Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Into The Great Wide Open

Album 1991

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1991 album Into The Great Wide Open.

Music from Into The Great Wide Open

Artists on Into The Great Wide Open

Tom Petty

Roles:

Singer Guitarist

Groups:

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Traveling Wilburys George's Band Mudcrutch Peace Choir The Trembling Blenders
Richard Dodd

Roles:

Singer Music Producer Audio Engineer

Engineer Mixing Engineer Recording Engineer
Steve Hall

Roles:

Audio Engineer

Mastering Engineer
Jeff Lynne

Roles:

Singer Guitarist Music Producer

Groups:

Traveling Wilburys Electric Light Orchestra George's Band The Move The Idle Race Jeff Lynne's ELO The Trembling Blenders The Andicaps Mike Sheridan & the Nightriders

Producer

Gear Used On Into The Great Wide Open

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Into The Great Wide Open (1991). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Tom Petty

Roles:

Singer Guitarist

Microphones used by Tom Petty on Into The Great Wide Open

Condenser Microphones

AKG C12

Avg price: $8,457.50

Mentioned by recording engineer Richard Dodd in this Sound on Sound interview about the recording of "Learning to Fly".

"When it came to his vocals, Tom had an affinity for the AKG C12, whereas [producer] Jeff [Lynne] tended to prefer the 87. So, we'd go between those on any given occasion, but in this case I'm pretty sure we used the C12. Tom was pretty automatic in terms of his vocal performances, although the final take was the only time he did the bird whistle at the end of the song. I remember laughing when he did that and telling him I loved the bird when he came back out of the booth. He said, 'You like that? Well, maybe we'll keep it.' Again, he might have been planning it for weeks, but it came across as if he just did that on the spur of the moment."

Condenser Microphones

Neumann U87

Avg price: $3,629.95

Mentioned by recording engineer Richard Dodd in this Sound on Sound interview about the recording of "Learning to Fly".

"When it came to his vocals, Tom had an affinity for the AKG C12, whereas [producer] Jeff [Lynne] tended to prefer the 87. So, we'd go between those on any given occasion, but in this case I'm pretty sure we used the C12. Tom was pretty automatic in terms of his vocal performances, although the final take was the only time he did the bird whistle at the end of the song. I remember laughing when he did that and telling him I loved the bird when he came back out of the booth. He said, 'You like that? Well, maybe we'll keep it.' Again, he might have been planning it for weeks, but it came across as if he just did that on the spur of the moment."