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Part 1 – Live Set

marshall We like to keep the live set-up to an absolute minimum, we have a miked up amp. Usually Matthew has a Marshall 25/50 50w combo or a fender Pro 185 solid state combo, and these days the Fender is the preferred amp of choice (Matthew has been using it for around 15 years or so).

charvel375 As for guitars, Matthew uses a Charvell 375 as it is a very reliable guitar, seldom goes out of tune (if ever) and still looks good, as for a backup either Matthews Gibson Firebird V or Hondo 2 guitar. On occasion Matthew also uses his Burns Double 6 12 string electric guitar. A Nady diversity wireless system is used and a few basic pedals, a Boss digital delay, an MXR Phase 90 an Arion Chorus and a vintage 'Fuzz Wah Face' Pedal. Matthew uses Ernie Ball super slinky (8s) strings, an E-Bow and a metal slide.

We have a Sony Mini Disc player running in stereo for the backing track and we carry DI boxes with us. Andrew uses a Shure SM58 microphone and a straight mic stand.


Part 2 – Studio Set up

dr550 In the beginning, Matthew had a Sansui MX12 mixer with a Sansui MR6 6 Track cassette machine, this was the bees knees in 1989. Our first drum machine was a Boss DR550. This was used on the first demos and the 'Crimson' demo that was on the 'Vampire Guild' CD.


qy21 Also used for 'Crimson' and 'Sorry' from 'The Widow's Blame' was the Yamaha QY21 sequencer, a 2 track sequencer. Track 1 has the 'Crimson' riff stored in it and track 2 had 'Sorry'.


dx27 In 1995, Matthew also bought a Yamaha DX27 Synth.






poly800 As for other keyboard sounds, we had a Korg Poly 800 that was sort of working. Matthew managed to programme one sound that was used for the middle break on 'Prisoner of the Silver Plane' on 'Widow's', but most of the time, it was used as a midi controllers.


symph All sounds came from the fantastic Korg Symphony module, it also has the P3 piano card. As for FX a Boss DRV 1000 reverb, Live between 1993–1995, Matt used a Fender Pro 185 Amp, a Peavey Ultraverb FX unit (also used in the studio) and a Marshall 9000 Solid State Pre amp.

sr16 Later on, we got an Alesis SR-16 drum machine, and this was the backbone of drum sounds for the rest of the 90s.





e16 By the time of the second album, we got into computer sequencing originally a 486 running Windows 3.1 with Cakewalk ver 3.0 with a Goldwave soundcard which was basically a midi card with onboard sounds, and we upgraded the tape recorded to a Fostex E16 16 Track 1/2" tape machine. Worked pretty well though had the usual problems of drop out and the expense of tape (typically 40 ukp for 40 minutes). We also had the 4050 autolocator but never really learned how to use it!! We also bought for 'Minimum' an Alesis 3630 compressor and a Korg EX800 sound module (but we didn't use it much). 'Minimum Resistance', 'Bridging The Gap' and 'Into The Light' were all done with this kit. The song 'Last Goodbye' was sequenced by Andrew on a Farfisa electronic organ!

We upgraded the computer over the years, and by the time we got to making 'Home Too Soon', we dispensed with recording on tape, and made the whole album in an Athlon 900 based PC with a Turtle Beach Fiji soundcard and Cakewalk 9. We also have the Yamaha DB50 XG Daughterboard.

juno6 The Turtle Beach card has since been replaced with a PCI equivalent. We also are now using a few new bits of Kit, we have a Roland Juno 6 Analogue synth and also a Juno 106.



leslie700 We have a Leslie 700 speaker cabinet and a Rhodes 660 synth. This is basically a Roland U20 and we love it. The other day, we bought an excellent Behringer 12 channel mixer that we use to input analogue into the computer and a stunning Behringer Valve mic pre amp, both of these bits of kit cost less than 100
rhodes660 quid brand new inc delivery, unheard of price a few years ago.
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