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Prince gear Drums: ·        Linn LM-1 ·        LinnDrum (ICNTTPOYM) ·        Yamaha drums   Synthesizers & keyboards: ·        Fairlight CMI Series IIx ·        Oberheim OB-Xa ·        Oberheim OB-8 ·        Oberheim OB-SX? ·        Yamaha DX-7 ·        Ensoniq Mirage ·        Prophet VS (“U Got The Look” intro) ·        Hammond B3 organ /w Leslie cabinet   Basses/Guitars/Guitar synthesizers: ·        Fender Jazz bass? ·        Hohner MadCat ·        Dave Rusan Cloud guitar ·        Epiphone guitar? ·      ...

(last updated: 21/08/24) Musical gear Drums: Gretsch (or Yamaha ) drums with Zildjian cymbals Ludwig 400 chrome snare Simmons SDS-V electronic drum system Keyboards, synthesizers & samplers: Fairlight CMI : Rob Yale, uncredited Oberheim OB-8 (or OB-Xa ) PPG Wave 2.2 Roland Jupiter-8 Roland GR-700 / G-707 guitar synthesizer system Yamaha DX7 Guitars: Alembic Stereo C.F. Martin 12-string Fender Stratocaster Kramer (Pacer?) Guitar rig (Carlos Alomar): Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus (x2) Ibanez UE-400 Ibanez UE-405 Electro-harmonix 230 guitar synth (x2) Basses: Fender Precision / Jazz hybrid Music Man Cutlass : played by Derek Bramble on “Loving The Alien” ESP custom (x2) Bass rig: Yamaha bass amp Acoustic pianos: Steinway – hired in? Yamaha 9’ grand: Le Studio’s property Recording & studio equipment Microphones: AKG C414 EB Sennheiser MD421 : possibly tom-toms & guitar amplifiers Shure SM57 : possibly snare, tom-toms & guitar amplifiers Neu...

  Alan White: ·        Six-ply Ludwig drum set: o    6 ½” snare o    22” bass drum o    8” tom o    10” tom o    13” tom o    14” tom o    16” tom o    18” tom o    Cymbals (Zildjian): §    15” hi-hat §    20” Chinese §    16” crash §    16” crash §    22” medium ride §    2xChina Boy Trevor Rabin: ·        Guitars: o    1962 Fender Stratocaster o    Fender Telecaster o    Gibson Les Paul ·        Amplifiers:  o    100-watt Marshall o    50-watt Marshall ·        Effects: o    Boss DS-1 Distortion? o    MXR Harmonizer ·        Keyboards: o    Roland Jupiter-8? o    Synclavier   Chris Squir...

(last updated: 5/4/21) Instruments Drum machines: Oberheim DMX Synths: E-mu Emulator I (“West End Girls”) E-mu Emulator II Roland Jupiter-6 (“West End Girls” bass) Yamaha DX7 Miscellaneous: Fairlight CMI Series II Roland MSQ-700 sequencer (“West End Girls”, “Love Comes Quickly” etc. Studio equipment Microphones: AKG C414 (Neil vocals) Neumann KM84 (“West End Girls” rap verse) Neumann TLM170 (vocals) Neumann U87 (“West End Girls” choruses) Sony 48 (Neil vocals) Outboard gear: Drawmer DL201 dual gates AMS DMX 15-80S delay Mixing consoles: Soundcraft TS24 console (Advision Studio 1) SSL 6048E console /w Total Recall (Advision Studio 2) Tape machines: Otari MTR90 Analog 24-track (Advision Studio 2) Sony PCM-3324 digital 24-track (Advision Studio 1?) Sony PCM-701 digital 2-track Studer 2-track Miscellaneous: Sony Walkman Professional cassette recorder /w Dolby C (“West End Girls” intro) References: Behind The Boards by Jake Brown http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/talki...

(last updated: 20/8/24) Instruments (Prince, except where noted) Drums, drum machines & percussion: Linn Electronics LM-1 Linn Electronics LinnDrum : “Take Me With You” tom-toms and/or crashes Simmons SDS-V electronic drum system: Bobby Z, Prince – also for triggering LM-1 live Zildjian cymbals (Bobby Z, possibly Prince):   14” hi-hat, 16" & 18" crashes, 20" ride Keyboards & synthesizers: ARP Omni-2 : Prince (e.g. “When Doves Cry”), Matt Fink Oberheim OB-X Oberheim OB-Xa : Prince, Lisa Coleman & Matt Fink Oberheim OB-SX : Lisa Coleman Oberheim OB-8 Pianos: 1907 Steinway & Sons B 7’ acoustic grand: Sunset Sound’s, e.g. “The Beautiful Ones” Yamaha CP-70 : Matt Fink’s, played on songs like “Let’s Go Crazy” (solo on extended version), “Purple Rain” Guitar rig (Prince): Hohner HG490 “MadCat” Mesa Boogie Mk. IIC+ heads /w Bag End D-12M cabinets Mesa Boogie 500 Pedalboard: Boss BF-2 Flanger Boss OC-2 Octaver Boss SD-1 SuperOverdrive Boss DS-2 Distortion ...