Joel Cummins' Keyboard Rig - January 2023
Thank you to Joel for taking the time to walk through his rig before Umphrey’s McGee’s show at House of Blues in Cleveland on January 29, 2023!
Listen to Joel talk about Harry Hood and more on Episode 3 of We Move Through Stormy Weather here or wherever you get your podcasts!
Joel’s Gear
Facing Front: Roland V-Piano (the Roland is run through a TC Electronics Flashback delay for reverse and ping pong delay effects), Moog Voyager synthesizer (the Voyager is run through a Moog MF-104M analog delay and a Boss Chromatic Tuner)
The Moog’s tuner makes sure Joel can bend notes accurately in real time (especially super slow bends and note approaches) as well as keep the synthesizer in tune. The Moog delay takes the “edge off” the synth’s sound and makes it a bit darker.
Facing Bayliss: Fender Rhodes Mark I (run through an Eventide H9 and Moog MF-104M delay), Prophet-6 synthesizer (The Prophet is accompanied by a Strymon DIG Dual Digital Delay effects pedal)
The Eventide H9 and Moog delay pedals supply Joel with ghostly backdrops on chordal playing, phasers, ring modulators, distortion, and general weirdness he likes to use.
Facing Rear: Hammond B-3 organ, Mellotron M4000D.
The B-3 is run through a Leslie rotating speaker. The list on top of the Mellotron consists of all the patches he likes to use with the Prophet-6.
Facing Side Stage: Nord Stage 3