Neil Tennant
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Neil is using a Roland A-50 MIDI controller in this video.
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In the live performance of "Home And Dry" from the "Cubism In Concert" video, Neil Tennant plays a Takamine EF341C Guitar.
" Neil Tennant had a Shure KSM9 hand-held mic (set to a super-cardioid pattern)"
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Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys used a Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar, as seen in a signed version listed on eBay. The guitar was notably played by Pete Gleadall during the band's Fundamental Tour, specifically for the song "The Sodom and Gomorrah Show."
Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys is associated with a signature Gibson Flying V guitar, as featured in a Pinterest post by Grace Lee.
A Signature Version Of Fender Telecaster Signed By Neil Tennant And Chris Lowe Of Pet Shop Boys
According to engineer David Jacob in an interview about "West End Girls" published in the March 1986 issue of International Musician & Recording World magazine, he used a Neumann KM 84 microphone on Neil's voice to record the verses of that song, while a Neumann U87 was utilised for the choruses.
According to engineer David Jacob in an interview about "West End Girls" published in International Musician & Recording World March 1986, he'd normally use a Sony 48 or AKG 414 or the Neumann TLM-170 for Neil's voice.
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Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys uses the Korg KAOSS Pad 3, as listed on Geowayne's compilation of synths and samplers employed by the band.
Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys is listed as using the Korg Kronos X 88-key Music Workstation, according to Geowayne's compilation of synths and samplers used by the band.
"Bob Kraushaar puts things to tape pretty much as they’re going to sound. He EQs vocals savagely before he records them, which I would never do — I’m not confident it’s an area I’m good at. But he’s got ears like a bat, and having worked a lot with Neil, he knows the problem frequencies with his voice — he would never use a Neumann U87 on him for example, because Neil has a naturally sibilant voice, and a U87 accentuates that. Instead, he uses a TLM170, and that’s perfect for Neil, because it’s bright, but doesn’t have the sibilance. Neil really loves recording vocals with Bob; he’s very good at getting a great vocal sound, and that can make or break a record."
Neil Tennant utilized a Yamaha TG500 to input guitar parts into Logic, which were then used to create a score for a live guitarist to replicate. This process is detailed in an interview on Petshopboys-online by Chris Dahl.
"You know the classic 'there she sits all alone, waiting for a ring on the telephone' kind of love song? It's a contemporary version of that, waiting for, when you do your e-mail, the beloved name to crop up. We recorded my old iMac connecting to the Internet."
Neil Tennant used the Shure UR2/SM58 wireless microphone from 1997 to 2008, as seen in the official Pet Shop Boys video for "It's A Sin" on YouTube.
Neil Tennant has been using the SHURE UR4D UHF-R Wireless Dual Channel Microphone System since 1997. This usage is evident in the official video for "It's A Sin" by Pet Shop Boys.
Neil Tennant used Ultimate Ears 11 Pro Custom In-Ear Monitors during the Pet Shop Boys' performance at Rock in Rio 2017, as seen in the YouTube video by RÁDIO SUI GENERIS.
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