Nigel Tufnel uses BIG EAR Pedals’ Slice Of Pie fuzz in Spinal Tap II – can you work out the other pedals across his three ‘boards?
Of course Spinal Tap’s Nigel Tufnel has a massive pedal set up – what else would you expect from a rockstar whose amp can be cranked all the way to infinity?
Nestled in one of his three pedalboards spotted in the sequel to the legendary mockumentary, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, Tufnel is found to be using the Slice Of Pie pedal from boutique brand BIG EAR – one of just two pedals that were specifically written into the script, according to BIG EAR itself.
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Shaped like a slice of pizza and made in collaboration with The Tone Mob Podcast, this fuzz pedal’s quirky design is very apt for the over-the-top – and sadly fictional – band. It’s a good job it’s not shaped like tiny bread, however, or there would be a problem.
Writing on Instagram, BIG EAR shares its joy at having its pedal featured within the film, and also handily identifies a vast number of other pedals across the boards. Some do remain a mystery though, with film only just having landed in cinemas and imagery of still scarce.
“Got the first visuals from the new Spinal Tap movie.. They’re not the best quality, but that’s a Slice Of Pie right up front! I haven’t seen the film yet myself, but apparently our pedal was one of two pedals that were specifically written into the script!” says BIG EAR.
“The second slide here shows Nigel’s full rig, which is MASSIVE and has many unidentified pedals! Can you help me identify any of these?! The third slide has a list of the pedals we’ve been able to identify so far.. but there are still 13 pedals to figure out! Heelllpppp!!”
With a little help from Eric Merrow and 1981inventions, BIG EAR has spotted the following on Tufnel’s main board, working from left to right:
Bottom row
RJM – Mastermind PBC/10
Danelectro – Back Talk (Reissue)
BIG EAR pedals x The Tone Mob – Slice Of Pie (Cheese version)
Littletone – CLYDE Wah
Middle row
Strymon – Cloudburst
TC Electronic – CHOKA
Strymon – Timeline
T-Rex – Replica
Top row
Strymon – Zuma (Power Supply)
Strymon – Ojai (Power Supply, on top of Zuma)
TC Electronic – Polytune Mini
Vahlbruch Effects – Kaluna II HV Tube Drive
BOSS – BD2 Blues Driver
BOSS – CS-3
KORG – Miku Stomp (On what appears to be a Junction Box)
And there are many more, especially across his other two boards… Check out the full list in the Instagram post below, and see if you can fill in the blanks:
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Spinal Tap II is in cinemas now. You can also check out more from BIG EAR Pedals.
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