Joe Williams – Williams, Joe: Nothin' But the Blues
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1983 album Williams, Joe: Nothin' But the Blues.
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Gear Used On Williams, Joe: Nothin' But the Blues
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Joe Williams – Williams, Joe: Nothin' But the Blues (1983). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
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Microphones used by Joe Williams on Williams, Joe: Nothin' But the Blues
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Used on Just the Blues, as mentioned in this Sound on Sound interview with producer Bruce Swedien.
Telefunken U47
"I still have one of the two U47s that I bought new in 1953, and will still frequently be first choice on lead vocal. This is a mic that can be used on a ballad or on a very aggressive rock track. It has a slight peak in its frequency response at around 7kHz, which gives it a feeling of natural presence. It also has a slight peak in the low end around 100Hz. This gives it a warm, rich sound. For Joe Williams, another mic would never have worked as well. I figured out that it was the mic for him when I heard him speak. After you've been doing this for as long as I have, you begin to have instinctive sonic reactions, and it saves a lot of time!”
Hear it on... Joe Williams in the Count Basie Band's Just The Blues
