John Lennon Yoko Ono Double Fantasy

 

John Lennon Yoko Ono Double Fantasy

Instruments

Guitars:

  • Hugh McCracken:
    • Fender Stratocaster
    • Gibson ES-335
    • Gibson Les Paul
  • Earl Slick:
    • Gibson Les Paul
    • Gibson SG Junior (1965)
  • John Lennon:
    • Hamer custom electric
    • Sardonyx custom electric
    • Gibson Hummingbird acoustic
    • Ovation Model 1651 acoustic - e.g. “Starting Over”

Guitar rig:

  • Fender Twin

Pianos & keyboards:

  • Sequential Circuits Prophet-5
  • Steinway acoustic grand
  • Yamaha CP-70/CP-80 electric grand (e.g. “Watching the Wheels”

Bass guitars:

  • Music Man Stingray: Tony Levin’s main
  • Steinberger L2 fretless prototype

Recording & studio equipment

Microphones:

  • Beyer
  • Electrovoice
  • Neumann:
    • U47: vocals
    • U87: vocals
  • RCA
  • Sennheiser 421: guitar amplifiers
  • Shure SM57: guitar amplifiers
  • Sony C30: guitar amplifiers
  • Telefunken 251: vocals

Tape recorder: 

  • Studer A80 24-track
  • Studer A80 RC 2-track

Outboard (partial list):

  • Eventide H910 Harmonizer
  • EMT 140 stereo
  • UREI 1176LN peak limiter: vocals
  • Pultec EQ: vocals

Consoles:

  • Neve 8068 32-channel /w NECAM automation

Sources

Various photos including this one with the Ovation

Guitar World feature

Mix, October 1980 (PDF page 41 – Hit Factory)

 

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