Equipment

Recording equipment

• Macintosh hard-disk-based 24-bit recording, 24 channels and up (using MOTU 24i audio interface with Digital Performer software and many plug-ins)
• Microphones by Neumann (M147 tube), AKG (414, C3000, D112), Ribbon mics by Beyer (M160 and M260), Audio-Technica, Røde (NT-5 matched pair), Audix (D6), Heil Sound (PR-40, radio-announcer-type mic), Sennheiser, Marshall and Shure
• Mic Preamps by Trident, Focusrite, PreSonus and Mackie
• Mackie 32-channel, 8-buss mixing desk
• APS Aeon, Yamaha NS-10 and Roland monitors
• CAI Countryman and Tech 21 Direct Boxes

Instruments (included in hourly/daily rate)

Guitars, basses, mandolins and ukuleles

• Guild 1984 D16 6-string steel-string acoustic guitar (beefy acoustic sound)
• Harmony Sovereign H1260 6-string acoustic guitar (beautiful balanced acoustic)
• Guild 1974 F212XL12-string acoustic guitar
• Custom-built Schecter Tele electric (humbuckers w/coil-taps, great guitar!)
• G&L Legacy Strat electric guitar (classic strat tone)
• Epiphone Joe Pass hollow-body electric (flat-wound strings for jazz)
• Pimentel nylon-string acoustic
• Godin Mandolin
• Fluke Ukulele
• Fingerbone custom-built (gorgeous, versatile) and Eagle Jazz-copy bass guitars

Amps

• 1968 Ampeg Reverberocket 2 (lush tremolo!) guitar amp
• 1972 Fender Twin Reverb
• 1991 Peavey Classic 50 valve guitar amp
• 1977 Fender Bassman 100 head (for bass or guitar), w/ Peavey 15" Black Widow cabinet

Keyboards

• 1939 Story and Clark Spinet Piano
• M102 Hammond Organ (model featured on Whiter Shade of Pale and Green Onions)
• Midi set-up, including Casio keyboard controller, Roland Sound Canvas and "Drums From Hell" software drums

Drums and cymbals

• 1963 Vintage Rogers 5-piece drum kit
• (Classic vintage vibe -- also with Speed King and Ghost classic kick pedals as well as modern Premier pedal)
• (12", 13" rack toms, 14" floor tom, additional 16" floor tom)

• Sabian AAX 20" Dry Ride 
• Sabian AAX 16" Stage Crash   
• Zildjian 20" 1960's ride cymbal -- perfect for jazz
• Zildjian 18" Thin Crash
• Zildjian 17" Paper Thin Crash
• Zildjian 16" China Trash
• Zildjian 14" Quick Beat Hi-hats
• Zildjian 13" Mastersound Hi-hats
• Zildjian 8" Custom A Splash

Other services

Studio musicians available at reasonable rates (Drums, bass, keys, strings (Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass, etc.))  I can add guitars, mandolin, harmonica and backing vocals myself at no extra charge.

Ability to use loop-based recording, make mp3s of your music for your website, and other fun stuff.

Live sound reinforcement class and guitar tuition also available.