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Dave Bayley has said his London studio runs through a Rupert Neve Designs 5088 console and Shelford Channel, with a Roland Space Echo for tape delay. In Guitar World he named an Ibanez Tube Screamer, an Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork, an MXR Carbon Copy and a JHS Crayon, and Mix saw a Korg MS-20, ARP 2600 and Neumann U 87 in his studio.
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Dave Bayley's studio
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U 87Seen in Mix: Glass Animals Uncage 'How To Be A Human Being', September 2016
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Pro ToolsSeen in Mix: Glass Animals Uncage 'How To Be A Human Being', September 2016
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Akai Professional
MPC2000Seen in Mixdown: In the studio with Glass Animals, August 2020
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Mellotron
MellotronSeen in Mixdown: In the studio with Glass Animals, August 2020
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Neumann
U 67Said in Universal Audio: Roaming the Sonic Landscape, Glass Animals' Dave Bayley on UAD, April 2019
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“There’s an AKG C12 I’m using that sounds particularly good.”
Said in Universal Audio: Roaming the Sonic Landscape, Glass Animals' Dave Bayley on UAD, April 2019
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Universal Audio
6176 Vintage Channel StripSaid in Universal Audio: Roaming the Sonic Landscape, Glass Animals' Dave Bayley on UAD, April 2019
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Neve
1073 Mic PreampSaid in Universal Audio: Roaming the Sonic Landscape, Glass Animals' Dave Bayley on UAD, April 2019
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Thermionic Culture
Culture VultureSaid in Universal Audio: Roaming the Sonic Landscape, Glass Animals' Dave Bayley on UAD, April 2019
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Dave Bayley's guitars
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Fender
StratocasterSeen in Mix: Glass Animals Uncage 'How To Be A Human Being', September 2016
Dave Bayley's London studio
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Rupert Neve Designs
5088 mixing consoleSaid in Rupert Neve Designs: Inside Glass Animals' London Studio with Dave Bayley, October 2025
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Roland
Space Echo“Sometimes that’s the tape, sometimes it’s a reverb, sometimes…there’s a tape delay over there, a Roland Space Echo.”
Said in Rupert Neve Designs: Inside Glass Animals' London Studio with Dave Bayley, October 2025
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Rupert Neve Designs
Shelford Channel“I started with a Shelford Channel.”
Said in Rupert Neve Designs: Inside Glass Animals' London Studio with Dave Bayley, October 2025
Dave Bayley's rig
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Ibanez
Tube Screamer“And then for pedals I use a Keeley Compressor and an Ibanez Tube Screamer.”
Said in Guitar World: Glass Animals on the guitars, amps and effects behind Dreamland, April 2021
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Electro-Harmonix
Pitch Fork Polyphonic Pitch Shifter“An Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork and Boss Harmonist for pitch shifting and also an MXR Carbon Copy delay.”
Said in Guitar World: Glass Animals on the guitars, amps and effects behind Dreamland, April 2021
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“An Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork and Boss Harmonist for pitch shifting and also an MXR Carbon Copy delay.”
Said in Guitar World: Glass Animals on the guitars, amps and effects behind Dreamland, April 2021
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JHS Pedals
Crayon“I also have a JHS Crayon that just mimics desk distortion if you turn your preamp way too loud.”
Said in Guitar World: Glass Animals on the guitars, amps and effects behind Dreamland, April 2021
Recording Dreamland
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Neumann
U 47Said in Guitar World: Glass Animals on the guitars, amps and effects behind Dreamland, April 2021
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Ampeg
Portaflex B-15“That really did involve a lot of re-amping through an Ampeg B-15 or again through the Fender.”
Said in Guitar World: Glass Animals on the guitars, amps and effects behind Dreamland, April 2021
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Drew MacFarlane on the live rig
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Universal Audio
1176 plugin“We use things like compressors and the UA 1176 Compressor is something that we tend to put on a decent bit of stuff.”
Said in Guitar World: Glass Animals on the guitars, amps and effects behind Dreamland, April 2021
Dave Bayley's first setup
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Apple
GarageBandSaid in Rupert Neve Designs: Inside Glass Animals' London Studio with Dave Bayley, October 2025
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About Glass Animals's gear.
What synths does Dave Bayley play?
Mix lists a Roland Jupiter-6, Korg MS-20, ARP 2600, EMS VCS3 and Transcendent Synth 2000 in his North London studio. The ARP 2600 was recorded 30 times, one note per take, for the chords on The Other Side of Paradise.
What pedals does Dave Bayley use?
In Guitar World (2021) he named a Keeley Compressor, an Ibanez Tube Screamer, a Mad Professor Snow White Auto Wah, an Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork, a Boss Harmonist, an MXR Carbon Copy delay and a JHS Crayon.
What amps did Glass Animals use on Dreamland?
Bayley told Guitar World he basically used a Fender '57 Custom Deluxe and a WEM Dominator, and re-amped bass and sub sounds through an Ampeg B-15. Live, the band moved from Fender Custom Twins to UAD amp emulation racks.
What mics does Dave Bayley record vocals with?
He told Rupert Neve Designs he tends to use a 251 for his vocal. Universal Audio quoted him on an AKG C12 and a Neumann U67 always armed for recording, and Mix saw a vintage Neumann U 87 in his studio.
What console does Dave Bayley have in his London studio?
A Rupert Neve Designs 5088. In the 2025 Rupert Neve Designs interview he said his first piece from them was a Shelford Channel, and named a Roland Space Echo tape delay.
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Glass Animals are the Oxford band of Dave Bayley, Drew MacFarlane, Edmund Irwin-Singer and Joe Seaward, with Bayley producing their records. This guide covers the synths, guitars, pedals, mics, preamps and console named in Mix, Mixdown, Guitar World, Universal Audio and Rupert Neve Designs features on how he records the band.
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