Stevens, who has also recorded with Michael Jackson, Ric Ocasek, Robert Palmer and many others over the years, reports that fellow guitarist Pete Thorn, a self-styled “guitar nerd,” initially recommended the VR1 microphone to him.
< all artistsStevens, who has also recorded with Michael Jackson, Ric Ocasek, Robert Palmer and many others over the years, reports that fellow guitarist Pete Thorn, a self-styled “guitar nerd,” initially recommended the VR1 microphone to him.
< all artistsWhen recording in his project studio, Stevens typically uses a combination of two microphones on his guitar cabinet – a dynamic mic and the VR1, positioned in the center of the loudspeaker cone. The VR1 is brighter in tone than other ribbons with which he has recorded, reports Stevens, and as a result more of the track recorded using the VR1 tends to end up in the mix.
Stevens first came to the public’s attention with his guitar playing and songwriting on Billy Idol’s breakthrough hits of the early 1980s, which included “White Wedding,” “Hot in the City,” Rebel Yell” and “Eyes Without a Face.” He later played on “Dirty Diana,” on Michael Jackson’s “Bad” album, also appearing in the music video; recorded several solo albums; played and co-wrote songs on the debut solo album by Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe, “Exposed;” and recorded two albums with super-group Bozzio Levin Stevens, alongside drummer Terry Bozzio and bass player Tony Levin.