Mike Patton's Gear

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Throughout the performance Patton is seen using two Shure Beta 57s one for regular vocals and one for vocals with effects. This is made obvious by the microphone grilles.

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In this youtube video you can see the SK-88 above the DJ-70. The SK-88 can be identified by the MIDI ports in the back and most importantly, the RCA outputs on the side of the keyboard. Trey Spruance also mentions in this interview (https://nirrosive.tripod.com/equipment.html) that

"Some of the sounds on his little Roland keyboard are pretty good."

Since the DJ-70 is a sampler and doesn't have any factory sounds, it can be inferred that he's talking about the SK-88.

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He uses Synthotron according to Red Witch website .

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in this video he can be seen using this specific RCA cassette recorder

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Mike Patton is listed in the Artists Gallery of Red Witch Pedals as a user of the Red Witch Titan delay effects pedal.

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Mike started using this midi keyboard with a computer around 2004 in fantomas for the suspended animation era.

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Mike used the digitech space station in fantomas from 1998 to around 2003

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A fan photo of Mike Patton's stage setup, shared on Reddit, clearly shows the use of the Teenage Engineering OP-1 Portable Synthesizer.

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On January 24, 2026, a Reddit user named Specialist_Shock1108 posted a clear photo of Mike Patton's stage setup, which prominently features the Stylophone Theremin Portable Touch-Sensitive Synthesizer on the far left.

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On January 24, 2026, a Reddit user named Specialist_Shock1108 shared an image of Mike Patton's stage setup, where the Playtime Engineering Blipblox Synth for Kids is visibly placed beneath the Teenage Engineering OP-1, confirming its usage live.

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In a photograph from Faith No More's performance on October 12, 1991, at the Day on the Green festival in Oakland, CA, Mike Patton is clearly seen using a Shure SM58 microphone. This image serves as proof of his use of the Shure SM58 during this particular live performance.

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