Arctic Monkeys – There’d Better Be A Mirrorball
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2022 single There’d Better Be A Mirrorball.
Music from There’d Better Be A Mirrorball
Gear Used On There’d Better Be A Mirrorball
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Arctic Monkeys – There’d Better Be A Mirrorball (2022). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Alex Turner
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Amplifiers used by Alex Turner on There’d Better Be A Mirrorball
Most stuff plugged in was familiar: a vintage Selmer Truvoice and Magnatone Custom 410 for Turner and Cooks’ guitars, mainly, and a vintage Ampeg Portaflex for O’Malley’s P-bass. There was also Turners’ 12-string Vox guitar, on which he wrote the iconic riff from Do I Wanna Know?
However, memorable addition to the studio was Turner’s new Rickenbacker pedal steel amplifier, heard on No. 1 Party Anthem. Small and compact, it was christened “The New Black” – also known as the original album title.
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Magnatone Estey Custom 440 2-Channel 18-Watt 1x12" Guitar Combo
Avg price: $1,650.00
In this Youtube video at 1:40, Alex Turner can be seen using Magnatone 440 amp.
Pianos used by Alex Turner on There’d Better Be A Mirrorball
Avg price: $3,750.00
Alex uses the Yamaha piano for "there'd better be a mirrorball" and "big ideas"
Microphones used by Alex Turner on There’d Better Be A Mirrorball
In the music video for "There’d Better Be a Mirrorball" by Arctic Monkeys, Alex Turner can be seen using a vintage Melodium RM6 ribbon microphone, as well as an Altec Lansing 650. Additionally, in an episode of the "Hanging Out With Audiophiles" podcast, Arctic Monkeys' producer James Ford states: "I always do like a center kinda crotch mic, sort of above the kick pedal pointed at the snare. And often you can get a great sort of one mic sound with that, or that and a kick drum sometimes. And at the minute I’ve got these. I always get worried about saying too much about these, because then the price will go up, but these Melodium mics are f-ing brilliant. These are old French ribbons modelled on a 44 or something like that, but it’s much smaller and more compact. And really, I’ve been using them a lot. We did all the lead vocals for the Arctic Monkeys through one of those. It was actually Al Turner, who came up to me with that mic, and then kinda bought a bunch of them, they’re awesome, they’re really cool.”
Nick O'Malley
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Bass Guitars used by Nick O'Malley on There’d Better Be A Mirrorball
Avg price: $3,741.38
In the music video for Arctic Monkey's There’d Better Be A Mirrorball, at approximately 1:16, Nick O'Malley can be seen playing a Höfner 500/1 Bass guitar.
Jamie Cook
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Keyboards and Synthesizers used by Jamie Cook on There’d Better Be A Mirrorball
Avg price: $4,729.63
Cook can be seen playing a MiniMoog at 1:58 of the music video for "There'd Better Be a Mirrorball" by Arctic Monkeys.
Tom Rowley
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Keyboards and Synthesizers used by Tom Rowley on There’d Better Be A Mirrorball
Avg price: $2,244.16
Tom Rowley plays the korg synthesizer for there'd better be a mirrorball and sculptures of anything goes
Microphones used by Matt Helders on There’d Better Be A Mirrorball
In the music video for "There’d Better Be a Mirrorball" by Arctic Monkeys, Matt Helders can be seen using a vintage Melodium RM6 ribbon microphone (at 3:05). Additionally, in an episode of the "Hanging Out With Audiophiles" podcast, Arctic Monkeys' producer James Ford states: "I always do like a center kinda crotch mic, sort of above the kick pedal pointed at the snare. And often you can get a great sort of one mic sound with that, or that and a kick drum sometimes. And at the minute I’ve got these. I always get worried about saying too much about these, because then the price will go up, but these Melodium mics are f-ing brilliant. These are old French ribbons modeled on a 44 or something like that, but it’s much smaller and more compact. And really, I’ve been using them a lot. We did all the lead vocals for the Arctic Monkeys through one of those. It was actually Al Turner, who came up to me with that mic, and then kinda bought a bunch of them, they’re awesome, they’re really cool.”