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vanblah · 02-22-2006, 07:54 AM

<b>Keyboards:</b>

The piano is a Yamaha C-7. I've played a LOT of different pianos (including C-7s and C-9s). I can say that without a doubt this is the nicest piano I have every played. It is slightly darker than most Yamaha's. It helps that it's in a nice sounding live room.

I ended up using a Hammond M-3 and Leslie for the organ parts. Prices on B3 rentals are pretty high. I'm actually glad that we used the M-3; it's got a totally different sound than the B ... it's more sinusy and cut through the wall of guitars much better. One interesting bit of trivia is that the Leslie is the same cabinet used by Bobby Whitlock in Layla (I'd have got the B3 too if I wasn't sold on the M3).

I also used a Wurlitzer Model 200 amped through a little Danelectro practice amp so we could really get some nice natural overdrive. We disconnected the Wurly's internal speakers and at one point the wires slipped down and made contact with the soundboard. It sounded like it blew up. We liked the sound so much that we left it in one of the songs.

Since one of our songs uses accordian and I don't play accordian very well we got a guest musician. He came in and listened to the song once. Then listened again and asked me for chords and structure. Then he went out into the live room and listened to the song a third time playing little bit through it. On the fourth time he ever heard the song he nailed it. Frickin' studio musicians.

The only time we used a "fake" instrument was on a song that needed Vox Continental (or Farfisa Combo in a pinch). I couldn't find one locally for rent. Nashville would have been way too expensive. So I used my NI Colossus sample and ran it through another little amp. It sounds passable.

All the synth stuff is done on my Oberheim OB-12 through various effects pedals.

Since I'm the keyboard player I don't know if I'll be able to tell you much about the other instruments; but I'll get as much information as possible from the other guys.

02-22-2006, 07:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
vanblah Junkie	<b>Keyboards:</b> The piano is a Yamaha C-7. I've played a LOT of different pianos (including C-7s and C-9s). I can say that without a doubt this is the nicest piano I have every played. It is slightly darker than most Yamaha's. It helps that it's in a nice sounding live room. I ended up using a Hammond M-3 and Leslie for the organ parts. Prices on B3 rentals are pretty high. I'm actually glad that we used the M-3; it's got a totally different sound than the B ... it's more sinusy and cut through the wall of guitars much better. One interesting bit of trivia is that the Leslie is the same cabinet used by Bobby Whitlock in Layla (I'd have got the B3 too if I wasn't sold on the M3). I also used a Wurlitzer Model 200 amped through a little Danelectro practice amp so we could really get some nice natural overdrive. We disconnected the Wurly's internal speakers and at one point the wires slipped down and made contact with the soundboard. It sounded like it blew up. We liked the sound so much that we left it in one of the songs. Since one of our songs uses accordian and I don't play accordian very well we got a guest musician. He came in and listened to the song once. Then listened again and asked me for chords and structure. Then he went out into the live room and listened to the song a third time playing little bit through it. On the fourth time he ever heard the song he nailed it. Frickin' studio musicians. The only time we used a "fake" instrument was on a song that needed Vox Continental (or Farfisa Combo in a pinch). I couldn't find one locally for rent. Nashville would have been way too expensive. So I used my NI Colossus sample and ran it through another little amp. It sounds passable. All the synth stuff is done on my Oberheim OB-12 through various effects pedals. Since I'm the keyboard player I don't know if I'll be able to tell you much about the other instruments; but I'll get as much information as possible from the other guys.