Genesis 1983 album equipment

(last updated: 9/6/21)

Musical gear

Phil Collins:

• Simmons SDS-V pads & module
• Birch Pearl DLX 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
• Double-headed Premier kit
• Movement MCS-2 drum machine
• Roland TR-808 drum machine

Tony Banks:

• Keyboards & synthesizers:
• ARP Quadra
• E-mu Emulator I
• Moog Taurus II(?)
• New England Digital Synclavier II
• Sequential Circuits Prophet-10
• Yamaha CP-70B grand piano
• Effects:
• Boss CE-1 Chorus (CP70)
• MXR Phase 100 (on organ - can be heard in "It's Gonna Get Better")
• Other:
• Linn LM-1 drum machine - for triggering synths.
• Custom mixer
• Roland Jazz Chorus JC120 amp ("Just A Job To Do"?)

Mike Rutherford:

• Guitars:
• Alvarez acoustic-electric guitar
• 1975 Fender Stratocaster Sunburst
• Roland G-505
• Roland GS-500
• 1963 Gibson Les Paul SG classic white
• Basses:
• Alembic Series 1 bass?
• Steinberger L2 black fretless bass (“Just A Job To Do”)
• Steinberger L2 black fretted bass (“Home By The Sea”, “Silver Rainbow”, "Mama" etc.)
• Amplification:
• Fender Custom 68 Twin Reverb
• Marshall
• Peavey Mace 160-watt combo
• Trace Elliot GP-11 Pre-amp units (x4)
• Yamaha G100 212
• Effects & pedals:
• AMS RMX-16 reverb
• Boss pedals:
• Boss BF-2 Flanger
• Boss CE-2 Chorus
• Boss CS-2 Compressor/Sustainer
• Boss PSM-5 Power Supply Master
• Lexicon PCM-41 delay (x2)
• Orban 622b Stereo Parametric EQ
• MXR M-129 Pitch Transposer
• MXR M-131 Pitch Transposer display
• Synths:
• ARP Avatar guitar synth
• Roland GR-300 guitar synth
• Moog Taurus synth pedals
• Moog Source
• Other gear:
• Linn LM-1 drum machine
• Yamaha PM400 8-channel mixer

Recording & studio gear

Microphones:

•  Drums:
• Kick:
• Neumann U47
• Snare:
• Shure SM57
• Hi-hat:
• Beyerdynamic M88
• Toms:
• Shure SM57s or Sennheiser MD421s
• Overheads:
• 2 x Neumann U47
• Room mics:
• 2 x Neumann U87
• Guitar amps:
• Shure SM57
• Vocals:     
• Beyerdynamic M88
• Various:
• AKG C414

Studio outboard gear:

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

Tape Machines:

• Studer A80 VU Mk. II 2-inch 24-track
• 2 x Studer A80 RC Mk. II 2-track
• Sony PCM-1610 - first used by Hugh on this album

Miscellaneous studio equipment:

• AMEK M2500 console

References:

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

Tony Banks Electronics & Music Maker interview November 1983: http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/tony-banks/1739

Review /w Tony Banks Prophet synth interview: https://www.gordonreid.co.uk/vintage/prophet.shtml

Tony Banks Keyboard Mag November 1984 interview: https://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/keyboard-magazine-november-1984-tony-banks-feature/

Phil Collins Rhythm Magazine 2011 feature: https://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/rhythm-phil-collins-from-genesis-genius-to-soul-survivor/

Tony Banks Genesis synth info: https://rec.music.makers.synth.narkive.com/TmAMmdET/genesis-questions

Genesis – making of Mama album video

Studio Sound March 1984 (Hugh Padgham)

Various Hugh Padgham interviews (Drum mic'ing info)