FAB FOUR

Guitars, Bass, Drums, Keys and Amplifiers

The FAB FOUR is a virtual instrument inspired by the sounds of the Beatles, using the same type of period instruments and rare and authentic EMI recording equipment that the Beatles used to create their music.

FAB FOUR sound engineer KEN SCOTT has worked on five albums for the Beatles. Beatles including "A Hard Days Night", "Help", "Rubber Soul", "Magical Mystery Tour" (engineer) and "The Beatles" (engineer) - also known as the "White Album". Drummer DENNY SEIWELL and guitarist LAURENCE JUBER were members of Paul McCartney and Wings.

" The Beatles had a profound impact on me, as they have on millions of others ", said DOUG ROGERS, producer at FAB FOUR, "and were the initial influence of my fascination for sounds. They were creative geniuses who never rested on their laurels, always producing exciting new music and sounds with every new record, largely innovative! Assembling this project took more than a year of research, acquisition of equipment (most collectors) and the creation of a team capable of accomplishing such a feat; but it was a labor of love for all of us, and we feel that the result really worth it."

No expense was spared in finding the same kind of period instruments and rare authentic EMI and other recording equipment that the Beatles used for create their sounds to produce this collection, many of which ironically end up in EASTWES T Studios, where the Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" was recorded, the inspiration for the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album, according to Paul McCartney.

Over a million dollars worth of instruments, amplifiers, microphones, recording tables (including very rare EMI REDD and TG12345 tubes), external equipment (including Fairchild limiters and modified Altec EMI RS124 compressors) and Studer J-37 tube multitracks were used in this production. If you're a film/tv/game composer or a musician/producer looking for sounds not found in other collections, this is it. Mixing these unique and sometimes bizarre sounds with today's music should allow you to produce something truly fabulous!

QUICK FACTS:

Produced by DOUG ROGERS

Designed by KEN SCOTT (Beatles / David Bowie / Elton John / Supertramp etc.)

Includes authentic rare period guitars (acoustic and electric), basses, drums , keyboards, strings and other miscellaneous instruments

The same type of microphone was used to record all instruments (Neumann / AKG / Cole / STC)

The same type of period amplifiers - Fender Tan Showman (1963), Fender Bassman (1963), Vox AC30 (1963), Vox AC50 (1965), Vox Defiant (1966), Vox 730 (1966), Vox 7120 (1966), Fender Showman (1967), Fender DeLuxe (1967) - were used with the electric guitars

The same type of recording boards and preamps, including a very rare EMI REDD tube table, EMI TG12345 table (same type table used to record P's "Abbey Road" and "Lado Negro da Lua" ink Floyd) and EMI REDD47 preamps were used to record all instruments

The same type of limiters (Fairchild) and compressors (rare Altec modified by EMI RS124) were used for dynamic control

The same type of Studer J-37 4-track tube was used to record everything