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Take 6 has broken all the rules since 1988 with the debut of their first album recorded a cappella. This band, comprised of 6 principle artists creates modern music influenced by gospel, jazz, doo-wop, R&B, pop, 60's soul and hip-hop. Ten albums, a raft of Grammys, Dove, Soul Train and Down Beat awards later, this group is best loved and best-known by Christian and secular groups as the most talented, surprising and delightful bands today.

Each member of Take 6 uses Yamaha equipment including the RS7000 sampler, Pacifica guitars, Motif keyboards, the RBX370 Bass, LS series acoustic guitars, the CGX171CC classical guitar, the saxophone and APX5 guitars. Take 6 is Alvin Chea, brothers Mark and Joey Kibble, Claude McKnight, Cedric Dent and David Thomas.
Biography:
In a creative climate populated by here-and-gone 'success' stories and flash-in-the-pan imitators, Take 6 can rightly lay claim to having given the world of contemporary music something truly lasting and uniquely its own. Performing in an all-voice, no instrument 'a capella' format, the six-man group gave the world this bed of head-spinning vocal arrangements and harmonic eloquence on its self-titled 1988 debut recording that had literally never been heard before.

Now with ten albums and a raft of GRAMMY, Soul Train, Dove, and Down Beat Magazine awards to its credit, Take 6 continues to surprise, delight and amaze at every turn with its latest release, Beautiful World...

A mixture of talent, hard work, and unwavering Christian faith has earned Take 6 a place as one of the best-loved groups in both Christian and secular music circles. Anyone trying to break down the absolutely singular Take 6 signature sound would find himself looking at a list that includes gospel, jazz, doo-wop, R&B, pop, 60's soul and hip-hop, and that's just for starters. Take 6 has always been, and remains, one of music's most original, innovative and inimitable vocal ensembles.
Gear:
APX5A
Thinline A2coustic Electric Guitar
APX5NA
Thinline Acoustic Electric Nylon String Guitar
AW4416
16-Track, 44 Channel Digital Audio Workstation
CGX171CC
Nylon String Acoustic Electric
DG100-212
100-Watt Digital Guitar Amplifier
DG130H
Digital Guitar Amphead
DG S412V
4 x 12 Guitar Cabinet
GA36
Deluxe Case – APX Series
GE20NA
Hardshell Case – RGX/PAC Series
LS400
LS Series Handcrafted Acoustic Guitar
LS500
LS Series Handcrafted Acoustic Guitar
• MOTIF6, 7, 8
Yamaha 'all-in-one' Music Production Keyboards
PAC604
Electric Guitar
PAC812W
Pacifica Double Cutaway Electric Guitar with Seymour Duncan Pickups
Pacifica 151
Mike Stern Pacifica 6-String Single Cutaway Electric Guitar
RBX370
RBX Series Electric Bass
RS7000
MUSIC PRODUCTION STUDIO – Integrated Sampling Sequencer
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