CONVERGE‘s guitarist Kurt Ballou teamed up with Sonic Explorations video series to track an original composition in his studio GodCity. Playing all the instruments himself, Kurt employed a number of our effects as well as some trusted gear and microphones from his own collection. Listen to “I Need A Doctor” and see the credits below.
Clean guitar
GCI guitar
Mr. Black DoubleChorus
EarthQuaker Devices Dispatch Master
Mooer SkyVerb
Badcat Black Cat
mics: RCA 44bx, Heil PR-30Lead guitar
GCI guitar
FoxRox Octron
EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter
EarthQuaker Devices Pitch Bay
EarthQuaker Devices Rainbow Machine
Fender Pro Reverb
mic: Shure Unidyne SM-57Rhythm guitar
GCI guitar
Blackout Effectors Blunderbuss
Gibson Titan
Emperor 6×12
mic: AEA N-22Drums:
Slingerland kick, mics: Shure Beta 91A + AKG D12
GCI Titanium snare, mics: Heil PR31 + Beyer M201
Tempus toms, mics: Josephson E22s
Paiste Formula 602 Modern Essentials hats
Paiste Giant Beat ride
Paiste 2002 crashes
Overhead mics: sE RN17’s
Room mics: Soundelux E49’sBass
Warwick Star Bass II
Mountain King Megalith fuzz
Orange AD200
Ampeg 8×10
mic: Beyer M88Sax
Yamaha YBS-62
Mic: RCA 44bxPercussion mic: RCA 44bx
Vocal mic: Placid Audio CopperphoneRecorded at GodCity Studio
Video by Michael Hutcherson
Audio by Kurt Ballou