The Rolling Stones – Beggars Banquet (50th Anniversary Edition)
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1968 album Beggars Banquet (50th Anniversary Edition).
Music from Beggars Banquet (50th Anniversary Edition)
Artists on Beggars Banquet (50th Anniversary Edition)
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Gear Used On Beggars Banquet (50th Anniversary Edition)
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of The Rolling Stones – Beggars Banquet (50th Anniversary Edition) (1968). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Guitars used by Keith Richards on Beggars Banquet (50th Anniversary Edition)
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In this picture, one of a famous series taken backstage at Madison Square Garden, Keith can be seen playing a National Style 0 resonator guitar. The solid headstock (as opposed to a slotted headstock), as well as the 14th fret (as opposed to 12th fret) neck joint place it as a late 1930s model. Keith used this guitar when performing "Prodigal Son" (from Beggar's Banquet) live. Photos exist (http://alldylan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/rolling-stones.jpg) of Jagger and Richards performing the song during a pair of concerts at Madison Square garden that yielded most of the material for the live album Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out - though the song did not make the final cut for the album.
Charlie Watts
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Microphones used by Charlie Watts on Beggars Banquet (50th Anniversary Edition)
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Used for the bass drum on Beggars Banquet, as stated in The Rolling Stones All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track by Philippe Margotin & Jean-Michel Guesdon.
Technical Details
In the spring of 1968, Olympic Sound Studios acquired an Ampex eight-track, which represented a technological revolution at the time. Glyn Johns and Eddie Kramer shared the position of sound engineer, with Phill Brown, who went on to have a prestigious career recording with Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Roxy Music, and many others, as assistant engineer. The main mic employed was Neumann U67, although the AKG C12A was used for the bass amp and the Hammond organ, and the AKG D12 for the bass drum and the Hammond. In addition to the Neumann U67, it seems that an AKG D224 and a Shure SM57 were used for Mick's voice. Reverb was provided by an EMT Echo Plate, and Tannoy/Lockwood monitors were used.
Bill Wyman
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Microphones used by Bill Wyman on Beggars Banquet (50th Anniversary Edition)
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Used for the bass amp on Beggars Banquet, as stated in The Rolling Stones All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track by Philippe Margotin & Jean-Michel Guesdon.
Technical Details
In the spring of 1968, Olympic Sound Studios acquired an Ampex eight-track, which represented a technological revolution at the time. Glyn Johns and Eddie Kramer shared the position of sound engineer, with Phill Brown, who went on to have a prestigious career recording with Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Roxy Music, and many others, as assistant engineer. The main mic employed was Neumann U67, although the AKG C12A was used for the bass amp and the Hammond organ, and the AKG D12 for the bass drum and the Hammond. In addition to the Neumann U67, it seems that an AKG D224 and a Shure SM57 were used for Mick's voice. Reverb was provided by an EMT Echo Plate, and Tannoy/Lockwood monitors were used.
Brian Jones
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Keyboards and Synthesizers used by Brian Jones on Beggars Banquet (50th Anniversary Edition)
Jones can be seen in this studio shot seated at a Mellotron Mk II.
