Robert Schneider

In a Facebook post, Robert Schneider is shown using the Tascam 414 Portastudio MKII for recording.

In a photo by napkinshoe on Flickr, Robert Schneider of The Apples in Stereo is shown using an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi as the last pedal in his effects chain.

You can see the bass in this photo

In a photo by napkinshoe on Flickr, Robert Schneider of The Apples in Stereo can be seen using the Boss FZ-2 Hyper Fuzz as the third pedal in his effects chain.

In a Yahoo Answers discussion about achieving a specific guitar sound, Robert Schneider mentions that his brother created a DIY version of the Maestro Fuzz-Tone pedal for him.

They used this to record "On Avery Island." The following is a quote from Jeff Mangum's website:

in the fall of 94, jeff returned home to ruston to make his first attempt at recording “on avery island", alone on his 4-track, (which was a tascam 424 portastudio, with sm57, just in case you were wondering) anyway he finished these two songs, and although loving what he had made, decided he needed his friend robert to record with if he were to ever have any hope of completing an entire album (which they proceeded to do, on a fostex A4 reel to reel 4 track)

Robert is playing a Danelectro 59 DC in this live version of Strawberryfire

In a photo by napkinshoe on Flickr, Robert Schneider of The Apples in Stereo is shown using the Ibanez Tone-Lok TS7 Tube Screamer as the second pedal in his effects chain.

Robert explains he uses one for recording

Robert Schneider (Apples in stereo singer/producer) demonstrates his mind-controlled analog synthesizer, modifying a Mattel Mind Flex toy that uses EEG sensors, to play a Moog MG-1 synth with his thoughts. (August 17, 2010)

Robert Schneider mentioned in a Yahoo Answers discussion that he used the Sears Silvertone 1484 Twin-Twelve amplifier until the year 2000.

In a Yahoo Answers discussion about achieving the sound of an old Apples in Stereo recording, Robert Schneider mentions using a Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212 III 60W 2x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp after the year 2000.

As the band’s stature grew, Schneider became an avid collector of vintage musical equipment. In 1999, his Ampex MM-1200 tape machine—a giant piece of analog recording equipment that was integral to the album he was working on—broke down. The repairman made a suggestion: Learn how to fix it yourself. Schneider had always fiddled with electronics; as a kid, he had a RadioShack electronics experiment kit and a bunch of primitive recording gear that he constantly toyed with.

In a Facebook post, Robert Schneider is pictured using the Boss SYB-5 Bass Synthesizer alongside his Squier bass.

Robert Schneider uses the Boss SYB-3 Bass Synthesizer, as seen in a photo he shared on Facebook alongside his Squier bass.

In the user-uploaded photo, Robert Schneider is seen using the Fostex MN-50 5 Channel Mixer/Compressor. The setting appears to be Will Cullen Hart’s house, suggesting it might belong to either artist.

In the photo, Robert Schneider is seen playing a Fender Telecaster. Although he is at Will Cullen Hart's house, it is unclear if the guitar belongs to him or Hart.