Matt Berry

Mentioned and pictured in this December 2020 Sound on Sound interview.

Berry’s studio features a massive Midas Verona 640 analogue mixing desk, which he uses solely for routing. “It’s just for putting everything through,” he says. “All the synths, all the drums go through the Midas. So, everything goes through a mixing desk but I don’t use it at the latter half of the mix. I do all that in Logic.”

Mentioned and pictured in this December 2020 Sound on Sound interview.

Among Berry’s workhorse synths are his Minimoogs, Korg MS‑20, Prophet 6, ARP Odyssey and Solina, and Roland Jupiter‑4. Meanwhile, in the newer analogue synth department, he’s the proud owner of both Korg’s ARP 2600 FS and KMR’s Antonus 2600, along with the Arturia MatrixBrute. His latest acquisition is a Roland Jupiter‑X, which he clearly loves.

“It’s gorgeous,” he enthuses. “I’ve got a Juno‑6 and I thought, ‘There’s no way this thing is going to be able to do that stuff and the kind of Jupiter‑8 stuff.’ But it honestly does. I can’t tell the difference. It is basically like having all those early Junos and Jupiters in one synth. I know that sounds like some cod advertising speak, but it is… and that’s what I wanted.”

Pictured in this December 2020 Sound on Sound interview.

Matt Berry’s Sequential Prophet‑6, Roland Jupiter‑4, Moog Voyager 08 and Yamaha SK15

Mentioned and pictured in this December 2020 Sound on Sound interview.

Among Berry’s workhorse synths are his Minimoogs, Korg MS‑20, Prophet 6, ARP Odyssey and Solina, and Roland Jupiter‑4. Meanwhile, in the newer analogue synth department, he’s the proud owner of both Korg’s ARP 2600 FS and KMR’s Antonus 2600, along with the Arturia MatrixBrute. His latest acquisition is a Roland Jupiter‑X, which he clearly loves.

Mentioned and pictured in this December 2020 Sound on Sound interview.

Among Berry’s workhorse synths are his Minimoogs, Korg MS‑20, Prophet 6, ARP Odyssey and Solina, and Roland Jupiter‑4. Meanwhile, in the newer analogue synth department, he’s the proud owner of both Korg’s ARP 2600 FS and KMR’s Antonus 2600, along with the Arturia MatrixBrute. His latest acquisition is a Roland Jupiter‑X, which he clearly loves.

Mentioned in this April 30, 2021 Guitar.com interview and visible in this photo of Berry’s studio from this May 6, 2021 Super Deluxe Edition interview.

I couldn’t live without my…

“Boss Blues Driver. It’s a boring and frequent answer, I’m sure, but I reckon they struck gold with that pedal. I believe, in some way, it helps every one of my guitars. The second would be an Orange Tiny Terror for sure.”

One is visible in this October 2, 2010 photo from Future Music and this photo used for the back cover of Music for Insomniacs, while two can be seen on the back cover of Music for Insomniacs Part IV.

Visible in this October 2, 2010 photo from Future Music.

Visible in this October 2, 2010 photo from Future Music and mentioned in this December 2020 Sound on Sound interview.

Among Berry’s workhorse synths are his Minimoogs, Korg MS‑20, Prophet 6, ARP Odyssey and Solina, and Roland Jupiter‑4. Meanwhile, in the newer analogue synth department, he’s the proud owner of both Korg’s ARP 2600 FS and KMR’s Antonus 2600, along with the Arturia MatrixBrute. His latest acquisition is a Roland Jupiter‑X, which he clearly loves.

Used for Kill the Wolf, as can be seen in the May 15, 2013 album trailer at 1:58 and 3:16.

Visible on the back cover of Music for Insomniacs Part IV.

Three are visible on the back cover of Music for Insomniacs Part IV, while one can be seen in the May 15, 2013 trailer for Kill the Wolf at 1:27 and in this photo used for the back cover of Music for Insomniacs. They are mentioned in this December 2020 Sound on Sound interview.

Among Berry’s workhorse synths are his Minimoogs, Korg MS‑20, Prophet 6, ARP Odyssey and Solina, and Roland Jupiter‑4. Meanwhile, in the newer analogue synth department, he’s the proud owner of both Korg’s ARP 2600 FS and KMR’s Antonus 2600, along with the Arturia MatrixBrute. His latest acquisition is a Roland Jupiter‑X, which he clearly loves.

A copy of the second edition can be seen in this photo of Berry’s home studio from this May 6, 2021 Super Deluxe Edition interview.

Visible throughout the music video for “So Low”.

In an interview on That Pedal Show, published on December 5, 2025, Matt Berry confirms his use of the JHS Smiley. At 49:09 of the link below, he states, "That's that, kind of low-battery sound. Yeah, that's what I love." This statement from the video provides direct evidence of Berry's use of this specific gear.

See the full rundown here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYQfpe4mEDc

In an interview on That Pedal Show, published on December 5, 2025, Matt Berry confirms his use of the DigiTech FreqOut. At 55:13 of the link below, he states, "And the FreqOut... it's a really useful thing because on the end of those sort of high notes or whatever, if you don't want to step back and walk towards your amp and try and find that spot... you can just do it with, you know, one pedal." This statement from the video provides direct evidence of Berry's use of this specific gear.

See the full rundown here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYQfpe4mEDc

In an interview on That Pedal Show, published on December 5, 2025, Matt Berry confirms his use of the original Boss OD-1. At 44:11 of the link below, he states, "...I'm as much focused on the overdrives. And I know there's a lot of Boss there... and I've been listening to a lot of pedals, and I've auditioned a lot of pedals over the years, and the Boss First Overdrive is still one that I can't get rid of because it has exactly what I want." This statement from the video provides direct evidence of Berry's use of this specific gear.

See the full rundown here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYQfpe4mEDc