1985-1986 The Dream of the Blue Turtles Tour musical gear

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Artist: Sting
Band or ensemble: Sting & band
Time gear used: 1985 - 1986

Introduction

This is the equipment Sting and his band used for live performances during the 1985-1986 The Dream of the Blue Turtles Tour.

Gear breakdown

Sting

1985-07 International Musician And Recording World lists these (maybe for recording only):

International Musician And Recording World - March 1986 lists these:

  • NADY transceiver system
  • Mesa Boogie amp
  • Mesa Boogie 4x12 cabinet
  • Boss CS-2 compressor
  • VOX wah-wah
  • TC Electronics booster
  • Ernie Ball volume
  • Roland SDE 2000 delay
  • Boss - CE-3 chorus
  • Yamaha DX 7
  • Shure SM 58 microphone

Kenny Kirkland

1985-07 International Musician And Recording World lists these (maybe the ones for recording only):

  • Yamaha electric grand
  • Oberheim OB-8
  • Synclavier
  • Yamaha DX7
  • acoustic grand piano
  • PPG Wave 2.3

International Musician And Recording World from March 1986 lists these:

  • Oberheim OBXa
  • Yamaha DX7
  • Yamaha CP 70
  • Roland Jupiter 8
  • Boss DE-200 delay
  • Yamaha M-304 mixer

Darryl Jones

1985-07 International Musician And Recording World lists these instruments (maybe used for recording only):

  • 1968 Fender Jazz bass
  • Crown MicroTech 1000 power amp
  • Ashly preamp
  • BOSS HM-2 Heavy Metal distortion
  • VB-2 vibrato
  • OC-2 Octaver
  • CS-2 compression/sustain pedals
  • Roland SDE-3000 digital delay
  • two Hartke 4-10" cabinets

International Musician And Recording World from March 1986 lists these:

  • Boss CS-I compressor
  • Boss OC-2 octave
  • Boss HM-2 heavy metal
  • Boss VB-2 vibrato
  • Boss FV-100 volume
  • Delta Lab ADM 1030 delay
  • Yamaha WXY II transceiver
  • Ashly SC-40 pre-amp
  • Crown PSA II power amp
  • Hartke 4x10 + 1 x 15 amps

Omar Hakim

1985-07 International Musician And Recording World lists these (maybe for recording only):

  • Yamaha drums
  • Zildjian cymbals
  • Vic Firth 5A or 5B sticks

International Musician And Recording World - March 1986 lists these:

  • Yamaha 9000 drums
    • 12" & 13" rack toms
    • 14" & 16" floor toms
    • 22" x 14" bass drum
  • Pearl 14" x 6 1/2 Free Floating brass shell snare
  • Pearl 14" x 3 1/2 Free Floating brass shell piccolo snare
  • Zildjian cymbals
    • 16" China Boy
    • 13" thin crash
    • 19" med. thin crash
    • 22" ping ride
    • 17" med. thin crash
    • 22" low China Boy
    • 14" Quick Beat hi-hats
  • 2 Simmons pads
  • Simmons SDS V (D.I.)
  • TAMA double bass pedal

Branford Marsalis

1985-07 International Musician And Recording World lists these (maybe for recording only):

  • Sennheiser 421
  • two Shure SM58s

International Musician And Recording World - March 1986 lists these:

  • Selmer Mk VI tenor saxophone
  • Selmer Alto saxophone
  • Selmer Soprano saxophone


  • Delta Lab ADM 1030 delay
  • Yamaha DX 7
  • Boss DM-3 delay
  • Shure SM58 microphone
  • Shure Unidynell microphone
  • Sennheiser microphone

Dolette McDonald & Janice Pendarvis

International Musician And Recording World - March 1986 lists these:

  • two Shure SM58 microphones

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References and footnotes

source: 1985-07 International Musician And Recording World, International Musician And Recording World - March 1986