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John Taylor has been seen with stock Peavey Cirrus basses, a Music Man StingRay and a Peavey MiniMEGA amp. Nick Rhodes has said his Roland Jupiter-8, Jupiter-4 and Prophet-5 shaped the band's records. Roger Taylor has said he pairs a Tama acoustic kit with Roland V-Drums.
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Roland
Jupiter-8“My three Jupiters and my Moog have been on almost every album.”
Said in MusicRadar: Nick Rhodes on his top 5 synths, June 2021
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Roland
Jupiter-4Said in Roland: Nick Rhodes on the Roland synths that drive Duran Duran, October 2015
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Sequential
Prophet-5Said in MusicRadar: Nick Rhodes on his top 5 synths, June 2021
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John Taylor: bass rig
Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown: Duran Duran's John Taylor, July 2016
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Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown: Duran Duran's John Taylor, July 2016
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Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown: Duran Duran's John Taylor, July 2016
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Sei Bass
Sei Bass 5-string
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Sei Bass
Sei Bass 5-stringSeen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown: Duran Duran's John Taylor, July 2016
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Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown: Duran Duran's John Taylor, July 2016
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Aria
Aria Pro II SB1000
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Aria
Aria SB 700 (single pickup, on Girls on Film)
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Said in Guitar World: John Taylor's Girls on Film bassline, February 2025
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Rotosound
Rotosound bass strings (on Girls on Film)
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Said in Guitar World: John Taylor's Girls on Film bassline, February 2025
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DR Strings
DR Strings Hi-Beam bass stringsSeen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown: Duran Duran's John Taylor, July 2016
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InTuneGP
InTuneGP GrippX .60 mm picks
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InTuneGP
InTuneGP GrippX .60 mm picksSeen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown: Duran Duran's John Taylor, July 2016
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Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown: Duran Duran's John Taylor, July 2016
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Seen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown: Duran Duran's John Taylor, July 2016
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TC Electronic
G-System
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TC Electronic
G-SystemSeen in Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown: Duran Duran's John Taylor, July 2016
Nick Rhodes: synths
Has said they use
Roland
Jupiter-8“My three Jupiters and my Moog have been on almost every album.”
Said in MusicRadar: Nick Rhodes on his top 5 synths, June 2021
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Roland
Jupiter-4Said in Roland: Nick Rhodes on the Roland synths that drive Duran Duran, October 2015
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Crumar
Crumar Performer
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Crumar
Crumar PerformerSaid in MusicRadar: Nick Rhodes on his top 5 synths, June 2021
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Dubreq
Stylophone (his first keyboard)
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“It actually had two pens and made some very interesting sounds. I've still got it. And it works!”
Said in MusicRadar: Nick Rhodes on his top 5 synths, June 2021
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Has said they use
Roland
JD-XASaid in Synthtopia: Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes on the Roland JD-XA, October 2015
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Roland
SH-2Said in Roland: Nick Rhodes on the Roland synths that drive Duran Duran, October 2015
Roland
Roland CSQ-100 sequencer
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Roland
Roland CSQ-100 sequencerSaid in Roland: Nick Rhodes on the Roland synths that drive Duran Duran, October 2015
Roger Taylor: drums
Tama
Tama acoustic drum kit
Has said they use
Said in Modern Drummer: Roger Taylor, January 2008
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Roland
Roland TD-20 V-Drums kit
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Roland
Roland TD-20 V-Drums kitSaid in Modern Drummer: Roger Taylor, January 2008
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Simmons
Simmons electronic toms (on Rio)
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Said in SPIN: Duran Duran's Roger Taylor interview, March 2022
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Questions
About Duran Duran's gear.
What bass does John Taylor play?
Premier Guitar's 2016 Rig Rundown showed stock Peavey Cirrus basses, including a 5-string, plus a Sei Bass 5-string and the Music Man StingRay he got from Bernard Edwards of Chic. Earlier he was often seen with an Aria Pro II SB1000.
What synths does Nick Rhodes use?
He told MusicRadar in 2021 that his three Jupiters and his Moog have been on almost every album, and named a Prophet-5, a Wasp and a Crumar Performer. Roland says he took the JD-XA on the Paper Gods tour.
What DAW does Nick Rhodes use?
Pro Tools. He told MusicRadar in 2021 that he records on Pro Tools but plays almost everything on analog synths.
What drums does Roger Taylor of Duran Duran play?
He told Modern Drummer in 2008 that he played a Tama acoustic kit with a full Roland TD-20 V-Drums kit to his left, and told SPIN he used Simmons toms on Rio.
What amp does John Taylor use?
A Peavey MiniMEGA run direct to the board, with a Shure UR4D+ wireless and a TC Electronic G-System for effects, per Premier Guitar's 2016 Rig Rundown.
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