Nigel Godrich

In a 2006 photo of Jonny Greenwood in the control room at Tottenham House during the recording of Radiohead’s In Rainbows, the distinctive keypads and knob layouts of two AMS DMX 15-80S Digital Delay rack units are visible in the bottom left rack case, providing evidence of Nigel Godrich's use of this equipment. An AMS RMX 16 is also visible in the upper left rack unit.

Since at least 2019, an Eventide H9000 has been part of Nigel’s setup in Studio 2 at Strongroom Studios

The Omnipressor can be seen at the top of this photo of a part of Nigel’s “mobile setup” in June 2017.

A photo of Nigel from the “control room” at Tottenham house in 2006, during the recording of Radiohead’s In Rainbows. Note the bit of tape across the top of the preamps, presumably indicating what each preamp was used for.

The EQH-2 can be seen at the bottom of this photo of Nigel’s “mobile setup” in June 2017.

Nigel’s Smart Research C2 can be seen below the blackface 1176s in the rack on the left in this photo (a screenshot from Junun). This was the makeshift control room used to record the album at Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur.

The SpectraSonics 610 can be seen in the center of this photo of a part of Nigel’s “mobile setup” in June 2017.

The LA-10 can be seen at the very bottom of this photo of a part of Nigel’s “mobile setup” in June 2017.

A screenshot from a video on Nigel Godrich's Twitter confirms the use of the AKG C12 microphone.

The pair of C12A mics can in this photo of Thom in the Green Room at Tottenham house in September or October 2006, during the recording of In Rainbows. The vocal mic is a Neumann U47, which you can read more about below.

In this screenshot from Radiohead’s From The Basement performance of Weird Fishes on April 2, 2008, one can see a tube Neumann U47 or U48 as an overhead, a black AKG 414 (EB or B-ULS) on the tom, and Coles 4038 mics on the cymbals.

A screenshot of Phil during Radiohead’s From The Basement performance of Weird Fishes on April 2, 2008. One can see a tube Neumann U47 or U48 as an overhead, a black AKG 414 (EB or B-ULS) on the tom, and Coles 4038 mics on the cymbals.

A screenshot of Phil during Radiohead’s From The Basement performance of Weird Fishes on April 2, 2008. One can see a tube Neumann U47 or U48 as an overhead, a black AKG 414 (EB or B-ULS) on the tom, and Coles 4038 mics on the cymbals.

A photo of Thom with the Electrovoice RE20 in the Banquetting Hall at Halswell in October or November 2006, from during the recording of In Rainbows.

During Radiohead’s "From The Basement" performance of "Weird Fishes" on April 2, 2008, a screenshot reveals that music producer Nigel Godrich utilized a Neumann U48 as an overhead microphone.

One can see a U47 FET on Colin’s Ampeg SVT 8x10 bass cabinet in this screenshot from Radiohead’s From The Basement performance of Bodysnatchers on April 2, 2008.

Nigel Godrich is confirmed to use a Neumann U67 microphone, identifiable by its Tuchel connector, as seen miking Ed O'Brien’s Vox AC30 in a screenshot from Radiohead’s "From The Basement" performance of "Bodysnatchers" on April 2, 2008.

In a screenshot from Radiohead's "From The Basement" performance of "Bodysnatchers" on April 2, 2008, Nigel Godrich can be seen using a Neumann U87 microphone, identifiable by its shock mount, to mic Jonny Greenwood’s Vox AC30. The microphone on Jonny’s smaller solid-state Fender Eighty-Five is likely his Audix OM3.

Nigel used at least three black Neumann U87 microphones for the recording of Junun. The mics look very clean in footage from Paul Thomas Anderson’s Junun documentary, so it seems likely that Nigel purchased reissue U87 mics to avoid any risk of his vintage mics getting damaged in the shipping to and from India.

Thom at the piano in the “Banquetting Hall” at Halswell House in October or November 2006, during the recording of In Rainbows (deadairspace). One can see Nigel’s Neumann/Gefell CMV-563, a head-shaped binaural microphone, and a Neumann U47.

Nigel is confirmed to have used Shure SM57 mics with Radiohead, and he’s doubtless used SM57 mics with all of the acts that he’s produced. During the recording of Radiohead’s OK Computer, this was Nigel’s prefered microphone for guitar amps.

“It’s just really, really basic. I’m not particularly anal about miking up guitars and stuff, as far as I’m concerned you stick an SM-57 in front of the amp and it is what it is. If the sound is good out of the amp then it’ll sound good. And more importantly, you just want to get everything set up so everybody can play! My engineering may not be the most refined of anybody’s, but I have learned that that’s not what it’s about. It’s not about getting the most hi-fi sounding thing, what makes a good record good is the vibe, and how everything just falls together” (The Mix. August 1997).

During a Q&A on the Ultraísta instagram page in January 2020, they posted a photo of an SM57 in response to the question “Favorite Mic for voice? (Studio)”, and said “IF IT DOESN’T SOUND GOOD WITH THIS IT’S NO GOOD.”

A photo from Soyuz’s instagram of of Nigel holding a SU-017 prototype in 2014.

In this photo of Jonny at Studio 2 at Strongroom Studios, likely from the mixing on A Moon Shaped Pool, the AE1 monitors can again be seen alongside a pair of NS10m, sat atop the legendary yellow Dalcon mixing console.

Nigel used a pair of Gen 1 KRK Rokit 5 monitors at his “The Hospital” studio (see the white grill in the background of the photo).

Nigel Godrich uses the Yamaha NS-10M as one of his primary pairs of monitors. He describes them as a tool, stating, "The NS10’s are a tool; they don’t sound nice, but you know what you’re listening to. People say I mix loud, but with the NS10’s if you turn them up too loud, they’re just so bright that you can’t tell what the hell’s going on" (The Mix, August 1997).

Nigel used a Fender Telecaster Standard with a black finish and a white pickguard live in 2011 for the “Velvet Underground Revisited” show à la cité de la musique.

Thom’s guitar, used during 2010 Atoms for Peace touring for The Eraser, The Clock, Cymbal Rush, and Feeling Pulled Apart By Horses, during 2013 Atoms for Peace touring for Dropped, and during Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes DJ performances for songs including Cymbal Rush.

Nigel performed with his vintage 1970s AC120 at the “Velvet Underground Revisited” show à la cité de la musique in 2011.

In early-2020, the AC120 was visible in the background at Nigel’s studio/rehearsal space during Ultraísta 360º VR performance.

The amp was also visible but unused in a video taken at Nigel’s studio/rehearsal space during recording of the wind section for The Smile’s A Light For Attracting Attention in 2020 or 2021.

A rare 6AQ5-based amplifier, owned by Nigel Godrich (as he pointed out on twitter). Jonny borrowed this amp from Nigel during some of the recording sessions for In Rainbows, which you can read a little more about on his page. Seems to be identical to an old Omega amp, which is discussed in more detail in this post.

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