| Keyboards/Computers/Effects/Gadgets |
| Baby Grand Piano 1908 |
acquired in 1989 |
| Bösendorfer Grand Piano |
around 1974 |
| Steinway 1918 |
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| Wineha Spinet |
sold in 1995 |
| John Morley Clavichord |
sold in 1995 |
| Lowrey Organ |
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| Farfisa Professional Organ |
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| Vox Continental Organ |
swapped for Yamaha DX7; school for disabled |
| Hammond Organ |
1970 Hammond L.122 |
| Mellotron |
sold 16.10.80 at Jackson's music auction at EMI's Abbey Road recording studios; Lot 59; $160 -> $1000 |
| Fairlight CMI |
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| 2x Fairlight Series II |
and second Fairlight for live work |
| Synclavier |
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Oberheim OB-Xa
Oberheim DSX sequencer |
both sold with 'Tubular Bells' logo brown flightcase to "malcolm" for £540, Spring 2000, at www.vemia.co.uk (Lot 00250)
OB-Xa resold on ebay, March 2007
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| Oberheim DSX sequencer |
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| Oberheim DMX Drum machine |
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| E-Mu Proteus |
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| ARP Solina |
String Ensemble |
| ARP 2600 |
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| Oberheim polysynth |
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| Yamaha DX100 |
synth only used for its keyboard |
| Beocord Reel to Reel Tape Machine |
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| Atari 1040ST |
with C-Lab Notator and Steinberg 'Topaz' direct-to-disk software |
| Walkman with powered speakers |
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| Mesa Boogie |
guitar amplifier |
| 2x Yamaha REV-7 reverb |
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| Quantec reverb |
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| Neve mic amps |
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| Neve mixing desk w/ NECAM automation |
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| Bruel & Kjaer microphones |
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| ATC SCM200 monitors |
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| Apple Macintosh MIDI-System |
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| Akai A-DAM recorder |
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| Studer A-800 with Dolby SR |
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| Ampex 124 tape machine |
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| Ampex Grand Master tape |
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| Belcamen valve limiters |
used mainly for bass guitars |
| Vocal stresser |
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| Bel flanger |
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| Quantec digital reverb |
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| AMS digital delay |
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| Clark Technik digital delay |
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| Brooke Siren MIDI controlled noisegate |
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| EMT 250 plate reverb |
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| Kepex Gain Brains limiters and compressors |
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| Prophet |
Prophet 5 or 10, made by Sequintal circuits |
| EMS VCS3 |
swapped for an ARP 2600 |
| Studio Electronics SE-1 |
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| Moog Polymoog |
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| Glockenspiel |
3-octave concert glockenspiel. Sold at Piano auctions in Dec 07 |
| Fairlight Series III |
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| Kurzweil 250 |
around 1987 |
| Yamaha DX-7 |
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| Harrison Series X Console |
1986 - 1994 |
| Cyclorama (Backcloth) |
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| Fairlight CVI |
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| Sony 2500 one-inch video machine |
almost 2 million pounds ; 3 million? |
| Sony 2002 |
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| Sony 2000 |
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| Quantel Mirage |
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| Ultimatte video |
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| Ikegami 79E video camera |
ceiling mounted |
| Grass Valley video mixing console |
surrounded by monitors |
| Pro-Bel video patching |
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| CMX 340 X Editor |
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| Aurora animated graphics generator |
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| Bosch image generator |
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| Nagra/Ampex VPR5 portable |
credit: The Ampex/Nagra VPR-5 web site |
| E-mu Emulator II |
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| Silicon Graphics Indigo2 Extreme |
40.000 $ incl. 20" Monitor, 200-MHz-R4400-CPU, 128 MB RAM, 2,1-GB-Disc, with Silicon Graphics 'Softimage' |
| Digidesign ProTools |
with Ampfarm, a TDM plug-in used for distortion |
| Digidesign SampleCell |
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| Eventide 4000 (H3000?) Harmonizer |
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| TC Electronics M5000 processor |
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| Akai S-1100 sampler |
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| Fairlight MFX2 System |
bought from Hilton Sound 1994 |
| Apple Macintosh Quadra 700 |
with two-page colour monitor, with Emagic Notator Logic Audio software |
| Sony PCM3348 Digital Multitracks Recorder |
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| AMS Neve Capricorn 33238 |
Digital Mixing Console |
| HD-1 small monitors |
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| Akai S 1100 8 MB |
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| Akai S 1100 32 MB |
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| Emu Proteus II |
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| Emu Proteus XR |
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| Emu Vintage Keys |
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| Emu 64 |
Sampler |
| Ensoniq VPX |
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| Hammond L122 |
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| Hammond Leslie 116 |
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| Lowrey Spinet Organ |
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| Powerbook 170 & Powerbook 180 |
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| Macintosh Quadra 650 8/160 |
with Opcode Studio 3, 5, Vision |
| Mackie CR 1202 800 |
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| Mackie XLR10 |
sold via eBay in Dec 07 |
| Moog Taurus |
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| Russian Dragon |
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| Steinway Model B |
No 137655 (c1910) bought in 87, sold at Piano Auctions Dec 07 |
| VOX Continental |
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| Wurlitzer |
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| Yamaha DMP 7 |
sold via eBay in Dec 07 |
| Yamaha DX100 |
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| Yamaha SPX-1000 |
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| Field Services |
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| live PA 28 Eastlake studio monitors |
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| Neumann studio mics |
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| DPA (formerly BNK) type 4040 microphone |
serial number 001 (only 100 made)
Danish valve mics, which, according to Mike, sound great on acoustic guitars |
| Ensoniq SD1 synthesizer |
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| Lexicon 480L (?) |
Digital Effects System |
| Clavia Nord Lead Synthesizer |
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| Fairlight Merlin |
Digital Recorder |
| Akai S6000 |
Sampler |
| Apple Mac 'Mirror' G4 |
with Emagic Logic Audio Platinum 5.3.0 and Digidesign ProTools 5.3.1 |
| Boss Dr. Rythmn |
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| Euphonix System 5-MC |
Digital Mixer |
| Boss Dr. Rythmn |
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| Boss FV-200 Pedal |
sold via eBay in Dec 07 |
| Boss EV-5 Pedal |
sold via eBay in Dec 07 |
| Boss GT-6 |
sold via eBay in Dec 07 |
| BGH Systems Power Amp Model 750 |
sold via eBay in Dec 07 |
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| Strings |
| Höfner Shorty Super "Tubular Bells git" |
built-in speaker, presented to him by Virgin Records Germany for his 10th anniversary |
| Veilette-Citron |
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| Gordon Smith |
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| Aria Pro II SB-1000 1982 |
bass, sen (Japanese ash) |
| Danelectro Coral SITAR |
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| UBO II |
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| Futura II |
bought in 1964/65 |
| Eko |
first guitar bought in 1963/64 by his father |
| Washburn Mirage Deluxe |
handbuilt, serial No. 833908, presumably 1983, used on 1984 Discovery tour
sold to Alexander Müller |
| Manson ~1980 GBP 439 |
worth £ 439, swapped for Martin D-35 |
| MGO acoustic |
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| (Kohno) |
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| Aria acoustic |
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| Vox mandolin |
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| Epiphone 5-string banjo |
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| Knight jumbo steel string acoustic guitar |
BBC performance of Tubular Bells in 1976 |
| Shaftesbury Ned Callan Cody Bass |
1973-1974 |
| Electric mandolin |
Originally purchased from Macari's Music Store in Charing Cross Road in the mid 70's. Reputedly, a prototype made for Mike Oldfield, now owned by Mick Irving, lead guitaris with Light Alloy - The Home Counties Premier Rock Covers Band |
| Bazouki |
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| Mandolin |
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| Mike Vanden F4 mandolin |
bought from John Alvey Turner, sold via Chandler Guitars in Dec 07 |
| Line 6 Variax Acoustic 700 Steel |
2006 |
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| Stratocaster 1963 white (greenish tinge on scratchplate), originally lake placid blue, painted white then restored, auctioned off in January 2007 for 15550 euros
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| Stratocaster fiesta red 1961 sold for £30,000 via Chandler Guitars in Dec 07 |
| Stratocaster two-tone sunburst 1959 (modified scratchplate?) |
| Stratocaster dark blue |
| 60th Anniversary Strat Deluxe Pearl s/n DZ5168033 sold for £1195 via Chandler Guitars in Dec 07 |
| Telecaster blonde 1966 (belonged to Marc Bolan; main guitar on TB)
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| Squier Standard Telecaster Black Mirror Plate s/n IC041009490 sold for £395 via Chandler Guitars in Dec 07 |
| Electric XII 1965-1968 (1969) |
| Lap Steel |
| Precision blonde 1960
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| Precision red (mid 60s?) |
| Precision bass fiesta red 2006 |
| Princeton Amp |
| Twin Reverb-Amp used for Mike's specific vibrato |
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| L-6S "Abbey Road" guitar; sold at "The Sale of the Century" beginning of the 80s |
| L-6S blonde 2 Humbucker , scratchplate customized by A.C. Zemaitis in 1980 |
| Les Paul Custom 'Black Beauty' 1968 |
| Les Paul TV Model 1957 #7 2031, modified two octave fretboard, sold to a Scottish fan Feb 06 |
| Les Paul Special ivory 1959, gold knobs |
| SG Les Paul Junior cherry 1962 #77138, as used on Ommadawn; sold to a Swiss fan Feb 06
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| SG Les Paul Junior cherry 1963, modified 2x3 knob Gibsynth, sold to an English fan Feb 06 |
| SG Junior cherry 1966?, metal knobs, stolen at The Beacon |
| Doubleneck SG Type cherry, sold to David Porter end 94/beg 95 |
| ES335 red |
| ES335 black? |
| EB3 cherry |
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| Synths/Keyboards/etc. |
| SDD 3000 Digital Delay |
| M1 Synth |
| 05R/W Module |
| Trinity Workstation/Synth |
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| Artist LSE II Stage Edition, passive, sold to a fan Feb 06
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| Acoustic Classic Nylon strings guitar S25J |
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| D-35 swapped for Manson in 1980 |
| D-28-12 1974, #335787, sold to a German fan Feb 06 |
| 00-21NY 1961 New Yorker Steel String Acoustic sold via Chandler Guitars in Dec 07 |
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| Ovation acoustic |
| Ovation acoustic with single cut-out |
| Ovation 12-string |
| Ovation Adamas electroacoustic guitar, sold to a Spanish fan Feb 06
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| 1A Classic 1974 s/n 7937 sold via Chandler Guitars in Dec 07 |
| 1A Flamenco 1975
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| 2-CWE limited edition (1000 pieces), sold to an English fan Feb 06 |
| Short Scale Offset Classical 1999 (couch guitar) sold to Luis Miguel Alcalá via Chandler Guitars in Jan 08 |
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| MT32 (2x) |
| SH-101 Monophonic Synth |
| SH-2000 Synth |
| D-110 Synth |
| D-550 Synth |
| D-50 Synth |
| RS-505 Strings |
| VP 330 Vocoder plus |
| Super Jupiter Module & Editor |
| JD-800 Synth |
| JD-990 Synth for pads |
| S760 Sampler |
| JV-80 |
| SP 700 |
| V drum kit |
| G-88 Bass Synth powered by BG-33B Bass Guitar Synthesizer |
GR-808 control unit
1980-84 sold to David Porter in 94/95 |
| A-80 Controller Keyboard, sold via eBay in Jan 08 |
| XP-50 Workstation/Synth |
| JV-1080 Synth Module |
| JV-2080 64-Voice Synth for ethnic sounds |
| JV-880 Synth for string pads |
| PD-7 Drum pads, sold via eBay in Dec 07 |
| SPD-11 Percussion, sold via eBay in Dec 07 |
| Bassman |
| GS-6 |
| GK-2A (on tour 1992-1993) |
| GP-8 Processor, sold via eBay in Dec 07 |
| GT-5 Floor-Based Guitar Preamp/Processor |
| GP-100 Guitar Preamp/Processor |
| VG-8/GK-2A V-Guitar System/Divided Pickup, sold via eBay in Dec 07 |
| US-20 Floor pedal unit selector, sold via eBay in Dec 07 |
| EV-5 Expression pedal, sold via eBay in Dec 07 |
| FC-100 MIDI foot controller, sold via eBay in Dec 07 |
| GI-10 Guitar MIDI interface, sold via eBay in Dec 07 |
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| 1985 Taylor K22 acoustic guitar, sold to a fan Feb 06
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| 1a Especial Guitar Madagascar Rosewood 2006 |
| Flamenco Blanca "Almoraima" 2006 |
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Wal |
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| Basses |
| 5-string Wal Bass Guitar |
| Wal Custom 4-string bass guitar April 1991 #W3557, sold to a German fan Feb 06 |
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| Acoustic Bass, sold via Chandler Guitars in Feb 08 |
Steel-string custom-built for Mike. Can be seen at Hard Rock Café Guangzhou
"1975 custom Zemaitis 6-string acoustic guitar with mother of pearl acorns and squirrels on neck and sound hole, owned by 'Tubular Bells' composer Mike Oldfield." |
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