Ramble John Krohn (better known as the musician/producer RJD2) gives us a tour around his incredible home studio – while bakes us an apple-raspberry cobbler while he’s at it…
His massive collection includes a Hammond, a fantastic Yamaha CS-80, a wall of modular synths, vintage synths, home built gear, effects, amps, and a ton of other enviable items.
Here’s a partial gear list:
Computer, DAW, recording hardware
- Apple PowerBook G4 1 GHz computer
- Digidesign Digi 002, Pro Tools|HD
Console
- SSL 4000 Series console
Synth, instruments, amps
- Ampeg B-15R Portaflex bass combo amp
- Casio CZ-1000 synth
- GMedia GForce M-Tron plug-in
- Farfisa Professional Piano
- Elka Synthex
- Fender Rhodes ca. 1973 (2), Twin guitar amp
- Hammond M3 organ
- Hohner Clavinet E7 electric piano
- Yamaha CS-80 synth
- Ibanez electric guitar ca. 1979
- Moog Rogue synth
- Nomad 49B combo organ
- Oberheim OB-Xa synth
- Rickenbacker 4001 bass
- Sequential Circuits Prelude, Prophet-5 synths
- Yamaha CS-40m synth
- Vox AC15 and AC30 guitar combo amps
- Wurlitzer electric piano (2)
Mics, effects, EQs, preamps
- AKG D12E mic
- Electro-Harmonix Octave Multiplexer, POG, Q-Tron and Small Stone effects pedals
- Lexicon 480L digital reverb
- Microtech Gefell UM71, UM75 mics
- Neve 33115 EQs
- Pultec EQ-P1
- RCA BA21 preamps
- Realistic cardioid mic
- Royer R-121 ribbon mic
- Universal Audio LA-2A compressor/leveling amp
- Urei 1176 compressor/limiter
Monitors
- Alesis M1s
- Yamaha NS10s
- ProAc near-field monitors