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Almost all the list has been built by Christian Maguhn. To help us to correct and complete this list, just send an email to webmaster@tubular.net. For technical discussions, you can visit the TubularTech forum.

Note: these instruments are not for sale, though some have been sold in the past by Chandler Guitars.
Keyboards/Computers/Effects/Gadgets
Baby Grand Piano 1908 acquired in 1989
Bösendorfer Grand Piano around 1974
Steinway 1918  
Wineha Spinet sold in 1995
John Morley Clavichord sold in 1995
Lowrey Organ  
Farfisa Professional Organ Photo
Vox Continental Organ swapped for Yamaha DX7; school for disabled
Hammond Organ 1970 Hammond L.122
Mellotron sold 16.10.80 at Jackson's music auction at EMI's Abbey Road recording studios; Lot 59; $160 -> $1000
Fairlight CMI  
2x Fairlight Series II and second Fairlight for live work
Synclavier Photo
Oberheim OB-Xa
Oberheim DSX sequencer
both sold with 'Tubular Bells' logo brown flightcase to "malcolm" for £540, Spring 2000, at www.vemia.co.uk (Lot 00250)
OB-Xa resold on ebay, March 2007 Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo
Oberheim DSX sequencer  
Oberheim DMX Drum machine Photo
E-Mu Proteus  
ARP Solina  String Ensemble
ARP 2600  
Oberheim polysynth  
Yamaha DX100 synth only used for its keyboard
Beocord Reel to Reel Tape Machine  
Atari 1040ST with C-Lab Notator and Steinberg 'Topaz' direct-to-disk software
Walkman with powered speakers  
Mesa Boogie guitar amplifier
2x Yamaha REV-7 reverb Photo
Quantec reverb Photo
Neve mic amps  
Neve mixing desk w/ NECAM automation  
Bruel & Kjaer microphones Photo
ATC SCM200 monitors Photo
Apple Macintosh MIDI-System  
Akai A-DAM recorder  
Studer A-800 with Dolby SR Photo Photo
Ampex 124 tape machine Photo
Ampex Grand Master tape  
Belcamen valve limiters used mainly for bass guitars
Vocal stresser  
Bel flanger  
Quantec digital reverb  
AMS digital delay Photo
Clark Technik digital delay  
Brooke Siren MIDI controlled noisegate  
EMT 250 plate reverb  
Kepex Gain Brains limiters and compressors  
Prophet Prophet 5 Photo or 10, made by Sequintal circuits
EMS VCS3 swapped for an ARP 2600
Studio Electronics SE-1  
Moog Polymoog  
Glockenspiel 3-octave concert glockenspiel. Sold at Piano auctions in Dec 07
Fairlight Series III Photo
Kurzweil 250 around 1987
Yamaha DX-7  
Harrison Series X Console Photo 1986 - 1994
Cyclorama (Backcloth)  
Fairlight CVI  
Sony 2500 one-inch video machine Photo almost 2 million pounds ; 3 million?
Sony 2002  
Sony 2000 Photo
Quantel Mirage  
Ultimatte video  
Ikegami 79E video camera Photo ceiling mounted
Grass Valley video mixing console Photo surrounded by monitors
Pro-Bel video patching  
CMX 340 X Editor  
Aurora animated graphics generator  
Bosch image generator  
Nagra/Ampex VPR5 portable Photo credit: The Ampex/Nagra VPR-5 web site
E-mu Emulator II  
Silicon Graphics Indigo2 Extreme 40.000 $ incl. 20" Monitor, 200-MHz-R4400-CPU, 128 MB RAM, 2,1-GB-Disc, with Silicon Graphics 'Softimage'
Digidesign ProTools with Ampfarm, a TDM plug-in used for distortion
Digidesign SampleCell  
Eventide 4000 (H3000?) Harmonizer  
TC Electronics M5000 processor  
Akai S-1100 sampler  
Fairlight MFX2 System bought from Hilton Sound 1994
Apple Macintosh Quadra 700 with two-page colour monitor, with Emagic Notator Logic Audio software
Sony PCM3348 Digital Multitracks Recorder Photo
AMS Neve Capricorn 33238 Digital Mixing Console
HD-1 small monitors  
Akai S 1100 8 MB  
Akai S 1100 32 MB  
Emu Proteus II  
Emu Proteus XR  
Emu Vintage Keys  
Emu 64 Sampler
Ensoniq VPX  
Hammond L122  
Hammond Leslie 116  
Lowrey Spinet Organ  
Powerbook 170 & Powerbook 180  
Macintosh Quadra 650 8/160 with Opcode Studio 3, 5, Vision
Mackie CR 1202 800  
Mackie XLR10 sold via eBay in Dec 07 Photo
Moog Taurus  
Russian Dragon  
Steinway Model B No 137655 (c1910) bought in 87, sold at Piano Auctions Dec 07
VOX Continental  
Wurlitzer  
Yamaha DMP 7 sold via eBay in Dec 07 Photo Photo Photo
Yamaha DX100  
Yamaha SPX-1000  
Field Services  
live PA 28 Eastlake studio monitors  
Neumann studio mics  
DPA (formerly BNK) type 4040 microphone serial number 001 (only 100 made)
Danish valve mics, which, according to Mike, sound great on acoustic guitars
Ensoniq SD1 synthesizer  
Lexicon 480L (?)  Digital Effects System
Clavia Nord Lead Synthesizer
Fairlight Merlin Digital Recorder
Akai S6000 Sampler
Apple Mac 'Mirror' G4 with Emagic Logic Audio Platinum 5.3.0 and Digidesign ProTools 5.3.1
Boss Dr. Rythmn  
Euphonix System 5-MC Digital Mixer
Boss Dr. Rythmn  
Boss FV-200 Pedal sold via eBay in Dec 07 Photo Photo
Boss EV-5 Pedal sold via eBay in Dec 07 Photo
Boss GT-6 sold via eBay in Dec 07 Photo
BGH Systems Power Amp Model 750 sold via eBay in Dec 07 Photo Photo
Yamaha Tyros 1 workstation keyboard, sold via Chandler Guitars in Sep 08 Photo
Yamaha OIV96 digital mixer. sold via Chandler Guitars in Sep 08 Photo
Digidesign Pro Tools slave driver sold via Chandler Guitars in Sep 08 Photo
Digidesign 888/24 OIV96 8-track to 24-bit digital converter, sold via Chandlers Guitar in Sep 08 Photo
Trace Elliot GP11 bass head sold via Chandler Guitars in Sep 08 Photo


Strings
Höfner Shorty Super "Tubular Bells git" built-in speaker, presented to him by Virgin Records Germany for his 10th anniversary Photo Photo Photo Photo
Veilette-Citron  
Gordon Smith  
Aria Pro II SB-1000 1982 bass, sen (Japanese ash) Photo
Danelectro Coral SITAR  
UBO II  
Futura II bought in 1964/65
Eko first guitar bought in 1963/64 by his father
Washburn Mirage Deluxe handbuilt, serial No. 833908, presumably 1983, used on 1984 Discovery tour
Photo Photo Photo Photo sold to Alexander Müller
Manson ~1980 GBP 439 worth £ 439, swapped for Martin D-35 Photo Photo
MGO acoustic  
(Kohno)  
Aria acoustic  
Vox mandolin  
Epiphone 5-string banjo  
Knight jumbo steel string acoustic guitar BBC performance of Tubular Bells in 1976
Shaftesbury Ned Callan Cody Bass 1973-1974 Photo
Electric mandolin Originally purchased from Macari's Music Store in Charing Cross Road in the mid 70's. Reputedly, a prototype made for Mike Oldfield, now owned by Mick Irving, lead guitaris with Light Alloy - The Home Counties Premier Rock Covers Band Photo
Bazouki  
Mandolin Photo Photo
Mike Vanden F4 mandolin bought from John Alvey Turner, sold via Chandler Guitars in Dec 07 Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo
Line 6 Variax Acoustic 700 Steel 2006 Photo Photo
Fender Fender
Stratocaster 1963 white (greenish tinge on scratchplate), originally lake placid blue, painted white then stripped back, auctioned off in January 2007 Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo
Stratocaster fiesta red 1963 sold for £30,000 via Chandler Guitars in Dec 07 Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo
Stratocaster two-tone sunburst 1961 (modified scratchplate?) Photo
Stratocaster dark blue
60th Anniversary Strat Deluxe Pearl s/n DZ5168033 sold for £1195 via Chandler Guitars in Dec 07 Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo
Telecaster blonde 1966 (belonged to Marc Bolan; main guitar on TB) Video Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo
Squier Standard Telecaster Black Mirror Plate s/n IC041009490 sold for £395 via Chandler Guitars in Dec 07 Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo
Electric XII 1965-1968 (1969)
Lap Steel
Precision blonde 1960 Photo Photo Photo Photo
Precision red (mid 60s?)
Precision bass fiesta red 2006 Photo
Princeton Amp
Twin Reverb-Amp used for Mike's specific vibrato


Gibson Gibson
L-6S "Abbey Road" guitar; sold at "The Sale of the Century" beginning of the 80s
L-6S blonde 2 Humbucker Photo, scratchplate customized Photo by A.C. Zemaitis in 1980
Les Paul Custom 'Black Beauty' 1968
Les Paul TV Model 1957 #7 2031, modified two octave fretboard, sold to a Scottish fan Feb 06 Photo Photo Photo Photo
Les Paul Special ivory 1959, gold knobs Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo
SG Les Paul Junior cherry 1962 #77138, as used on Ommadawn after first SG being stolen; sold to a Swiss fan Feb 06 Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo
SG Les Paul Junior cherry 1963, modified 2x3 knob Gibsynth, sold to an English fan Feb 06 Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo
SG Junior cherry 1966?, metal knobs, stolen at The Beacon Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo
Doubleneck SG Type cherry, sold to David Porter end 94/beg 95 Photo Photo
ES335 red Photo Photo Photo
ES335 black?
EB3 cherry


KORG Korg
Synths/Keyboards/etc.
SDD 3000 Digital Delay
M1 Synth
05R/W Module
Trinity Workstation/Synth


Lowden Lowden
Artist LSE II Stage Edition, passive, sold to a fan Feb 06 Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo
Acoustic Classic Nylon strings guitar S25J Photo


Martin Martin
D-35 swapped for Manson in 1980 Photo
D-28-12 1974, #335787, sold to a German fan Feb 06 Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo
00-21NY 1961 New Yorker Steel String Acoustic sold via Chandler Guitars in Dec 07 Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo


Ovation Ovation
Ovation acoustic Photo
Ovation acoustic with single cut-out
Ovation 12-string
Ovation Adamas electroacoustic guitar, sold to a Spanish fan Feb 06 Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo


Paul Reed Smith Paul Reed Smith
Custom 24 with guitar synthesizer Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo sold to an English fan Feb 06
McCarty Hollowbody II Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo sold Feb 06
Signature Photo Photo Photo


José Ramirez José Ramirez
1A Classic 1974 s/n 7937 sold via Chandler Guitars in Dec 07 Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo
1A Flamenco 1975 Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo
2-CWE limited edition (1000 pieces), sold to an English fan Feb 06 Photo Photo Photo
Short Scale Offset Classical 1999 (couch guitar) sold to Luis Miguel Alcalá via Chandler Guitars in Jan 08 Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo


Roland Roland
MT32 (2x)
SH-101 Monophonic Synth
SH-2000 Synth
D-110 Synth
D-550 Synth
D-50 Synth
RS-505 Strings
VP 330 Vocoder plus
Super Jupiter Module & Editor Photo
JD-800 Synth
JD-990 Synth for pads
S760 Sampler
JV-80
SP 700
V drum kit
G-88 Bass Synth powered by BG-33B Bass Guitar Synthesizer Photo
GR-808 control unit
1980-84 sold to David Porter in 94/95 Photo
A-80 Controller Keyboard, sold via eBay in Jan 08 Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo
XP-50 Workstation/Synth
JV-1080 Synth Module
JV-2080 64-Voice Synth for ethnic sounds
JV-880 Synth for string pads
PD-7 Drum pads, sold via eBay in Dec 07 Photo Photo
SPD-11 Percussion, sold via eBay in Dec 07 Photo
Bassman
GS-6
GK-2A (on tour 1992-1993)
GP-8 Processor, sold via eBay in Dec 07 Photo
GT-5 Floor-Based Guitar Preamp/Processor
GP-100 Guitar Preamp/Processor
VG-8/GK-2A V-Guitar System/Divided Pickup, sold via eBay in Dec 07 Photo Photo
US-20 Floor pedal unit selector, sold via eBay in Dec 07 Photo
EV-5 Expression pedal, sold via eBay in Dec 07 Photo
FC-100 MIDI foot controller, sold via eBay in Dec 07 Photo
GI-10 Guitar MIDI interface, sold via eBay in Dec 07 Photo
Fantom-XR Synth module, sold via Chandler Guitars in sep 08


Taylor Taylor
1985 Taylor K22 acoustic guitar, sold to a fan Feb 06 Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo


Vicente Carillo Vicente Carillo
1a Especial Guitar Madagascar Rosewood 2006 Photo
Flamenco Blanca "Almoraima" 2006 Photo Photo


Wal Wal
Basses
5-string Wal Bass Guitar
Wal Custom 4-string bass guitar April 1991 #W3557, sold to a German fan Feb 06 Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo


Zemaitis Zemaitis
Acoustic Bass, sold via Chandler Guitars in Feb 08 Photo Photo Photo Photo Photo
Steel-string custom-built for Mike. Can be seen at Hard Rock Café Guangzhou
"1975 custom Zemaitis 6-string acoustic guitar with mother of pearl acorns and squirrels on neck and sound hole, owned by 'Tubular Bells' composer Mike Oldfield."

 


   

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