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(last updated: 19/08/24) Musical equipment Drum machines: Oberheim DMX :  “Wouldn't It Be Good ” claps Roland TR808 : “Dancing Girls” Yamaha Ensemble Mixer EM-90 /w built-in drum machine: “Human Racing” - combination of two presets Synthesizers: Oberheim OB-Xa PPG Wave 2.2 : e.g.  “Wouldn't It Be Good ” main riff, blended with DX7 Roland Juno-60 Yamaha DX7 Yamaha CS-80 :   “Human Racing”, Reggie Webb Basses: Wal Mk1 1983 model Yamaha fretless - possibly used someplace Guitars: Dave Gladden custom /w Stratocaster body, Gibson Les Paul standard fingerboard and 2 Humbucker’s Guitar amps: Roland Bolt 60 Effects: Boss RX100 reverb? Boss OD-1 Overdrive Studio equipment Microphones: AKG C414 EB AKG D12 : bass drum Beyerdynamic M88 : bass drum Beyerdynamic M201 Neumann : KM84 U47 FET : vocals U67 U87 : vocals, drum overheads Shure SM57 : snare Outboard (Sarm East): Aengus Graphic Equaliser Allison Research Kepex II noise gate AMS DMX 15-80S digital delay Audio ...

     (last updated: 19/08/24) AC/DC Back In Black gear Musical gear Guitars: Gibson SG : Angus Young’s Gretsch G6131 (1963): Malcolm Young’s main Guitar amplifiers: Marshall JMP 1959 Super Lead 100-watt head: Angus Young’s main Marshall JMP 1987X Super Lead 50-watt head: Angus Young solos Marshall Super Bass head: Malcolm Young Marshall 4x12 cabinets Bass rig: Fender Jazz bass Ampeg Portaflex (or SVT?) Recording & studio equipment Microphones: AKG : C414 EB : hi-hats, bass guitar amplifier C451E : hi-hats D-12 : bass amplifier D-20 : bass drum, bass amplifier Bruel & Kjaer (model unspecified): bells on “Hells Bells” Neumann : KM86 : snare (top) U67 : overheads, guitar amplifiers, vocals U87 : occasional tom-toms, drum overheads, ambience, guitar amplifiers, vocals, bells Shure SM57 : snare (bottom), bells Sennheiser MD421 : tom-toms Tape recorders: 24-track: 3M M79 : Electric Lady MCI JH-114 : Compass Point and Electric Lady Studer A800 24-...

(last updated: 13/08/24) Electronic instruments : Roland TR-707 drum machine Roland TR-808 drum machine (“Rent”) Fairlight CMI Series IIx (or Series III) PPG Wave 2.3: Andy Richards Roland Jupiter-8: Andy Richards Recording & studio equipment Microphones: Neumann U87 (vocals) Tape recorders: Nagra recorder – “It’s A Sin” catholic mass Studer A800 24-track (Sarm West) Sony PCM-3324 24-track (Advision) Sony PCM-F1 Sony PCM-701 (Sarm West) Outboard (partial list): AMS DMX 15-80S digital delay/harmonizer AMS RMX-16 digital reverb EMT 140 EMT 240 Lexicon 224 Lexicon 224XL Quantec Room Simulator UREI 1176  compressor Consoles: Solid State Logic SL-4048E : Sarm West Soundcraft TS-24 : Adivison Studio 1 Sources Music Technology , June 1988 (Andy Richards) Andy Richards Polymath Perspective interview Multitracks, studio photos, demos Classic Tracks: Pet Shop Boys’ “It’s A Sin” Music & Media , 14 November 1987 (Sarm West info)

 (last updated: 20/5/21) Instruments Phil Collins: Simmons SDS-7 Roland Octapad Pad 8 LinnDrum Pearl drums E-mu SP12 Roland TR-707? Tony Banks: E-Mu Emulator II New England Digital Synclavier II Roland MKS-80 Super Jupiter Sequential Circuits Prophet-10 (e.g. “Tonight, Tonight, Tonight”) Yamaha DX7 Yamaha TX-816 Yamaha QX1 sequencer   Yamaha CP-70B electric grand piano /w MIDI Yamaha REV7 reverb Mike Rutherford: Guitars: ’75 Fender Stratocaster Sunburst Steinberger GL2 6-string Basses: Steinberger L2 Fender Jazz(?) Amplification: Marshall amp Marshall cabinet Effects: AMS RMX-16 Orban 622b parametric eq other effects yet to be identified Roland GR-700/G-707 guitar synthesizer? Studio & recording gear Microphones: Drums: Kick: Neumann U47 Snare: Shure SM57 (assumed) Toms: Beyerdynamic M88 dynamic mics Overheads: 2 x Neumann U47 FET Room: 2 x AKG C414 or Neumann U47 or Neumann U87 Vocals Beyerdynamic M88 Outboard gear: AMS RMX-16 2 x AMS DMX 15-80S delay EMT 140 ...

(last updated: 19/8/24) Musical gear Drums: TAMA Imperialstar Metallic Blue  (February 1979 sessions): 22” x 14” bass drum 14” x 5” King Beat snare 12” x 7” rack tom 13” x 8” rack tom 16” x 15” floor tom TAMA Imperialstar Midnight Blue Same as above, with extra 8” x 10” tom-tom Cymbals ( Zildjian hollow logo A's and/or Paiste ): 14" hi-hat 22” heavy ride 16” crash (x2) 18” crash Other: Roland Chorus Echo RE-301 tape delay - echo effects on drums Guitars (Andy Summers, except where noted): Hamer Sunburst (late 70s, Cherry Red) Fender Stratocaster  (1978, black): Sting's, for octave guitar on bass lines and (allegedly guitar solo on "Bring On The Night" Fender Stratocaster  (1978, natural): Stewart Copeland's, likely rhythm guitars on "It's Alright For You" and "On Any Other Day" through Fender Champ Tweed  amplifier Fender Telecaster  (1961/63 custom, sunburst) /w Gibson PAF Humbucker & overdrive switch - Andy's main Gibson...

(last updated: 18/8/24) Stewart Copeland: TAMA blue drum kit: 22” x 14” bass drum 14” x 5” snare 12” x 7” rack tom 13” x 8” rack tom 16” x 15” floor tom Cymbals (Zildjian hollow logo A's): 14" hi-hat 22” heavy ride 2 x 16” crash 18” crash Andy Summers: 1963 Fender Telecaster guitar Custom model /w Gibson humbucker, built-in preamp and phase switch Fender Twin Reverb amp Ampeg amp MXR Phase 90 Sting: 1962 Fender Jazz bass /w natural finish Recording & studio equipment Microphones: Drums: AKG D-12 (bass drum) AKG C-451E (overheads, hi-hat) Beyerdynamic M201 (toms) Beyerdynamic M260 (snare) Guitars: Beyerdynamic Soundstar X1N or Shure SM58 (close) Neumann U87 - placed 3 feet away for ambience Vocals: Neumann U67 Tape machines: Ampex MM1000 16-track Ampex AG-440 2-track Outboard gear: ADT compressors Audio and Design compressors/limiters/exp/gates DBX compressors EMT 140 stereo plate Master Room reverb Tannoy red monitors Miscellaneous: Alice 20-16 mixing desk Br...

(last updated: 22/08/24) Musical equipment Drums & percussion: Linn LM-1 drum machine – “Cantonese Boy” claps, “Still Life In Mobile Homes” bass drum, claps & tom-tom hits TAMA Superstar green kit: 22” bass drum 8”, 10”, 12”, 13”, 16” concert toms 2 Octobans Pearl Chrome snare Wuhan Chinese cymbals (possibly the following): 10”, 14” & 16”, 16” crash, 18” crash Keyboards & synthesizers: Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 : played by David Sylvian and Steve Jansen Oberheim OB-X : Richard Barbieri’s main synth Roland System 700 : Richard Barbieri Other: Wal custom bass: Mick Karn's Travis Bean TB-2000 bass: Mick Karn's, “Talking Drum” Rickenbacker guitar /w e-bow Roland RE-201 Space Echo – for Prophet-5 Studio & Recording gear Microphones: AKG : C414 EB : overheads D12 : likely bass drum D19 (?): snare Neumann : KM84 : possibly hi-hats U47 FET : David Sylvian vocals Shure SM57 : tom-toms, possibly snare STC (a.k.a. Coles ) 4038 : overheads Drum microphone det...