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===Equipment=== [[File:Gretsch drums.jpg|thumb|right|Collins has used [[Gretsch drums]] since 1983.<ref name="Collins kit"/>]] Collins is a left-handed drummer, and uses [[Gretsch]] drums, Noble & Cooley solid snare drums, Remo heads, [[Sabian Cymbals|Sabian]] cymbals and his signature Promark sticks. Past kits he used were made by [[Pearl Drums|Pearl]] and [[Premier drums|Premier]].<ref name="Collins kit">{{cite news|title=Vintage drum gear: Phil Collins' Pearl DLX kit|url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/drums/vintage-drum-gear-phil-collins-pearl-dlx-kit-507107|agency=Music radar|date=22 December 2017}}</ref> Other instruments associated with Collins's sound (particularly in his post-1978 Genesis and solo career) include the [[Roland TR-808]], [[Roland TR-909]], the [[Simmons SDS-V]] electronic drum set, and the [[LinnDrum]] drum machines.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/8-ways-the-808-drum-machine-changed-pop-music-w453714|title=8 ways the 808 drum machine changed pop music|last=Leight|first=Elias|date=6 December 2016|newspaper=Rolling Stone|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-date=7 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161207154255/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/8-ways-the-808-drum-machine-changed-pop-music-w453714|url-status=dead}}</ref> Collins also used a [[Roland CR-78]], [[Sequential Circuits Prophet-5]] synthesizer, the [[Fender Rhodes]] and [[Yamaha CP-70]] electric pianos, and a [[vocoder]] for his voice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_phil_collins_air/ |title=Classic Tracks: Phil Collins's "In the Air Tonight" |author=Flans, Robyn |date=1 May 2005 |work=Mix |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303210034/http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_phil_collins_air/ |archive-date=3 March 2011 }}</ref> Other Korg instruments include the [[Korg Wavestation|Wavestation]], the [[Korg KARMA|Karma]] and the [[Korg Trinity|Trinity]].<ref>[http://www.korg.com/Artist.aspx?artist=125 "Hear what Phil Collins has to say about his collection of Korg keyboards"]. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111235315/http://www.korg.com/Artist.aspx?artist=125|date=11 January 2014}}</ref>
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