Erykah Badu's Gear

Hide incorrect submissions

An SM58 with a Beta 57 pop screen was used live for vocals on the Mama's Gun tour, as stated by FOH engineer Gordon Mack III in this March 1, 2001 Mix Online interview.

Erykah Badu sings into a slightly modified Shure SM58. “We tried different vocal mics,” says FOH engineer Gordon Mack III. “Erykah’s happy with the regular Shure 58, but she didn’t like the wind screen, so we took that off and put a Beta 57 wind screen on it, and it works just fine.”

Find it on:

In a Red Bull Music Academy interview, at 23:09, Erykah Badu discusses her use of the Ensoniq ASR-10r synthesizer.

Find it on:

Erykah Badu uses the device during Soul Stage live performance

Find it on:

Used for vocals on Mama's Gun, as stated by engineer Russell Elevado in this July 21, 2017 Crack interview.

I used the Neumann U47 and U67 quite a lot on Erykah’s vocals as well as on drums and bass. I also used the RCA 44-B ribbon mic to record Roy Hargrove’s horns. The RCA 44-B microphone is from the 50s and the Neumann microphones from the 60s.

All of the mics would go through vintage mic preaamps like Neve and Telefunken.

I also used an Ampeg B-15 amplifier for the bass, and vintage Pultec tube equalisers.

Find it on:

Used for vocals on Mama's Gun, as stated by engineer Russell Elevado in this July 21, 2017 Crack interview.

I used the Neumann U47 and U67 quite a lot on Erykah’s vocals as well as on drums and bass. I also used the RCA 44-B ribbon mic to record Roy Hargrove’s horns. The RCA 44-B microphone is from the 50s and the Neumann microphones from the 60s.

All of the mics would go through vintage mic preaamps like Neve and Telefunken.

I also used an Ampeg B-15 amplifier for the bass, and vintage Pultec tube equalisers.

Find it on:

Erykah Badu has used the Shure KSM9 as her primary live vocal microphone since 2010. She can be seen using it in this video from 2012.

Find it on:

This is a community-built gear list for Erykah Badu.

  • Find relevant music gear like Microphones, Studio Equipment, Software Plugins and VSTs, Headphones, and other instruments and add it to Erykah Badu.
  • The best places to look for gear usage are typically on the artist's social media, YouTube, live performance images, and interviews.
  • To receive email updates when Erykah Badu is seen with new gear, follow the artist.

Discography

Album Credits

Similar Artists

Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Singer, Guitarist · The Fugees

Macy Gray

Macy Gray

Composer, Music Producer

D'Angelo

D'Angelo

Singer, Guitarist · Soulquarians

Bilal

Bilal

Music Producer · Soulquarians

Solange

Solange

Singer

Raphael Saadiq

Raphael Saadiq

Bassist, Music Producer · Tony! Toni! Toné!

Jazmine Sullivan

Jazmine Sullivan

Singer

Musiq Soulchild

Musiq Soulchild

Singer, Music Producer · GAP Holiday 2003