Steve Hackett Surrender of Silence equipment

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Steve Hackett

 * 1957 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop
 * Marshall/Engl amplifiers

Nick D'Virgilio
Plays drums on tracks 3 & 8

Drums
 * Ludwig Vistalite orange acrylic-shell kit:
 * 26" bass drum
 * 14", 16", 18" rack toms
 * 6 1/2 x 14" Ludwig Supraphonic pewter-finished snare
 * Gretsch USA Custom drum kit:
 * 22" x 16" bass drum
 * 10", 12", 14", 16" toms
 * Ludwig Black Beauty snare

Cymbals
 * Meinl (on Gretsch kit)
 * Zildjian K Sweet series (on Ludwig kit)

Drum heads
 * Remo Weather King (both kits, except snares)

Hardware
 * DW 5000 series bass drum pedal (Ludwig kit only)
 * DW 9000 bass drum & hi-hat pedals (Gretsch kit only)
 * Ludwig ATLAS Pro hi-hat stand (Ludwig kit only)

Source: Nick D'Virgilio - Recordings drums for Steve Hackett 2021 studio album

Microphones
Drums (Nick D'Virgilio session - both drum kits except where noted):
 * Bass drum:
 * AKG D12
 * Neumann U47 (Ludwig kit)
 * Audio Technica(?) (Gretsch kit)
 * Snare:
 * Telefunken M80 (top)
 * Telefunken M81-SH (bottom)
 * Hi-hat:
 * Shure SM7B
 * Tom-toms:
 * AKG C451E or C452 black (Gretsch kit)
 * Sennheiser MD421's (Ludwig kit)
 * Overheads:
 * AKG C414 XLS pair (Ludwig kit)
 * AKG C
 * Shure SM81 (Gretsch kit)