Genesis 1983 album equipment

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(last updated: 22/8/24)

Musical gear

Phil Collins:

  • Simmons SDS-V electronic drum system: "Silver Rainbow", "Second Home By The Sea"
  • Pearl DLX birch concert tom kit:
    • 20”x14” bass drum
    • 14”x8” parallel action strainer snare
    • 8”x5” tom
    • 10”x6 1/2” tom
    • 12”x8” tom
    • 15”x12” tom
    • 16”x16” tom
    • 18”x16” tom
    •  Zildjian/Paiste/Sabian cymbals
  • Premier D717 'Soundwave' kit
  • Movement MCS-2 drum machine - e.g. "Illegal Alien"

Tony Banks:

  • Keyboards & synthesizers:
    • ARP Quadra
    • E-mu Emulator I
    • New England Digital Synclavier II
    • Sequential Circuits Prophet-10
    • Yamaha CP-70B grand piano
  • Effects:
    • Boss CE-1 Chorus(?)
    • MXR Stereo Chorus
    • MXR Phase 100 (on organ - can be heard in "It's Gonna Get Better")
  • Other:
    • Linn LM-1 drum machine - for triggering synths.
    • AMEK X1000 12-channel mixer
    • Roland Jazz Chorus JC120 amp ("Just A Job To Do"?)

Mike Rutherford:

  • Guitars:
    • Fender Stratocaster (1975, sunburst)
    • Roland G-505: guitar synth controller, but used as an electric guitar mainly
    • Roland GS-500
    • 1963 Gibson Les Paul SG classic white
  • Basses:
    • Alembic Series I
    • Steinberger L2 fretless bass: borrowed from Soundwave dealer, “Just A Job To Do”, “Home By The Sea”, “Silver Rainbow”, "Mama"
    • Steinberger L2: e.g. "Just A Job To Do", through Boss CE-2 and Korg Tuner
  • Amplification:
    • Fender Custom 68 Twin Reverb
    • Marshall
    • Peavey Mace 160-watt combo
    • Trace Elliot GP-11 Pre-amp units (x4)
    • Yamaha G100 112
  • Effects & pedals:
    • AMS RMX-16 reverb
    • Boss pedals:
      • BF-2 Flanger
      • CE-2 Chorus
      • CS-2 Compressor/Sustainer
      • PSM-5 Power Supply Master
    • Lexicon PCM-41 delay (x2)
    • Orban 622b Stereo Parametric EQ
    • MXR M-129 Pitch Transposer /w M-131 display
  • Synths:
    • ARP Avatar
    • Roland GR-300
    • Roland GR-500: e.g. "It's Gonna Get Better" guitar synth bassline
    • Moog Taurus 205A bass pedals
    • Moog Source
  • Other gear:
    • Linn LM-1 drum machine: programmed by Mike on "Mama"
    • Yamaha PM400 8-channel mixer

Recording & studio gear

Microphones:

  •  Drums:
    • Kick:
      • Neumann U47
    • Snare:
      • Shure SM57
    • Hi-hat:
      • Beyerdynamic M88 or AKG C451 or Neumann KM84
    • Toms:
      • Shure SM57s or Sennheiser MD421s
    • Overheads:
      • Neumann U47 FET
    • Room mics:
      • Neumann U87
  • Guitar amps:
    • Shure SM57
  • Vocals:     
    • Beyerdynamic M88 through Allen & Heath Mini Limiter

Studio outboard gear:

  • AMS DMX 15-80S digital delay/harmonizer
  • AMS RMX-16 digital reverb
  • Dbx 160 compressor/limiter
  • Lexicon PCM-41 delay
  • UREI 1178 stereo compressor
  • Valley People Kepex II noise gate(?)

Tape Machines:

  • Studer A80 Mk. II 2-inch 24-track
  • Studer A80 RC 2-track
  • Sony PCM-1610 digital 2-track processor - first used by Hugh on this album for mixdown

Other:

  • AMEK M2500 console
  • Auratone 5C
  • UREI monitors

Sources:

Mike Rutherford Steinberger info: http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/the-steinberger-tapes/4736

Electronics & Music Maker, November 1983

Keyboard, November 1984

Genesis – making of Mama album video

Studio Sound, March 1984 (Hugh Padgham)

Various Hugh Padgham interviews (Drum mic'ing info)

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