What microphone did Billie Joe use on American Idiot?

[J Armstrong]

Does anyone know what microphone did Billie use to record his vocals on American Idiot?

[Jimmy Strummer]

Not sure about Idiot, but I know from an old EMusician article that for 21CB he used a Telefunken U47, and Chris Dugan (engineer) ran that into a Chandler LTD-1 and a Retro Instruments 176 limiting amp into an analog tape multi-track and then into Pro Tools.

But if you don't have the money for any of that gear (and I'm assuming you don't as a Telefunken mic alone will set you back thousands of dollars), just take Billie's and Chris's general advice on capturing vocals from that same article: just get a good condenser mic with a nice crispness on the high-end, add some light compression (something that's warm, clean, and rich without being too noticeable), and in terms of EQ, roll off everything under 80Hz and give a slight bump in the 110 range. From there, just put a good pop filter in front of your mic and be sure to sing about eight inches away from it. Otherwise, a lot of it is just the way he performs in the studio, man.

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[Spike]

Judging by the videos from Heart Like A Hand Grenade it was a Neumann U87. Sounds quite similar to the aforementioned U47.

But yeah, what Jimmy Strummer said. 

[J Armstrong]

thanks for your answers!

After some research I found out it was a Neumann M49, which was discontinued in 1974