Kings of Leon – Use Somebody
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2009 single Use Somebody.
Music from Use Somebody
Artists on Use Somebody
Gear Used On Use Somebody
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Kings of Leon – Use Somebody (2009). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Nathan Followill
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Microphones used by Nathan Followill on Use Somebody
Avg price: $449.56
Used on the bass drum for some of Only by the Night, as stated by producer Jacques King in this December 2008 Sound on Sound interview.
"The microphones on the drums changed a lot from song to song. On the kick it could be a Beta 52, sometimes it was an RE20, or a [Sennheiser] 421, or a [Neumann] FET 47, or an NS10 [i.e. the driver from a Yamaha NS10 monitor used as a mic], or a combination. It depends on what I was trying to achieve. The mics were usually in front of the kick, or just barely inside. On one song, 'Crawl', I did put a U87 on the batter side of the kick, next to the pedal, which gives a very attack-orientated sound, with a Led Zeppelin-ish quality. On 'Sex On Fire' I used the 52, FET 47 and NS10 on the kick. I had all the kick mics on a Neve BCM10 sidecar and I'd submix them and run them through a GML EQ and then to one track on the tape. I didn't want to keep them separate. It was a matter of get the sound, make the decision, and move on."
Drum Sets used by Nathan Followill on Use Somebody
Used on "Use Somebody", as stated by Only by the Night producer Jacquire King in this July 31, 2019 interview with producer Warren Huart at 1:24:07.
This is my Gretsch drum kit, it's a 1959 Round Badge. This is the drum kit that was used on "Use Somebody". We used bunch of different drum kits, but we started with mine. (...) It just happened that this is the drum kit that we started with and we started with that song and so, we ended up using that and then also, this Acrolite snare drum was used on several songs, but (...) this is also the snare that was used on "Use Somebody".
Snare Drums used by Nathan Followill on Use Somebody
Ludwig Acrolite 5x14 Snare Drum
Avg price: $454.75
Used for some of Only by the Night, particularly on "Use Somebody", as stated by Only by the Night producer Jacquire King in this July 31, 2019 interview with producer Warren Huart at 1:24:07.
This is my Gretsch drum kit, it's a 1959 Round Badge. This is the drum kit that was used on "Use Somebody". We used bunch of different drum kits, but we started with mine. (...) It just happened that this is the drum kit that we started with and we started with that song and so, we ended up using that and then also, this Acrolyte snare drum was used on several songs, but (...) this is also the snare that was used on "Use Somebody".
