Oberheim OB-8

The Oberheim OB-8 was a polyphonic synthesizer released in 1983 by Oberheim electronics.

Phil Collins bought an OB-8 synthesizer in the mid-1980s as part of the Oberheim system, which also included a DSX sequencer and an DMX drum machine. The synthesizer was sometimes confused with the OB-Xa in reports, but photos confirm it was an OB-8. The OB-8 features heavily on the No Jacket Required album, alongside the Yamaha DX7.

Other than that, Phil also intended for keyboard player David Frank (also half of musical duo The System) to use the Oberheim equipment for his contributions on the album. So Frank was set up at The Townhouse with Phil's Oberheim system (OB-8/DSX/DMX), along with an Emulator II and a PPG Wave with Waveterm. The main riff on "Sussudio" comes from the OB-8, for example.

Phil's OB-8 was reportedly sold to electronic music group Black Dog.