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| [[Andy Summers]]
 
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| [[The Police]]
 
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=Introduction=
 
=Introduction=
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''This section needs more information. Should include a brief statement about when and where this gear was used, either on tour or in the studio, or for a specific performance.''
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==Amps/Cabinets==
  
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=Gear breakdown=
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* Guitar amp: Marshall model 1959 100 watt guitar amplifier head
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''List individual gear and equipment components here, including as appropriate specific drums, cymbals, guitars, effects pedals, etc.''
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* Guitar cabinet(s): Marshall 1960A cabinet; 4 x 12" Celestion speakers, angled front.
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During the [[1978]] 3 week tour of the USA, Andy mentions that he brought his [[Maestro Echoplex EP-2 | Echoplex]] with him from England, but rented the Marshall cabinets. One can assume that means he rented the Marshall model 2203 100 watt amplifier head and the 1960A Marshall 4x12 cabinets in NYC, to start the tour playing at [[CBGB's]], and then for the rest of the 3 weeks tour.
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Andy appears to have started to play with [[The Police]] using the Marshall amplifier and cabinet setup; there's no reference of him using the Fender Twin Reverb amp he used with Neil Diamond in previous years. It is unknown whether he used the 100 watt or 50 watt version of the Marshall amp in England at this time.
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Most photos and videos show Andy using the Marshall amp setup on stage always. He graduated to using 2 full 100 watt amplifier heads and 2 1960A cabinets as [[The Police]] toured later in [[1979]] and [[1980]].
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==Guitars==
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* [[Fender Telecaster]] with maple neck, a built-in preamp and brass replacement bridge.
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It is unusual to find a [[1961]] Telecaster with a maple neck, as at the time, Fender was concentrating on building all their guitars with a rosewood fretboard over a maple neck. Andy's guitar appears to have the one piece style neck as used on the 1950's Fender guitars, however, there's no reliable photo to show that it may be a maple neck with a maple fretboard, as was done on rare occasion when a customer ordered it that way.  
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Andy claims to have purchased the guitar this way used from a student in LA when he lived there before returning to England in the mid 1970's.
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* [[Aria Pro II PE-1000]]
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== Effects==
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* [[Maestro Echoplex EP-2 | Echoplex]]
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* [[Pete Cornish Pedalboard]] (from February [[1979]] onwards)
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* [[MXR Phase 90]]
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* MXR compressor
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* MXR fuzz
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* Electric Mistress flanger
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* MXR dynacomp
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* Cornish fuzz
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* Mutron 4 envelope filter
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* automatic wah-wah
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* volume pedal
  
 
=Quotations and trivia=
 
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=References and footnotes=
 
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* notes regarding rented amps in USA: "[[One Train Later]]" by [[Andy Summers]], page 198
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* effects: International Musician And Recording World - July [[1979]]
  
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Latest revision as of 01:15, 20 December 2021

Andy Summers' gear for the 1978-1979 Outlandos d'Amour Tour
Diagram or photo related to this artist's musical gear
Artist: Andy Summers
Band or ensemble: The Police
Time gear used: 1978 - 1979

Introduction

Amps/Cabinets

  • Guitar amp: Marshall model 1959 100 watt guitar amplifier head
  • Guitar cabinet(s): Marshall 1960A cabinet; 4 x 12" Celestion speakers, angled front.

During the 1978 3 week tour of the USA, Andy mentions that he brought his Echoplex with him from England, but rented the Marshall cabinets. One can assume that means he rented the Marshall model 2203 100 watt amplifier head and the 1960A Marshall 4x12 cabinets in NYC, to start the tour playing at CBGB's, and then for the rest of the 3 weeks tour.

Andy appears to have started to play with The Police using the Marshall amplifier and cabinet setup; there's no reference of him using the Fender Twin Reverb amp he used with Neil Diamond in previous years. It is unknown whether he used the 100 watt or 50 watt version of the Marshall amp in England at this time.

Most photos and videos show Andy using the Marshall amp setup on stage always. He graduated to using 2 full 100 watt amplifier heads and 2 1960A cabinets as The Police toured later in 1979 and 1980.

Guitars

It is unusual to find a 1961 Telecaster with a maple neck, as at the time, Fender was concentrating on building all their guitars with a rosewood fretboard over a maple neck. Andy's guitar appears to have the one piece style neck as used on the 1950's Fender guitars, however, there's no reliable photo to show that it may be a maple neck with a maple fretboard, as was done on rare occasion when a customer ordered it that way. Andy claims to have purchased the guitar this way used from a student in LA when he lived there before returning to England in the mid 1970's.

Effects

Quotations and trivia

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See also

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External links

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References and footnotes

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