The Police Synchronicity tour 1983-1984

Equipment used on the Synchronicity tour is as follows:

Sting
Basses
 * 1962 Fender Jazz
 * Steinberger L2 - only in Wembley concerts
 * Spector NS-2 white

Synthesizers & Electronics
 * Oberheim OB-Xa
 * Oberheim DSX sequener
 * Moog Taurus I synth pedals (x2)

Effects pedals
 * Boss CE-2 Chorus
 * Boss FV-100 Guitar Volume

Onstage racks & amplifiers
 * Crown PSA-2 (bottom and low-mid)
 * Crown DC300A (mid-high)
 * Crown D75 (high)
 * Dbx 160x compressor/limiter
 * Klark Teknik DN-27 1/3-octave equilizer
 * Klark Teknik DN-22 stereo octave

Cabinets
 * T.D. Audio custom-built cabinet system

Danny Quatrochi played the Steinberger bass on "Invisible Sun" while Sting was on the Oberheim synthesizer.

Andy Summers
Guitars
 * 1961 Fender Stratocaster (red)
 * 1963 Fender Telecaster custom
 * Guitarman custom electric 12-string ("Synchronicity I")
 * Roland G-303

Amplifiers & cabinets
 * Marshall 100-watt amp (x2)
 * Marshall 4x12 cabinets (x2)
 * Mesa Boogie Mk. IIC+ combo (x2)
 * JBL monitors(?)

Effects
 * Boss CE-2 Chorus?
 * DeArmond 602 volume
 * Roland FV-2 volume
 * Pete Cornish custom FX board - see page for more details
 * Maestro Echoplex EP-2

Synthesizers
 * Moog Minimoog Model D
 * Roland GR-300 guitar synthesizers (x2)

Main kit
Drums (TAMA Imperialstar Midnight Blue finish, except where noted)
 * 14" x 22" bass drum
 * Pearl 5" x 14" snare (B4514 Chrome over Brass)
 * 8" x 10" tom
 * 8" x 12" tom
 * 9" x 13" tom
 * 16" x 16" floor tom

Additional Drums
 * TAMA Imperialstar 8" x 12" supplementary tom
 * TAMA Imperialstar 9" x 13" supplementary tom
 * TAMA Octobans - set of four, low-pitched

Cymbals (Paiste, except where noted)
 * 13" Formula 602 hi-hats
 * 18" 2002 Crash
 * UFIP Ictus 7.5 Ice Bell
 * 10" 2002 Splash
 * 8" 2002 Splash
 * 16" RUDE Ride/Crash
 * 16" RUDE Ride/Crash
 * 24" RUDE Rude
 * 18" 2002 Crash
 * 22" 2002 China Type
 * 8" 2002 Bell

Electronics & effects
 * Deltalab DL-4 (x2) with MB-4 memory module
 * Simmons SDS-V drum pads and Drum Brain - later replaced with DS-200 with triggers on two supplementary toms (see drums section)
 * TAMA DS-200
 * Oberheim DMX drum machine

Percussion rig

 * Paiste Percussion rack - assorted gongs and cymbals
 * Musser Xylophone
 * Latin Percussion Congas
 * Paiste 602 16" Crash cymbal (near the congas)
 * Bergerault Glockenspiel Radio France 3-octave
 * Latin Percussion Timbales
 * Paiste 2002 8" Splash cymbal
 * Paiste 2002 10" Splash cymbal
 * Paiste 2002 12" Flanger Cymbal (stacked)
 * Paiste 2002 18" Crash cymbal (stacked)
 * Paiste 2002 20" China cymbal (stacked)
 * Latin Percussion Cowbells
 * Unknown electronic drum pad
 * TAMA Imperialstar 5" x 14" snare