Tony Banks – Strictly Inc. album cover

Tony Banks – Strictly Inc.

Album 1995

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1995 album Strictly Inc..

Music from Strictly Inc.

Gear Used On Strictly Inc.

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Tony Banks – Strictly Inc. (1995). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Keyboards and Synthesizers used by Tony Banks on Strictly Inc.

Synthesizers

Ensoniq VFX-SD

Avg price: $190.00

Keyboard Presents: Classic Rock, ed. by Ernie Rideout (Backbeat Books 2010), p. 131.

In the video, the VFX-SD is the lower of the two synths facing the audience - the one he uses for the brassy stabs during the middle instrumental section (from 4:20).

Tony used all three versions: on the record it is the Ensoniq VFX. For the 1991 tour rehearsals, he is still using the VFX. Somewhere during the American leg of the 1992 tour he switched to the VFX-SD. And somewhere during the European leg he switched to the SD1 while having the VFX-SD behind his rack as a spare. He then continued to use the SD1 on the Strictly Inc. record.

Synthesizers

Ensoniq SD1

Avg price: $750.00

In the video titled "Genesis - Hold on My Heart - Tony Banks Cam" by Banksian Central on YouTube, which is taken from The Way We Walk original release DVD, Tony Banks is seen using the Ensoniq SD1, along with the Korg Wavestation. The SD1 logo can be seen at 3:03 in the video.

In the October 1995 issue of Keyboard Review, page 38, Tony describes having used the Ensoniq SD1 on Strictly Inc.