Genesis A Trick Of The Tail tour (1976)

The Trick Of The Tail tour (March-July 1976) was the first tour done by Genesis since Peter Gabriel's departure as a lead singer, with drummer Phil Collins taking over the role (still playing drums during the instrumental sections). This was also the only Genesis tour with drummer Bill Bruford.

Equipment-wise, there have been a few minor changes since the Lamb Lies Down On Broadway tour. Mike tried a new custom-made double neck instrument halfway through the tour.

Phil Collins
Drums:
 * Premier Kenny Clare custom resonator kit:
 * 20" x 15" bass drum
 * 14" x 5" wooden snare
 * 12" x 8" tom
 * 13" x 9" tom
 * 14" x 14" tom
 * 16" x 16" tom

Cymbals:
 * Paiste & Zildjian

Percussion:
 * Slingerland timbales
 * vibes
 * tubular bells
 * Premier tambourines?

Hardware:
 * Premier
 * Ludwig Speed King bass drum pedal
 * Slingerland hi-hat pedal

Tony Banks
Instruments:
 * ARP Pro Soloist
 * Epiphone 6834 12-string guitar
 * Hammond T102 tonewheel organ
 * Mellotron M400
 * RMI Electra 368 electric piano

Effects:
 * Leslie rotating speaker for organ
 * Fender Blender fuzz (on RMI piano)
 * MXR MX-107 Phase 100 (on RMI piano)
 * Echoplex
 * (MXR?) Parametric EQ (Mellotron)

Misc:
 * Shure Unidyne microphone on Leslie speaker

Mike Rutherford
section incomplete

Guitars:
 * Dick Knight custom double neck - transitioned from Rickenbacker/Microfrets double neck midway through tour
 * 12-string of unknown model

Effects:
 * Schaller F121 volume pedals (plastic cased model)

Other:
 * Moog Taurus I

Steve Hackett
Guitars:
 * Gibson Les Paul custom
 * 1957 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop

Amplification:
 * HH Electronic IC-100S amp head
 * HiWatt SE4123C 4x12 cabinet?

Effects:
 * Pete Cornish custom FX board
 * Maestro Echoplex EP-3
 * EMS Synthi Hi-Fli guitar synth

Misc.:
 * Fender Medium picks
 * Sound City 4000 strings

Bill Bruford
Drums:
 * 14"x 6½" Ludwig Supersensitive chrome plated snare drum
 * 13" x 9" Ludwig Tom Tom
 * 12" x 8" Hayman Tom Tom
 * 16" x 16" Ludwig Floor Tom
 * 22" x 14" Ludwig Bass Drum

Cymbals (Paiste):
 * 15" Sound Edge hi-hats, 2002
 * 16" thin crashes, 602 (x2)
 * 11" splash atop the crash, 2002
 * 20" Medium Ride with sizzles, 602
 * Percussion rack:
 * Remo Rototoms (x2)
 * Swiss bells
 * metal plates (x3)
 * Paiste gong & cymbals
 * Triangles

Drum heads:
 * Remo coated on top; Ambassador on bottom

Drumsticks:
 * Ludwig or Hayman 5A