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Thom at the piano in the “Banquetting Hall” at Halswell House in October or November 2006, during the recording of In Rainbows (deadairspace). One can see Nigel’s Neumann/Gefell CMV-563, a head-shaped binaural microphone, and a Neumann U47.

Nigel used at least three black Neumann U87 microphones for the recording of Junun. The mics look very clean in footage from Paul Thomas Anderson’s Junun documentary, so it seems likely that Nigel purchased reissue U87 mics to avoid any risk of his vintage mics getting damaged in the shipping to and from India.

A Neumann U87 microphone, identifiable by its shock mount, is used to mic Jonny Greenwood's Vox AC30 amplifier in a screenshot from Radiohead's "From The Basement" performance of "Bodysnatchers" on April 2, 2008.

In a screenshot from Radiohead's "From The Basement" performance of "Bodysnatchers" on April 2, 2008, Nigel Godrich can be seen using a Neumann U87 microphone, identifiable by its shock mount, to mic Jonny Greenwood’s Vox AC30. The microphone on Jonny’s smaller solid-state Fender Eighty-Five is likely his Audix OM3.

In a screenshot from Radiohead's "From The Basement" performance of "Bodysnatchers" on April 2, 2008, Ed O'Brien is seen using a Neumann U67 microphone, identifiable by its Tuchel connector, to mic his Vox AC30 amplifier.

Nigel Godrich is confirmed to use a Neumann U67 microphone, identifiable by its Tuchel connector, as seen miking Ed O'Brien’s Vox AC30 in a screenshot from Radiohead’s "From The Basement" performance of "Bodysnatchers" on April 2, 2008.

In a screenshot from Radiohead's "From The Basement" performance of "Bodysnatchers" on April 2, 2008, Colin Greenwood can be seen using a Neumann U47 FET microphone on his Ampeg SVT 8x10 bass cabinet.

One can see a U47 FET on Colin’s Ampeg SVT 8x10 bass cabinet in this screenshot from Radiohead’s From The Basement performance of Bodysnatchers on April 2, 2008.

During Radiohead’s "From The Basement" performance of "Weird Fishes" on April 2, 2008, a screenshot reveals that music producer Nigel Godrich utilized a Neumann U48 as an overhead microphone.

A photo of Thom with the Electrovoice RE20 in the Banquetting Hall at Halswell in October or November 2006, from during the recording of In Rainbows.

A screenshot of Phil during Radiohead’s From The Basement performance of Weird Fishes on April 2, 2008. One can see a tube Neumann U47 or U48 as an overhead, a black AKG 414 (EB or B-ULS) on the tom, and Coles 4038 mics on the cymbals.

A screenshot of Phil during Radiohead’s From The Basement performance of Weird Fishes on April 2, 2008. One can see a tube Neumann U47 or U48 as an overhead, a black AKG 414 (EB or B-ULS) on the tom, and Coles 4038 mics on the cymbals.

In this screenshot from Radiohead’s From The Basement performance of Weird Fishes on April 2, 2008, one can see a tube Neumann U47 or U48 as an overhead, a black AKG 414 (EB or B-ULS) on the tom, and Coles 4038 mics on the cymbals.

The pair of C12A mics can in this photo of Thom in the Green Room at Tottenham house in September or October 2006, during the recording of In Rainbows. The vocal mic is a Neumann U47, which you can read more about below.

A screenshot from a video on Nigel Godrich's Twitter confirms the use of the AKG C12 microphone.

The LA-10 can be seen at the very bottom of this photo of a part of Nigel’s “mobile setup” in June 2017.

The SpectraSonics 610 can be seen in the center of this photo of a part of Nigel’s “mobile setup” in June 2017.

Nigel’s Smart Research C2 can be seen below the blackface 1176s in the rack on the left in this photo (a screenshot from Junun). This was the makeshift control room used to record the album at Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur.