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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.

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" 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."

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Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys is associated with a signature Gibson Flying V guitar, as featured in a Pinterest post by Grace Lee.

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A Signature Version Of Fender Telecaster Signed By Neil Tennant And Chris Lowe Of Pet Shop Boys

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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.

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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.

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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.

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At 0:40, Neil is playing an Emulator II.

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At 2:41, Neil is playing a Yamaha DX7.

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"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."

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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.

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"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."

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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.

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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.

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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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