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(last updated: 22/08/24) Drums & percussion: Gretsch drums Linn LM-1 drum computer Simmons SDS-V electronic drum system Basses: Music Man Cutlass /w Superwound 606 strings Keyboards: Fender Rhodes electric piano Korg Delta string synth (“Do You Really Want To Hurt Me”) New England Digital Synclavier II : programmed by Keith Miller Guitar rig: Ibanez Stinger 2096NT natural – Roy Hay’s, likely used Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus  combo Recording & studio equipment Microphones: Drums: Electro-Voice RE20  (bass drum) Sony C36Pd (snare, hi-hat) Sony C35P  (tom-toms) Neumann KM84 (overheads) Vocals: Neumann U87 Tape recorders: MCI JH-24 24-track MCI JH-110 2-track Outboard gear (partial list): AMS DMX 15-80S digital delay/harmonizer Dbx 160 compressors Dbx 165 compressors Dbx 900 rack Eventide H910 Harmonizer EM&M Noise Gate (“Do You Really Want To Hurt Me”) Quantec QRS/L Room simulator reverb Roland RE-201 Chorus Echo Mixing consoles: MCI JH-542LM console:...

 (last updated: 22/08/24) Electronic instruments: Fairlight CMI Series II / IIx – Tony Mansfield sessions Linn Electronics LinnDrum – “Take On Me”, “The Sun Always Shines On TV” New England Digital Synclavier II – Eel Pie/Neill King sessions PPG Wave 2.2 or 2.3 Roland Juno-60 UMI 2B sequencer: Alan Tarney's Yamaha DX7 Guitars: Fender Stratocaster : possibly used someplace Gibson ES-335 Recording & studio equipment Microphones: Beyerdynamic M201 : vocals at Eel Pie Neumann U47 valve: vocals at RG Jones Neumann U47 FET : vocals at Eel Pie Tape recorders: 24-track: Studer A80 24-track: RG Jones and Mayfair Studer A800 24-track: 2 at Eel Pie 2-track: Ampex ATR-100: Eel Pie Studer A80: RG Jones Outboard gear (partial list): AMS DMX 15-80S digital delay/harmonizer/sampler AMS RMX-16 digital reverb Lexicon 224 digital reverb Neve mic preamp: RG Jones Neve EQ : RG Jones Consoles: Solid State Logic SL-4000E 40-in/32-out /w Total recall: Eel Pie...

(last updated: 22/08/24) Musical equipment Peter Gabriel: Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 Yamaha CP-70 electric grand piano through a Roland JC-120  Roland CompuRhythm CR-78 drum machine: “Games Without Frontiers” main pattern PAiA Programmable Drum Set drum machine: "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 Oberheim SEM 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: Guitars: Fender Stratocaster  (1963): "I Don't Remember...

(last updated: 22/08/24) Musical gear Drums & percussion: Premier 717 Elite custom concert tom kit /w Gretsch 20" bass drum and various snares Zildjian / Paiste / Sabian  cymbals Drum machines & electronics: Linn Electronics LinnDrum :  “Only You Know And I Know ” Oberheim DMX :  “Sussudio ”, programmed by David Frank Roland TR-808 :  “One More Night ”,  “Long Long Way To Go ” Roland TR-909 : “Take Me Home” Simmons SDS-V  electronic drums Piano, Keyboards & Synthesizers: 1820 Collard & Collard 6' grand piano E-mu Emulator II : likely borrowed from Tony Banks for David Frank session Fender Rhodes Stage 73  electric piano Moog Minimoog Model D : David Frank Oberheim OB-8 : Phil Collins, David Frank PPG Wave /w Waveterm A (e.g. “Sussudio”) Yamaha DX7 : Phil Collins' main, e.g. piano preset on  “One More Night ” Sequencers:  Oberheim DSX : Phil's, programmed by David Frank on  “Sussudio ” Roland MSQ-700 Studio ...

(last updated: 22/08/24) Musical gear Drums & percussion: Roland CR-78   CompuRhythm  drum machine: "In The Air Tonight", "Hand In Hand", "Tomorrow Never Knows" Premier 717 Elite custom tom-tom kit /w Gretsch 20" bass drum and various snares Zildjian / Paiste  cymbals Piano & keyboards: Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus : e.g. "In The Air Tonight" Fender Rhodes Stage 73 electric piano 1820 Collard & Collard 6' grand piano Basses: 1958 Fender Precision sunburst: John Giblin Lobue (?): Alphonso Johnson Guitars: Suntec SA-MRSC Super Stratocaster : Daryl Stuermer's main, "In The Air Tonight" Studio equipment Microphones: Drums: Neumann U87s (drum room) Neumann U47 (bass drum) Shure SM57 (snare) Sennheiser MD421s or Shure SM57s (toms) STC 4038 or Neumann U87 (overheads) STC 4021 Ball & Biscuit (Reverse talkback room mic) Horns (likely setup): Neumann U87 Sennheiser MD421 Voca...

(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...

(last updated: 21/5/21) Basses 1962 Fender Jazz One of Sting’s first basses, which he bought in Newcastle in 1970 for 150 quid. Sting’s primary bass while he was in Last Exit during the mid-1970s. Has also been among Sting’s arsenal throughout the Police era (1977-1984), both live and in the studio. It's evident that the original bridge cover of this bass had been removed by 1978. By 1987, Sting began playing the Fender Jazz bass again,  Sources:  https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/sting-talks-fender-p-basses-technique-and-jamming-jaco-pastorius-644627 , International Musician & Recording World July 1979, Bass Player April 1992, The PoliceWiki, various 1978 Fender Precision fretless Bought in November 1978 from Manny’s in New York when doing a string of concerts at CBGBs. Played on Reggatta De Blanc , Ghost In The Machine and Synchronicity albums.  The last appearance of this bass was in an advert featured in Music Information magazine March 1987 issue, and...