The Will To Live (1997) — "I mainly use chorus and distortion. I don't need delay. Most of the time I play without pedals, except when I need power or feedback." (Ben Harper isn't afraid to run his delicate Weissenborn through a fuzzbox.)

Burn To Shine (1999) — "I use a '70s small button Ibanez tube screamer. I use an Ibanez delay pedal, a Vox Wah, a small stone Flanger and an old bow volume, that's all."

2002 — "I run my Weissenborn through a bunch of different effects, like Vox wah wah, distortion pedal, and Echoplexes."

Diamonds On The Inside (2003) — I have an old Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer, a Vox wah, an old Ibanez Analog Delay, and an Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Phaser (www.ehx.com).

Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer
www.ibanez.co.jp

The legendary Ibanez TS-808 Tube Screamer has been produced in the very late 1970’s up until early 1982. The TS-9 Tube Screamers that appeared around 1983 were a very close copy of the TS-808 only in a redesigned case. Sound wise it was close but not as good as the original TS-808 | more info on retrosound.com.au

VOX Wah Pedal
www.voxamps.co.uk

"Designed to emulate the sound of a muted trumpet the Vox Wah-Wah pedal was one of Vox’s most innovative and successful products. The Wah-Wah made its first appearance in 1967."

The wah-wah pedal — accidentally developed in 1966 while a Vox engineer was working on a new circuit for the Super Beatle amplifiers — is essentially a tone control activated by the player's foot. Rock the pedal forward, and it produces a high-end, treble-heavy tone. Rock the pedal backward and the unit produces a tone that has a deeper, muted sound. Though Vox was the first company to market such a device, its infinite tonal possibilities and electronic simplicity spawned armies of imitators. Players such as Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page initially popularized the effect during the late sixties, but it went on to become an indispensable part of nearly every self-respecting guitar player's setup. Jimi's fabulous wah-wah technique can be heard on such classic cuts as "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)," "Straight Ahead" and "Machine Gun." | more info on www.emplive.com