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ELA M 251 tube condenserSeen in Sound On Sound: Inside Track, Shakira and Wyclef Jean 'Hips Don't Lie' mix secrets, June 2007
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Shakira has been seen using a Swarovski crystal Gibson Firebird, a custom gold Yamaha Revstar and a gem-covered Fender Mustang. Her Hips Don't Lie vocals went through a Telefunken ELA M 251, a Neve 1073 and an LA-2A. On stage she has been seen wearing Peter Dundas and Versace.
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What guitars Shakira uses: a sourced gear guide
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Guitars
Seen in Guitar World: Shakira stunned the Super Bowl with a Swarovski crystal Gibson Firebird, February 2020
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Seen in Guitar World: Shakira stunned the Super Bowl with a Swarovski crystal Gibson Firebird, February 2020
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Seen in Guitar World: Shakira stunned the Super Bowl with a Swarovski crystal Gibson Firebird, February 2020
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Painted HP 665 SB
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Painted HP 665 SBSeen in Guitar World: Shakira stunned the Super Bowl with a Swarovski crystal Gibson Firebird, February 2020
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Studio
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Telefunken
ELA M 251 tube condenserSeen in Sound On Sound: Inside Track, Shakira and Wyclef Jean 'Hips Don't Lie' mix secrets, June 2007
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1073 Mic PreampSeen in Sound On Sound: Inside Track, Shakira and Wyclef Jean 'Hips Don't Lie' mix secrets, June 2007
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Teletronix
LA-2A leveling amplifierSeen in Sound On Sound: Inside Track, Shakira and Wyclef Jean 'Hips Don't Lie' mix secrets, June 2007
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Stage
Seen in HOLA! USA: Jennifer Lopez and Shakira's Super Bowl LIV outfits, February 2020
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Seen in HOLA! USA: Jennifer Lopez and Shakira's Super Bowl LIV outfits, February 2020
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Seen in HOLA! USA: Shakira wears 13 outfits on the first night of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour, February 2025
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Zuhair Murad
Stage designs (Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour)Seen in HOLA! USA: Shakira wears 13 outfits on the first night of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour, February 2025
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Gaurav Gupta
Stage designs (Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour)Seen in HOLA! USA: Shakira wears 13 outfits on the first night of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour, February 2025
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Tiffany & Co.
Elsa Peretti Bone cuffs engraved with the tour nameSeen in HOLA! USA: Shakira wears 13 outfits on the first night of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour, February 2025
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Questions
About Shakira's gear.
What guitar did Shakira play at the Super Bowl?
A Gibson Firebird covered in 70,000 Swarovski crystals at the Super Bowl LIV halftime show, according to Guitar World.
What guitars does Shakira play?
Guitar World lists the crystal Gibson Firebird, a custom gold Yamaha Revstar from the El Dorado tour, a pink gem-encrusted Fender Mustang from the Oral Fixation tour and a painted Gibson HP 665 SB.
What microphone did Shakira record Hips Don't Lie on?
Engineer Serge Tsai told Sound On Sound he recorded her on a Telefunken ELA M 251 through a Neve 1073 with an LA-2A on the insert.
What plugins were used on Shakira's vocals?
Serge Tsai named the Waves Renaissance De-Esser and Renaissance Compressor as the only plugins on her Hips Don't Lie vocals.
Who designed Shakira's Super Bowl outfits?
Peter Dundas made her Swarovski crystal looks, worn with adidas Superstar sneakers customized with gold crystals.
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Shakira is the Colombian singer-songwriter behind Hips Don't Lie, Waka Waka and Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran. This guide covers her custom guitars, the vocal chain on Hips Don't Lie, and her Super Bowl and world tour stage looks.
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