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Dean
Custom Zone bass“the infamous hot pink bass was actually a gift.”
Said in Reverb: Interview, Mitski and Patrick Hyland on Recording Puberty 2, August 2017
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Mitski has said she tours with a SansAmp bass DI and prefers an Ampeg B-15, and she played a pink Dean Custom Zone bass. Her producer Patrick Hyland records her vocals on a Josephson C725 or a Sony C-37P and mixes with Soundtoys Decapitator and a Bricasti M7.
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Tech 21
SansAmp“I also use a SansAmp as my bass DI”
Said in Reverb: Interview, Mitski and Patrick Hyland on Recording Puberty 2, August 2017
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Ampeg
Portaflex B-15“I’ve come to prefer the Ampeg B-15, which was also used quite a bit on the album.”
Said in Reverb: Interview, Mitski and Patrick Hyland on Recording Puberty 2, August 2017
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“the vocals are like 50/50 between a vintage C12 and an SM7”
Said in Reverb: Interview, Mitski and Patrick Hyland on Recording Puberty 2, August 2017
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Roland
SH-1000“We also used a Roland SH1000 and FabFilter Twin a lot.”
Said in Reverb: Interview, Mitski and Patrick Hyland on Recording Puberty 2, August 2017
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Mitski's bass rig
Has said they use
Dean
Custom Zone bass“the infamous hot pink bass was actually a gift.”
Said in Reverb: Interview, Mitski and Patrick Hyland on Recording Puberty 2, August 2017
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Has said they use
Tech 21
SansAmp“I also use a SansAmp as my bass DI”
Said in Reverb: Interview, Mitski and Patrick Hyland on Recording Puberty 2, August 2017
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Has said they use
Ampeg
Portaflex B-15“I’ve come to prefer the Ampeg B-15, which was also used quite a bit on the album.”
Said in Reverb: Interview, Mitski and Patrick Hyland on Recording Puberty 2, August 2017
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Studio: Puberty 2
Has said they use
“the vocals are like 50/50 between a vintage C12 and an SM7”
Said in Reverb: Interview, Mitski and Patrick Hyland on Recording Puberty 2, August 2017
Has said they use
Roland
SH-1000“We also used a Roland SH1000 and FabFilter Twin a lot.”
Said in Reverb: Interview, Mitski and Patrick Hyland on Recording Puberty 2, August 2017
Has said they use
FabFilter
Twin 2Said in Reverb: Interview, Mitski and Patrick Hyland on Recording Puberty 2, August 2017
Has said they use
Avid
Pro Tools HD“All of that was through Avid HDIO converters into Pro Tools HD 11”
Said in Reverb: Interview, Mitski and Patrick Hyland on Recording Puberty 2, August 2017
Studio: Nothing's About to Happen to Me
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Josephson
C725“I use a Josephson tube mic, the C725.”
Said in Mix: Recording Mitski at Home, Part 2, May 2026
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Josephson
e22S“The Josephson e22s are wonderful microphones that are really versatile.”
Said in Mix: Recording Mitski at Home, Part 2, May 2026
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Sony
C-37P“There’s also an older Sony microphone, the C-37P”
Said in Mix: Recording Mitski at Home, Part 2, May 2026
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Shure
SM7B“She often sounds good with a dynamic mic, whatever is handy, like an RE20, SM7B or 421.”
Said in Mix: Recording Mitski at Home, Part 2, May 2026
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Ampeg
Portaflex SB-12“one of the amps was an Ampeg SB-12 that I bought from Glenn Worf”
Said in Mix: Recording Mitski at Home, Part 2, May 2026
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Dave Hill Designs
Europa 1 preamp“I’m really fond of the Dave Hill Designs”
Said in Mix: Recording Mitski at Home, Part 3, May 2026
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Dave Hill Designs
Titan compressorSaid in Mix: Recording Mitski at Home, Part 3, May 2026
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Soundtoys
Decapitator“I’m going to wind up putting Decapitator on it when I mix it anyway”
Said in Mix: Recording Mitski at Home, Part 3, May 2026
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Records Mitski loves
Has said they love
Charles Mingus
Mingus Ah Um“right now this is my favorite jazz album.”
Said in Vinyl Me, Please: Mitski Picks Five Albums Everyone Needs To Own, June 2016
Has said they love
Chet Baker
Chet Baker Sings“Chet's soft grainy voice was made for the warmth of vinyl.”
Said in Vinyl Me, Please: Mitski Picks Five Albums Everyone Needs To Own, June 2016
Has said they love
Thelonious Monk
Monk in Tokyo“I love Monk and I have a soft spot for live jazz recorded in Japan.”
Said in Vinyl Me, Please: Mitski Picks Five Albums Everyone Needs To Own, June 2016
Has said they love
Steve Reich
Music for 18 Musicians“Music for 18 Musicians is the best, most tender sex soundtrack in the world.”
Said in Vinyl Me, Please: Mitski Picks Five Albums Everyone Needs To Own, June 2016
Questions
About Mitski's gear.
What bass does Mitski play?
She told Reverb in 2017 that her pink Dean Custom Zone bass was a gift from a professor. She uses a SansAmp as her bass DI and has come to prefer the Ampeg B-15, which was also used on Puberty 2.
What microphone does Mitski record vocals with?
On Puberty 2 her vocals were split between a vintage AKG C12 and a Shure SM7. Patrick Hyland told Mix in 2026 that he uses a Josephson C725 and a Sony C-37P most, and that she often sounds good on an RE20, SM7B or 421.
Who produces Mitski's records and what gear does he use?
Patrick Hyland, her touring guitarist, records her albums mostly at his house. He has named Dave Hill Designs' Europa preamp and Titan compressor, an AEA R44, an Ampeg SB-12 for bass, and a Bricasti M7.
What synths are on Puberty 2?
Hyland told Reverb they used a Roland SH-1000 and FabFilter Twin a lot, and an Elka Panther organ on I Bet on Losing Dogs.
What albums has Mitski named as essential?
For Vinyl Me, Please she picked Mingus Ah Um, Chet Baker Sings, Monk in Tokyo, Schoenberg's Verklarte Nacht and Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians.
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Mitski is the songwriter behind Puberty 2, Be the Cowboy and Nothing's About to Happen to Me. This guide covers her bass rig, the studio gear producer Patrick Hyland used on her records, and the albums she has named as essential.
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