Sting Dream Of The Blue Turtles

 Sting:

·      Van Zalinge Z-bass (“Moon Over Bourbon Street”)

·      Gibson Chet Atkins CE acoustic/electric

·      Mid-70s black Fender Stratocaster

·      1961 Fender Telecaster

·      Synclavier

·      LinnDrum (for composing)

Kenny Kirkland

·      Yamaha CP70 electric piano

·      Oberheim OB-8 synth

·      Yamaha DX7 synth

·      NED Synclavier

Darryl Jones:

·      1968 Fender Jazz bass

·      Crown MicroTech 1000 power amp

·      Ashly preamp

·      Boss pedals:

o   VB-2 vibrato

o   OC-2 octaver

o   CS-2 compression/sustain

·      300-watt Ampeg SVT

·      2 Hartke 4-10” cabinets

Omar Hakim:

·      Recording series kit:

o   22” bass drum

o   7”-deep chrome snare

o   13” x 9” rack toms

o   12” x 8” rack toms

o   14” x 14” floor toms

o   16” x 16” floor toms

o   Cymbals:

§  16” China Boy

§  13” splash

§  19” medium-thin crash

§  22” heavy ride or 20” K. Zildjian

§  17” medium-thin crash

§  22” china boy

o   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

Studio equipment:

·      2 x Otari MTR-90 Mark III 24 track machines

·      SSL console (Blue Wave & Le Studio)

 

 

References

International Musician & Recording World July 1985

International Musician & Recording World March 1986

Musician July 1985

Bass player April 1992