Bootsy Collins

Mentioned in this November 23, 2017 Premier Guitar interview.

Are your guitars recorded direct to the board or do you have guitar amps and effects set up in your studio as well?

I got amps and I got direct. I got the old 50-watt Ampeg with the two 12s. I mean, you name it. The old Epiphone, the old Gibson, the old Fender Twin Reverb—all that old stuff, I got it. I got the B-3 organ. I mean, fully blown. Musicians come in and have a field day. It’s like having a studio with things you can touch. These are things you can actually get on and play. And I don’t care what era a musician was brought up in, when he’s able to sit down, jam, mess around, and experiment—when he can do that—that’s when he fully gets a chance to open up with his own self-expression and beat it out of himself. I think it’s very important to be able to beat it out, because otherwise you sit there and play with yourself. And I just don’t like playing with myself like that [laughs].

In a video titled "Bootsy Collins Tours His Incredible Home Studio 'The Boot Cave'" by Reverb on YouTube, a Korg Radias Synthesizer can be seen in Bootsy Collins’s studio at the 10:17 mark, confirming its use by the artist.

In the video titled "Bootsy Collins Tours His Incredible Home Studio 'The Boot Cave'" by Reverb, at 24:18, Bootsy Collins is shown displaying a Moog Minimoog Model D synthesizer in his studio, which was used by his keyboard player, Bernie Worrell. Another Moog Minimoog Model D is also highlighted by Collins at 26:14.

At 24:53 in the Reverb YouTube video titled "Bootsy Collins Tours His Incredible Home Studio 'The Boot Cave'," Bootsy Collins showcases an ARP Pro/DGX synthesizer, which was played by his keyboard player, Bernie Worrell.

In the video titled "Bootsy Collins Tours His Incredible Home Studio 'The Boot Cave'" by Reverb on YouTube, at the 25:11 mark, Bootsy Collins is seen showcasing his keyboard player Bernie Worrell's ARP Solina String Ensemble synthesizer within his studio setup.

In the video titled "Bootsy Collins Tours His Incredible Home Studio 'The Boot Cave,'" at 26:07, Bootsy Collins is seen showcasing a Yamaha DJX II portable keyboard as part of his studio setup. This video was provided by Reverb on YouTube.

In the video titled "Bootsy Collins Tours His Incredible Home Studio 'The Boot Cave'" by Reverb on YouTube, Bootsy Collins is seen at 26:16 showcasing a Yamaha PSR-D1 DJX synthesizer in a synth rack within his home studio.

In a video titled "Bootsy Collins Tours His Incredible Home Studio 'The Boot Cave'" by Reverb on YouTube, at timestamp 4:34, a Moog Minimoog Voyager Electric Blue Edition monophonic analog performance synthesizer is clearly visible in a synth rack within Bootsy Collins’s studio.