Sturgill Simpson

Used for vocals on A Sailor’s Guide to Earth, as stated by producer David Ferguson in this May 4, 2016 Mix Online interview.

Simpson told Ferguson he likes to sing into a beyerdynamic M 160 mic, which Ferguson appreciated. “Those ribbon mics will take a lot of sound pressure and they don’t leak very much,” Ferguson says. “You get any mic in a room with a bunch of drums, bass amps, and all that sh[*]t going on, and it helps to have a mic that doesn’t leak very much but has a warm, smooth sound.” Also in Simpson’s vocal chain: the same UA 6176 pre that Ferguson used with Johnny Cash, and a rented Fairchild 660.

In a recent rig rundown featured on Premier Guitar's YouTube channel, Sturgill Simpson is shown using the Lily P4D Microphone Ducking System to manage the stage's volume levels. This information is confirmed during a segment of the video where Simpson, alongside Laur Joamets, discusses their gear setup for the Johnny Blue Skies Tour.