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Beyerdynamic DT100 studio headphones
Posted on 01/06/2014 by ozzy in Accessories
The In the Flesh (1977) was the first tour where Pink Floyd had to use click track to synchronise music to the film. While an in-ear monitors didn't exist then, Roger Waters needed to wear headphones. This gave the false impression that he was somehow isolating himself from both his fans and the band. It culminated during the concert tour of The Wall, where he wore the Beyerdynamic DT100 headphones.
The Beyerdynamic DT100 are the industry standard headphones broadly used in audio recording and monitoring applications in studios. Often they are valued for its effective isolation, extra rugged construction, and accurate sound reproduction. That said, they might not be the best choice for your CD/MP3 player. Although they excel in the vocal range (the midrange and mid-highs), due to its intended use as recording headphones, their bass response is somewhat weak.
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Didn't they do well t-shirt
Posted on 15/07/2013 by ozzy in Accessories
Not only David Gilmour was known for wearing a "Didn't they do well" t-shirt. As you can see on the below picture, Roger Waters also wore it occasionally in the early 70s; see a footage from the Pink Floyd live performance at Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, in 24 March 1973 (and notice the unusual Gibson humbucker pickup on David's Black Strat, by the way). If you fancy to add this t-shirt to your ever growing Floyd-related t-shirt collection - perhaps next to your "Gilmour Academy" and Roger's Number One t-shirt - you can buy your own at Spreadshirt.com.
In case you don't know, "Didn't they do well" was a catchphrase from then poular british The Generation Game show, produced by the BBC, in which four teams of people from the same family, but different generations, competed to win prizes. The programme was first broadcast in 1971 and ran until 1982, and again from 1990 until 2002.
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Jim Dunlop Nylon Standard 1 mm picks
Posted on 25/02/2013 by ozzy in Accessories
Not sure from when, but during the last Wall tour, Roger Waters used a 1 mm Jim Dunlop Nylon Standard guitar picks instead of the silver Herco HE211 (Flex 75) heavy gauge picks he used before.
(He certainly never uses the Planet Waves collectible picks carrying his name and bearing the crossed hammers logo on the reverse.)
Source: Premier Guitar
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Herco HE211 (Flex 75) heavy gauge picks
Posted on 14/09/2012 by ozzy in Accessories
Roger Waters used the silver HE211 (Flex 75) picks by Herco
before he started using the 1mm Jim Dunlop Nylon Standard picks. Herco
was established by Hershman brothers started their musical instrument
company in 1940 and named their accessories division Herco = Hershman +
Company. The first line of guitar picks they produced was made of
non-celluloid plastic, but picks were a sub-par product and never sold
well in the 1940s. Interesting thing is that the unsold stock was
remarketed in the 1980s with a name The Axe Handlers, but they met the
same fate as the first time they appeared 40 years earlier.
Herco started selling the Japanese line of celluloid picks in the mid 1950s known as the 720 Cabinet Assortment. The 720s sold very well from the mid 50s, through 1960s and beyond. Company also launched the Ghastly Green economy line of nylon picks in 1966. Concurrent with the Ghastly’s were the HE210 thin gold, and the HE211 heavy silver premium picks, called Bold Gold, and Hi-Yo Silver respectively. In 1992 Herco sold their pick line to Dunlop who discontinued production of all the Herco picks except for the 210s and 211s.
You can find more about Herco picks on Pick Collecting Quarterly website.
Source: Pick Collecting Quarterly
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Sennheiser EM 2050 dual receiver
Posted on 31/08/2012 by ozzy in Accessories
The below picture shows the rack of four Sennheiser EM 2050s as used on The Wall tour in 2012. The rack also included (not visible on the picture) Samson PowerBrite PB10 power conditioner, Samson UR-5D Dual Diversity Receiver, and Samson DA-5L Distribution Amplifier.
The Sennheiser EM 2050 is a true diversity receiver, available as a 19-inch unit with double-channel design. It features five UHF frequency ranges and a switching bandwidth of up to 75 MHz. With the help of its Ethernet connection, a frequency management takes place directly through WSM (Wireless System Manager) software on PC. The transmitters’ automatic synchronization via an infrared interface saves time during set-up. The integrated antenna loop-through enables systems that have up to 16 channels to be set up without an external splitter. The integrated equalizer and guitar tuner makes the EM 2050 a suitable wireless system for guitarists when used in combination with the SK 2000 bodypack transmitter.
The SK 2000 features enhanced audio frequency response in the bass range for optimum transmission from bass guitars.
Source: Sennheiser.com, Premier Guitar
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Samson PowerBrite PB10 power conditioner
Posted on 05/08/2012 by ozzy in Accessories
The Samson PowerBrite PB10 is a rack-mount power conditioner unit used to organise a power distribution and protect the gear during Roger Waters' live performances of The Wall. On top of it, the front pull out lights could light up the entire rack. (See the similar device - Furman PL-Plus Series II Power Conditioner - in Roger's Live 8 rig.)
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Ernie Ball Polypro guitar strap
Posted on 12/04/2012 by ozzy in Accessories
On his both acoustic and electric guitars (i.e. not on his main bass) Roger uses Ernie Ball Polypro straps. They are usually either black or white.
The Polypro straps are pretty basic, they are made of a tough 2" wide Polypropylene (no colour bleeding, no stretching), the webbing is stitched to a black leather ends (Ernie Ball logo stamped in gold print). Black Delrin buckle is adjustable (like most straps), strap extends from 38" to 68" long.
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Samson UR-5 Single Diversity Receiver
Posted on 01/04/2012 by ozzy in Accessories
During all of Roger Waters tours in 2000s (In the Flesh, The Dark Side of the Moon, or most notably the Live 8 performance) you might have spotted the silver piece of equipment fitted in the rack that Roger had on stage. This was Samson UR-5, a rack-mount wireless UHF receiver manufactured by Samson Technologies, which also provided all various gear for the current Wall tour.
Samson UR-5 Single Diversity Receiver (for reception of a single monophonic signal) is an integral part of Samson UHF Synth 5 Wireless System. It features 74 selectable frequencies in receiver and transmitters with 11 available for simultaneous use in crowded RF environments; RF reception in the 794 - 800 MHz UHF bandwidth; dbx Noise Reduction RMS detection system that accurately tracks program material to reproduce audio without noise or coloration; automatic voltage-sensing power supply for worldwide use without adaptors or transformers. System also includes UT-5 beltpack transmitter with tuned, 1/4 wavelength antenna, 6-pin input connector and durable Nextel finish, and a top-line UH-5 handheld transmitter with internal antenna and on-board controls. The 5-segment LEDs on the front panel of UR-5 helps to find the clearest available channels.
You can find more about Samson UHF Synth 5 on the company's website.
The picture below shows (from top to bottom) Furman PL-Plus Series II Power Conditioner, Samson UR-5, and two Korg ToneWorks DTR-1 tuners.
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Korg DTR-2000
Posted on 10/03/2012 by ozzy in Accessories
Like its predecesor, Korg DTR-2000 is a digital rack mount tuner
that Roger Waters used during both The Dark Side of the Moon tour
and The Wall tour. (On the picture with the Roger's custom
pedalboard by Pete
Cornish.)
The main features of this tuner are similar to the Korg DTR-1, and include the chromatic mode with an automatic note name detection, the three types of display: cents, hertz, and strobe, the seven-semitone flat tuning mode, the sound out mode that allows tuning in the range of C2-C5, and the adjustable calibration of 438-445 Hz.
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Conn Strobotuner ST-11
Posted on 14/02/2012 by ozzy in Accessories
You may have watched Roger on stage and wondered where the strange osciloscope-like device that he had behind him came from. Well, that is actually a Conn Strobotuner, model ST-11, that both David Gilmour And Roger Waters have been using since around the late 1970s.
The Strobotuner works on an optical illusion known scientifically as the stroboscopic effect - so the name "Strobotuner". The stroboscopic effect is responsible for the apparent backward rotation of objects such as wagon wheels seen in motion pictures when the wagon is clearly moving forward. This same effect causes the wheel to appear to slowly rotate forward or even appear motionless when the wagon is going "full speed" ahead.
Charles Gerald Conn, the founder of C. G. Conn Ltd., pioneered highly accurate tuning devices many years ago with the introduction of the Stroboconn. Wide acceptance of the Stroboconn led to the development of the light-weight Strobotuner which for years has been the standard of the industry.
In 1985 the company's Strobotuner division was bought by Peterson Electro-Musical Products, who continue to service their line of products. Assets of the rest of C.G. Conn were bought by Steinway Musical Instruments in 2000 and in January 2003 were merged with other Steinway properties into a subsidiary called Conn-Selmer.
Source: C. G. Conn, Wikipedia
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Furman PL-Plus Series II Power Conditioner
Posted on 05/11/2011 by ozzy in Accessories
A power conditioner is a device intended to improve the quality of the power that is delivered to electrical load equipment.
This device - Furman PL-Plus Series II Power Conditioner - could be seen mounted in the rack that Roger Waters used during the Pink Floyd live performance at Live 8 in London, July 2005. The rack also included two Korg DTR-1 tuners, Samson UR-5 wireless, and an old late '70s MXR Digital Delay. As for the amp & cab, Waters played his favorite black Fender Precision Bass through the pair of Ashdown ABM KING Combos.
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Korg ToneWorks DTR-1 rack-mount tuner
Posted on 05/11/2011 by ozzy in Accessories
Introduced in 1994, the Korg DTR-1 is a highly accurate tuner that supports multiple display styles - cent, Hz or strobe. Chromatic Mode detects note name automatically and built-in microphone supports acoustic guitar tuning too. Can be calibrated between 430Hz-450Hz, with 440Hz being the standard, 7-octave tuning range, auto reference calibration, cable check function, 3-octave reference tone (C2-B4), 2 selectable inputs. The DTR-1 has a wide LED-display that is easy to read even from across the stage.
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Number One T-shirt
Posted on 16/09/2011 by ozzy in Accessories
For The Wall live show at Earl's Court in 1980 Roger Waters chose to
wear a T-shirt with a large "1" on his chest. If you like the idea you
can buy your own at Zazzle.com
for the $24,95 & shipping. Unfortunately, they have a poor quality
control so be prepared that you might not like what you will get. I
ordered the Gilmour
Academy T-shirt and was a bit disappointed with a quality of the
print. So it's up to you if you are going to take a chance...
Update: Alternatively, you can order your Watersish T-shirt from Spreadshirt.com. But I have not try them yet so I don't know if they are any good.
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Rotosound RS 66LD Swing Bass strings
Posted on 16/09/2011 by ozzy in Accessories
2000 - Present
Roundwound bass strings.
Introduced in 1962, Rotosound was the first guitar string company to produce this kind of string. The favourite string of many players including Billy Sheehan, John Paul Jones, Geddy Lee, and since 2000 also Roger Waters.
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Rotosound RS 77LD Jazz Bass strings
Posted on 15/09/2011 by ozzy in Accessories
19xx - 2000
Flatwound bass strings. Monel.
One of the original Rotosound sets from the early 1960s. The sound of these strings can be heard on many albums, used over the years by Sting, Phil Lynott, John Deacon, and of course Roger Waters.
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