Kevin Parker

In this photo, Kevin can be seen with a Sennheiser MD 421.

In a December 2013 article for Australia's Audio Technology magazine, Kevein Parker mentioned using the Røde K2 as a mono overhead drum mic. On the thoughts behind the choice, he said “I’m not even sure if you’re meant to use that as an overhead. I think it might be a vocal mic or something. But it works, and at the end of the day, even if you’re doing it wrong, the fact that you’re doing it wrong is going to make it sound different to how everyone else used it, which is ultimately a good thing. If you make it sound different in some way, then it’s going to give it a flavour different to everyone else that’s using the gear as it should be used.”

"The main drum mic that I used was an AKG D190," says Parker in this interview.

Kevin mentions using SM57s for recording kicks, snares, and his guitar amps, in this interview. The Shure SM57 was usually used as the kick mic on the Tame Impala EP, InnerSpeaker, & Lonerism.

in an interview with SOS parker reveals he recorded most of the vocals on the Slow Rush with a Electro Voice re-20, before he lost it in the malibu fire

Kevin appears to be using a Neumann U87 for vocals in this studio pic from his instragram page.

Kevin Parker used the Shure SM7B as the main kick drum microphone during the recording of "Currents," as evidenced by a user-uploaded photo on Reddit.

Kevin Parker can be seen with the Sennheiser MD 441-U at the 1:00 mark of the attached video of Tame Impala performing on Conan.

The mic can be seen at 0:26. It has actually been kevins main snare top mic since lonerism. Its a vintage dynamic mic that stopped production in like the 1980's instead of the newer md421's that are only made in black finishes

In the YouTube video "On Track (acoustic) - Kevin Parker / Tame Impala," Kevin Parker uses an AKG D19 microphone at the 0:09 mark.

Tame Impala used Sennheiser e609 at Lollapalooza Argentina 2016 and at Vorterix Sideshow 2016. In the video the mic can be seen at 0:15 in front of a Vox amp. In the following note: http://www.audiotechnology.com.au/wp/index.php/plugged-in-next-level-live-guitars/ Adam Round (Tame Impala sound engineer) says: “I’ve been mixing Kevin since early 2014 [...] I use a Sennheiser e906 mic on his cab. I find I get what I need out of most setups with a single mic.”

In the NPR Music Tiny Desk (Home) Concert video, Kevin Parker of Tame Impala can be seen using a Shure SM58 microphone.

Kevin Parker of Tame Impala frequently uses the Telefunken M80 dynamic microphone during performances. According to a post by Retro Knob on Facebook, the microphone's use is evident in various appearances, including Tame Impala's Deezer session. In this session, Kevin Parker is seen using an all-white M80 microphone from the start. Additionally, band member Jay Watson uses both a gold and a white M80 microphone, with the latter visible at the 1:45 mark of the session video.

Kevin is seen holding this microphone in a photo of him in his studio.

In this video, Kevin can be seen with a Telefunken M80 Dynamic Microphone White.

In this YouTube video, Kevin Parker can be seen using a Shure Beta 58A microphone. One of the greatest dynamic microphones ever. It responses perfectly to his vocal preset, being a perfect option to record that short live demo.

In this mini documentary, you can see it's distinct capsule at around 10:47 of the video. Some people mistook it for the AKG C451 but you can clearly see that it's definitely the SM81.

At 1:26 in the video what looks like AKG c451s are being used as overheads.

uses at 5:40 in this performance

In a photo posted by Kevin Parker on the Tame Impala Instagram account, various studio equipment is visible, including the Phoenix Audio DRS-8 MK2 - 8 Channel Class A Pre-Amp, which is situated on top of the DBX165A compressor.

"Tame Impala - InnerSpeaker (Live From Wave House)" on YouTube, Kevin Parker is seen using the Earthworks DM20 microphone.