Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy (2LP Set Geffen US VinylRip 24/96) 2008

W. Axl Rose – lead vocals, piano on "Catcher in the Rye", "This I Love" and "Prostitute", keyboards on "Chinese Democracy", "There Was a Time" and "This I Love", rhythm guitar on "There Was a Time" and "Madagascar", backing vocals on "Catcher in the Rye", drum arrangement, digital editing on all tracks

Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, synthesizer, backing vocals

Tommy Stinson – bass, backing vocals

Chris Pitman – keyboards, backing vocals, programming, sub-bass, bass on "There Was a Time" and "Madagascar", 12 string guitar on "If the World", mellotron on "There Was a Time"

Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal – rhythm & lead guitars

Richard Fortus – rhythm guitar

Frank Ferrer – drums on "Chinese Democracy", "Better", "If the World", "There Was a Time" and "I.R.S."

Buckethead – lead guitar, acoustic guitar on "If the World"

Robin Finck – lead guitar, acoustic guitar on "Sorry", keyboards on "Better" and "If the World"

Paul Tobias – rhythm guitar, piano on "There Was a Time"

Bryan Mantia – drums on tracks A2 to D3

Josh Freese – drum arrangement on tracks A4, B2, C2 and D3

Session musicians

Sebastian Bach – background vocals on "Sorry"
Pete Scaturro – keyboards on "Sorry"
Suzy Katayama – French horns on "Madagascar"
Patti Hood – harp on "This I Love"

Technics SL-1210MK2 Turntable
Origin Live OL1 fully modified tone arm (Rega RB250)
Audio-Technica AT33EV MC Cartridge
Sonic Bliss Audiophile Turntable Mat
Dennon AU-300LC Step Up Transformer
Custom built, all tube phono stage
Creative 0404 USB @ 24 bit / 192khz
WaveLab 6.11 for recording software
JBL LSR series studio monitors / subwoofer for playback listening
iZotope RX Advanced 2.02 for any cleaning needed (all done manually)
iZotope RX Advanced 2.02 for re-sampling to 24/96 & 16/44
Trader's Little Helper for SBE correction
mp3tag 2.50 for tagging & re-naming files
Adobe Photoshop for scans