Distortion pedalboard owned by Vernon Reid

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

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.

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