Aerosmith – Toys In The Attic album cover

Aerosmith – Toys In The Attic

Album 1975

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1975 album Toys In The Attic.

Music from Toys In The Attic

Gear Used On Toys In The Attic

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Aerosmith – Toys In The Attic (1975). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Guitars used by Jack Douglas on Toys In The Attic

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Gibson 1959 Gibson Les Paul Guitar

Avg price: $77,899.17

In the video titled "Aerosmith's 'Walk This Way' & 'Sweet Emotion': Inside the Songs w/ Jack Douglas" by Produce Like A Pro, at the 9:14 mark, Jack Douglas identifies the distinctive tone of a 1959 Gibson Les Paul guitar being used by the band's guitarist, Brad Whitford, during the recording of Aerosmith's hits "Walk This Way" and "Sweet Emotion."

Microphones used by Jack Douglas on Toys In The Attic

Dynamic Microphones

Shure SM57

Avg price: $112.54

In the video "Aerosmith's 'Walk This Way' & 'Sweet Emotion': Inside the Songs w/ Jack Douglas - Produce Like A Pro," Jack Douglas mentions at 22:02 that he used a Shure SM57 cardioid dynamic instrument microphone for recording Joe Perry's guitar during the production of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way" and "Sweet Emotion."

Condenser Microphones

Sony C-37

Avg price: $8,690.00

In the video titled "Aerosmith's 'Walk This Way' & 'Sweet Emotion': Inside the Songs w/ Jack Douglas" by Produce Like A Pro, at 22:21, Jack Douglas mentions using a Sony C-37 microphone alongside the Shure SM57 and Sennheiser 421 microphones to capture Joe's guitar through the amp during the recording of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way" and "Sweet Emotion."

Amplifiers used by Tom Hamilton on Toys In The Attic

Bass Amplifier Stacks

Ampeg B-15

Avg price: $4,000.00

Used for Toys in the Attic, as stated by engineer Jay Messina in this March 21, 2017 Mix Online interview.

“We had [bassist] Tom Hamilton going through an [Ampeg] B15 amp, where we took an output—a custom direct out of the head of the amp—and we would mike it with an RE20,” Messina adds.

Microphones used by Tom Hamilton on Toys In The Attic

Dynamic Microphones

Electro-Voice RE20

Avg price: $449.56

Used for the bass on Toys in the Attic, as stated by engineer Jay Messina in this March 21, 2017 Mix Online interview.

“We had [bassist] Tom Hamilton going through an [Ampeg] B15 amp, where we took an output—a custom direct out of the head of the amp—and we would mike it with an RE20,” Messina adds.

Guitars used by Joe Perry on Toys In The Attic

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Gibson Firebird VII Electric Guitar

Avg price: $3,999.00

During the "Toys in the Attic" era, Joe Perry used a Gibson Firebird VII Electric Guitar, as evidenced in the 1975 images of Aerosmith found through Google.