Jack Johnson

Used on the acoustic guitar for Sleep Through the Static, as stated by mix engineer Robert Carranza in this February 1, 2008 Mix Online interview.

On the guitar is an Audio-Technica 4050.

Used on the guitar for "Monsoon", as stated by mix engineer Robert Carranza in this May 2008 Sound on Sound interview.

"Track 13 and 19 [sic] were the guitar lines in the verse that sound like a guitar solo. They were definitely treated differently than track 14. I recorded the guitar lines with a close mic on the amp and I also had a Beta 58 talkback mic, which was close to Jack's face. I accidentally left the talkback mic on, and it sounded great as an ambient mic. It gave the guitar a much warmer sound. So I ended up just using that."

Used for the acoustic guitar on Sleep Through the Static, as stated by mix engineer Robert Carranza in this May 2008 Sound on Sound interview.

"Electric guitars were also pretty straightforward, with an SM57 on the amp. The acoustic guitar was usually a Gibson J45, sometimes a Cole Clark, recorded with an AKG C451. I'd screened off the acoustic guitar so it didn't bleed as much. Some songs started off acoustically, and Jack would say 'There's too much bleed on the mic, let's try an electric,' and all of a sudden the vibe of the song changed. We simply went with it. 'If I Had Eyes' was one of those songs."

The same is said by Carranza in this February 1, 2008 Mix Online article, accompanied by photographic proof.

"We set up in the room and create a live environment. I put an AKG 451 on his acoustic guitar. He is such a mellow player. Jack would sometimes play acoustic, sometimes electric, all done live in the room."

Other images of Johnson using the microphone for the album can be found here on this Morrison Hotel Gallery page, here and here.

Used on the electric guitar for Sleep Through the Static, as stated by mix engineer Robert Carranza in this May 2008 Sound on Sound interview.

"Electric guitars were also pretty straightforward, with an SM57 on the amp. The acoustic guitar was usually a Gibson J45, sometimes a Cole Clark, recorded with an AKG C451. I'd screened off the acoustic guitar so it didn't bleed as much. Some songs started off acoustically, and Jack would say 'There's too much bleed on the mic, let's try an electric,' and all of a sudden the vibe of the song changed. We simply went with it. 'If I Had Eyes' was one of those songs."

Jack Johnson performing in Toronto with the Shure KSM8 (nickel variant).

Used on the electric guitar for Sleep Through the Static, as stated by mix engineer Robert Carranza in this February 1, 2008 Mix Online interview.

Many amps on the project were borrowed from producer J.P. Plunier's collection. “The one on the left is a Bell stereo amplifier that has two inputs so you can create a stereo effect; we used that one quite a bit,” says Carranza. “The little orange one is an old Gibson. We also used the little combo on the bottom with the tweed design. Standard miking [included] an SM7 or a 57; sometimes, I put the 251 on the amp farther back.”

In this studio footage Jack Johnson used a Neumann M149. There are also other video that proves it.

Used for vocals on Sleep Through the Static, as stated by mix engineer Robert Carranza in this February 1, 2008 Mix Online interview.

Vocals went through an API mic pre from the Telefunken | USA U-47 re-issue into the API 512, into an LA-2A and straight into tape. “We used the 1176 every once in a while, not too much; this is more of an LA-2A kind of record. No aggressive stuff.”