Genesis 1983 album equipment

Genesis was the band's self-titled album, released in October 1983.

This was the first Genesis album to be entirely wriee

Phil Collins
Drum kits
 * Simmons SDS-V pads & module
 * Premier Soundwave kit (double headed)
 * Pearl DLX kit:
 * 20”x14” bass drum
 * 14”x8” parallel action strainer snare
 * 8”x5” tom
 * 10”x6 1/2” tom
 * 12”x8” tom
 * 15”x12” tom
 * 16”x16” tom
 * 18”x16” tom

Cymbals:
 * Zildjian/Paiste/Sabian

Tony Banks
Keyboards & synthesizers:
 * ARP Quadra
 * E-mu Emulator
 * Moog Taurus II(?)
 * New England Digital Synclavier II
 * Sequential Circuits Prophet-10
 * Yamaha CP-70B grand piano

Effects:
 * MXR M-134 Stereo Chorus (on CP70)
 * MXR M-107 Phase 100 (on organ - can be heard in "It's Gonna Get Better")
 * assorted MXR units

Miscellaneous:
 * Linn LM-1 drum machine - for triggering synths.
 * Custom mixer
 * Korg WT-12 Chromatic Tuner
 * Roland Jazz Chorus JC120 amp ("Just A Job To Do"?)

Mike Rutherford
Guitars
 * Gibson Chet Atkins CE Custom Shop
 * 1975 Fender Stratocaster USA sunburst
 * Roland G-505
 * Roland GS-500
 * Gibson Les Paul SG white (1963?)

Basses:
 * Alembic Series I
 * Steinberger L2 black fretless (“Just A Job To Do”)
 * Steinberger L2 black fretted (“Home By The Sea”, “Silver Rainbow”, "Mama" etc.)

Amplification:
 * Fender Custom 68 Twin Reverb
 * Marshall (50-watt?)
 * Peavey Mace 160-watt combo
 * Trace Elliot GP11 Pre-amp units (x4)
 * Yamaha G100 212

Effects, EQ & pedals:
 * AMS RMX-16 reverb
 * Boss pedals:
 * BF-2 Flanger(?)
 * CE-2 Chorus - bass ("Silver Rainbow")
 * CS-2 Compressor/Sustainer
 * PSM-5 Power Supply Master
 * SD-1 Overdrive
 * Lexicon PCM-41 delay (x2)
 * Orban 622b Stereo Parametric EQ
 * Moog Taurus I bass pedals
 * MXR MX-107 Phase 100
 * MXR MX-117 Flanger
 * MXR M-129 Pitch Transposer with MXR M-131 Pitch Transposer display

Synths:
 * ARP Avatar guitar synth
 * Roland GR-300 guitar synth
 * Roland GR-500?
 * Moog Source

Miscellaneous:
 * Korg WT-12 Chromatic Tuner
 * Linn LM-1 drum machine
 * Yamaha PM400 8-channel mixer

Microphones
Drums: Guitars: Vocals: Various:
 * Kick:
 * Neumann U47
 * Snare:
 * Shure SM-57
 * Hi-hat:
 * Beyerdynamic M88
 * Toms:
 * Shure SM-57s or Sennheiser MD421s
 * Overheads:
 * Neumann U47 FET
 * Drum room:
 * Neumann U87 (x2)
 * Shure SM-57s
 * Beyerdynamic M88
 * AKG C414

Other equipment
Tape machines:
 * Studer A80 VU Mk. II 2-inch 24-track
 * Studer A80 RC Mk. II 2-track (x2)
 * Sony PCM-1610 - first used by Hugh on this album

Monitors:
 * Acoustic Research AR-18S pair

Mixing consoles:
 * AMEK M2000A (or M2500)

Outboard gear

 * AMS DMX 15-80S digital delay
 * AMS RMX-16 digital reverb
 * Dbx 160 compressor
 * Lexicon PCM-41 delays (x2)
 * EMT 140 plate
 * UREI 1178 stereo compressor
 * Valley People Kepex II noise gates (?)