Korg Wavestation

The Korg Wavestation was a keyboard synthesizer from 1990 which was used by Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Peter Gabriel.

Phil Collins' Korg Wavestation
Phil Collins was an avid user of the Wavestation during the early 1990s: "'I think the first [Korg] keyboard I had was the Wavestation. I got that around the time of But Seriously. That would have been the late '80s. After that would've been the 01/W. I was still in Genesis and Tony (Banks) and I both got the Wavestation the same day. It blew me away straight away. The actual sounds that you got when you plugged in provided instant gratification. That's what's really great about all the Korg keyboards. All of my stuff is written on the Wavestation, the 01/W, Trinity and now the Triton and Karma.' (Phil Collins Korg interview)"

Tony Banks' Korg Wavestation
Tony Banks had a Korg Wavestation synth, which he used a lot in the early-mid 1990s. He liked the synth's versatility, for the range of good sounds he could get out of it: from pads to synth leads and sustained sounds. And also took advantage of the easily accessible range of onboard effects on the synth.

It can be heard throughout the We Can't Dance album with Genesis, where he often started songs with one hand on the Wavestation and one hand on another synth: the Wavestation often provided the pads and the additional light textures. Songs like "Fading Lights" feature layers of Korg sounds, including the lead sound.

Peter Gabriel's Korg Wavestation
Peter Gabriel has been a Korg Wavestation user since the early 90s, having played it on the Us and Up albums. He liked the Wavestation's Leslie-type organ sounds and the overdrive setting (to help him match the aggression of a heavy guitar player). On the whole, it was a inspirational tool for him, and could always get the sounds he loved using the Wavestation, further enhanced by audio treatments.