Rick Wakeman – The Six Wives Of Henry VIII album cover

Rick Wakeman – The Six Wives Of Henry VIII

Album 1973

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1973 album The Six Wives Of Henry VIII.

Music from The Six Wives Of Henry VIII

Gear Used On The Six Wives Of Henry VIII

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Rick Wakeman – The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (1973). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Keyboards and Synthesizers used by Rick Wakeman on The Six Wives Of Henry VIII

Organs

Hammond C-3

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Rick Wakeman's use of the Hammond C3 on the highly successful The Six Wives of Henry the VIII can be heard throughout the recording. One from 1960 was used on "Trilogy" and live in the United States, as specified in its June 2020 Reverb.com listing.

US TOUR HAMMOND C3

(...) Modified by Greg Hockman of Moog

Used for the US legs of the YES tours

Used on the YES Track Trilogy

Vintage & Electric Pianos

RMI Electra-piano and Harpsichord (300-Series)

One from 1970 was used for The Six Wives of Henry VIII, as is visible in this diagram of Wakeman's setup and as specified in its June 2020 Reverb.com listing.

Featured on Rick Wakeman's The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Synthesizers

Yamaha V50

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Rick Wakeman used a Yamaha V50 synthesizer during the production of The Six Wives of Henry VIII. This is noted in a June 2020 listing on Reverb.com, which details the synthesizer's use in 1990.

Harpsichords

Thomas Goff harpsichord

According to the inner sleeve of Rick Wakeman's album The Six Wives of Henry VIII, the artist utilized a Thomas Goff harpsichord. This detail is supported by an image available on Equipboard.

Amplifiers used by Rick Wakeman on The Six Wives Of Henry VIII

Guitar Amplifier Heads

Fender Dual Showman Reverb 2-Channel 100-Watt Guitar Amp Head (1970-1976)

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According to the inner sleeve of Rick Wakeman's album The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Wakeman ran all his sounds through a Gender Showman amplifier on the album. This detail is supported by an image available on Equipboard.