About This Service

Nestled within the famous Sound City Studio complex, our facility is open for bookings, offering an exceptional setting for artists, producers, and musical groups. The space comes fully equipped with a vast array of instruments, hardware, and software. A comprehensive inventory is provided further below.

Pricing

• Hourly rate with an engineer: $60, with a minimum booking of 3 hours (discounted rates for extended bookings are listed below).
• Hourly rate without an engineer: $40.

Special Lockout Rates for Extended Bookings (Without Engineer)

• 4 hours per week: $500 per month
• 6 hours per week: $700 per month
• 8 hours per week (either as one 8-hour session or two 4-hour sessions): $800 per month
• 12 hours per week (as two 6-hour sessions): $1000 per month

Special Rates for Extended Bookings (With Engineer)

• 4 hours per week: $1000
• 6 hours per week: $1400
• 8 hours per week: $1800
• 12 hours per week: $2500

Equipment List

Recording Hardware

• Apple Mac Mini M2 with 16GB RAM
• UAD Volt 476P
• Blue Robbie tube preamp
• Golden Age Project Pre 73 (a 1073 clone)
• Focusrite Clarett 8PreX
• Mackie Onyx Blackbird (two units)

Software and Plugins

• Pro Tools Studio
• Logic 11
• UAD Spark
• Plugin Alliance Mega
• Waves Ultimate
• Soundtoys 5
• Melodyne Studio
• Vocalign
• iZotope RX Elements
• Black Salt Audio

Software Instruments

• Arturia Labs V
• GSI VB3-II
• AcousticSamples Pianos and Drums
• SKY Keys
• Spitfire Labs
• u-He
• Beatsurfing
• SampleScience
• Soca Labs
• MOTU MachFive Biosphere

Condenser Microphones

• United Studio Technologies Twin87
• Weird Audio Little Red Monster tube microphone
• Lauten Audio LA120 matched pair with cardioid and omni-directional capsules
• Rode Classic tube microphone
• Rode NT5 matched pair
• Rode NT1000
• Blue Mouse
• Blue Woodpecker (an active ribbon microphone)
• Blue Spark (two units)
• Blue Kickball
• AKG C1000S matched pair
• Golden Age Project FC4 matched pair with a stereo bar
• CAD GXL 1200
• MXL 550 and 551
• MXL 441

Dynamic Microphones

• Electro Voice RE 320
• Electro Voice N/D468 (four units)
• Electro Voice N/D257 (three units)
• Electro Voice PL33
• Electro Voice PL95
• Shure SM7B
• Shure Super 55
• Shure SM62
• Warm Audio WA19
• AKG D190ES
• Sennheiser E935
• Audix D1, D2, D3, and D4 (one of each)
• Audix i5
• Audio Technica AE4100
• Audio Technica AT804 omni-directional
• Blue enCORE 200
• Blue Yeti
• Blue Raspberry
• CAD TSM411

MIDI Controllers

• Akai Max49
• Nektar SE 49
• M Audio Hammer 88
• Novation Circuit
• Akai MPK Mini

Acoustic Instruments

• Gibson 1953 L-48
• Martin 1925 0-21 (available upon special request)
• Martin D-28 (available upon special request)
• Martin C-1R Thomas Humphreys nylon string guitar
• Morgan Concert guitar
• Morgan Jumbo 12-string guitar
• Recording King Swamp Dog resonator guitar
• Kneeland F5-style mandolin
• Kneeland Army/Navy-style flattop mandolin
• Deering Deluxe 5-string banjo
• Mainland tenor ukulele
• Applause AE-40 acoustic bass
• Charranga (builder unknown)

Solid-Body Electric Guitars

• Fender Stratocaster fitted with Tom Anderson pickups
• Paul Reed Smith McCarty Soapbar
• Gibson Les Paul Standard
• Gibson Les Paul Deluxe
• Gibson Flying V
• DiPinto Galaxie HH
• Third Eye London’s Burning baritone (Les Paul style)
• Epiphone Les Paul
• Danelectro U2 (1990s reissue)
• Teisco Tulip
• Jackson Rhoads RR3 V
• Schecter C7 FR-S 7-string
• Schecter C8 Silver Mountain 8-string
• Schecter Omen 8-string
• Hamer Californian
• Raven double-neck guitar
• Michael Kelly Patriot Decree
• Yamaha RGX-220
• Cozart Telecaster

Hollow-Body Electric Guitars

• Gibson 1955 ES-225T
• Fender/D’Aquisto Standard hollowbody
• Ibanez 1970s lawsuit era 2355 (an ES-175 copy)
• Epiphone Wildkat
• Apollo 1960s semihollow guitar

Electric Basses

• Fender Aerodyne P/J
• Rickenbacker 1970s 4003
• Guild 1970s B-302
• Guild 1970s B-302F fretless
• Carvin LB75 5-string fretless
• Epiphone Viola bass
• Sterling Stingray 5-string
• Spector Performer 4
• Fingertip Guitars 8-string SG-style

Amplifiers

• Fender 1965 Bandmaster head with matching 2x12 cabinet
• Fender Blues Jr Texas Special
• THD Univalve head
• Phaez Duophonic Sibly/Corona head
• Trace Elliot Trident 2x12 combo
• Trace Elliot Bonneville 4x10 combo
• Trace Elliot Velocette 1x10 combo
• Vox MV50 AC head
• Univox 1970s U255R
• Orange Micro Dark head with 2x12 cabinet
• Epiphone Valve Jr head with 1x12 cabinet
• Marshall 1965B 4x10 cabinet
• Marshall 1965A 4x12 cabinet loaded with Celestion Vintage 30 and G12-65 speakers
• Rivera 1x12 cabinet with a vintage Celestion Sidewinder speaker
• Coffee Cabs custom cabinet with a Celestion Creamback 12” and a BadCat 10” speaker
• CB Gitty Delta Driver cigar box amplifier
• Ampeg SVT-3 Pro bass amplifier with a Bag End 2x10 cabinet
• Ampeg 1970s B100 bass amplifier
• Crate CA30R acoustic amplifier

Pedals

• Electro Harmonix Graphic Fuzz
• Z Vex Vexter Fuzz Probe
• CMC Effects Sun Lion
• Keeley Red Dirt Overdrive
• Ibanez Soundtank TS-5 Tubescreamer
• Ibanez Fat Cat
• Trace Elliot Dirt Box
• Mosky Golden Horse
• Maxon Tube Overdrive
• Maxon Tube Compressor
• Boss FB2
• Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster
• Strymon El Capistan
• Danelectro Wasabi Forward/Reverse Delay
• Dunlop Rotovibe
• Trace Elliot Quad Chorus
• Thomas Organ Crybaby
• George Dennis Distortion Wah
• Electro Harmonix Q-Tron
• Electro Harmonix Micro Synthesizer
• Electro Harmonix Frequency Analyzer
• Ernie Ball VP Jr
• Headrush MX5

Amp Simulation Plugins

• Neural DSP Archetype Rabea
• GuitarML Chameleon
• Mercuriall Reaxis (Mesa Triaxis model)
• Nembrini Brown Sound (modeled after a modified JCM 800)
• Brainworx bundle

Additional amenities include complimentary parking. Further information is available upon inquiry.

Our studio offers a professional and inspiring environment to realize your next musical endeavor, whether you require a space for a one-time session or a long-term recurring booking.