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21-02-2021 05:16 GMT

FRANK PALANGI'S MICROPHONE

Pictured: Frank Palangi (L), Robert A Hyde Jr. (R)

Musicians and bands bring us a lot of joy in our daily lives, so getting a cheeky sneak peak behind the curtains, even if just for a couple of seconds to see what goes on behind the scenes in the recording studio, rehearsal studio or even the dressing room is always exciting. Almost every music fan would naturally get a rush from knowing what their favorite musicians are playing with, although sadly not every one of them has the pleasure of experiencing it. If you are like us, you’d like to go a step further and touch and feel it too (nothing weird though, but if you are a rock star you WILL catch us fingering your guitar backstage if you leave us alone with her, and we’ll tell you the same thing we say every time we get caught - "she was begging for it" 😊). 

Let that be our little secret though, or Frank Palangi will be cringing at the thought of what might happen following the recent revelation of his favorite studio microphone earlier this week. Don’t worry Frank, we won’t kiss it when you're not looking. 

Well so here it goes. The go-to microphone for New York’s critically acclaimed, often emulated but never duplicated independent rock star extraordinaire, and the only guitarist to make the US national anthem sound like a psychedelic classic since Jimi Hendrix; is the Shure KSM44A multi‑pattern capacitor microphone, which is great for a wide variety of studio applications including everything from vocal recording to electric bass and kick drums. It’s been shown several times in at least 4 of his music videos but if you haven’t seen it there is a picture of it below.