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Here’s how to build your own version of Noel Gallagher’s touring pedalboard – without rock star money

August 6, 2025

Earlier this July, Noel Gallagher presented possibly the greatest gift to any Oasis gear-obsessive: a complete photograph of his entire pedalboard for the band’s Live ‘25 reunion shows, and even a shot of his amp set up too.
The band are currently amid the first leg of the global tour, which kicked off in Cardiff on 4 July and marked their first live performance together since their infamous split in 2009. With both Gallagher brothers in good spirits and bucket hats back in fashion, now is the perfect time to brush up on your britpop guitar work.
The good news? Most of Gallagher’s pedals are actually pretty cheap and cheerful, and you could easily grab one from a guitar store or online retailer. The bad news? His more boutique selections are pretty much impossible to track down, and would cost you an arm and a leg if you did manage to stumble upon one. One of his pedals is even on ‘borrow’ from Paul Stacey, and when we say borrow, we mean he’s never getting it back.
So with that in mind, we’ve tracked down some of the best low-cost alternatives for the most rare and expensive pedals in his collection, and we’ve also found a few handy swaps for some of the more accessible items too, just in case they’re not of interest to you, or you just want an excuse to buy more pedals.

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Rarity: SIB! Echodrive
We’re starting with the toughest out of them all – the coveted blue SIB! Echodrive. This pedal has been a mainstay on Gallagher’s board for years now, and has been used across his gigs with both Oasis and his High Flying Birds band. It’s a 12AX7 tube-driven overdrive and delay pedal all in one. Gallagher never really uses it for the latter function, but is a huge fan of its drive.
We say this pedal is the toughest one to duplicate out of all of Gallagher’s units because it’s notoriously known that there is no faithful emulation of it on the market right now, and other drive pedals are often said not to come close to its revered tone. Just to give you an idea on how much this one might cost you, its similarly rare Fatdrive sibling retails for over £1,000 second-hand. However, we have found one cheaper option you could certainly give a go:
Alternative: Keeley Electronics DDR
The Keeley Electronics Drive Delay Reverb features, as you’d maybe expect, drive, delay and reverb. Both the time-based and overdrive sides of the pedal are completely independent, so you can choose to purely crank up its drive capabilities similarly to Gallagher’s approach. And for an extra bit of reassurance, we rated it a glowing 9/10 in our 2019 review, and you can hear it in action in our very own demo. You can get this one for £198 via Thomann.

Rarity: Pete Cornish SS-2
Moving on to the next rare gem, we’ve got the Pete Cornish Soft Sustain 2. This handwired overdrive is the pedal that’s on loan from Paul Stacey, but back in a 2023 episode of That Pedal Show, Gallagher essentially said that he is never getting it back – and just like Stacey, we’re also going to have a hard time getting our hands on this one.

The legendary Pete Cornish has worked with a plethora of high-profile guitarists including Paul McCartney, Pete Townshend, and David Gilmour. There are some great budget-friendly replacements for this one, and we’re starting with our top, most-suited pick first:
Affordable alternative: MXR Distortion+
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Despite its name, this pedal’s circuitry is essentially the same as many other overdrives. Originally designed back in the 1970s, it’s been used by guitarists like Randy Rhoads and Jerry Garcia. The modern M104 is still on the market, and its germanium diode clipping emulates tube-driven warmth. .
Affordable alternative: Boss OD-3
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It’s simple, it does the trick, and it’s £98. This one is possibly the most versatile overdrive out of our choices, so if you want a pedal that you can get plenty of use out of outside the Oasis rig, this one is not a bad option. Boss says that its “dual-stage overdrive circuit offers a level of sustain and compression unmatched by any overdrive pedal”. It’s great for lead sounds, so crank this one up for your solos..
Affordable alternative: Tube Screamer Mini
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Tube Screamers are loved by many, and this mini version is only £64. It has just three simple controls for tone, level, and drive. It might not be the closest replication of SS-2 tone, but it’s still a solid option for a tight budget, or those with a small pedalboard due to its nano chassis.
Rarity: Finest Treble Booster Model OR
This pedal is sadly no longer being produced, and it was based on an orange-coloured (not Orange branded) treble and bass booster used by David Gilmour in Pink Floyd: the Colorsound Power Boost.
Bernd C. Meiser, the owner of BSM, sadly passed away in 2024, and the company has since closed down. Your next best bet to get a pedal like this would be to look for an emulation of the original Colorsound pedal that inspired its creation. We’ve found some that match up fairly well:
Affordable Alternative: Crazy Tube Circuits HI-Power
A match made in heaven, the HI-Power is quite literally branded as a “homage to David Gilmour’s guitar sound from the Wish You Were Here album”, and its right side offers a “faithful reproduction of a Coloursound boost and overdrive” – great news! However, reaching just over £200, it might still be a little out of budget for some. If you’re looking for the closest pedal you can buy, this is it, so saving your pennies for this one might be worthwhile, and you can get it right now from Thomann.
Affordable alternative: Boss BD-2 Blues Driver
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Gallagher isn’t opposed to a nifty Boss gem, and at £92 you can’t really go wrong. The BD-2 is a well-loved overdrive ideal for bluesy and vintage tube amp sounds that’s reactive to nuance in-play. In fact, we rate it a flawless 10/10.
Affordable alternative: Electro-Harmonix LPB-3 Nano Linear Power Booster
A neat and tiny unit, this Electro-Harmonix boost pedal is also a sturdy option – it hosts an active three-band EQ with treble and bass knobs to control highs and lows. Its boost dial sets the overall output of the pedal, and there’s a ‘max’ switch to toggle between 20dB and 33dB of maximum boost. It retails for $129 at Sweetwater.
The normies
The cheapest pedals on Gallagher’s board are the TC Electronic Polytune 3, Keeley Compressor Plus, and the Dunlop Cry Baby Mini. We recommend sticking with these if you want to closely re-create his board, all while keeping costs to a minimum. Gallagher also uses two Boss pedals – a Boss RV-3 Digital Reverb/Delay and a Digital Delay DD-3 – both of which are accessible and not too costly.
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However, the ZVEX Lo-Fi Looper, Empress Effects Echo System, Kingsley Page Tube Boost, plus the Strymon Timeline and El Capistan all sit at more of a mid-range price point. While they’re readily available, these may also be unaffordable to a vast number of players. The best alternatives we have found for Gallagher’s mid-range priced pedals are as follows:
ZVEX Lo-Fi Loop Junky: Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy (this pedal can recreate its warbling tones, and you could chuck a cheap looper into your signal chain like the TC Electronic Ditto for the full effect)
Empress Effects Echosystem and Strymon Timeline: Line 6 DL4 Delay
Strymon El Capistan: Catalinbread Belle Epoch BOS (or an even cheaper option, the JHS 3 Series Tape Delay)
Kingsley Page Tube Boost: Keeley Katana Clean Boost
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And there you have it – a complete overview of all the pedals you’ll need to sound biblical. As a band with proud working class roots like Oasis would probably agree, cost shouldn’t be a barrier to having brilliant fun with your set up and experimenting with tone. While all the ingredients might be there, it’s ultimately up to you on how closely you’d like to emulate the rig, and at what pace you’d like to bring it all together. Afterall, the most important thing to remember is that this is Oasis: the attitude in your hands will prevail over all.
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