GEAR LIST FOR NERDS
All tracks recorded and mixed with REAPER 4.x (http://reaper.fm), primarily using the built-in ReaPlugs and JS scripts
Plugins also used: BuzMaxi3, Kjaerhus Classic Chorus
Mics used: Rode NT-1A (on all vox), Audix D6, Audio-Technica AT-2020, Sennheiser e835 (...thanks W)
Tascam USB interfaces / preamps (US-1600-- thanks W-- and US-122mkII) were used in the making of this "record"
Tracks 1-4 feature a mediocre 18"-kick-based Tama Stagestar kit with Evans heads, Paiste / Istanbul / Wuhan cymbals, and 14" Ludwig Acrolite snare, mic'd using the Glyn Johns method and played using the tiniest sticks I could find.
An old Ibanez PUE5 (tube version) is also featured on the first four tracks as a distortion source, sometimes, although mostly I used the amp's distortion. That PUE5 thing was pretty much all I had sitting around, and I'm too lazy to find my other pedals right now, so yeah. It's OK, meh.
Bass always recorded straight through the board.
Guitars always recorded using actual amps and mics.
"A FATHER'S GIFT"
Guitars: Xaviere XV-JT100, Samick Artist SG copy, Yamaha SBG200
Bass: Samick Artist five-string
Ending "solo": Peavey Powerslide
Amps: Yamaha VX-65D, Yamaha G100-112II
Extra pedal: DOD 280 stompbox compressor
"JOSEPH'S LAMENT"
Guitars: Samick Artist SG copy, solo (by C.D.L.): Samick Valley Arts Strat copy
Bass (played by K.S.): Schecter Elite 5
Amp: Yamaha G100-112II
"A (RED) RING FOR CHRISTMAS"
Guitars: Samick Valley Arts Strat copy, Samick Artist SG copy, Yamaha AES500
Second-chorus stabby parts: Peavey Powerslide in quarter-tone-cluster tuning
(16 tracks of 'em! you can hear this wacky part by itself at the very end of the bonus track-- I love this sound so much I couldn't stand to just bury it in a mix.)
Bass (played by R.B. and K.S.): Schecter Elite 5
Amp: Yamaha G100-112II
"MASTER SANTA"
Guitars: Samick Artist SG copy, Samick Valley Arts Strat copy, Xaviere XV-JT100
Bass: Yamaha RBX460
Amps: Ibanez TSA15H through 1x12 Weber-equipped cab, Yamaha G100-112II
"A FATHER'S GIFT (SLIGHT RETURN)"
Piano: Out-of-tune Steinway B, recorded even more half-assedly than usual on Zoom H1
"THIS CHRISTMAS (ON THE FOURTH OF JULY) - DEMO"
Bass: Yamaha RBX460
Piano: Some really shitty soundfont I found
Drum samples: Alesis HR-16 (...viva la)