godcity recording studio

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Genre: Ghettotech / Glam / Shoegaze
Location SALEM, Massachusetts, Un
Profile Views: 244434
Last Login: 10/29/2012
Member Since 4/11/2006
Website someday
Record Label Unknown Indie
Type of Label Indie
Bio
GodCity is a recording studio focusing on creative, innovative, artistically credible independant music. I've got a nice professional facility and lots of analog and digital gear. I made this profile so that I can view complete profiles of bands looking to record with me. I'm not looking to use this as a social forum. I'm only accepting friends from people I've recorded, labels I've worked with, photographers I've worked with, etc. Basically, just people who's shit I back in a professional way. For booking, email godcity@aol.com
Members
Kurt Ballou
Influences
Metal Month on VH1 classic, Michael Gira, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Ian MacKaye, Mike Kirsch, Tonie Joy, Greg Ginn, Rick Rubin, Thomas Skogsberg.
Sounds Like
Mixing Consoles: Custom 48 input console made of Tonelux, Thermionic Culture, and OpAmp labs components. Tape Machines: Otari MTR100 2” 24 track Ampex ATR-102 2 track with 1/2” and 1/4” heads MCI JH110 1” 8 track Tascam DA-20 DAT Tascam CD-RW 700 Tascam 102 MKII Cassette Monitors: Urei 809 mains Adam S3A near fields w/ Polk subwoofer Mackie HR824 near fields Yamaha NS-10 passive near fields Audix 1A studio monitors Sony Boom Box Mics: AEA R88 stereo ribbon mic AKG C451 with CK1, CK2, CK3, and CK5 capsules (5) AKG D12e AKG D112 AKG D190 (3) Beyerdynamic M-201 Beyerdynamic M-160 ribbon mic (2) Blue Mouse Earthworks TC30K (2) Heil Sound PR-20 Heil Sound PR-30 (4) Heil Sound PR-31 Heil Sound PR-38 Heil Sound Handi-Mic Josephson E22s (2) Microtech-Gefell UM92.1s tube mic Microtech-Gefell MV692 with UM70, M70, M71, and M69 caps (4) Neumann KM 184 (2) Placid Audio Copperphone RCA 44bx ribbon mic Royer R-121 ribbon mic Sennheiser 421 (2) Sennheiser 441 Sennheiser E-906 Shure Beta 91 PZM Shure Beta 98 D/S (5) Shure Beta 58 Shure KSM-141 (2) Shure SM-57 (2) Shure SM-57 w/ TapeOp mod Shure SM-58 (6) Soundelux E49 tube mic (2) Wunder CM7 fet Digital Audio Workstation: Mac Pro Quad 2.66g, 5g ram Protools HD3 Accel PCIe 24 channel in, 32 out, up to 192khz sample rates Apogee AD16x and DA16x conversion (16 in, 16 out) Plugins: All stock Digi plugs plus… Amp Farm Bomb Factory BF-3a Bomb Factory BF76 Bomb Factory MC77 Bomb Factory Fairchild 660 and 670 Bomb Factory Plutec Bundle Drumagog Drumkit From Hell Focusrite EQ Focusrite comp Impact Joe Meek SC2 Joe Meek Meequalizer Massey VT3 Massey CT4 Massey Desser Massey L2007 Massey Tape Head Massey THC Maxim Refuse Lowender Reverb One Revibe Sans Amp PSA-1 Sonalksis (all) Sonnox EQ Sonnox Transient Designer Sound Toys Crystalizer Sound Toys Echo Boy Sound Toys Phase Mistress Sound Toys Sound Blender Sound Toys Speed TL Space Waves (all) and many more… Outboard Gear: Pre-amps: Altec 1567a 5x1 Tube pre/mixer Avedis MA-5 (2) Chandler LTD-1 (Neve 1073 style) Chandler TG channel MKII (Abbey Road style) (2) Chandler Germanium Daking mic pre/eq (6) Drawmer 1969 Tube stereo John Hardy MPC-3000 (4) LaChappel Audio 583v (2) Requisite PAL Plus MK III tube mic pre/ opto limiter (2) No Toasters Nice Pair stereo pre OpAmp Labs (10) OSA mutant Shadow Hills Mono Gama (2) Thermionic Culture Early Bird (stereo) Tonelux MP1a (4) Universal Audio 6176 Di: MXR bass DI+ Radial JDI Retrospec Juice Box tube DI Sans Amp Bass Driver Whirlwind DI EQ: Chandler LTD-1 (Neve 1073 style) Chandler TG channel MKII (Abbey Road style) (2) Daking mic pre/eq (6) Empirical Labs Lil’ Freq (2) Krohn Hite filter LaChappel 583v (2) Manley Massive Passive stereo tube eq (2) OpAmp labs 2 band inductor-eq’s (10) Sony MX-32 (4) Summit EQP-200a Thermionic Culture Pullet stereo Thermionic Culture Early Bird stereo Tonelux EQP4 (16) Universal Audio 6176 Compression: Aphex Expressor with Audio Upgrades mod (2) Aphex Compellor Chandler Germanium Compressor Chandler Zener Limiter Custom built LA-2a clone Dramastic Audio Obsidian Drawmer 1969 tube stereo Drawmer Three-Sum Daking FET (2) Empirical Labs Distressor (2) Retro Instruments 176 tube compressor Requisite PAL Plus MK III tube mic pre/ opto limiter (2) Sontec dynamic range controller Standard Audio Level-Or Thermionic Culture “The Phoenix” vari-mu tube compressor Tonelux TXC (4) Tube-Tech SMC-2b multiband tube compressor Universal Audio 6176 Gates: Symmetrix 562 E stereo gate Symmetrix 564 quad gate Effects: Alesis Midiverb 4 Deltalab Effectron Digitech Studio Quad Electrix Filter Factory Electrix MoFX Eventide H3000 Ultraharmonizer Furman spring reverb Lexicon MPX-500 Lexicon PCM-42 Peavey Valverb spring reverb Roland RE-501 Chorus / Tape Echo Yamaha SPX-90 Other: Jensen MS encoder/decoder Little Labs IBP phase alignment tool(2) Radial SGI (studio guitar interface) Rane headphone amp Reamp V1 Thermionic Culture Vulture tube distortion generator Instruments*: Drums: First Act toy drumset (2) Dunnett stainless steel snare 8x14” Keller mahogany snare 4.5x14” Ludwig super sensitive snare (mid 60’s) 4.5x14” Pearl Steve Ferrone signature brass 14x6.5" snare (Black Beauty knock-off) Slingerland 70’s 24” kick Tempus kit. 14x6.5” snare, 8”, 10”, 12”, 14”, 16”, and 18” toms, and 22” kick. Yamaha 80’s Recording Custom (birch) 24" kick Yamaha 80’s Rock Tour Custom 8x14” snare Assorted Zidjian cymbals (most have been broken by angry drummers) Paiste Giant Beat ride Assorted percussion junk (tambourine, chicken shake, etc.) 1 straight cymbal stand 2 boom cymbal stands 1 hi hat stand 1 snare stand some drum thrones DW9000 double bass drum pedal Pearl Eliminator single bass pedal Drum Machines: Boss DR-660 Keyboards: Knabe upright grand piano Korg Microsynth Korg Poly-Six analog synth Hammond H114 organ w/ Leslie 247 tone cabinet Glockenspiel Melodica Melody Horn Assorted Yamaha Portasounds Amps: Allston Amps Chupakabra Ampeg V-4R 100w BadCat Black Cat 30w class-A BadCat Lynx 50w class-A BadCat Panther 50w class-A 1x12 combo CMI 1x15 combo Fender Vibro Champ Gallien Krueger 800RB Gibson Titan 100w GMT 300g Guild Thunderbass (2) Marshall JMP 50w Marshall 25/50 Jubilee 1x12 combo Orange AD200 Orange Dual Terror Orange OR50 40th Anniversary Orange Thunderverb Traynor Reverb Master 50w Traynor YBA-1 50w Verellen 50w amp Yamaha T-50 Yamaha T-50c (2) Speaker Cabinets: Ampeg SVT 8x10 (2) Ampeg V6 2x15 Homemade 2x12 with Jensen Mod’s Emperor open back pine 1x12 with Weber speaker Emperor half open 2x12 with 1 Weber Hemp Alnico Blue Dog and 1 Weber 65 w British Emperor 6x12 1/3 open back with 2 Eminence Red Fangs, 2 Eminence Swamp Thangs, and 2 Celestion Sidewinders Emperor 6x12 1/3 open back with 2 WGS alnicos, 2 Eminence Texas Heats, and 2 Celestion Sidewinders Gibson Titan 1x15/2x10 cabinet 60’s Marshall 4x10 basket weave column with 10 watt Celestion’s (2) 70’s Marshall checkerboard 4x12 model 1982 with Rola Celestion V30’s ’73 Marshall 8x10 cab with 15 watt Celestions ’73 Marshall 8x10 cab with 4 12’s and no 10’s Peavey 1x12 with EV speaker Guitars: Dean Dimebag tribute bantar Electrical Lucite custom with Lace Alumitone’s Electrical Mahogany custom with EMG-85 and EMG-T Fender super jumbo acoustic First Act custom Sheena guitar with EMG-85 First Act custom guitar with Lace Deathbucker and Lace sensor emerald First Act Delia 12 string hollow body with Kentron pups First Act Delgada fretless bass Frankenstein short scale tele with TV Jones Magnatron, Lindy Fralin Tele pups, and Bigsby tremelo. ’70 Gibson Les Paul Custom with 59 Classic pup’s '62 Gibson Melody Maker (set up for Nashville high strung) '62 Guild Starfire with Bigsby '96 Rickenbacker 650A Atlantis with Lace Sensor Emerald/Red ’79 Peavey T40 bass with 2 EMG-MMtw’s and preamp Warmoth Baritone Jazz Master with EMG-89 Warmoth Jazz Master with EMG P-85 and P-60 Warmoth P-bass with EMG-P Effects Pedals: Boss BF-3 Flanger Boss MT-2 Metal Zone (Analog Man mod) Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal Boss OS-2 Overdrive Boss PS-3 Pitch Shifter/Delay Boss DS-1 Distortion (Occtone mod) Boss DD-5 digital delay (Analog Man mod) Boss DD-6 digital delay Boss Noise Suppressor (2) Boss Graphic EQ (2) (Analog Man mod) Crimson Cock (Rangemaster clone) Digitech Bass Synth Wah Danelectro Grilled Cheese Distortion DOD Buzz Box Dunlop Cry Baby Wah Dunlop Uni-Vibe Electro Harmonix Big Muff pi Ernie Ball Volume Pedal FoxRox Octone Hao Rust Driver Hao Sole Pressure Line 6 Modulation Modeller Marshall Guv-nor MKI clone Menatone Red Snapper Mountain King Megolith Mt’lab Dokuhebi MXR KFK EQ Providence Stampede (2) Red Crapper (Red Snapper clone) Sanford and Sonny Blue Beard TC Electronics G-System Unholy Trinity 3-way splitter V-Stack Tweedy Way Huge Aqua Puss Way Huge Swollen Pickle Way Huge Fat Sandwich Z-Vex Fuzz Factory * Please request instrument availability before coming to the studio. Some do not reside in the studio full-time.