Royer R-121 Ribbon Microphone

John Mayer was using the Royer R-121 Ribbon microphone while playing an acoustic version of "Something like Olivia". The microphone is slightly hidden, but can be seen at 1:47

Pictured and mentioned in [this *AudioTechnology* magazine article](http://www.audiotechnology.com/coldplay-live-how-its-done/) about the Ghost Stories Tour, erroneously typed as a portmanteau of Royer's SF-12 (a stereo coincident ribbon mic) and R-121. > Jonny Buckland’s pedalboard is a two-man lift. Meanwhile, the rack (which is replicated for redundancy’s sake) packs his wireless receivers, TC2290 delays, Line6 processing and an Eventide Harmonizer. The Fender amps are serviced by Shure SM57s, with a coincident Royer SF121 [*sic*] ribbon on one cab.

This mic can sometimes be seen on Matt's cab

"What microphones did you use to record your guitars? I use a Shure SM57 positioned on axis a couple of inches from the cone. On some tracks the engineer, Ryan Hewitt, added a Royer R-121 ribbon mic, positioned about 15 feet away, in order to capture some of the room sound. We used a Telefunken Ela M 250 tube condenser mic on the acoustic guitars."

Used for "Get On Your Boots", as stated by producer Declan Gaffney. > "Most of 'Get On Your Boots' was recorded in Dublin by Richard Rainey, and the basic backing tracks were done live, by the whole band together. (...) Edge's thick guitar sound is entirely from the live band session, recorded with two Royer 121s, one on his Fender Deluxe and the other on his AC30, and the mics went through the Neve and then an LA2A, though it's not doing anything, it was just there for the sound. When recording Edge's cabinets, it's almost always a 121, or a Sennheiser 409, occasionally a 57. I record completely flat, because Edge will have found a great guitar sound, and you just record it." The 121 was also used on *Songs of Experience*, as stated by engineer Math Bishop in [this ProSoundWeb article](https://www.prosoundweb.com/channels/recording/recording-engineer-math-bishop-chooses-focusrite-for-new-u2-album/). > “With The Edge I’d always have a Royer 121 and a [Shure] SM57 set up on the amp, and on these sessions I ran them through the Focusrite ISA 828."

you can see that josh use a rover r-121 for his marshall.

Reverb.com commented on a video of john saying that he used a royer r-121 and a shure sm-57 in the video.

The Royer-121 was one of three mics used to record the guitar cab for Daft Punk.

"Generally we have three microphones on each cab—either a Shure SM57 or Heill PR 30 next to a Sennheiser 421, and then either a ribbon mic like a Royer R-121 ribbon or a Neumann FET47, to capture a fullness of sound." - excerpt from Premier Guitar interview.

[This page](http://www.royerlabs.com/blink182.html) includes photos of a Blink 182 recording session, and the captions confirm that a Royer R-121 was used on Tom DeLongue's cab.

"I have an [AKG C414 TLII](http://equipboard.com/items/akg-c414-tlii) for vocals and acoustic guitar, a couple of Royer R121s and some [Shure SM57](http://equipboard.com/items/shure-sm57-instrument-vocal-mic) and [58s](http://equipboard.com/items/shure-sm58-vocal-microphone) for guitars, and that's it." - [Ken Lawrence](http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul13/articles/it-0713.htm).

We can see a Royer R-121 Ribbon Microphone on this Marshall Cab. During the Download Festival, June 2017.

Brian Setzer’s Royer R-121 Mic is shown at 19:50 in this Rig Rundown from Premier Guitar.

"The band tours nearly 300 days a year so to keep things running as efficient as possible Barakat uses a Kemper Profiler so he can quickly access all the band’s recorded tones and even shared settings given to him by Mark Hoppus of Blink 182. For his clean tone he’s using an AC30 model that’s miked with a Royer R121 ribbon microphone and for the more aggressive stuff the core tone is sampling from Barakat’s Budda Superdrive 30."

“On guitars, we had a selection of Royer 121s, Sony C37a’s, and I own a bunch of old ’60s Shure SM56s. Each amp would be double-miked with a condenser or dynamic, and a ribbon mic, and there were almost always two amps going at once,”

"I sometimes used a Royer R121 ribbon and I would sometimes use a [Shure] Beta 52."

in this article, Mac states his sound tech purchased several mics for the recording of This Old Dog, including a Royer R-121.

The vocalist is seen using the iconic Royer Ribbon Microphone in the music video to Bring Me The Horizon's single Drown.

"Mics on the amp were a Shure SM57 and Royer R-121. Everything was recorded into Logic Pro. Beat was made with Native Instruments Battery 4." -Andy Othling

"I use a Royer R-121 and Shure SM7 and sometimes a Sennheiser MD 421 on my cab. That’s going through a Retro compressor, a Burl Mothership [analog to digital converter], an Empirical Labs Fatso compressor, and a Dangerous Music BAX EQ. That signal chain’s amazing, but everything else is just coming through my pedalboard."

"In general I used both Shure SM57 and Royer R-121 ribbon mics, a few inches back, just off the center of the cone, give or take an inch or two depending on the part. When you back the mics off a bit, it can help a part sit in a track better, especially if there are more that two guitar parts."

Oz Noy lists all of his current gear, including this one on his website.

"Electric guitar wise, I like to use the Royer 121 in combination with a 57."

According to the "equipment list" found on Church Studios, owned by Epworth, one of the things listed is Royer R121.