What type of Microphones where used to record john bonham drumset in the studio?
A1: From what I can tell when his drums were recorded in the studio there was maybe 3 or 4 mics used. I’ve heard that they were Neumann 67’s or 87’s, some have said that they were Beyer M-160’s but I would guess that they were Neumann’s. I read an article about a month ago that mentioned the mics used to record John Bonham’s drum set but can’t seem to find it at the moment. I too am very interested in what mics where used as well as how they recorded it. The John Bonham – Drums of Thunder only mentions the live mics used to record for The Song Remains the Same which are Shure SM57’s. They used them on all the drums and gongs. I’m sure that at some point they were compressed but don’t really know what was used, a Fairchild 670 or La-2a? A2: Andy Johns who recorded a number of Zeppelin’s album says he used two Beyer M160s that were placed in a large staircase area and recorded his set. They were at some distance away and then the mics were compressed. It produced a big sound especially f
