Hohner Pianet N

The Hohner Pianet N was one of the keyboards used by Tony Banks with Genesis during the early 1970s, as an alternative to a grand piano. It was a staple of Genesis' early sound, featuring on Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot and Selling England By The Pound. For the distinctive piano sounds on "The Musical Box" for instance, Tony used the Hohner Pianet with a fuzz (distortion/overdrive) pedal. Which was something Tony did when Genesis were briefly a 4-piece band due to Anthony Phillips' departure from the group: he used the fuzz box on the Pianet to mimick the sound of Anthony's guitars while simultaneously playing the Hammond L-122 organ. He felt this helped him develop as a keyboard player, playing two keyboards at once.

Eventually he swapped it for an RMI Electra 368 piano during the Lamb Lies Down On Broadway era. Regarding the Pianet, Tony's one was last pictured in 2008, except it was painted black (like the Pianet T).