Peter Gabriel 3 Melt equipment
(last updated: 11/7/21)
Musical equipment
Peter Gabriel:
- Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 rev 1
- Moog Model 15
- Yamaha CP-70 electric grand through a Roland JC-120
- Roland CompuRhythm CR-78 drum machine (“Games Without Frontiers” main pattern)
- PAiA Programmable Drum Set drum machine (“Games Without Frontiers”, “Biko”)
Larry Fast:
- 360 Systems frequency Shifter
- Fairlight CMI (Series I) - rented for this album
- Sequential Circuits Prophet-5
- Moog Model 15
- Moog Minimoog Model D
- Moog Polymoog 203a - not used much
- Oberheim DS-2 digital sequencer
- Oberheim MS-1 minisequencers
- Various synth modules
Tony Levin:
- Chapman Stick ("I Don't Remember")
David Rhodes:
- ‘63 Fender Jazzmaster
- Eurotec Black Box Fuzz module (“No Self Control”)
Jerry Marotta:
- Yamaha drums?
Phil Collins:
- Black Premier kit
John Giblin:
- 1958 Fender Precision sunburst electric bass
- 1960s Fender Jazz bass sunburst (fretless?)
- 1978 Wal Pro II bass natural
Dave Gregory:
- 1963 Fender Stratocaster
- 69-70 Fender Tremolux amp
Paul Weller:
- Guitars:
- Rickenbacker 330
- Amplification:
- Marshall 100-watt amp
- Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet
- Roland JC-120 (possibly)
Robert Fripp:
- Note: little information exists about what exact equipment Fripp had used on PG3, but the information listed below is merely an approximation of what he most likely used based on existing sources
- Guitars:
- Gibson Les Paul Custom
- Amplifiers:
- 1975/76 Fender Twin Reverb /w Partridge transformers
- Effects:
- Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
- Electro-Harmonix Big Muff distortion
- Farfisa wooden-bodied volume pedal
- Radio Shack $9.95 box (Larry Fast's)
Studio & recording equipment
Outboard gear:
- AMS DMX 15-80 (mono) delay/harmonizer
- Eventide Harmonizer H910
- cheap guitar pedals of unknown makes
Microphones:
- Drums:
- Bass drum:
- Neumann U47 (assumed)
- Snare:
- Shure SM57 (assumed)
- Toms:
- 2 x Shure SM56
- 2 x Shure SM57
- Kit mics (Jerry Marotta kit Ashcombe setup):
- 2 x Neumann U87
- 1 x Neumann U47 FET (in front of Jerry’s kit)
- 1 x Shure SM56 (behind Jerry’s kit)
- Room mics:
- 2 x Neumann U87 (assumed)
- STC 4021 Ball & Biscuit (reverse talkback mic - drum sound on "Intruder")
- Vocals:
- Neumann U47
- Neumann KM54 valve
- Radio Shack box-processed sounds:
- Shure SM57
Tape machines:
- Manor Mobile:
- Ampex MM-1200 2-inch 24-track
- Ampex AG440C 2-track
- The Town House:
- Ampex MM-1200 2-inch 24-track
- Ampex ATR-100 ¼-inch 2-track
- Ampex AG440C 2 or 4-track
Mixing consoles:
- SSL SL4000B console, Serial No. 2 (The Town House Studio B)
References
Home & Studio Recording, January 1985 (Hugh Padgham)
Studio Sound March 1984 (Hugh Padgham)
Recording Engineer/producer June 1990 (Hugh Padgham)
Studio photos by Larry Fast
Larry Fast synth info: https://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49550
Various studio photos taken by Larry Fast
Recording Engineer/Producer
June 1990 issue
https://www.mixonline.com/recording/classic-tracks-phil-collins-air-tonight-365521
David Rhodes Guitar Player September 1987: http://davidrhodes-archive.org/GP1987.html
Hugh Padgham AMS
interview: https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Audio/Archive-Studio-Sound-IDX/IDX/80s/Studio-Sound-1985-07-OCR-Page-0106.pdf
Townhouse info: https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-Studio-Sound/70s/Studio-Sound-1979-01.pdf
Peter Gabriel AMS interview: https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-Studio-Sound/80s/Studio-Sound-1986-07.pdf
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wVNKx7mTxFg
International Musician & Recording World March 1985
(Phil Collins kit)
Hugh Padgham Produce Like A Pro interview March 2021
The Manor Mobile info: https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-Studio-Sound/70s/Studio-Sound-1979-08.pdf
Sound International
November 1980 (Dave Gregory PGIII gear)
Various sources including photos and Sound on sound article (Paul Weller gear)
Various sources including Pete Cornish Website info and photos (Robert Fripp gear)
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