Richie Castellano

"This is the work in progress picture. I'll take a finished picture on my next gig. I have to use 2 effects processors, which I'm not too happy about. The G-Force is fantastic, but I couldn't get it to absolutely everything I needed. I'm still using the Digitech IPS-33B for the complex harmonies."

"All keyboards go to a Whirlwind rackmount direct box and split to a Mackie 1202 mixer and the house console. Richie uses the mixer during the show to adjust the levels of his various keyboards. The mixer goes to a pair of Crate keyboard amps."

According to the Blue Oyster Cult's live gear list, Castellano uses the Alesis NanoPiano module.

According to the Blue Oyster Cult's live gear list, Castellano uses the Roland A-80 controller.

In this rig photo posted by Castellano, the MOTU 8pre can be seen in his rack.

In this photo, the Radial PRO D2 can be seen on top of his Engl Steve Morse amplifier.

"This is one of those pieces of gear I bought for one specific gig and thought I'd never use it again. Wrong! I use this thing constantly. What a great, handy tool!"

In this rack photo taken by Castellano, the MOTU 1248 can be seen in his rack.

"The drums were recorded using a Roland TD-6 kit with a Alesis Surge cymbals. I used this kit as a MIDI controller and recorded that MIDI data into Pro Tools. After that, I sent that data to FXpansion's BFD2 plug in. To get that Abbey Road tea towel sound, I used very little ambience on the kit. The room mics were all muted. I also used BFD2's dampening function to get the drums to sound as close to the record as I could."

"I plugged that straight into an SSL preamp and used Native Instruments Guitar Rig 4 plug in. I used their SVT model. I used a pick which is also a crucial part of getting the Beatles bass tone."

"Learning agents of fortune for the special upcoming Blue Oyster Cult shows. Using the @arturia_official iSEM app to recreate these classic sounds."

According to the Blue Oyster Cult's live gear list, Castellano uses the Audio-Technica M2 IEM system.

In this rack photo from Castellano, the Behringer Powerplay Pro 8 can be seen.

According to the Blue Oyster Cult's live gear list, Castellano uses the Audio Technica AE-4100 cardioid microphone.

"Vocals were straight forward. I used an Audio Technica AT-4033 condensor microphone into the SSL preamp."

"I've also been bringing a different guitar out on the road. I decided to give the Blue Silhouette Special a rest for a while. It's an awesome guitar, I just wanted to change things up a bit, so now I'm using a translucent gold Axis. The Axis sounds a little more hard rock than the Silhouette, so it's a nice fit. It's also nice to have the Silhouette home because it's such a versatile guitar that I could do any gig with it."

According to the Blue Oyster Cult's live gear list, Castellano uses the Music Man Steve Morse signature guitar.

According to the Blue Oyster Cult's live gear list, Castellano uses the Ernie Ball Music Man Axis.

"For guitars I used a custom Ernie Ball Music Man Axis, an Ernie Ball Music Man Silhouette Special, a Rickenbacker 325V59 and an Ibanez AE-30 acoustic."

"For guitars I used a custom Ernie Ball Music Man Axis, an Ernie Ball Music Man Silhouette Special, a Rickenbacker 325V59 and an Ibanez AE-30 acoustic."

In this short Instagram video, Castellano can be seen playing the Line 6 Variax guitar.

"My old wireless just took a dump, so I just got an Audio Technica 4000 series. This wireless sounds great and works great. There's actually some tone from the instrument coming through which is something that a lot of wireless systems can't do. I also got custom picks made. They are dunlop .88mm tortex."

In this short Instagram video, Castellano can be seen playing the Line 6 Variax guitar, which has the DiMarzio Tone Zone S humbucker pickup.

In this short Instagram video, Castellano can be seen playing the Line 6 Variax guitar, which has the DiMarzio Area 61 pickup.

In this photo, Castellano's Korg TM-50 can be seen.

In this pick photo posted by Castellano, the Dunlop Ultex 2.0 sharp pick can be seen.

In this guitar pick photo posted by Castellano, the Dunlop Jazz III XL guitar picks can be seen.