The tastiest guitar tone ever? John 5’s pedalboard has been turned into a cake – complete with an array of edible Boss pedals
You could say John 5’s guitar tone is pretty delicious – but this is next level. With the Mötley Crüe guitarist turning 55 this year, one fan took on the challenge of transforming his pedalboard into a cake.
While John 5’s birthday was back in July, the cake looks like it was worth the wait. Commissioned by fan Merredith Mooth and made by Angie Martinez Hrndz, otherwise known as Cakes from the Crypt, the cake is a perfect replica of the guitarist’s famously Boss-heavy ‘board.
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All six of his pedals have been expertly recreated, from his CE-2W Chorus to his NS-2 Noise Suppressor, to his DD-8 Digital and DM-2W Delay pedals. The pièce de résistance, however, seems to be John 5’s pair of SD-1 Super Overdrives. “The Super Overdrive never tasted so good!” the guitarist proclaims in an Instagram clip.
The board even has John 5’s Radial Engineering SGI 44 power supply, for an extra bit of tech to sink your teeth into.
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As John 5 notes, the late arrival of the cake also coincides with the birthday of his guitar tech, David Vela. With that in mind, it’s a perfect gift for them to share – although we can’t imagine there’s much left at the time of writing… “Thank you, Meredith for this incredible birthday cake,” John 5 writes on Instagram. “My birthday was in July… David’s was a week ago. We really appreciate it. Thanks again.”
In the past, Vela has praised the Mötley Crüe riffer for his simple, no frills live rig. Speaking to American Music Supply last year, the tech explained: “Essentially, he has four pedals on that thing. You’re looking at six, actually. One of the pedals is doubled up, the Super Overdrive. He doubles up on the Super Overdrive because when he wants really high-gain pinch squeals and harmonics.”
“He’s got that, a delay, a reverb, and a chorus. And the noise suppression, but you don’t really hear anything from the noise suppression.”
Most significantly, Vela explained how “none of the pedals are modded”, which some find hard to believe. “They’re right out of the box,” he insisted. “Fans ask all the time, and I’m like, ‘No, those are just stock pedals!’”
In Vela’s words, “besides John’s fingers”, the secret to the guitarist’s ‘clean’ tone is his EVH 5150 EL34 amp.
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