chad smith bloodsugarsexmagik

[olfunk]

hey guys
i was listening earlier to blood sugar sex magik by the one and only red hot chili peppers. and the drum sound blew me away. i know part of this is down to chad smith being one hell of a hitter, but i was just wondering if anyone knew how his kit was mic'd and what kit he used etc?
thanks

[Drummerbones]

Rumor has it they used an SM57 on the kick...no sh*t! Of course, this might need to be verified since I just heard it through the grape vine.

[Nik D]

I heard that too, and I've tried it out and gotten a very similar kick sound.

[Raw-Tracks]

You may want to check out a video they made during the recording of that album. I think the title is "Funky Monks". It's been an awful long time since I have seen it, but I do remember a lot of footage of their recording process. You might be able to glean some info by watching that video.

[MrKwik]

I read an article quite a while back by I think Chads drum tech or something about how they got the snare sound on "give it away". He said they miced the snare with a 57 I believe and ran it through a PA. They mic'd the PA to get the final sound.

[drummerdude666]

drums are pearl masters custom,
24x18
12x10
14x14
16x16
14x5 1/2 brass sensitone NOT chad smith sig.

sabian cymbals. remo ambassators batter and reso. tunded med-low

ermm.... yeh 57 in kick is true. for sure. i believe its in mono too.

hope that helps...