Karl Hyde's Gear

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This image, posted to the band's Instagram account, shows Justin Adams recording guitar parts on what appears to be a vintage Gibson Les Paul with P90 pickups and a trapeze tailpiece. (EDIT: Submitted this listing for removal because it depicts Adams, and not Karl Hyde)

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In this image from Underworld's Instagram account, Karl posted a photo of his old pedalboard, which included a CS-3.

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In this video about the making of Hyde's solo album "Edgeland," we see him playing through a Blues Junior. The faceplate comes into focus at almost exactly 4 seconds.

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This article on the recording of the "Barking" album describes the band's then-current studio setup. "[Rick] Smith supplies microphone and preamp details: 'We used a Neumann TLM170 for Karl, quite an old one. In terms of a mic pre, Karl used an Apogee Mini Me at his home studio.'"

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In this blog about the making of Eno & Hyde's 2014 album Someday World, Karl's setup is depicted in the foreground, with his C1000 S over to the center-right.

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In this blog about the making of Eno & Hyde's 2014 album Someday World, Karl's guitars are depicted--including what looks to be a modified 59 DC. Customizations appear to include a Telecaster-style ashtray bridge assembly; single-coil pickup in the bridge position; a P90 pickup in the neck position; and the pickup selector switch seems to have been relocated so that it sits between and slightly above the volume and tone knobs. Additionally, the pickguard has been removed.

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In this image from Underworld's Instagram account, Karl has posted a photo that prominently includes his Telecaster in the foreground.

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In this image from Underworld's Instagram account, Karl has posted a photo that shows both his original SansAmp, as well as his Classic reissue.

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In this image from Underworld's Instagram account, Karl has posted a photo of his EHX Superego pedal.

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In this image from Underworld's Instagram account, Karl has posted a photo of a Guitar Man he acquired whilst on tour.

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This image from Underworld's Instagram account show's some pedals Karl used at a recent recording session. Among them, we can see The Wash in the center.

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This Instagram post from Underworld's account shows Justin Adams recording a guitar part. The bank of pedals on his right (the left side of the image) shows his pedals mounted on a Classic 2 board. (EDIT: Submitted this listing for removal because it depicts Adams, and not Karl Hyde)

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In this archived version of a December 2000 article from Sound On Sound, Underworld bandmate Hyde explains his then-current live rig. "Other elements are a TC Electronic Fireworx for guitar effects, Triaxis, Roland GR1 guitar synth, and Roland GK2A MIDI trigger -- I have a Roland GR50 chopped up in a slim box behind my guitar."

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In this archived version of a December 2000 article from Sound On Sound, there is a sidebar toward the bottom that lists Hyde's then-current studio gear: ·Access Virus synth. ·Akai S3200 sampler. ·Behringer Composer compressor/limiter. ·Behringer Ultrafex 2 enhancer. ·Clavia Nord Lead synth. ·Joe Meek VC1 voice channel. ·Novation DrumStation drum module. ·Sherman Filterbank. ·Sony MP5 multi-effects. ·Spirit Absolute 4P monitors. ·Waldorf Microwave XT synth. ·Yamaha SPX90 multi-effects.

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In this archived version of a December 2000 article from Sound On Sound, there is a sidebar toward the bottom that lists Hyde's then-current studio gear: ·Access Virus synth. ·Akai S3200 sampler. ·Behringer Composer compressor/limiter. ·Behringer Ultrafex 2 enhancer. ·Clavia Nord Lead synth. ·Joe Meek VC1 voice channel. ·Novation DrumStation drum module. ·Sherman Filterbank. ·Sony MP5 multi-effects. ·Spirit Absolute 4P monitors. ·Waldorf Microwave XT synth. ·Yamaha SPX90 multi-effects.

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In this blog about the making of Eno & Hyde's 2014 album Someday World, Karl's setup is depicted with the DL4 under his desk.

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In this blog about the making of Eno & Hyde's 2014 album Someday World, Karl's setup is depicted with the Pitchfactor positioned front and center on his desk.

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In this blog about the making of Eno & Hyde's 2014 album Someday World, Karl's setup is depicted with the 15X positioned in the middle of his desk.

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In this blog about the making of Eno & Hyde's 2014 album Someday World, Karl's setup is depicted with the EQ pedal positioned to the right of his Pitchfactor pedal.

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In this blog about the making of Eno & Hyde's 2014 album Someday World, Karl is depicted playing his Strat.

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In this blog about the making of Eno & Hyde's 2014 album Someday World, Karl's setup is depicted with a tube of Fast Fret on his desk.

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In this blog about the making of Eno & Hyde's 2014 album Someday World, Karl's setup is depicted with a CDJ-1000MK3 on his desk.

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In this blog about the making of Eno & Hyde's 2014 album Someday World, Karl's setup is depicted with an SM57 tucked alongside the Pioneer CD player on his desk.

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In this image from Underworld's Instagram account, Karl has posted a photo of his vintage SansAmp.

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In this image from Underworld's Instagram account, Karl has posted a photo that shows a boxed Stylophone sitting atop his Fender amplifier.

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In this image from Underworld's Instagram account, Karl has posted a photo that shows his Pickup Booster pedal in the lower left corner.

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In this image from Underworld's Instagram account, Karl has posted a photo of his Fuzz Unit pedal.

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In this image from Underworld's Instagram account, Karl has posted a photo of his Cock Fight with the caption, "Love this pedal."

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In this image from Underworld's Instagram account, Karl has posted a photo that shows his MusicMaster bass amp on the left.

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