Darryl Hall & John Oates Private Eyes recording gear
(last updated: )
Drum machines:
- Ace Tone Rhythm Ace (model unknown)
- Roland CR-78 CompuRhythm
Drums & percussion:
- Ludwig kit /w Zildjian cymbals: Mickey Curry's
- Pearl: Jerry Marotta's
Keyboards:
- Arp 2600
- Korg CX3 organ (No Can Do bass)
- Moog Minimoog
- Sequential Circuits Prophet-5
- Steinway acoustic grand piano - Electric Lady Studio's, used for sessions
- Wurlitzer MLM student keyboard - John Oates'
Guitars:
- 1958 Fender Stratocaster - John Oates
- Mandar tenor 4-string – Daryl Hall's
- Mandola – Daryl Hall's
- Mandocello – Daryl Hall's
- Navigator guitar? - John Oates
Amplifiers:
- Mesa/Boogie 1x12 combo (No Can Do drums)
- Ampeg Portaflex (No Can Do bass)
- Music Man
Recording & studio equipment
Microphones:
- AKG:
- C414 EB: John Oates lead vocals, background vocals, possibly overheads & drum ambience
- C451: possibly hi-hats
- D-12: bass drum
- Neumann:
- KM84: possibly snare & hi-hats
- U67: Daryl Hall lead vocals, possibly tom-toms, overheads & drum ambience
- U87: possibly tom-toms, overheads & drum ambience
- Shure SM57(?): snare, guitars, amped keyboards
- Sennheiser MD-421: possibly tom-toms
Outboard gear (partial list):
- Eventide H910 Harmonizer
- Eventide H949 Harmonizer
- Lexicon 224 digital reverb
- Publison DHM89 B2 stereo DDL/harmonizer
- Roland SDD-320 Dimension D chorus
- phasers & flangers (Various)
Mixing consoles:
- Neve 8078 (Electric Lady Studio A)
- Neve 8068 (Electric Lady Studio B)
Sources
Gearspace forums: engineer Neil Kernon's comments on Hall & Oates discussion pages ( 1 & 2)
Gearspace page on the Publison
Modern Recording & Music, November 1981
Modern Drummer, April 1982 (Mickey Curry feature)
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