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 in the early to mid 1990s. He used a couple of the lead sounds quite extensively, as well as its on-board effects which he found easy to access. And also liked the sustained sounds.

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.