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Fender blackface amp American 60s amp spring reverb bright clean strummed single coil electric guitar, ampeg b15 amp American 60s bass amp flip top character la bella flats Detroit soul bass canon electric bass, pre muffled edge muffled brushes-and-sticks drum kit, tenor nickel silver bright projecting selmer mark vi canonical 1954 1974 jazz paris ensemble saxophone, high pitched lead congas, ensemble student commercial trombone, schilke chicago lead bright ensemble shallow cup lead trumpet trumpet. paris African diaspora recording 1970-2000 mid tier paris pathe marconi african diaspora. large-diaphragm condenser, German V72 tube pre, German tube console, vari-mu, Pultec passive program EQ. 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