Prince Sign O’ The Times recording equipment

Prince gear

Drums:

·      Linn LM-1

·      LinnDrum (ICNTTPOYM)

·      Yamaha drums

 

Synthesizers & keyboards:

·      Fairlight CMI Series IIx

·      Oberheim OB-Xa

·      Oberheim OB-8

·      Oberheim OB-SX?

·      Yamaha DX-7

·      Ensoniq Mirage

·      Prophet VS (“U Got The Look” intro)

·      Hammond B3 organ /w Leslie cabinet

 

Basses/Guitars/Guitar synthesizers:

·      Fender Jazz bass?

·      Hohner MadCat

·      Dave Rusan Cloud guitar

·      Epiphone guitar?

·      Roland GR-700/G-707

 

Amps & effects:

·      Bag End guitar cabinets

·      Mesa/Boogie amp heads

·      Countryman Type 85 DI

·      Boss pedals (likely the following):

o  Boss BF-2 Flanger

o  Boss CE-2(?) Chorus

o  Boss DS-1 or DS-2 Distortion

o  Boss DSD-2 Digital Sampler/Delay or DD-3 Digital Delay

o  Boss HM-2 heavy metal

o  Boss OC-2 Octaver

o  Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive

o  Boss TR-2 tremolo

o  Boss VB-2 Vibrato

 

Studio gear

 

Microphones:

·      AKG D112 (kick, Hammond B3 lower rotor)

·      AKG 451 (snare bottom, hi-hat)

·      AKG C414s (2 for drum room mics, Hammond B3 top rotor, horns)

·      Electro-voice RE20 (kick)

·      Sennheiser MD421 (kick, toms, Hammond B3 lower rotor)

·      Shure SM57 (snare top, guitar amps)

·      Sennheiser MD441 (toms, guitar amps, vocals)

·      Neumann U47 (drum room/kit mics, vocals, horns)

·      Neumann U87 (drum room mics)

 

Outboard gear:

·      U.A. 1176

·      U.A. LA3A

·      U.A. LA2A (vocals)

·      Lexicon Prime Time model 93

·      Lexicon PCM60

·      Lexicon 200

·      Lexicon 480L

·      EMT 240 plate

·      Eventide H910 harmoniser

 

Consoles & tape machines:

·      API Frank DeMideo custom console (Galpin Blvd home studio) - duplicate of Sunset Sound console

·      API 32x24 input custom console (Sunset Sound)

·      Studer A800 (Sunset Sound)

 

References:

 

Prince In The Studio 1975-1995 by Jake Brown

http://www.fortheloveofthefairlight.com/tag/prince/

guitarcloud.com

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