Joe Newman's Microphones

Used live as a guitar cabinet mic, as mentioned by alt-J's FOH engineer Lance Reynolds on his official sE Electronics artist page.

"I also keep an sEX1 in my mic box...as a sort of "Swiss Army" mic. I've used it on guitar cabs, bass cabs, drum overheads, audience...it works on just about everything."

Find it on:

"I really like Sennheiser vocal mics and because I’ve worked with them for so long within a couple of seconds I can hear what I need to do with EQ. Some voices just don’t work with certain mics but Sennheiser as a whole has a lot wider range - they sound great with a male or female vocal," says Alt-J's sound engineer, about the e 935 microphones used for Joe Newman's vocals, in this article.

Find it on:

In this Sound on Sound article it states this was the vocal microphone used on Alt J's album An Awesome Wave

Find it on:

Used live as a guitar cabinet mic, as mentioned by alt-J's FOH engineer Lance Reynolds on his official sE Electronics artist page.

"Initially, I went to sE looking for a good large diaphragm condenser that wouldn't break the bank. Before I knew it, they sent out a dozen mics to for me to try...including a pair of VR1 ribbon mics. Perfect for a guitar cabinet, offering loads of low end and more highs than you would ever expect from a ribbon. I was surprised at how much more sound it captured than my usual guitar mics...and how realistic the guitar amp sounded."

Find it on:

This is a community-built gear list for Joe Newman.

  • Find relevant music gear like Guitars, Amplifiers, Effects Pedals, and other instruments and add it to Joe Newman.
  • 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 Joe Newman is seen with new gear, follow the artist.