Mr Mister Welcome To The Real World recording gear

 (last updated: 20/08/24)

Mr Mister Welcome To The Real World equipment

Drums & percussion:

• Linn Electronics LinnDrum drum machine
• Simmons SDS-V electronic drum system
• Camco snare
• Zildjian cymbals?

Keyboards, Synthesizers & samplers:

• E-mu Modular System: Casey Young’s
• E-mu Emulator II: e.g. “Broken Wings” strings, “Tangent Tears” sampled piano
• Fairlight CMI (Series IIX?): e.g. choir on “Broken Wings”
• Roland Jupiter-8
• Roland Juno-60
• Roland MSQ-700 sequencer
• Sequential Circuits Prophet-600: MIDI’d with DX7
• Oberheim modular: Casey Young’s
• Yamaha CS-80
• Yamaha DX7: e.g. “Broken Wings” BASS1 preset bassline (doubled with real bass), “Tangent Tears” e-piano

Guitars:

• Valley Arts Fender Stratocaster /w Floyd Rose tremolo and Seymour Duncan pickups – Steve Farris’ main guitar
• Charvel (model unknown)

Guitar rig:

• Amplifiers:
• Kelly combo
• Dumble Overdrive Special combo
• Fender Super Champ
• Marshall 50-wat
• Effects:
• Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble (Paul Rivera-modified)
• Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal (“Broken Wings”)
• Korg SDD-3000 delay

Basses:

• Yamaha BB-3000 (black): possibly used

Recording & studio equipment

Microphones:

• AKG C12: overheads, vocals
• Beyerdynamic M88: kick
• Telefunken 251: toms
• Neumann M50: drum ambience mics, boom mics

Tape machines:

• Ampex ATR-124 24-track
• Ampex ATR-102 2-track

Outboard gear (partial list):

• AMS DMX 15-80S digital delay
• AMS RMX-16 digital reverb
• EMT plate reverb
• Teletronix LA-2A levelling amplifier
• Publison DHM-89 B2 harmonizer
• Pultec, Fairchild, Lang & GML equalisers and limiters

Consoles:

• Custom console /w API EQ & Massenburg automation: Ocean Way Studio A

Sources

Keyboard, March 1986

Gearspace forums

Guitarist (Volume 2 No. 11), April 1986 (Steve Fariss gear)

Strat Talk forums (“Broken Wings” tone discussion)

Classic Tracks: Mr Mister’s “Kyrie”

Pat Mastelotto interview (archived)

Studio Sound, October 1985 (page 90)

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