Lil Wayne
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Lil Wayne's Gear
In this clip Lil Wayne is in the studio recording his vocals for "I Don't Know How Fake Feel" he is using a Sony C800G (time stamp 0:32s).
In this photo, we can see Lil Wayne using this Gretsch guitar.
It's a Rode NT2000 based on the look long head. and the black line at the bottom of the mic which distinguish it from the NT1000 and the NT2-A
In this photo, we can see Wayne using an Epiphone G-310 Emily The Strange guitar.
In this music video, Lil Wayne is seen use this guitar at 0:21.
In this video, Lil Wayne can be seen wearing the Beyerdynamic DT770 headphones while recording the vocals for Swagger Like Us.
In this clip, Lil Wayne can be seen listening to a playback of his just recorded vocals in the control room and the Yamaha NS-10 can be spotted on top of the console at 0:58.
Lil Wayne is playing a black Taylor T5-S guitar in this image.
In this photo, we can see Wayne using a Gibson Dark Fire.
Lil Wayne played Joan Jett's signature Melody Maker when performing John during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. Tape was affixed to the side of the neck to serve as a reminder for the finger positions of certain chords. After his "performance," he threw the guitar at the ground, which snapped the neck at the nut, leading the headstock to come off. The guitar was to be thrown away, but an instrument seller recovered it, and sold it to Austin "Trogly" Crites, an instrument collector and vlogger, who currently has it in his possession. His YouTube video goes over the history and condition of the guitar. Trogly looked at having it repaired, but seems to have changed his mind, and currently has it up for sale, broken.
You can see them at 4:17
"After extensive A/B testing, CAD Microphones were chosen by Production Manager Maceo Price for several key functions on Lil’ Wayne’s sold-out 2009 I AM MUSIC Tour.
(...) 'We also used CAD D189s for talkback. These are really important for our show because of the expanded space our guys work in. They play from 55 feet up down to 0 feet, and each one passes through side arrays, front fills and wedges on the upper decks. The CAD talkback mics keep working for us because their rejection characteristics are so effective.'"
"After extensive A/B testing, CAD Microphones were chosen by Production Manager Maceo Price for several key functions on Lil’ Wayne’s sold-out 2009 I AM MUSIC Tour.
(...) Asked about specific mic choices, Maceo says he 'loves CAD mics for drums. We’ve got CAD TSM411s on the snare tops and bottoms and rack toms, and the CAD M179 on overheads and floor toms. My favorite is the CAD (Equitek) e60 on the hi-hat.'"
He is using them in the making of "She Will".
"After extensive A/B testing, CAD Microphones were chosen by Production Manager Maceo Price for several key functions on Lil’ Wayne’s sold-out 2009 I AM MUSIC Tour.
(...) On the warmer side of the spectrum, Price opted for CAD Trion 7000 ribbon mics on the bass and guitar amps. Prerecorded string parts were recorded right off the bow of the cello with the 7000, put in ProTools and blended together for a thicker sound.
Asked about the tonal quality Price looks for with the Trion 7000, he confirms that 'The ribbon mic is really warm, and because of its rejection, you can isolate it and get every nuance out of the microphone. 'CAD mics are nice and sensitive,' he continues. 'I have a lot of hi hat coming into my snare because of the way the kit is set up with the two snares surrounding the hi hat. So you’ve got to play with the gates a bit to make sure there’s no bleed through. But when you need it, it’s there.'"
"After extensive A/B testing, CAD Microphones were chosen by Production Manager Maceo Price for several key functions on Lil’ Wayne’s sold-out 2009 I AM MUSIC Tour.
(...) Asked about specific mic choices, Maceo says he 'loves CAD mics for drums. We’ve got CAD TSM411s on the snare tops and bottoms and rack toms, and the CAD M179 on overheads and floor toms. My favorite is the CAD (Equitek) e60 on the hi-hat.'"
"After extensive A/B testing, CAD Microphones were chosen by Production Manager Maceo Price for several key functions on Lil’ Wayne’s sold-out 2009 I AM MUSIC Tour.
(...) Asked about specific mic choices, Maceo says he 'loves CAD mics for drums. We’ve got CAD TSM411s on the snare tops and bottoms and rack toms, and the CAD M179 on overheads and floor toms. My favorite is the CAD (Equitek) e60 on the hi-hat.'"
In Jon Baptiste's Uneasy, Lil Wayne plays the EVH replica of Eddie van Halen's "Frankenstrat" guitar, which can be seen in the music video. This drew a lot of criticism, as Wayne is clearly on the opposite side of the dedication-and-skill spectrum from where Eddie was.
In this photo Lil’ Wayne is playing a white Gibson Les Paul Junior with a black pickguard when he played “All Summer Long” with Kid Rock & his band at the 2008 BET awards
The image shows Lil Wayne using a Shure U2 SM58 microphone.
A rare photo shows Lil Wayne using the Telefunken ELA M 251 in the studio, captured during a recording session.
Lil Wayne is depicted using the Neumann TLM 49 microphone while recording a song, as evidenced by the image provided.
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Discography
Tha Block Is Hot
1999
Lights Out
2000
500 Degreez
2002
Tha Carter
2004
Tha Carter: Screwed And Chopped
2004
Tha Carter II
2005
Like Father Like Son
2006
Tha Carter II: Screwed And Chopped
2006
When The North & South Collide Unloaded
2007
Tha Carter III [Edited (MTV Bonus Version)]
2008
Tha Carter III (MTV Bonus Version)
2008
Tha Carter III
2008
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