Billy Idol Rebel Yell

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(last updated: 6/2/21)

Musical gear

Drums & percussion:

  • Linn Electronics LinnDrum: “Eyes Without A Face”, “Flesh For Fantasy”
  • Premier kit /w Zildjian cymbals: Thommy Price’s, possibly used

Guitars:

  • Epiphone Casino (1960s): Billy Idol’s
  • Gibson Les Paul (1953): Steve Stevens
  • 1983 Kramer Pacer: Steve Stevens’ main
  • Hamer SS prototype: Steve Stevens

Guitar rig:

  • Amplifiers:
    • 1972 Marshall Super Lead 100-watt head /w Marshall 4x12 cabinets
    • Tom Scholz Rockman IIB: e.g. clean guitars on “Flesh For Fantasy”, sustained solo on “Rebel Yell”
  • Effects:
    • Boss EQ7 Equaliser pedal
    • Boss CE-2 Chorus
    • Boss CS-2 Compressor/Sustainer
    • Boss GE-10 Graphic EQ
    • Boss OC-2 Octaver
    • Lexicon PCM-41 digital delay – e.g. modulation ‘laser’ effects on “Rebel Yell” and “Catch My Fall”
    • Pro Co RAT distortion
    • Roland SDD-320 Dimension D chorus

Keyboards & synthesizers:

  • Casio: Steve Stevens
  • Oberheim OB-Xa: Judi Dozier’s
  • PPG Wave: Jack Waldman
  • Sequential Circuits Prophet-5: Judi Dozier and Jack Waldman

Bass guitars:

  • Fender Precision(?) /w EMG pickups: Steve Webster

Recording & studio equipment

Microphones:

  • AKG:
    • C414 EB: guitar amplifiers (ambience), main mic for lead vocals
    • C451: guitar amplifiers (ambience)
  • Sennheiser MD421: bass drum, guitar amplifiers
  • Shure SM57: snare, occasional vocals
  • Neumann:
    • U84: hi-hat
    • U87: tom-toms, overheads, guitar amplifiers

Tape recorders:

  • Studer A80 24-track: RPM Sound & Mediasound Studios
  • Studer A800 24-track: Electric Lady Studios
  • Studer A80 2-track: Electric Lady Studios, mixdown

Outboard gear (partial list):

  • AMS DMX 15-80S digital delay/harmonizer – treatments on synths etc.
  • AMS RMX-16 digital reverb
  • Countryman DI
  • DBX 160 compressor
  • Lexicon PCM-41
  • Pultec EQP 1A3 EQ
  • Publison DHM89 B2 digital processor – synth treatments
  • Pultec MEQ-5 midrange EQ
  • Valley People Kepex II noise gate

Mixing consoles:

  • Neve 8068 32-in/24-out: Electric Lady Studio C, NY – recording (most of it) & mixing
  • Neve 8068 40-in/32-out /w NECAM automation: RPM Sound
  • Neve 8068 modified 42-in/32-out: Mediasound, NY

Monitors:

  • Yamaha NS-10

Sources

Modern Recording & Music, February 1984 (PDF page 54)

International Musician & Recording World, November 1985 (PDF pages 16-23)

Steve Stevens Facebook breakdown for “Rebel Yell”

Steve Stevens Kramer Pacer as used on Rebel Yell album

Steve Stevens Ultimate Guitar interview

Mix, May 1983 (Mediasound studios information, PDF pages 55-56)

Mix, May 1984 (RPM Sound info, PDF page 107)


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