List of equipment

## List of equipment used by The Residents

	+ Used by Roland Sheehan on Rusty Coathangers for The Doctor and The Ballad of Stuffed Trigger
* Upright Piano
* Hammond Chord Organ
	+ Used by The Residents to create creepy sounding chords, given to 13th Anniversary Show Crew Member as a gift.

* Moog Synthesiser
	+ In 1974, The Residents took lessons to play synth on Don Preston's borrowed Moog at Different Fur Studios. Don later played the same Moog on Eskimo.
* Solina String Ensemble
	+ Used during Third Reich N Roll sessions from 1974-1975. Mentioned in *Never Known Questions.*
* ARP Odyessy)
	+ Purchased by The Cryptic Corporation in 1976, fired used on Loser / Weed. By the 90s the synth was in rare use but was taken out of storage for the *Postcards From Patmos* album. In June of 2018, Hardy Fox gave the synth to composer Ego Plum.
* Yamaha Keyboard
	+ Appeared in The Residents' studio during Eskimo sessions.
* Serge Synthesizer
	+ A rented synth used on Commercial Album.

### The Mole Show (1982-1983)

* E-MU Emulator
	+ This Synthesizer with sampling capabilities was bought by The Residents in late 1981, the group owned serial numbers 005. The sampling elements of the synth allowed The Residents to perform many of their unique sounds within a live environment, leading to their first two world tours, The Mole, and 13th Anniversary Shows. The group saw the Emulator as a tool for innovation, allowing them to create songs by turning usually non-musical sounds intro instruments, whilst also allowing them to sample other instruments in order to create the sounds of instruments they could not play. This core theory led to The Tunes of Two Cities. The Emulators were abandoned in June of 1987 in favor of Midi programming. Around 1983 a second E-MU was purchased.

* Korg MS-20
* Moog Taurus
* Moog Source.
* Buchla Synthesizer
* MiniMoog
* Roland Jupiter-8
* Custom Casiotone

### 1983 - onwards

* Yamaha DX7 (1983)
	+ Used in Title In Limbo sessions whilst The Residents' E-MU was in storage in Europe.
* Casio MT-70
	+ Seen in photographs of The Residents' studio during the Title In Limbo sessions.
* E-MU Emulator II
	+ Used on the 13th Anniversary Show.
* Macintosh II
	+ Following an upgrade of The Cryptic Corporation's operating systems, The Residents were gifted their used Macintosh II. The group were immediately excited to use this midi software they had heard so much about, and so, bought MIDI software and began composing *The Snakey Wake*. The Residents began to rely heavily on MIDI software and the Mac II, using it in most of their performances until the late 1990s.

* Roland D-50
	+ Sent to The Residents for testing. The Residents continued to use it until at least 2002
* Yamaha TX81Z

* Korg M1
* Roland D-10
	+ Used on Cube-E tour.
* Roland U-110 (1989 - 1990)
	+ Used on Cube-E tour.

* Roland D-110 (1989 - 1990)
	+ Used on Cube-E tour.
* Roland Sampler (1989 - 1990)
	+ Used on Cube-E tour.
* EMU Proteus Orchestral Plus (1990 - 2002)
* EMU Proteus MPS (1992 - 2002)
* E-MU E4X (1998 - 2000)
	+ Used on Wormwood Tour, and Roadworms.

* Alesis QS6.1 (1998 - 2000)
	+ Used on Wormwood Tour and Roadworms.
* Yamaha DJX (1998 - 2000)
	+ Used on Wormwood Tour and Roadworms
* Suzuki Q-Chord (2001)
	+ Used on Icky Flix Live.
* Marimba Lumina (2001 - 2003)
	+ Used on Icky Flix and Demons Dance Alone tours.

* M audio keystudio 32 (2004 - 2010)
	+ Midi Keyboard mentioned by Sparky as being use in this period.
* Mellotron M4000D Mini (2017 - 2019)
	+ Used on In Between Dreams tour.
* Nord Stage (2017 - 2020)
	+ Used on In Between Dreams and God In Three Persons tours.

## Guitars

* Cheap ES-335 Clone (1973 - 1983)
	+ Seen on cover of The Residents Present The Delta Nudes, in the Moisture, and during The Mole Show.
* "Melody Maker" style guitar (1973 - 2010)
	+ Seen on cover of The Residents Present The Delta Nudes, used on Mole Show and many projects. Refereed to as The Reztar or Resitar.
* Hofner-style "Beatles Bass"
	+ Seen being played by a TV in the Third Reich N Roll video. The left handed nature of it is clearly poking fun at Paul McCartney.
* Teisco Intermark Cipher 1965 Red (1978)
	+ Guitar held by Snakefinger on the cover of *The Spot*
* Kent Model 820 (Possibly Pre-1976 - 1987)
	+ Snakefinger's main guitar throughout his career. He can be seen playing it throughout The 13th Anniversary Tour, as well as at the 1976 "Oh Mummy" Show
* Jackson Soloist (2014 - 2016)
	+ Used on the early dates of the Shadowland tour.
* Paul Reed Smith SE Santana Antique (2016)
	+ Used later dates of the Shadowland tour.

## Percussion

* DrumKAT DK10 (1989 - 1990)
	+ Used on Cube-E tour.

* Korg Wave Drum (2014 - 2015)
	+ Used by Charles Bobuck on the Shadowland tour.

## Software

* Studio Sessions (1987) [Mentioned by Hardy Fox in a 1987 interview]
* Opcode Vision (1989 - 1990)
	+ Used on Cube-E tour.
* Pro Tools (1989 - ????)
* OSC Deck I (1990)
	+ Used on Freak Show.
* ArKaos (1996)
* Steinberg Nuendo (2000)
* Geo Synth (2012)
	+ iPad app used heavily on the Codgers on the Moon album by Charles Bobuck.
* TC-11 (2012)

## Vocal Synthesizers

* DigiTech Vocalist (1998 - 2000)
	+ Used on Wormwood Tour & Roadworms.

* TC Electronic Voice Prism (2001)
	+ Used on Icky Flix Live.

* TC Helicon Voicelive Play (2013)
	+ Used The Wonder of Weird Tour.

## Effect Pedals

* Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer (2013)
	+ Used on The Wonder of Weird tour.
* Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler (2013)
	+ Used on The Wonder of Weird tour.
* Ernie Ball Volume Pedal (2013)
	+ Used on The Wonder of Weird tour.

## Other

* Bouzouki (1983)
	+ Used on Title In Limbo
* Rababa (1983)
	+ Used on Title In Limbo
* Mesmer (1983)
	+ Used on Title In Limbo

## Gallery

Roland Sheehan playing the organ, circa 2015Ego Plum holding The Residents' APR Odyssey, 2020.Third Reich N Roll music video, 1977The Spot single sleeve, 1979Philip Perkins in The Residents' studio, 1979Moisture music video, 1980The Mole Show, 1982-3The Mole Show, 1982-3Mole Show Diagrama seen in Uncle Willie's Highly Opinionated Guide.The Residents' studio photographed in September 19831988 live stillThe Residents' live setup, 1989-1990The Residents' live setup, 1999The Residents' live setup, 2005The TC Helicon used by The Residents in 2013Bob's 2013 Effects ChainCharles Bobuck, 2014
## References

1. ↑ http://renaldoloaf.com/portfolio/title-in-limbo-w-the-residents/?fbclid=IwAR0Bifvdsj\_sj\_pJGoZQriJmqrPAfhIcmZTzGxw2WBbIs8CTfnV6sl7wyK8

## Sources

* Residents Keyboard History - Hardy Fox, May 2002.
* Synth City - Charles Bobuck, 2012
* The Residents Rig - Reginald Bisquet, 2013