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July 2003
Cover Story
Everything Must Groove
BY KEN MICALLEF

Features
Really Unplugged
BY ALLEN LAM

Tech Basics Without Tears
BY JON CHAPPELL WITH STEVE OPPENHEIMER

Up Front
CAPTURED LIVE
BY MARK SMITH

IT HAPPENED THIS MONTH
BY CHRIS KELSEY

ONSTAGE WITH: Nick Zinner of Yeah Yeah Yeahs
BY MIKE LEVINE

THE BUZZ
By Jon Wiederhorn

Reviews
Electro-Voice N/D967
By Ed Ivey

MACKIE DFX-12
By Emile Menasché

Roland Acoustic Chorus AC-60
By Mike Levine

YAMAHA AW16G
By Jon Chappell

Columns
BACKSTAGE: Meet the Thorns
BY ROBERT L. DOERSCHUK

INDIE INK: The Chesterfield Kings Stuck in the ‘60s — and proud of it.
BY DAVID SIMONS

MAKING TRACKS: Multiple Choices
BY JON CHAPPELL

MINDING YOUR BUSINESS: Put Your Best Foot Forward
BY CHRIS KELSEY

TECH TALK: Key Connections
BY EMILE MENASCHÉ

Departments
Performance Tools
BY GINO ROBAIR

Editor's Note
New and Improved
Mike Levine, Editor

 
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Santana Gear

Onstage, Dec 30 2002
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Santana Gear

Carlos Santana: guitar
Paul Reed Smith Santana model guitars (3)
Alvarez-Yairi CY127CE nylon-string acoustic
Mu-Tron wah pedal
Ibanez Tube Screamer
Jim Dunlop customized selector box
Dumble Overdrive/Reverb amp head
Mesa/Boogie Mark I amp head
Fender Cyber Twin amp
Motion Sound AR-112 rotary guitar amps (2)
Mesa/Boogie 1x12 cabinet
Marshall 4x12 speaker cabinets with Celestion G12M Greenback speakers
Brown 4x12 cabinet with Tone Tubby Speakers

Chester Thompson: keyboards
Hammond B-3 (chopped by Bill Beard)
Leslie 145 (customized)
Dynacord Leslie simulator
Yamaha Motif keyboard
E-mu E4K keyboard
Kurzweil K2000R
Korg 01W R
Roland JV-1080
JL Cooper MIDI patchbay
Soundcraft Line Mixer
Morley volume pedal (6 in-6 out)
Yamaha stereo volume pedal
Peavey monitor cabinets (2) w/JBL speakers
Peavey 1/3-octave graphic EQ
Peavey CS1200 power amp (lows)
Peavey CS800 power amp (highs)

Benny Reitveld: bass
Ibanez BTB 1000 (4-string), BTB 1005 (5-string) basses
Azola Baby Bass
Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler
EBS OctaBass
BP200 Digitech
Jim Dunlop Bass Switcher (customized)
Eden WP-100 Navigator preamp
Eden WT-1000 stereo power amp (2)
Eden D-410 XLT 4x10 cabinets (2)

Dennis Chambers: drums
Pearl Master Series maple drums:
22" Bass Drum, with EMAD bass drum head
Pearl 14"x 6" Classic Wood Snare with Evans G2 heads
10" x 8", 12" x 8", 13" x 9" and 14" x 14" toms with Evans G2 heads
16" x 16" and 18" x 18" floor toms with Evans G2 heads
20" x 16" gong drum with Evans G2 heads
Zildjian K cymbals with Slick Nut cymbal holders
22" Ride
20" China
18" Dark Crash
17" Dark Crash
16" Dark Crash
K Master Work 14" Hi Hats
Dennis Chambers signature drum sticks
Pearl Double Bass Drum Pedal

Raul Rekow: Percussion
LP Galaxy Quinto, with Remo Fiber Skin heads
LP Galaxy Congas (2), with Remo Fiber Skin heads
LP Galaxy Tumbas (2), with Remo Fiber Skin heads
LP Wind Chimes
LP Shells
Remo 20" Djun-Djun with Remo Fiber Skin heads
Sabian Sheet Gong
Vater Wood Mallets

Karl Perazzo:
1 LP Galaxy Fiberglass Conga with Remo Fiber Skin heads
1 LP Galaxy Fiberglass Tumba with Remo Fiber Skin heads
2 LP Galaxy Fiberglass Bongos with Remo Fiber Skin heads
2 LP Tito Puente 14" & 15" timbales with Remo Fiber Skin heads
Assorted LP Hand Percussion
Sabian Cymbals:
18", 16", and 14" El Sabor Crashes
12" Hand-Hammered Regular Hats
16" AAX Chinese
18" Hand Hammered Thin Chinese
6" AAX Splash
8" AAX Splash
Slick Nut Cymbal Holders
Remo 12" Mondo Snare
Vater Drumbale Sticks

Myron Dove: acoustic guitar, piccolo bass
Modulus Piccolo Bass (4-string, played as a rhythm guitar)
(2) Framus Ruby Riot amps (one with Celestion Green G12N speaker, one with Celestion Vintage 30 G12.)
Yamaha SPX900
Behringer FCB1010 MIDI Controller
Boss DD3 Delay
Vox Wah
DigiTech X-Series Main Squeeze compressor
Summit TD100 tube direct box
Taylor NS72-CE nylon string acoustic
Taylor 614-CE steel string acoustic

Bill Ortiz: trumpet
Martin trumpet (customized by Dick Akright)
Shure Beta 98 H/C (wireless)

Jeff Cressman: trombone
custom-built Steven L. Terry trombone
w/Bach mouthpiece
Shure Beta 98 H/C (wireless)

Andy Vargas: vocals
Shure Beta 58A wireless mic

Tony Lindsay: vocals
Shure Beta 58A wireless mic

Thanks to Mike Keifer, Ed Adair, Stubby, Brian Montgomery, Davey Crockett, and David Trouse from Santana's crew.

SANTANA INPUT LIST 2002:

Input

Mic

1.    kick

Shure Beta 52A

2.    snare (top)

Shure SM57

3.    snare (bottom)

Shure SM56

4.    hi-hat

AKG C 460 B

5.    rack tom 1

Shure SM98

6.    rack tom 2

Shure SM98

7.    rack tom 3

Shure SM98

8.    floor tom 1

Shure SM98

9.    floor tom 2

Shure SM98

10.           floor tom 3

Shure SM98

11.           gong drum

Shure Beta 52A

12.           ride

Shure SM98

13.           overhead stage right

AKG C-414 B-ULS

14.           overhead stage left

AKG C-414 B-ULS

15.           timbale (high)

Shure Beta 56A

16.           timbale (low)

Shure Beta 56A

17.           cowbells

AKG C-414 B-ULS

18.           congas

Shure SM98s

19.           bongos

Shure SM98

20.           overhead 1

AKG C-414 B-ULS

21.           overhead 2

AKG C-414 B-ULS

22.           djembe

Shure SM56

23.           conga 1

Shure Beta 56A

24.           conga 2

Shure Beta 56A

25.           conga 3

Shure Beta 56A

26.           conga 4

Shure Beta 56A

27.           surdo

Shure SM91

28.           chimes

Shure SM81

29.           bass pedals

DI

30.           bass

Avalon Tube Direct DI

31.           Leslie (low)

Shure Beta 56A

32.           Leslie (high)

Shure Beta 57A

33.           keyboards (left)

DI

34.           keyboards (right)

DI

35.           Mesa/Boogie (front)

Shure KSM32

36.           Mesa/Boogie (rear)

Shure KSM32

37.           Marshall

Shure KSM32

38.           Brown

Shure KSM32

39.           Carlos acoustic

DI

40.           Myron acoustic

DI

41.           trumpet

Shure Beta 98 H/C (wireless)

42.           trombone

Shure Beta 98 H/C (wireless)

43.           Chester vox

Shure SM58

44.           Carlos vox

Shure SM58

45.           Tony vox

Shure Beta 58A (wireless)

46.           Andy vox

Shure Beta 58A (wireless)

47.           Karl vox

Shure SM58

48.           Myron gtr L

Sennheiser MD409

49.           Myron gtr R

Sennheiser MD409



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