch/Frequency | Distortion | Pitch/Frequency | Filter | Modulation | Other | Tuner |
| Notes | Salute Your Solution effect | |||||||
| Alternative? | Available New | Available New | Available New | Available New | Available New | Available New | Boss TU-3 Chromatic Pedal Tuner | |
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Jack White Pedalboard – Dead Weather
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White is main color of the Dead Weather Jack White pedalboard. The biggest difference with this pedalboard is the inclusion of the ZVex Wooly Mammoth which he also used when recording the Quantum of Solace James Band theme.Wah Pedal Schematics
| Brand | Dunlop | DigiTech | Voodoo Lab | Electro-Harmonix | Electro-Harmonix | Electro-Harmonix | Boss | MXR |
| Pedal | Rotovibe | Whammy Pedal | Tremolo | Bassballs Nano | USA Big Muff Pi | XO Micro POG Polyphonic Octave Generator | TU-2 Pedal Tuner | M-133 Micro Amp |
| Type | Other | Pitch/Frequency | Modulation | Filter | Distortion | Pitch/Frequency | Tuner | Other |
| Notes | ||||||||
| Alternative? | Available New | Available New | Available New | Available New | Available New | Available New | Boss TU-3 Chromatic Pedal Tuner | Available New |
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Jack White Pedalboard – Solo – Blunderbuss Tour 2012
| Brand | Electro-Harmonix | Electro-Harmonix | Zvex | Boss | Electro-Harmonix | DigiTech | Boss | MXR |
| Pedal | Bassballs Nano | XO Micro POG Polyphonic Octave Generator | Hand-Painted Woolly Mammoth Fuzz Bass Effect | NS-2 Noise Suppressor | USA Big Muff Pi | Whammy Pedal | TU-2 Pedal Tuner | M-133 Micro Amp |
| Type | Filter | Pitch/Frequency | Distortion | Dynamics | Distortion | Pitch/Frequency | Tuner | Other |
| Notes | ||||||||
| Alternative? | Available New | Available New | Available New | Available New | Available New | Available New | Boss TU-3 Chromatic Pedal Tuner | Available New |
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