Distortion pedalboard owned by Vernon Reid
date: label: Date
content: ca. 2002
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Manufactured by
content: RAT Distortion, American, founded 1978
label: Manufactured by
content: Electro-Harmonix, American, founded 1968
label: Manufactured by
content: MXR, American, founded 1972
label: Owned by
content: Vernon Reid, American, born 1958
label: Subject of
content: Living Colour, American, founded 1984
notes: label: Description
content: An assortment of electric guitar distortion pedals fastened to a plastic covered plywood board owned by Vernon Reid. The board has a RAT brand pedal, a MRX brand pedal, an Elctro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man pedal and two unidentified foot pedals. The RAT pedal is a black rectangle with three knobs and a switch at top. The knobs are labeled with white printed text as “Distortion,” “Filter,” and “Volume.” White printed text at the center of the pedal reads “RAT.” A small, round, metal foot pedal is located below the text. The MRX pedal is yellow with black knobs and text. The knobs are labeled “Output” and “Distortion.” The Elctro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man pedal is a silver rectangle with five knobs, one LED and one footswitch. The knobs are labeled with red printed text as “Level”, “Blend”, Feedback”, “Delay”, and “Chorus-Vibrato.” A foot pedal is on each side of the board.
place: label: Place made
content: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Rock and roll (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Vernon Reid
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.92.3
objectType: label: Type
content: equipment for music
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: plywood, plastic, adhesive, metal and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 24 × 18 × 3 in. (61 × 45.7 × 7.6 cm)