Dobie Gray – Drift Away album cover

Dobie Gray – Drift Away

Album 1973

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1973 album Drift Away.

Music from Drift Away

Gear Used On Drift Away

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Dobie Gray – Drift Away (1973). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Microphones used by Dobie Gray on Drift Away

Condenser Microphones

Neumann U47 FET

Avg price: $4,228.51

According to MixOnline, Dobie Gray was in an isolation booth with a Neumann U47 FET microphone ready for vocal recording sessions at Quadrafonic Sound Studios to release his second studio album, "Drift Away," in 1973, as noted by Dan Daley in the article "Classic Tracks: Dobie Gray's 'Drift Away'."

Reggie Young Jr

Reggie Young Jr

Session Musician

Guitars used by Reggie Young Jr on Drift Away

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Gibson Les Paul Goldtop

Avg price: $18,330.82

According to an article by Guy Lee in Vintage Guitar® magazine, Reggie Young Jr used a 1969 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop with mini humbuckers to record Dobie Gray's "Drift Away."

Troy Seals

Troy Seals

Session Musician

Guitars used by Troy Seals on Drift Away

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Fender Telecaster

According to Mixonline, Troy Seals used a Fender Telecaster, miked with an AKG 224, to record Dobie Gray's "Drift Away" by adding staccato country licks, as reported by Dan Daley in the article "Classic Tracks: Dobie Gray's 'Drift Away'."