gear
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console
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recorders
- Otari MX-70 1" 16-track
- Otari MTR-10-IIC 1/4" 2-track
- Tascam 38 1/2" 8-track (often used for tape echo)
- Alesis Masterlink HD/CD recorder
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monitors
- Tannoy Reveal active two-way monitors
- Avantone Mix Cubes active full-range monitors
- AKG K77 (4) & K240 (2) headphones
- Vic Firth isolation headphones (2)
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microphones
ribbons
- Coles 4038 (matched pair)
- Shure 315 (2)
- Royer R-121
condensers
- Lawson 47MP MkII tube
- Lawson 251 FET
- AKG C451E (CK1, CK8, etc.)
- Peluso CEMC6 (matched pair)
- Audio-Technica 4033
- Audio-Technica Pro 37 (2)
- CAD M179 (2)
- Shure SM81 (2)
- Shure Beta 98D/S
- Shure Microflex MX393/C boundary (2)
dyamics
- AKG D19E
- AKG D112
- Western Electric 633a "salt shaker"
- Electro-Voice RE-15 (2)
- Electro-Voice RE-16
- Electro-Voice RE-20
- Electro-Voice DS-35
- Electro-Voice 635a (2)
- Electro-Voice 655c
- Electro-Voice Cardax 950 crystal
- Stedman N90
- Beyerdynamic M-201
- Beyerdynamic M-88
- Sennheiser MD-421 U5 (2)
- Shure SM7B
- Shure SM57 (4) & SM58 (2)
- Shure Beta 56A
- Shure Beta 58A (2)
- Telefunken TD21
- Telefunken D77 stereo
- Cold Gold film tab contact mic
direct boxes, reamps, & interfacing
- Demeter VTDB-2B tube DI
- Countryman Type 85 active DI
- Radial JDI passive DI
- Radial JDI Duplex 2-channel passive DI
- Radial Pro AV2 2-channel passive DI
- Radial Pro RMP reamp
- Cloudlifter CL-1 & CL-2 mic activators/impedance buffers
- Rapco splitters & combiners
- dbx 1024 buffer amplifier
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processors
preamps
- Ampex 601 tube (2)
- John Hardy M1 (2 channels)
- AEA RPQ 500
- Burl Audio B1D
- Brent Averill API 312
- Vintech 573
- Altec 1589B
- Shure M67 4-channel pre/mixer
- 20 channels of glorious Neotek
dynamics
- UREI 1176LN (rev. G)
- UREI LA-4
- Aphex Compellor 320a (2)
- Aphex Expressor 651
- Valley People Dyna-mite 430 (modified by Revive Audio)
- dbx 160xt
- dbx 163x
- dbx 263x (2) (modified by Jim Williams)
- dbx 902 (2)
- dbx 903 (4) (modified by Revive Audio)
- FMR Audio RNC
- FMR Audio RNLA
- Shure M62 "Level-Loc"
- SPL Transient Designer 4
equalizers & filters
- Manley Labs Enhanced Pultec EQP-1A
- Kush Audio Electra
- Little Labs "Voice Of God" bass resonance tool
- 20 channels of glorious Neotek
- UREI 565T "Little Dipper"
- Radial PhazeQ
gates, expanders, & noise reduction
- Aphex 612
- Aphex 622
- Aphex 9611
- dbx 3BX Series III
- dbx 463x
- dbx 563x (2)
- dbx 929
delays, reverbs, & effects
- DeltaLab Effectron II ADM 256 delay
- DeltaLab Effectron II ADM 1024 delay
- Furman RV-1 spring reverb
- Demeter RV-1 Real Reverb
- Fisher Spacexpander tube spring reverb
- Premier 90 tube spring reverb
- Lafayette solid-state spring reverb
- Realistic stereo reverb
- Malekko Spring Chicken & Chicklet reverb pedals
- Leslie 147
- dbx 120xp subharmonic synthesizer
- dbx 120 subharmonic synthesizer
- Strymon Orbit Flanger
- Aphex Aural Exciter Type B
- Tech 21 SansAmp (original model)
- numerous extraordinary stompboxes
- from EHX, MXR, Ross, Mid-Fi, Boss, ZVex, Analogman, etc.
- UREI 964 Digital Metronome
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instruments
- 1926 Steinway model M grand piano
- 1946 Wurlitzer upright piano
- 1975 Fender Rhodes Suitcase piano w/Speakeasy power supply
- 1959 Hammond M3 organ
- Hammond XB-2 "clonewheel" organ
- 60’s Silvertone 4704 organ (2)
- 80’s Roland SH-09 synthesizer
- Jaymar toy piano
- 1964 Slingerland drumset (22"/14"/16")
- 1964 Slingerland wood snare drum (5.5")
- 70’s Ludwig Supraphonic snare drum (6")
- assorted classic Zildjian cymbals
- Musser 2 & 1/2 octave orchestra bells
- the Soul Shop tambourine, and other tambourines
- an extensive collection of percussion instruments
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amps
- 1962 Magnatone 440 ~18w 1×12" combo
- 1961 Gretsch 6160 Chet Atkins 30w 2×12" combo w/Webers
- 1961 Gretsch 6161 Electromatic Twin ~14w 2×8" combo w/Jensens
- 1961 Gretsch 6162 Dual Twin Reverb ~18w 2×10" combo w/Jensens
- 1965 Ampeg B-15N 25w 1×15" combo w/EV SRO
- 1967 Ampeg Gemini I 20w 1×12" combo w/Weber
- 1966 Fender Tremolux 30w head
- 1966 Fender Bandmaster 40w custom 2×10" combo w/Webers
- 1970 Fender Pro Reverb 40w 2×12" combo
- 2010 Soul Shop ~18w head (converted Tweed-style 1930’s RCA PA)
- 2011 Soul Shop Vibrolux 5E11 (Tweed-era circuit) 12w head
- 2011 Soul Shop Vibrolux 6G11 (Brown-era circuit) 30w head
- 2012 Soul Shop AC15 (original 1959 circuit) 15w 1x10" combo w/Weber
- 1971 Harmony 515 solid-state 30w 2×12" combo
- 1972 Sunn Coliseum Bass 200w head
- 2011 Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 Class D 500w head
- 1978 Traynor Bass Mate 30w 1×15" combo
- 70’s Fender Musicmaster Bass 12w 1×12" combo
- 60’s Shin-ei solid-state ~5w head
- 70’s Sears solid-state 200w head
- KJL 2×12" open cab w/Celestion V30s
- Ampeg 1×15" closed cab w/Altec 421-8H
- Ampeg 2×15" closed cab w/EVs
- Avatar 2×10" ported cab w/Eminence Deltas
- custom Soul Shop 1×12" open cab w/Weber
- custom Soul Shop 1×15" open cab w/EV SRO
- custom Soul Shop closed cab w/Weber 6" & Weber 6×9"
- Fender Vibratone 1×15" rotating speaker cab w/JBL
- Cordovox 1×15" rotating speaker cab w/JBL
some of our amps also maintain an active touring schedule. please check in advance if there are any that seem absolutely crucial to your session.