Guided by Voices – Bee Thousand
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1994 album Bee Thousand.
Music from Bee Thousand
Artists on Bee Thousand
Gear Used On Bee Thousand
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Guided by Voices – Bee Thousand (1994). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Effects Pedals used by Tobin Sprout on Bee Thousand
Electro-Harmonix EH-7850/EC-2000/EC-2002 Deluxe Memory Man
Avg price: $649.00
Sprout frequently took advantage of his vast collection of musical and recording equipment when working with Guided by Voices, and frontman Bob Pollard was particularly fond of his bandmate/producer's EHX Memory Man. "It's got this real warm, Sixties radio tone," Pollard enthuses, "like on James Brown or John Lennon's vocals. That's a pretty fucking inspiring sound." The effect was introduced on Bee Thousand's "Hot Freaks," one off GBV's recording breakthroughs - which, typically, came at the expense of commercial considerations. "I was having a garage sale that day," Sprout remembers, "and Bob was yelling 'Hot Freaks' down there at the top of his lungs and chasing all the customers away." The Memory Man has borne a marking on the appropriate setting for "the Hot Freaks' sound" ever since.
