Sting Dream Of The Blue Turtles

 (updated: 19/08/24)

Sting:

• Henk Van Zalinge Z-bass (“Moon Over Bourbon Street”)
• Gibson Chet Atkins CE acoustic/electric - used for a few solos
• Fender Stratocaster (1978, black)
•  1961 Fender Telecaster
• New England Digital Synclavier II
• Linn Electronics LinnDrum: "We Work The Black Seam"

Kenny Kirkland

• New England Digital Synclavier II
• Oberheim OB-8 synth
• Yamaha CP70 electric piano
• Yamaha DX7 synth - e.g. "Love Is The Seventh Wave"

Darryl Jones:

• 1968 Fender Jazz bass
• Crown MicroTech 1000 power amp
• Ashly preamp
• Boss pedals:
• VB-2 Vibrato
• OC-2 Octaver
• CS-2 Compressor/Sustainer
• 300-watt Ampeg SVT
• 2 Hartke 4-10” cabinets

Omar Hakim:

• Yamaha Recording series kit:
• 22” bass drum
• 7”-deep chrome snare
• 13” x 9” rack toms
• 12” x 8” rack toms
• 14” x 14” floor toms
• 16” x 16” floor toms
• Cymbals:
• 16” China Boy
• 13” splash
• 19” medium-thin crash
• 22” heavy ride or 20” K. Zildjian
• 17” medium-thin crash
• 22” china boy
• Vic Firth 5As/5Bs sticks

Branford Marsalis

• Selmer Mark VI tenor /w Frederick Hemke and Rico Royal side-four Vandoren reeds and a Bari No.4 mouthpiece

Recording & Studio equipment:

Tape recorders:

• Otari MTR-90 Mark III 24 track (x2): Blue Wave Studios
• Studer A800 mk. III 24-track: Le Studio
• Studer A80 24-track: Le Studio

Outboard:

• AMS DMX 15-80S digital delay/harmonizer
• AMS RMX-16 digital reverb
• EMT 140 ST plate

Mixing consoles:

• Solid State Logic SL-4056E (Blue Wave)
• Solid State Logic SL-4000E serial #11 (Le Studio)

Sources

International Musician & Recording World, July 1985

International Musician & Recording World, March 1986

Musician, July 1985

Bass Player, April 1992

Various