Robert Smith The Cure Pedal Board

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Published 2021-03-13

The Obscure is an Los Angeles based tribute band for The Cure. During the lockdowns, we aren't playing any shows so we figured we would do whatever we can to bring you information and music of The Cure. We will be using our channel to post demonstrations of Robert's guitars, pedals and amplifiers as well as gear from Porl, Reeves and Simon. We have all of it and we want it and want to share it with you! We will also be posting lessons, book reviews and album reviews. This is the first of the videos...something we don't see a lot of...information about Robert's pedals and settings. We took numerous pictures and video of the Cure's live shows and recreated the exact setup for you. If you want to know more about a guitar, pedal or amp, leave a comment and make sure to subscribe to our channel and press the "Like" button!!

All Comments (21)

@chrisandersen5635 3 years ago

How curious. Very nicely done. I remember Robert saying he liked the Boss pedals because he can see the colors even on the darkened stage.
@trentc7329 3 years ago

This just popped up on my recommends and I am shocked and pleased to see they use such working man's gear. I would have guessed they used a lot of vintage and boutique stuff. I wouldn't blink if I saw those pedal boards at a bar band gig this weekend.
@swimmyswimmy8937 3 years ago

Awesome video, loved it. PLEASE DO MORE! I sat here on the couch with my favorite beverage & totally got in to your in depth pedal video. I would binge watch a series of these. Looking forward to your next ones. Thank you!
@NewFalconerRecords 3 years ago

Prince used Boss pedals extensively too, I believe. Also Steve Vai, who figures that if one goes wrong on tour, any major music store in any city in the world will most likely have a replacement in stock. Not so if you're using some obscure boutique brand.
@dddd717 3 years ago

Boss had a catalog that showed RS rig and the pedals and amp he used and it even had settings. It also had other artist rigs as well..
@andrewpappas9311 3 years ago

This was really damn impressive, great job guys
@catmoonmedia8223 3 years ago

Great video. It’s amazing that Smith uses ordinary Boss pedals instead of vintage or boutique or rack mounted units. So refreshing actually instead the of the crazy obscene setup of someone like the Edge.
@johnnydiamondsmusic1673 3 years ago

I am waiting for my Squire Bass VI to come back from set up. My 80s rig will sound good with it I think will be using my 80s Ibanez Flanger & Tube Screamer plus maybe my space Echo.
@DMK-75 3 years ago

Delay pedal is a DD3 set to around 400ms.
@gustavogonzalez8303 3 years ago

Great video. Thank you for posting.
@darrellowe4208 3 years ago

I thoroughly enjoyed that, Thanks!
@johanneslaub2433 3 years ago

Another point of interest is the first delay, DD6 or DD7? The 12 o'clock position on the DD7 is 200ms, on the DD3 and DD6 800ms.
@SimonMas 3 years ago

can i say that writing the settings on a paper tape is simple and yet pure genius? i never thought of that. it will spare me so many headaches...
@curehm1973 3 years ago

Thanks for this video
@frankfrank7921 3 years ago

Very interesting. Obsessive, but interesting. Nice to see Robert isn't stuck in the 80s with the analog versions but has updated many of his Boss pedals to digital ones.
@Sanwitch_69 3 years ago

Great video! i would love to see one for Simon Gallup's board. his flanger sound on the holy hour has eluded me for a while
@DMK-75 3 years ago

If you watch the Reeves Gabrel’s TC Electronic footage with his tech demonstrating his effects you see in the background RS pedalboard with a different layout of effects. He seems to lose the eq and has added a flanger last in line. The eq pedal is in a separate board with either a noise gate pedal or the LS2 pedal
@nonstopnonsens2241 3 years ago

Thank you for the Video!👍 Do you know which pedals Robert used in the concert in Orange 1986 for the song A Forest? Amazing Sound!
@vibeclimb5366 3 years ago

Nice work!
@filipvanhuy531 3 years ago

Hey, I watched your video and I enjoyed it a lot. Nice done ! Everything that was shown seems to be correct in some way. I am a huge Cure fan since childhood and also like to play a song of them from time to time. The biggest problem is usually finding the same tone. If possible, could you show me the setup for the riffs and solo of "The Loudest Sound" and play a bit to show the resemblance. The riffs are almost clean but with a special twist on it, the solo lightly distorted but with something special at the low end. So if you find time...