Tears for Fears – Songs From The Big Chair
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1985 album Songs From The Big Chair.
Music from Songs From The Big Chair
Artists on Songs From The Big Chair
Gear Used On Songs From The Big Chair
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Tears for Fears – Songs From The Big Chair (1985). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Roland Orzabal
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Keyboards and Synthesizers used by Roland Orzabal on Songs From The Big Chair
Accoring to this article Roland Orzabal used a Fairlight CMI when recording Tears For Tears classic album Songs From the Big Chair
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Accoring to this article Roland Orzabal used a Prophet 5 when recording Tears For Tears classic album Songs From the Big Chair
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Accoring to this article Roland Orzabal used a Roland Jupiter 8 when recording Tears For Tears classic album Songs From the Big Chair
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According to Heather Johnson's article on Mixonline, Roland Orzabal used the Yamaha DX7 synthesizer during the recording of Tears for Fears' classic album Songs from the Big Chair.
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Accoring to this article Roland Orzabal used a PPG Wave when recording Tears For Tears classic album Songs From the Big Chair
Guitars used by Roland Orzabal on Songs From The Big Chair
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In the YouTube video "Tears For Fears Memories Fade, 1983 Live," Roland Orzabal can be seen playing a Fender Telecaster during the Hurting tour and in early videos for Songs from the Big Chair.
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Roland Orzabal uses an Ovation Legend model 1617-1 guitar, as well as an Ovation 12-string model 1615, a Folklore model 1614, and a Balladeer model 1612. This is supported by the image found on Equipboard.
Curt Smith
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Keyboards and Synthesizers used by Curt Smith on Songs From The Big Chair
According to an article by Heather Johnson on Mixonline, Curt Smith used the Fairlight CMI synthesizer during the recording of Tears for Fears' classic album "Songs from the Big Chair."
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In the Mixonline article by Heather Johnson, it is noted that Curt Smith used the Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 synthesizer during the recording of Tears for Fears' classic album "Songs from the Big Chair."
Avg price: $9,538.70
Accoring to this article Curt Smith used a PPG Wave when recording Tears For Tears classic album Songs From the Big Chair
Avg price: $209.50
According to Heather Johnson's article on Mixonline, Curt Smith utilized the Yamaha DX7 synthesizer during the recording of Tears for Fears' classic album, Songs from the Big Chair.
Avg price: $19,498.06
Accoring to this article Curt Smith used a Jupiter 8 when recording Tears For Tears classic album Songs From the Big Chair
Studio Equipment used by Curt Smith on Songs From The Big Chair
Linn Electronics LM-1 Drum Computer
In a video by Behringer, it's mentioned that Curt Smith used the Linn Electronics LM-1 Drum Computer during the recording of Tears For Fears' iconic album "Songs From the Big Chair."
Bass Guitars used by Curt Smith on Songs From The Big Chair
Smith purchased the bass in September of 1982 with the intent of exclusively using it for live performances, but it ended up being used in the studio for their first album The Hurting and second album Songs From The Big Chair.
In an over the phone interview with Tony Bacon in 1984 Smith said, "We had trouble getting a bass sound on the album and I went through a few basses, a Yamaha BB1200, an Aria Pro, and an Alembic, but we still had trouble getting a roundness and a depth. The Alembic was the best of those, but still wasn't smooth enough. I use the Steinberger all the time now. I'm going to get another bass for studio work but I wouldn't want to use anything other than the Steinberger for live."
After the conclusion of the Big Chair Tour in 1985 it is alleged he gave the bass to their monitor engineer.
He has not used a Steinberger since and the whereabouts of the bass are unknown.