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Duran Duran Seven And The Ragged Tiger tour equipment

Roger Taylor: TAMA Imperial Star (Jet black) kit: 14”x24” bass drum 5½”x14” brass snare 16”x18” floor tom 8”x12” concert tom 10”x14” concert tom 12”x15” concert tom 16”x16” concert tom TAMA Octobans   Cymbals (Sabian): 18” Chinese 20” Chinese 17” thin crash 16” thin crash 14” Chinese 14” hi-hat Simmons SDS-V Titan hardware King Beat kick pedal Pro-Mark hickory 5A drumsticks John Taylor: Aria Pro II SB1000 bass Andy Taylor: Guitars (fitted /w NADY 700 radio transmitters): 2 Schecters Roger Giffin Fender Squier Stratocaster /w Seymour Duncan pickups Fender Stratocaster /w DiMarzio Super distortion pickups Yamaha SG90 (modified) Ibanez ’76 Gibson firebird Gibson SG Amplifiers: Marshall JCM 800 100-watt amp heads Celestion Marshall cabinets Nick Rhodes:     Synths: o    Crumar Performer o    Fairlight CMI o    Roland Jupiter-8 o    Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 /w extra memory ·        Effec...

Howard Jones live rig 1983/84

Drum machines/electronics: E-mu Drumulator Roland TR-808 Simmons SDS-6 sequencer Simmons SDS-V Keyboards & Synthesizers: 2 x Moog Prodigy Moog Opus 3 Roland Jupiter-8 Roland Juno-60 Sequential Circuits Pro One Yamaha DX7 Yamaha CP80 electric piano http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/alias-synth-and-jones/6499 Vintagesynth.com forums

The Police Ghost In The Machine tour 1981-82 gear

Stewart Copeland: Tama drums /w Paiste cymbals Roland RE301 Space Echo Sting: Basses: Fender Precision Fender Fretless Precision Hamer 8-string fretless Steinberger L2 black ('82) Van Zalinge Z-bass Amplification: 2 x Crown PSA-2 amp (low bass and midrange) Crown DC300 mono amp (high midrange) Crown D-75 mono amp (high) 2 x T.D. Audio Horn case /w Gauss HF4000 drivers Effects: Ashly SC44 preamp Ashly SC40 preamp (Z-bass?) Klark Teknik DN22 equalizer Klark Teknik DN4050 equalizer 2 x dbx 160 compressor/limiters Roland Space Echo RE301 Other: 2 x Moog Taurus bass pedals Oberheim OB-Xa synthesizer Andy Summers: Guitars: Customized ’53 Fender Telecaster /w Gibson pickups, preamp and phase switch ’61 Fender Stratocaster ’55 Fender Stratocaster Gibson Les Paul 58 Gibson ES-335 Hamer custom fretless Hamer custom sunburst /w two ’58 Gibson PAF pickups Hamer custom pro. Type 2 Hamer explorer Roland G-303 guitar synth controller Amplification: 2 x Marshall 100-watt Marshall 4x12 cabinets...

The Police Synchronicity tour 1983-84 musical equipment

(Last updated: 12/2/21) Stewart Copeland: Tama kit: 22” x 14” Bass drum 5” x 14” snare 8” x 10” rack tom 8” x 12” rack tom 9” x 13” rack tom 16” x 16” floor to 4 Tama Octobans Cymbals (Paiste):    Formula 602 13” medium hi-hats 16” Thin crash 8” 2002 ice bell 8” 2002 ice bell 8” 2002 splash 11” 2002 splash 14” Rude crash/ride 16” Rude crash/ride 22” Rude crash/ride Percussion riser: Paiste Percussion Rack Tama gong drum Timbales Bongos Xylophone Tuned percussion Bells Gongs Cup chimes Mallets & sticks: Regal ‘Stewart Copeland’ model drumsticks Mike Balter Lexan #92F mallets Effects: AMS DMX 15-80 digital delay Deltalabs DL4 digital delay (activated with custom footswitch) Roland SDE-2000 digital delay Simmons SDS-V module & pads - later replaced with Tama rack toms /w Tama DS200 triggers Tama DS200 drum synth (bass drum) Other: Oberheim DMX - clocked with Sting's DSX on "Synchronicity I", "Walking In Your Footsteps", "King Of Pain" and "Wr...

Genesis Invisible Touch touring gear 1986/87

  Phil Collins: Gretsch drum kit: 20” bass drum 18” floor tom 16” floor tom 15” rack tom 12” rack tom 10” rack tom 14x8” Noble and Cooley snare   Cymbals (Sabian): 22” Chinese 20” Chinese 16” Crash 18” Crash 20” Crash 14” AA hi-hats  Drum machines/electronics E-mu SP-12 LinnDrum Roland TR-808 Simmons SDSV Simmons SDS7 Tony Banks: Keyboards, synths & sequencers: ARP Quadra E-mu Emulator II New England Digital Synclavier II Sequential Circuits Prophet-10 Roland MKS-20 Yamaha DX7 Yamaha TX816 rack Yamaha CP70B electric grand /w MIDI Yamaha QX1 sequencer Effects: Boss CE-300 Chorus Korg DVP-1 Lexicon PCM-41 RAT distortion Roland SRV-2000 reverb   Yamaha REV7 reverb Yamaha SPX90 reverb/effects unit Miscellaneous: 18-channel Seck 1889 Akai MD280/S612 Syco Systems M16 MIDI switching box Mike Rutherford: Guitars: Roger Giffin custom guitar - prototype of Steinberger M series Steinberger 6-string Roland G-505/G-202 blue Basses: Roger Giffin custom bass 1962 Fender Jaz...

Yes 90125 World Tour 1984-85 gear

Alan White: Six-ply Ludwig drum set: 6 ½” snare 22” bass drum 8” tom 10” tom 13” tom 14” tom 16” tom 18” tom Cymbals (Zildjian): 15” hi-hat 20” Chinese 16” crash 16” crash 22” medium ride 2x China Boy   Orchestral suspended cymbal Simmons SDS-V kit – bass drum, snare, 4 toms Chris Squire: Basses: Rickenbacker 4001 1965 Gibson Thunderbird Amps: 100-watt Marshall amp /w four 12” 25-watt Celestion speakers (miked /w Electro-voice RE20) 400 watts-per-side SAE power amp 2 custom built 6-12” cabinets /w 4 JBL and 2 Gauss speakers Effects: Custom pedalboard designed by Steve Dove. Contains: Eventide harmonizer Custom-made tremolo from 1967 Brassmaster fuzz MXR reverb MXR delay Mutron wah-wah pedal Tony Kaye: Oberheim OB-Xa – later replaced with an OB-8 Roland Jupiter-8 Yamaha DX7 – used to simulate the Fairlight sounds E-mu Emulator Kawai EP-308 electric grand Trevor Rabin:   Guitars: 1962 Fender Stratocaster Amplifiers: Marshall 100-watt ·       ...