Guster – Ganging up on the Sun album cover

Guster – Ganging up on the Sun

Album 2006

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2006 album Ganging up on the Sun.

Music from Ganging up on the Sun

Gear Used On Ganging up on the Sun

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Guster – Ganging up on the Sun (2006). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Headphones used by Ryan Miller on Ganging up on the Sun

Headphones & In-Ear Monitors

Sony MDR-7502 Headphones

Avg price: $55.01

Used during the production of Guster's Ganging Up on the Sun, particularly while Miller was recording vocals. They are first shown up close at 1:12.

Headphones & In-Ear Monitors

Koss Pro4AAT

Used during the production of Guster's Ganging Up on the Sun, particularly while Miller recorded the vocals for "I'm Through" and "Emily Ivory". They are visible throughout this video, starting at 1:23.

Studio Equipment used by Ryan Miller on Ganging up on the Sun

Mixers

Formula Sound QUE-8

A legacy model was used during the production of Guster's Ganging Up on the Sun. Miller can be seen using it at 0:46.

Microphones used by Ryan Miller on Ganging up on the Sun

Condenser Microphones

Shure KSM44

Avg price: $981.43

Used during the production of Guster's Ganging Up on the Sun, particularly while Miller recorded the vocals for "I'm Through" and "Emily Ivory". They are visible throughout this video, starting at 1:23.

As Ganging Up on the Sun was released in 2009, one year before the KSM44 was reissued as the KSM44A, one can deduce that this is an original model.

Condenser Microphones

Neumann U47

Avg price: $16,111.00

Used for vocals on Ganging Up on the Sun, as is visible in Episode 3 of the documentary "Joe's Place" at 1:25.

Microphones used by Joe Pisapia on Ganging up on the Sun

Dynamic Microphones

Shure SM58

Avg price: $102.10

Part of Pisapia's home studio. It was used to record an unspecified song during the production of Guster's Ganging Up on the Sun, as visible in episode 1 the documentary miniseries "Joe's Place" at 3:23 (it is zoomed in on at 3:53).

Studio Equipment used by Joe Pisapia on Ganging up on the Sun

Mixers

Formula Sound QUE-8

A legacy model was used during the production of Guster's Ganging Up on the Sun. Multiple are visible throughout this video, particularly in the thumbnail and at 1:05.

Microphones used by Adam Gardner on Ganging up on the Sun

Dynamic Microphones

Shure SM57

Avg price: $112.54

Used to record the banjo in Guster's "The Captain". Visible at 7:04.

Studio Equipment used by Adam Gardner on Ganging up on the Sun

Mixers

Formula Sound QUE-8

A legacy model was used during the production of Guster's Ganging Up on the Sun. In this video, Gardner is using it for the bass track of "The Captain", as evinced by the "Bass" label below one of the faders at 1:05.