Dave Greenfield
Dave Greenfield's Gear
Dave Greenfield used a Hohner Cembalet for those piano sounds from Rattus through to Black & White album. Eventually he had problems sourcing the rubber pluckers so the Cembalet was replaced with a Yamaha Cp30 Piano.
at 4:42 you can see his OBXa. Using it for a bell harpsichord sound.
In the YouTube video "The Stranglers Live at Rockpalast (1983) Complete" by sukarodloG, Dave Greenfield can be seen playing the Hammond L-222 Organ during the performance.
In a live setup photo of Dave Greenfield, three Yamaha CS1X synthesizers are visible, highlighting their use in his performances.
Dave Greenfield is seen using the Moog Minimoog Model D in a photo from Asset-cache, showcasing his setup with The Stranglers.
In the YouTube video titled "The Stranglers Live at Rockpalast (1983) Complete," Dave Greenfield can be seen using the Roland EP-10 as a piano, positioned beneath an Oberheim synthesizer during the performance.
You can see Dave playing an organ patch on it very clearly at 11:17.
In a photo uploaded to BlogSpot, Dave Greenfield's CME UF6 61-Key MIDI Controller is visible alongside another MIDI board and a rubber toy rat.
In the YouTube video titled "The Stranglers Live Munich Alabamahalle 14/01/85," Dave Greenfield is seen using the Yamaha CP-30 Electric Piano for piano parts during the performance.
He doesnt use it in this video, but it can be spotted at 0:08.
Can be seen in recent gigs outside of the UK where equipment is rented
As per this article, Dave Greenfield mentions owning a PPG Wave 2.2 synth. It replaced the Hammond organ and piano.
"No... I like [Hammonds] — but on the road it's a hassle for the crew, they take a lot of room up on stage, and they have a tendency to let you down. With the [PPG] Wave, I can get a pretty close sound to the two I used to use on the Hammond — a very percussive, sharp sort of sound, and quite a good Leslie effect... though I never had a Leslie to begin with... Obviously it's not possible to speed up or slow down the 'Leslie', but aside from that, it's remarkably close."
In this video you can clearly see him using a FS-1. He also has 4 additional SEM’s to the left to create an 8 voice.
Dave Greenfield is confirmed to use the Korg VC-10 Vocoder on tracks such as "Baroque Bordello," "Genetix," "North Winds," and the signature track "Waltzinblack," as indicated by sources including NekropoleENG.
In an interview featured in the article "Crest of a Wave" from Electronic Soundmaker & Computer Music (January 1985), Dave Greenfield confirms that the band used the Eventide Harmonizer, specifically the H910 model. This hardware was utilised on the track 'Meninblack' from 'The Raven' album and on several tracks from 'The Gospel According to the Meninblack' album.
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