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wall of gear

Just some of our great selection of gear.

The following is a list of the instrumentation, amplification and so forth available for clients to use while recording here at Cedar Street Studios.

Drums/Percussion:

Kits:

  • 1973 Rogers Starlighter IV: 24″ Kick, 12″ rack tom and 16″ floor tom (also tonally matched 13″ dw rack tom)
  • 1983 Yamaha Recording Custom (formerly of Sigma Sound): 24″ Kick, 12″ & 13″ rack toms, and 16″ floor tom
  • 1986 Tama Granstar: 22″ Kick, 12″ & 13″ BIG rack toms, and 16″ floor tom
  • 1990′s Tama Swingstar: 22″ Kick, 12″ & 13″ BIG rack toms, and 16″ floor tom
  • 2007 Gretsch Catalina Club: 26″ Kick, 13″ rack tom, 16″ and 18″ floor toms

Snares:

  • 1971 Ludwig Super-Sensitive, 5×14
  • 1982 Ludwig Rock/Concert, 5×14
  • Yamaha Maple Custom Absolute, 5×14, with Vintage hoops (wood)
  • Mapex Pro Series Maple , 6×14
  • 1986 Tama Granstar Powerline 6.5×14

Other Drums/Percussion:other drums

  • Late 1960′s Hayman Vibrasonic 16″ floor tom – usually match this with the Yamaha or Rogers kit for an extra floor tom
  • Alesis D4 Drum Module
  • Yamaha RM 50 Drum Module

Keyboards/Pianos:

  • c. 1912-1916 Haines Brothers (NYC) 5′ Grand Piano
  • Francis Bacon (NY) upright pianokorg
  • 1978 Yamaha Electone C-40 Organ
  • Technics SX-PX220 88 key weighted action keyboard
  • Ensoniq SQ1 plus
  • Korg MS200R (module)
  • Yamaha TG 100 (module)
  • Yamaha TG 500 (module)
  • Hugh Tracey Kalimba (original) (2)

Guitars:

  • 1998 Tom Anderson Drop Top Electric w/ Acoustic bridge
  • 1999 Tom Anderson Drop Top Electric w/ Acoustic bridgeguitars
  • 1993 Fender Stratocaster Custom Shop Electric
  • 1990 ESP Mirage Custom Electric
  • 2003 Fender Mustang Electric
  • Danelectro Electric
  • Ibanez “Yoo-Hoo” Electric
  • Sigma DM-18 Acoustic
  • Takamine Acoustic
  • Ibanez 12 String

Basses:

  • Steinberger
  • Early 70′s Vox/Fender knock-off – This bass is Rock-n-Roll!

Amps:pa-amp

  • 1964 Fender Bandmaster Reverb, TFL 5005D
  • 1990 Marshall JCM900 Lead Series, 50W
  • 1998 Rivera Rake Custom 100W
  • 1995 Rivera Knucklehead, 50W
  • 1950′s Lafayette PA 645A (Mullard tubes), converted to guitar amp. Killer tone!
  • Gorilla TC-35 combo
  • Fender SP-10 combo
  • Smokey

Other:

  • Big Briar Etherwave Theremin
  • Danelectro Daddy O, distortion pedal
  • Danelectro Cool Cat, chorus pedal
  • Danelectro Dan-Echo, echo pedal (2)
  • Electro Harmonix Small Clone EH 4600, chorus pedal
  • DOD FX25, envelope filter
  • Ibanez MS10 Metal Charger, distortion pedaltheramin
  • Electro Harmonix Big Muff, distortion pedal
  • Electro Harmonix(Sovtek) Big Muff, distortion pedal
  • Pro Co Turbo Rat, distortion pedal