Michael McDonald's Gear

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In this video with the doobie brothers you can see him play a cp70. It is clear that it is a cp70 because of the number of keys you can clearly see

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It can be seen in this televised performance, albeit with the Yamaha logo covered by tape.

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Can be seen in this live performance starting 2:16.

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McDonald can be seen playing the keyboard in this live video with Thundercat Correction It is a Motif XF8, not XS8.

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All across the video. Clearly seen at minute 2:54

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Shown off during McDonald's home concert for YouTube

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YouTube video of "What A Fool Believes" where a Prophet 5 can be seen clearly at the start.

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Can be seen in this live vid along with a prophet 5 and a cp70

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Mentioned in an official product description for the Yamaha P-250.

Yamaha has introduced the P250 Professional Stage Piano, the next member in the legendary P series family of Professional Stage Pianos. Ever since the P200 was first released over 5 years ago, musical legends like Michael McDonald, Keith Sweat, Tim Carmon (Eric Clapton ), Clifford Carter (James Taylor), and Steve Hornbeake (Faith Hill) have used it onstage and in the studio when they needed the absolute best piano sound available.

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In the concert video "The Doobie Brothers: 50th Anniversary at Radio City Music Hall," captured by Gwen Shroyer on October 26, 2022, beginning at the 13:00 mark, the camera clearly shows Michael McDonald using the Hammond SK Pro 73-key Keyboard/Organ with 4 Sound Engines, positioned as the second keyboard next to his Yamaha Montage 8.

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In this YouTube video you can see Jupiter-8 as part of Michael’s set-up live with the Doobie Brothers in 1982.

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In this video a pair of Oberheim FVS synthesizers can be seen as a part of Michael’s set-up live with the Doobie Brothers in 1977.

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A Behringer Pro 1 can clearly be seen directly in front of Michael, during this YouTube video, of a live performance in his home.

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