80s album gearlists and more

 (last updated: dd/mm/yy) Metallica Black Album Instruments Drums: Gretsch ‘Stop Sign’ kit: 2 x 24” bass drums TAMA Bell Brass snare 12”, 13”, 14”, 16” and 18” toms Cymbals: Sabian hi-hat Zildjian crashes & china Drum heads:        Remo Powerstroke 3 (bass drum) Remo Pinstripe (tom-toms) Guitars: James Hetfield: Danelectro Jerry Jones : “Sad But True” Danelectro Sitar : “Wherever I May Roam” ESP MX-220 Fender Telecaster (cream /w B-Bender): “My Friend In Misery” Gretsch White Falcon : “Nothing Else Matters” divebomb Kirk Hammett: Fender Stratocaster (black, white pickguard) Fender Stratocaster (sunburst, 80s) Gibson Les Paul (1989) Gibson semi-hollow: Kirk Hammett Guitar rig: Mesa/Boogie heads /w Marshall cabinets Trace Elliot preamps Rack (Kirk Hammett): Lexicon PCM-42    Mesa/Boogie Strategy 400 power amp T.C. Electronic 2290 Boss Chorus Boss Overdrive? Bass guitars: Alembic 20 Year Anniversary Bass Alembic (black) Fender Precision sunburst Bass rig: Ampeg SVT Re

 (last updated: dd/mm/yy) U2 Achtung Baby (1991) Instruments Drums: Sonor White Marine Pearl kit: used for most of the album Yamaha kit /w Brady snare and Paiste cymbals: Larry Mullen Jr’s main Guitars (Edge, except where noted): Fender Stratocaster Fender Telecaster (1961, natural) : Edge’s, also played by Daniel Lanois Gibson J-200 acoustic Gibson Les Paul Custom (cream, 1970’s): Edge’s main guitar on album Gibson Les Paul Standard Goldtop : e.g. “Until The End Of The World” Gibson ES-330 sunburst: e.g. “Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses” Gretsch 6196 Country Club (1959, green): Bono’s, used for DI to work out chords Rickenbacker 330/12 Fireglo 12-string (1967): e.g. “Even Better Than The Real Thing” Washburn acoustic Guitar rig: Amplifiers: Vox AC30 Randall RG80 112 SC – used for most of the album Effects: Korg A3 processor – used for most effects Korg SDD-3000 digital delay Basses: Gibson Les Paul Triumph Gibson RD Artist : e.g. “Trying To Throw Your Arms Around The Worl

  Rush Moving Pictures (1981) Musical gear Keyboards & synthesizers: Oberheim OB-X Oberheim 8-voice Moog Minimoog Model D Moog Taurus 205A bass pedals Guitars: Electric: Fender Stratocaster (1978, white) /w Gibson Humbucker pickup Fender Stratocaster (1978, black) /w Gibson Humbucker pickup Gibson ES-355 (1976) /w custom cream-coloured finish Gibson ES-5 (black) Gibson Howard Roberts Fusion : e.g. “Tom Sawyer” Pyramid Company custom Acoustic: Gibson B-45 12-string Gibson J-55 Ovation Adamas Guitar rig: Amplification: Hiwatt DR-503 /w 4x12 cabinets (x2) Marshall 4140 Club & Country 2x12 combo Effects: Advanced Audio D-250  Delay/Flanger/Chorus (x2) Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble – e.g. “Limelight”, “Red Barchetta” Dunlop Cry Baby Wah-wah Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress flanger Loft 440 analog delay/flanger (x2) MXR Micro-amp MXR Distortion Morley volume pedal Roland Chorus RE-301 Echo Bass guitars: Fender Jazz (black, 1972) : played on “Tom Sawyer”, basis of

 (last updated: 17/06/24) Nirvana Nevermind gear Instruments Guitars: Fender Mustang Fender Jaguar (sunburst) Fender Stratocaster (Japanese ones) Harmony Stella H-922 converted to 5-string: e.g. “Polly” Mosrite Guitar rig: Amplifiers: Fender Bassman – hired in for sessions Mesa/Boogie .22 /w Marshall 4x12 cabinet Vox AC30 – hired in for sessions, used for clean, edgy sounds Effects: Electro-Harmonix Small Clone chorus: “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and “Come As You Are” Electro-Harmonix Big Muff distortion: e.g. “Lithium” Pro Co RAT distortion Bass rig: Gibson Ripper  (70s) Ampeg SVT 400T bass amplifier Drums: TAMA Granstar  kit – hired in for sessions from the ‘drum doctor’: 16” x 24” bass drum /w drum tunnel 12” x 15” rack tom 16” x 18” floor tom 6” x 14” snare Ludwig Black Beauty 6” x 14” snare – used for every track except “Polly” and “Something In The Way” Zildjian A cymbals (likely the following): 15” hi-hat 18” crash 20” crash 22” ride DW 5000 turbo pedal Re

 (Date updated: 17/06/2024) Recorded February-November 1982 at Battery Studios, with additional recording (guitar & vocals) at Park Gates Studios Def Leppard Pyromania recording gear Musicians’ gear Drums, samplers and percussion: Fairlight CMI Series I (or II ):  used for drum programming (kick & snare) by John Kongos Simmons SDS-V  electronic drum system: used for tom-tom sounds & snare enhancement   Paiste  cymbals (assumed) Guitars: Fender Stratocaster : Steve Clark’s Fender Telecaster : Steve Clark’s Gibson Les Paul Standard (1975 ) : Steve Clark’s Gibson Les Paul Custom : Steve Clark’s Gibson Les Paul Custom (1976) : Phil Collen’s, solo on “Rock ‘Til You Drop” Gibson Les Paul Deluxe (1966, Cherry Sunburst) /w Seymour Duncan ’59 pickups: Steve Clark’s Gibson SG Hamer Special (Sunburst) : Steve Clark’s Hamer custom: Steve Clark’s Hamer Standard (one black, one sunburst, one white): Pete Willis’ main ones, likely used for rhythm guitars on all songs Ibanez Destroyer