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This is the equipment [[Andy Summers]] used at the 2nd Rockpalast concert in Essen, Germany on [[1980-10-18]].
 
This is the equipment [[Andy Summers]] used at the 2nd Rockpalast concert in Essen, Germany on [[1980-10-18]].
  
=Gear breakdown=
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Andy's stage gear, 1980/81:
*two Marshall boxes
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*two Marshall 100W amplifiers
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Guitars:
*two Electro Voice boxes - each with a 15" Electro Voice speaker, a "Mitteltonhorn" and four EV tweeters
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*Fender Telecaster, 1961, with maple neck, brass bridge, built in preamp and Gibson humbucker in the neck position.
*Minimoog
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*Hamer Standard model, red, with 2 "zebra" humbuckers, probably a 1980 model.
*Moog Taurus 205A Synthesizer Pedals
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*Roland Guitar with built-in synthesizer controls; as used on "Don't Stand So Close to Me"
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Amplifiers:
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*two Marshall 100W amplifiers, model 1959
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*two Marshall 4x12 cabinets, model 1960A
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Effects:
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*Echoplex
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*Pete Cornish effects board
 
*Roland Rack with pre-amp and delays
 
*Roland Rack with pre-amp and delays
 
*Roland Synthesizer Guitar GR303
 
*Roland Synthesizer Guitar GR303
*Echoplex
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*Pete Cornish effects board
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Misc Instruments:
*Fender Telecaster with Gibson Humbucker
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*Mini-moog
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*Moog Taurus 205A Synthesizer Pedals
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*used as a monitor system for Andy's extra stage instruments; two Electro Voice boxes - each with a 15" Electro Voice speaker, a "Mitteltonhorn" and four EV tweeters
  
 
=Quotations and trivia=
 
=Quotations and trivia=

Revision as of 15:03, 11 February 2011


Andy Summers' gear for the Zenyatta Mondatta tour
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Artist: Andy Summers
Band or ensemble: The Police
Time gear used: 1980 - 1981

Introduction

This is the equipment Andy Summers used at the 2nd Rockpalast concert in Essen, Germany on 1980-10-18.

Andy's stage gear, 1980/81:

Guitars:

  • Fender Telecaster, 1961, with maple neck, brass bridge, built in preamp and Gibson humbucker in the neck position.
  • Hamer Standard model, red, with 2 "zebra" humbuckers, probably a 1980 model.
  • Roland Guitar with built-in synthesizer controls; as used on "Don't Stand So Close to Me"

Amplifiers:

  • two Marshall 100W amplifiers, model 1959
  • two Marshall 4x12 cabinets, model 1960A

Effects:

  • Echoplex
  • Pete Cornish effects board
  • Roland Rack with pre-amp and delays
  • Roland Synthesizer Guitar GR303

Misc Instruments:

  • Mini-moog
  • Moog Taurus 205A Synthesizer Pedals
  • used as a monitor system for Andy's extra stage instruments; two Electro Voice boxes - each with a 15" Electro Voice speaker, a "Mitteltonhorn" and four EV tweeters

Quotations and trivia

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See also

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External links

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References and footnotes

The information is taken Fachblatt Music Magazin - December 1980.