Genesis …And Then There Were Three tour (1978)

The ...And Then There Were Three tour took place between March and December 1978.

Equipment-wise, the gear for this tour has probably been documented in extensive detail compared to other tours, mainly with Armando Gallo's I Know What I Like book (published 1980).

Phil Collins
Drums:
 * Premier Soundwave kit
 * Ludwig No. 400 Supraphonic Snare (14" x 6.5")
 * Camco wood shell snare (spare, 14" x 6")

Cymbals (Avedis Zildjian, Brilliant finish except where noted):
 * Avedis Zildjian:
 * 14" New Beat hi-hat
 * 22" Chinese sizzles (x2)
 * 22" heavy ride
 * 14" crash
 * 16" crash
 * 18" crash
 * Paiste - despite reports listing only Zildjian cymbals, it's likely some of these Paiste's were swapped/mixed in with the Zildjians on occasions (more or less spares):
 * 18" Chinese cymbal
 * 6 cup chimes
 * 28" Symphonic (Tam Tam) gong
 * 14" splash
 * 18" crash

Hardware:
 * Premier
 * Ludwig No. 205 Ghost bass drum pedal
 * Slingerland hi-hat stand

Drum heads:
 * Remo

Sticks:
 * Professional Percussion 'Phil Collins' sticks

Percussion & additional drums:
 * Asba congas
 * LP cowbell
 * LP maracas
 * Remo 14" x 14" rototom
 * Remo 15" x 14" rototom
 * Premier 10" tambourines
 * Premier 25" tympani
 * Premier 28" tympani
 * Premier cow bell
 * Remo 12" Rototom
 * Slingerland 13" x 6" timbale
 * Slingerland 14" x 6" timbale
 * custom bell snakes

Sources:
 * Modern Drummer, April 1979 with additional info from 'And Then There Were Three tour dates' page

Tony Banks
Keyboards:
 * ARP 2600
 * Hammond T102 Tonewheel Organ
 * Mellotron M400
 * Moog Polymoog 203a
 * Yamaha CP-70 grand piano

Effects:
 * Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble (x2)
 * MXR MX-104 Distortion+
 * MXR MX-107 Phase 100
 * MXR MX-108 10-band Graphic Equalizer - sits on Hammond
 * Roland FV-2 volume pedal
 * Roland RE-201 Space Echo (x2) - one for ARP 2600, another for various keyboards
 * unknown volume pedal on Hammond

Other:
 * Alvarez & Ovation 12-string acoustic guitars (or Epiphone 6834 12 string /w Ernie Ball strings)
 * Chilton M10-2 Mk. III 10-input/2-output mixer
 * Quad 303K amps

Sources: Contemporary Keyboard July 1978 issue, photos

Mike Rutherford
Guitars/Basses:
 * Alvarez 5021 12-string
 * 1975 Fender Stratocaster USA sunburst
 * Hagstrom H8 bass
 * Ibanez Artist 2622
 * Shergold double neck - bass and 12 string guitars
 * Roland GS-500 guitar synth controller

Amplification:
 * Crown DC 300A
 * Martin stereo bass system

Effects:
 * Colorsound fuzz boxes
 * MXR MX-102 Dyna Comp
 * MXR MX-117 Flanger
 * MXR MX-107 Phase 100
 * MXR MX-108 10-band Graphic Equalizer (x2)
 * Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble
 * Roland FV-2 Minimum Vol. (x2)
 * Schaller F 121 Foot Volume Control pedal

Synthesizers Strings:
 * Roland GR-500 guitar synthesizer /w Roland 102 Synth Expander module
 * Rotosound bass guitar strings
 * Rotosound Ernie Ball strings for 12-strings and 6-strings

Other:
 * Fender Medium picks
 * 'Mike Rutherford' picks
 * Moog Taurus pedals
 * Yamaha PM-400 (or 700) mixer

Sources: Photo, various

Daryl Stuermer
Guitars:
 * Alvarez acoustic
 * Hagstrom Swede
 * Pascoe custom-built double neck
 * Ibanez Musician MC400DS
 * Suntech SA-MRSC Super Stratocaster

Basses:
 * Gibson RD Artist

Amplification:
 * Mesa/Boogie Combo
 * Roland JC-160 Jazz Chorus
 * Sunn Coliseum 200-watt bass amps (x2)
 * Sunn 4x12" cabinets (x2)

Effects & pedalboard units:
 * Colorsound Tone Bender
 * MXR digital delay with footswitch
 * Moog Taurus I bass pedals
 * Roland Chorus footswitch (for JC-160)
 * Schaller F 121 volume pedals (x3)

Strings:
 * Rotosound

Other:
 * ARP Avatar guitar synthesizer
 * Fender Medium & Heavy guitar picks

Chester Thompson
Drums (Pearl):
 * 22" x 14" bass drum
 * 24" x 14" bass drum
 * 6" x 8" tom
 * 10" x 8" tom
 * 12" x 8" tom
 * 13" x 9" tom
 * 14" x 10" tom
 * 15" x 12" tom
 * 16" x 16" tom
 * 18" x 16" floor tom
 * 8" rototom
 * 10" rototom
 * 14" x 6.5" snare

Cymbals:
 * Avedis Zildjian:
 * 14" hi-hat
 * 18" crash
 * 20" China type
 * Paiste:
 * 20" Dark crash
 * 20" ride
 * 18" crash
 * 24" Paiste Gong

Hardware:
 * Bell tree
 * Pearl
 * Premier

Drum heads:
 * Remo CS

Other: (Professional Percussion NYC "Chester Thompson" sticks
 * Assorted percussion
 * Syndrum (x4, Pearl vari-pitch toms) and operating console
 * Premier tambourines

References (common to all)
gear info - taken from Armando Gallo's I Know What I Like book (1980) (not mentioned)
 * ...And Then There Were Three tour program
 * And Then There Were Three tour dates