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equipment-thanks to musician magazine
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Ben plays a Baldwin 5'5" baby grand piano throughvintage Helpinstill and Barcus-Berry pickups into aMarshall stack. He does his own mix onstage with aMackie CR1202. Robert played a Hamer Explorer bass onthe first (eponymous) album, and a new Fender Jazzbass with an old sixties bridge for Whatever and EverAmen. At home, he has an Epiphone Les Paul bass, aMaison P-Bass copy that he bought in Japan, and an1965 Carl Hoffner upright bass. He uses Emo strings(medium light gauge) and Dunlop picks. The bass ispumped through an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff distortionpedal, through a Trace Elliot amp into two stacks offour 12s with an additional 15 inside. Darren plays aminimalist set of 1967 Ludwig drums; 20" bass drum,floor tom, mounted tom, snare. For heads he usescoated Remo Ambassadors, and has assorted Zildjiansfor cymbals. He uses Vic Firth 5A sticks with woodtips, and uses "whatever's around the house" forbrushes... wire, not plastic.
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Whatever and Ever Amen was recorded through two Mackie1604 consoles onto two TASCAM DA-88s with an RC-848remote locator. For mic preamps, they used a Neve1073 and 1272, and a Telefunken V72 and V76. Vocalswere recorded with a Neumann U48 for Ben, a Sony C-48for Darren, and an AT 4033 for Robert. Ben's Steinwaywas miked with a Neuman U48, an AT 4033, and a ShureSM7. Drum mics for Darren included a Shure SM7 andfive SM57s, three Sony C-48s, and two AKG 460s. Robert's accoustic bass was recorded through a C-ducerpickup and an AKG 460, and his Fender through an AM-7,an SM57, and a Stewart active DI. For vocals, theycarry three Shure SM58s and plug them into the club PAsystem.
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