Richie Castellano

"I got the new Behringer FCB-1010 midi controller pedal. I was skeptical about it at first, but after reading all those manuals, I decided to buy it and give it a try. This thing kicks ass. They call it an ultra-flexible foot controller, and they aint bullshitting. This thing made my head spin. It's got the standard 10 button bank up/down configuration. It also has two expression pedals and two analog 1/4 inch switching mechanisms! I'll give you an example of what this thing can do. When you select a preset, it can change your effects settings, midi settings, start a computer, change channels on an analog amp, assign functions on each device to the expression pedals, and more! I sound like a friggin' salesman, but this thing is great! I'm totally using it on Tuesday This has allowed me to get rid of some un-needed crap in my rig, it has made things a lot simpler for me. I must be honest though, it took me over 2 hours to program the pedal, but now that it's done, it's really great. I can't control volume and effects parameters all from this unit!"

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

"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."

"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 Roland A-80 controller.

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

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

In this video Richie shows that he has two A-49s in his studio.