Peter Gabriel So album equipment

(last updated: 20/8/24)

Peter Gabriel So album equipment

Instruments and gear

Drums & percussion:

Linn Electronics LM-1 – heard on “Don’t Give Up”
Linn Electronics LinnDrum – “Excellent Birds”
Linn Electronics 9000
Pearl (or Yamaha) drum kit /w Zildjian cymbals: Manu Katche’s
Yamaha drum kit /w Zildjian cymbals: Jerry Marotta
Yamaha drum kit /w Pearl B4514 snare & Paiste Formula 602 13” heavy hi-hats: Stewart Copeland

Keyboards, synthesizers & samplers:

Fairlight CMI Series IIx
Hammond B3 organ /w Leslie 122 speakers: played by Simon Clark on “Big Time”
Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 (x2)
Yamaha CS-80: played by Peter Gabriel on “Mercy Street” and by Simon Clark on “Don’t Give Up” choruses (presumably the pitch bends)
E-mu Emulator II: shakuhachi flute intro on “Sledgehammer”

Pianos:

Yamaha CP-70 electric grand
Yamaha CP-80(M) electric grand
Yamaha acoustic grand: Power Station's, likely played by Richard Tee on “Don’t Give Up”

Guitars:

Steinberger GL-2: David Rhodes’, e.g. “Big Time” & “Milgram’s 37 (We Do What We’re Told)”
Fender Jazzmaster (1962, Green): David Rhodes’, occasionally played by Daniel Lanois
Fender Stratocaster (1962): David Rhodes’
Shergold Custom Masquerader 12-string (cherry finish, 1977): Ashcombe studio instrument owned by Peter Gabriel, played by both David Rhodes (e.g. “Red Rain”) and Daniel Lanois (e.g. “In Your Eyes” choruses)

Guitar rig:

Bass guitars:

Music Man Sabre (black): Tony Levin’s, “Sledgehammer” (called "Sledge Bass")
Music Man StingRay: Tony Levin’s
Chapman stick: Tony Levin’s
Yamaha BB5000 5-string fretless: Larry Klein’s, “In Your Eyes” and “Mercy Street”

Bass guitar effects:

Studio equipment

Microphones:

KM84: hi-hats
U47 valve: Peter Gabriel’s lead vocals, background vocals (New York & Ashcombe) & horns (New York overdubs)
U67: background vocals, Kate Bush co-lead vocals on “Don’t Give Up”
U87: overheads, Re-amplified keyboards via PA, backing vocals & horns (New York overdubs for latter two)

Outboard gear (partial list):

Tape recorders:

Studer A80 (x2) /w Adams-Smith 2600 synchroniser – one stock, one modified by Colin Broad
Studer A800 – Power Station sessions
Mitsubishi X800 digital 32-track
Ampex ATR-100 1/2-inch
Revox B77 1/4-inch
Sony PCM-F1 digital

Consoles:

Neve 8068: Power Station Studio A, New York (piano, horns & vocal overdubs)
Solid State Logic SL-4048E console: Ashcombe House, Bath (most of the recording, all mixing)

Other: