10,000 Maniacs – In My Tribe album cover

10,000 Maniacs – In My Tribe

Album 1987

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1987 album In My Tribe.

Music from In My Tribe

Gear Used On In My Tribe

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of 10,000 Maniacs – In My Tribe (1987). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Guitars used by Rob Buck on In My Tribe

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Robin Ranger

Rob used two Robin Ranger customs as his primary guitars during the In My Tribe-Blind Man's Zoo era. One was finished in black and the other in blonde. Both can be clearly seen throughout the performance.

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Gibson Sonex Artist

It is mentioned that Rob used a Sonex (misspelled as Sonax) for the production of 10KM's 1987 album "In My Tribe" in a May 1988 interview with Bruce Pollock.

" Supplied on the album by a Gibson Sonax Artist and a Hamer prototype, those guitar sounds were the propelling force behind Natalie Merchant's epic winsome folky vision"

Amplifiers used by Rob Buck on In My Tribe

Combo Guitar Amplifiers

Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus

Avg price: $1,077.42

Rob can be seen here playing through a JC-120 on Saturday Night Live in February of 1988. It was used mainly between 1984 and 1988 for the Wishing Chair and In My Tribe.