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“I am very honored to be a Gretsch Signature guitarist because I have been a massive fan for so long, and they are by far my favorite guitars, so it is a great honor.”
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Depeche Mode made their 1980s records with a Synclavier, E-mu Emulators, PPG Wave synths, an ARP 2600 and a Roland MC-4, and played a Jupiter-8, OB-X and DX7 live. Later came Akai samplers and Cubase. Martin Gore now has a Gretsch signature guitar and writes in Logic, and Peter Gordeno has said he plays a Roland JD-XA.
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KSM9 capsuleSeen in Front of House: Depeche Mode 'Memento Mori' World Tour, January 2024
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Apple
Logic Pro“Yeah, I write everything in Logic. I've used it for years and years, because it's comfort.”
Said in MusicTech: Martin Gore Interview, July 2015
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Rossum Electro-Music
Panharmonium“For a lot of the manipulation I used a particular module called the Panharmonium.”
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Martin Gore's guitars and live rig
SponsoredHas said they use
“I am very honored to be a Gretsch Signature guitarist because I have been a massive fan for so long, and they are by far my favorite guitars, so it is a great honor.”
Seen using
Shure
KSM9 capsuleSeen in Front of House: Depeche Mode 'Memento Mori' World Tour, January 2024
TC Electronic
G-System
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TC Electronic
G-SystemSeen in MusicRadar: Depeche Mode's live setup revealed, April 2010
Martin Gore's studio and modular
Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro“Yeah, I write everything in Logic. I've used it for years and years, because it's comfort.”
Said in MusicTech: Martin Gore Interview, July 2015
Has said they use
Rossum Electro-Music
Panharmonium“For a lot of the manipulation I used a particular module called the Panharmonium.”
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Has said they use
Moog
MemorymoogSaid in MusicTech: Martin Gore Interview, July 2015
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Synthesizers.com
Dotcom modular system
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Synthesizers.com
Dotcom modular systemSaid in MusicTech: Martin Gore Interview, July 2015
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ARP
Solina
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Dewanatron
Swarmatron
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Dave Gahan's mics
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Shure
SM58 capsuleSeen in Front of House: Depeche Mode 'Memento Mori' World Tour, January 2024
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Neumann
U 87Seen in Sound On Sound: Inside Track, Depeche Mode Memento Mori, June 2023
Peter Gordeno's keys
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Roland
RD-2000 stage piano“I take care of most of the piano stuff, and it's important for me to have a really nice hammer action.”
Said in Roland: Depeche Mode's Peter Gordeno reveals his stadium-filling Roland rig, October 2026
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Roland
JD-XA“that warm fuzzy feeling that the classic Jupiter 8 and Junos always did”
Said in Roland Keyboard Rigs: Peter Gordeno (Depeche Mode), October 2026
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Roland
A-800PRO MIDI controller“We've used these controllers for years, because they're incredibly reliable.”
Said in Roland: Depeche Mode's Peter Gordeno reveals his stadium-filling Roland rig, October 2026
Christian Eigner's kit
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Said in Paiste: Christian Eigner, Depeche Mode/Independent, October 2026
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Said in Paiste: Christian Eigner, Depeche Mode/Independent, October 2026
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Paiste
2002 Novo China, 20 inchSaid in Paiste: Christian Eigner, Depeche Mode/Independent, October 2026
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Said in Paiste: Christian Eigner, Depeche Mode/Independent, October 2026
Classic-era synths and samplers
New England Digital
Synclavier II
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New England Digital
Synclavier IISaid in Electronics & Music Maker: Modes of Operation (Aug 1986), August 1986
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E-mu
Emulator IISaid in Electronics & Music Maker: Modes of Operation (Aug 1986), August 1986
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E-mu Systems
Emulator (first model)
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E-mu Systems
Emulator (first model)“The first Emulator sounds great because it's such bad quality.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Modus Operandi, Songs Of Faith And Devotion (Jul 1993), July 1993
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Akai Professional
S612 samplerSaid in Electronics & Music Maker: Modes of Operation (Aug 1986), August 1986
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Akai Professional
S1100 sampler
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Akai Professional
S1100 samplerSaid in Sound On Sound: Modus Operandi, Songs Of Faith And Devotion (Jul 1993), July 1993
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PPG
PPG Wave 2
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PPG
PPG Wave 2Seen in Electronics & Music Maker: Depeche Mode (May 1982), May 1982
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PPG
PPG Wave 2.3Seen in Electronics & Music Maker: Modes of Operation (Aug 1986), August 1986
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Roland
MC-4 MicroComposer
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Roland
MC-4 MicroComposerSaid in Electronics & Music Maker: Modes of Operation (Aug 1986), August 1986
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Yamaha
DX7Said in Electronics & Music Maker: Modes of Operation (Aug 1986), August 1986
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Oberheim
OB-XSeen in Electronics & Music Maker: Modes of Operation (Aug 1986), August 1986
RSF
Kobol
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RSF
KobolSeen in Electronics & Music Maker: Modes of Operation (Aug 1986), August 1986
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Roland
System-100M modular
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Roland
System-100M modularSeen in Electronics & Music Maker: Modes of Operation (Aug 1986), August 1986
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Roland
System-700 modular
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Roland
System-700 modularSaid in Sound On Sound: Modus Operandi, Songs Of Faith And Devotion (Jul 1993), July 1993
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Sequential
Prophet 2000
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Moog
Moog SourceSeen in Electronics & Music Maker: Depeche Mode (May 1982), May 1982
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Moog
ProdigySeen in Electronics & Music Maker: Depeche Mode (May 1982), May 1982
Roland
Promars
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Roland
PromarsSeen in Electronics & Music Maker: Depeche Mode (May 1982), May 1982
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Yamaha
CS-5Seen in Electronics & Music Maker: Depeche Mode (May 1982), May 1982
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Acorn
BBC Micro
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Acorn
BBC MicroSeen in Electronics & Music Maker: Modes of Operation (Aug 1986), August 1986
No store page for this one.
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Steinberg
CubaseSaid in Sound On Sound: Modus Operandi, Songs Of Faith And Devotion (Jul 1993), July 1993
Tour of the Universe live rig (2009-10)
Access Music
Virus TI Polar
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Access Music
Virus TI PolarSeen in MusicRadar: Depeche Mode's live setup revealed, April 2010
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Access Music
Virus TI2Seen in MusicRadar: Depeche Mode's live setup revealed, April 2010
Edirol
PCR-800 controller
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Edirol
PCR-800 controllerSeen in MusicRadar: Depeche Mode's live setup revealed, April 2010
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Roland
RD-700 stage pianoSeen in MusicRadar: Depeche Mode's live setup revealed, April 2010
Muse Research
Receptor
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Muse Research
ReceptorSeen in MusicRadar: Depeche Mode's live setup revealed, April 2010
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Native Instruments
MassiveSeen in MusicRadar: Depeche Mode's live setup revealed, April 2010
GMedia
ImpOSCar
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GMedia
ImpOSCarSeen in MusicRadar: Depeche Mode's live setup revealed, April 2010
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Synthogy
Ivory piano
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Synthogy
Ivory pianoSeen in MusicRadar: Depeche Mode's live setup revealed, April 2010
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Questions
About Depeche Mode's gear.
What equipment does Depeche Mode use?
On the Memento Mori tour Front of House saw Shure SM58 and KSM9 capsules on the vocal mics, Peter Gordeno plays Roland RD-2000, JD-XA and A-800PRO keyboards and Christian Eigner is a Paiste cymbal artist. Martin Gore has a Gretsch signature guitar and writes in Logic with modular synths.
What synths and samplers did Depeche Mode use in the 1980s?
Interviews from 1982 to 1987 name a Synclavier II, E-mu Emulator and Emulator II, Akai S612, PPG Wave 2 and 2.3, ARP 2600, Roland MC-4, Jupiter-8, Promars and System-100M, an Oberheim OB-X, Yamaha DX7, RSF Kobol, Minimoog, Moog Source and a Prophet 2000.
What guitar does Martin Gore play?
Gretsch launched the G6618-MG Martin Gore Anniversary Center Block in October 2024, with TV Jones TV-HT pickups and a Two-Tone Smoke Green finish. Gore said Gretsch guitars are by far his favourite. On the 2009-10 tour his guitar ran through a TC Electronic G-System.
What synths does Martin Gore use?
He told MusicTech in 2015 he writes everything in Logic, and his MG gear list names Eurorack and dotcom modular systems, an Elka Synthex, Memorymoog, Moog Voyager, ARP 2600, ARP Solina, Elektron Analog Four and Analog Rytm, Swarmatron and Arturia MiniBrute. In 2021 he named the Panharmonium.
What microphone does Dave Gahan use?
Front of House reported a Shure SM58 capsule on his vocal mic on the Memento Mori tour. On the 2017 Global Spirit tour ProSoundWeb saw a beyerdynamic TG 1000 wireless with a V70 capsule. Marta Salogni recorded his Memento Mori vocals on a Neumann U87.
What keyboards does Peter Gordeno play with Depeche Mode?
Roland's artist pages show him on an RD-2000 stage piano, a JD-XA synth and an A-800PRO MIDI controller, the same controller model used at Martin Gore's and Andy Fletcher's synth stations. On the 2009-10 tour he played a Roland RD-700 and an Access Virus TI2.
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Depeche Mode are Dave Gahan and Martin Gore, joined on stage by keyboardist Peter Gordeno and drummer Christian Eigner. This guide covers the band's equipment past and present: the Synclavier, Emulators, PPG Wave synths and analogue gear of the 1980s records and tours, the 2009-10 live rig, Gore's Gretsch signature guitar and modular studio, the mics Gahan and Gore sing through, Gordeno's Roland keyboards and Eigner's Paiste cymbals.
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