John Lennon

John Lennon frequently used the Shure SM57 microphone for recording most of his studio vocals, as noted in the Shure Blog.

In a photo capturing John Lennon recording "Girl" on November 12, 1965, he is seen using a Neumann M 49 microphone.

In this photo, we can see Lennon singing through a Reslo RB.

Used for the organ on The Beatles, as mentioned by sound engineer Ken Scott in this June 2012 Sound on Sound interview.

"In addition to Paul's bass being DI'd, the cabinet probably would have been miked with a 4038, [Neumann] U67 or [AKG] C12. I would have used two 4038s on the organ, 67s on John and George's guitars, and it could have been anything on George's vocal.”

In this video, John can be seen using the U47 in the recording studio at minute 0:14.

Used for the guitar on The Beatles, as mentioned by sound engineer Ken Scott in this June 2012 Sound on Sound interview.

"In addition to Paul's bass being DI'd, the cabinet probably would have been miked with a 4038, [Neumann] U67 or [AKG] C12. I would have used two 4038s on the organ, 67s on John and George's guitars, and it could have been anything on George's vocal.”

Used for the group vocals on The Beatles, as is visible in this photo from this June 2012 Sound on Sound article.

John Lennon, George Harrison and Paul McCartney gathered around a Neumann U47 in Abbey Road, 1968. Photo: Getty Images

Another Neumann U47, also used for group vocals with The Beatles, is visible in this other photo.

In this world famous video of the Beatles doing "You can't do that" you can clearly see John singing into this mic throughout the whole song.

John Lennon was documented using a Sennheiser MD 441-U microphone during his performance with Elton John at Madison Square Garden on Thanksgiving night, November 28, 1974. This information is corroborated by photographic evidence shared by The Daily Beatle in their article titled "The Johns: Lennon and Elton – Film exclusive!" where both Lennon and Elton John can be seen utilizing the same model of microphone.