80s album gearlists and more

 (last updated: 22/08/24) Duran Duran Rio recording gear Musicians’ gear Drums: TAMA Imperialstar kit /w 14x8 TAMA Mastercraft Artwood snare Keyboards, synthesizers & sequencers: Roland SH-2 – e.g. “Save A Prayer” sequenced melody Roland CSQ-100 sequencer Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 (tentative) Crumar Performer Guitars: Yamaha SG-90 /w DiMarzio pickups Fender Stratocaster Basses: Aria Pro II SB-600 Amplifiers (guitars): Marshall JCM-800 Series 100-watt heads (x4) Mega 4x12 cabinets Effects: Boss CE-1 (or CE-2 ) Chorus (John Taylor) Boss BF-2 Flanger (John Taylor) MXR Flanger (Andy Taylor) Roland RE-201 Space Echo – “Save A Prayer” sequenced melody Recording & studio equipment Microphones: Drums: Bass drum: ElectroVoice RE20 Snare drum: Shure SM57 Hi-hat: AKG C451 Tom-toms: Top: Shure SM57 (likely) Bottom: Neumann U87 Overheads: AKG C414 , C12 or Neumann U87 Bass amplifiers: ElectroVoice RE20 Guitars: Shure (model unspecified) – c...

(last updated: 29/12/24) Instruments Drums and percussion: Yamaha Paiste cymbals Guitars: Bond Electraglide – e.g. “One Tree Hill” Epiphone Elektra Lap Steel Infinite sustain guitar prototype (Strat) 1970s Fender Stratocaster 1957 Fender Stratocaster 1961 Fender Telecaster 1959 Gretsch Falcon Washburn EA-40 electro/acoustic Yamaha AE2000 Guitar rig (Edge, except where noted): Amplifiers: Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus Vox AC30 : Edge’s main Fender Bassman – possibly used someplace Mesa/Boogie Mk. IIC – used for keyboard/drum machine intro on “With Or Without You” plus guitar by Bono Effects: Korg SDE-3000 digital delay Yamaha SPX90 multi-effects Yamaha REV7 digital reverb Basses: Fender Precision (natural) Fender Jazz (possibly used) Ibanez Musician MC-940 bass – “With Or Without You” Bass rig: Amplification: Ampeg SVT stack BGW power amplifiers Other: Boss SCC-700 selector Ibanez DM-1000 digital delay Ibanez UE-400 multi-effects unit Moog Taurus 205A bass pedals Keyboards...

Instruments: Oberheim DMX Movement MCS Percussion Computer Mk. I Octave-Plateau Voyetra 8 Gretsch guitar (assumed) Drawmer noise gates Studio equipment (The Church): Studer 24-track Studer 2-track Soundcraft 2400 console Sources http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/eurythmically-speaking/3920 http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/eurythmics-eurhonor/11839  

“Captain Of Her Heart” - truly haunting, yet beautiful... yet the production was rather mysterious, apart from that the catchy melody played on an Oberheim synthesizer (which could have been any model). Having recently confirmed myself with Kurt Maloo (one half of the duo), the song’s basis was provided by an Oberheim system, featuring an OB-Xa synthesizer, DSX sequencer and the  DMX drum machine . Drums-wise, it's it's not the sort of DMX sounds that are easily discernible: the snare sound was pitched down for a full, low thud sweeping sound much like a Simmons snare... the hi-hat is at regular pitch too like it's almost real... Somewhat clever tuning of the sampled sounds of the DMX, if you ask. Fellow Swiss band Yello used similar DMX drum tunings on the song "Vicious Games". The Oberheim OB-Xa provides the main synthesizer pad throughout as well as the sequenced eighth-note bassline. In addition to that, there’s also a harp glissando from a Jupiter synth...

(last updated: 19/08/24) Musical equipment Drum machines: Oberheim DMX :  “Wouldn't It Be Good ” claps Roland TR808 : “Dancing Girls” Yamaha Ensemble Mixer EM-90 /w built-in drum machine: “Human Racing” - combination of two presets Synthesizers: Oberheim OB-Xa PPG Wave 2.2 : e.g.  “Wouldn't It Be Good ” main riff, blended with DX7 Roland Juno-60 Yamaha DX7 Yamaha CS-80 :   “Human Racing”, Reggie Webb Basses: Wal Mk1 1983 model Yamaha fretless - possibly used someplace Guitars: Dave Gladden custom /w Stratocaster body, Gibson Les Paul standard fingerboard and 2 Humbucker’s Guitar amps: Roland Bolt 60 Effects: Boss RX100 reverb? Boss OD-1 Overdrive Studio equipment Microphones: AKG C414 EB AKG D12 : bass drum Beyerdynamic M88 : bass drum Beyerdynamic M201 Neumann : KM84 U47 FET : vocals U67 U87 : vocals, drum overheads Shure SM57 : snare Outboard (Sarm East): Aengus Graphic Equaliser Allison Research Kepex II noise gate AMS DMX 15-80S digital delay Audio ...

     (last updated: 19/08/24) AC/DC Back In Black gear Musical gear Guitars: Gibson SG : Angus Young’s Gretsch G6131 (1963): Malcolm Young’s main Guitar amplifiers: Marshall JMP 1959 Super Lead 100-watt head: Angus Young’s main Marshall JMP 1987X Super Lead 50-watt head: Angus Young solos Marshall Super Bass head: Malcolm Young Marshall 4x12 cabinets Bass rig: Fender Jazz bass Ampeg Portaflex (or SVT?) Recording & studio equipment Microphones: AKG : C414 EB : hi-hats, bass guitar amplifier C451E : hi-hats D-12 : bass amplifier D-20 : bass drum, bass amplifier Bruel & Kjaer (model unspecified): bells on “Hells Bells” Neumann : KM86 : snare (top) U67 : overheads, guitar amplifiers, vocals U87 : occasional tom-toms, drum overheads, ambience, guitar amplifiers, vocals, bells Shure SM57 : snare (bottom), bells Sennheiser MD421 : tom-toms Tape recorders: 24-track: 3M M79 : Electric Lady MCI JH-114 : Compass Point and Electric Lady Studer A800 24-...

(last updated: 13/08/24) Electronic instruments : Roland TR-707 drum machine Roland TR-808 drum machine (“Rent”) Fairlight CMI Series IIx (or Series III) PPG Wave 2.3: Andy Richards Roland Jupiter-8: Andy Richards Recording & studio equipment Microphones: Neumann U87 (vocals) Tape recorders: Nagra recorder – “It’s A Sin” catholic mass Studer A800 24-track (Sarm West) Sony PCM-3324 24-track (Advision) Sony PCM-F1 Sony PCM-701 (Sarm West) Outboard (partial list): AMS DMX 15-80S digital delay/harmonizer AMS RMX-16 digital reverb EMT 140 EMT 240 Lexicon 224 Lexicon 224XL Quantec Room Simulator UREI 1176  compressor Consoles: Solid State Logic SL-4048E : Sarm West Soundcraft TS-24 : Adivison Studio 1 Sources Music Technology , June 1988 (Andy Richards) Andy Richards Polymath Perspective interview Multitracks, studio photos, demos Classic Tracks: Pet Shop Boys’ “It’s A Sin” Music & Media , 14 November 1987 (Sarm West info)