Joe Leeway
Joe Leeway's Gear
"The Z-bass is probably more familiarly associated with Sting who uses it a lot with The Police. It's an upright fretless contraption that resembles a string bass without a body. Van Zalinge make it, Joe bought it."
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Joe Leeway is credited with congas in the liner notes for Into the Gap.
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This 1983 article states that Joe Leeway used a "rather problematic" Prophet-5 synthesizer. He acquired one from a duff batch of 500 or so, and never seemed to run for a week or two without going wonky. According to roadie Stephen Dewey, it was taken to the factory three times but they never repaired it. Eventually the Prophet-5 was replaced with the newer T8 model for the Into The Gap tour.
Joe Leeway used the Prophet-5 on the albums Quick Step And Side Kick (1983) and Into The Gap (1984) with the Thompson Twins.
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This photo from the writing sessions of Here's To Future Days in Ireland features a Prophet T8 synthesizer visible. Joe Leeway previously had a faulty Prophet-5, which he replaced with the newly-released T8 when it was released in early 1984. He then used it for the Into The Gap tour.
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