Equipment

All of the equipment at The Henhouse has been collected over a lifetime of working in the business. We strive for pure sound using high quality cabling, patchbays and equipment. All of our gear is professionally maintained and set up to play and record. If there is something specific you are wanting to use, please let us know in advance.
Feel free to reach out with any questions.

 Recording

  • Console

    API 1608 wih Automation
    Fully loaded with API 550a EQ’s (x14) and
    API 560 EQ’s (x2)

  • Preamps

    API 312 (x16) In Console
    Chandler TG-2 Abbey Road (x2)
    Demeter H-Series (x2)
    Neve 1073 500 series (x2)
    Spectra 1964 STX 600 (x2)
    Spectra 1964 STX 100D
    Spectra Sonics V610 (x2)

  • Microphones

    Neumann M49
    Advanced Audio CM-12 (x2)
    AEA R44CX
    AEA R92
    Apex 210 (modified by Michael Joly)
    Austrian Audio CC8 (x2)
    Beyerdynamic M160 (x2)
    Coles 4038
    Ear Trumpet Labs Edwina (x2)
    Ear Trumpet Labs Edna
    Neumann KM184
    Neumann U87
    Royer R-121 (x2)
    Sennheisser MD 421 (x2)
    Sennheisser e609 (x2)
    Shure SM 57 (x2)
    Shure SM 58
    Shure SM7B
    Shure "Green Hornet" 520DX
    United UT FET 47

  • EQ's

    API 550a (x14) in concsole
    API 560 (x2) in console
    Audioscape EQP-A (x2)
    Neve 1073 500 Series (x2)
    Retro Powerstrip

  • Compressors

    API 529 (stereo)
    Audioscape 76D (x2)
    Black Lion Audio “Bluey”
    Chandler RS 124
    Retro 176
    Retro Powerstrip
    Spectra Sonics V610 Complimiter (x2)

  • Computer/Software

    Apple Mac Mini M1 with 16 MB RAM
    Extensive plugin collection from UAD, Soundradix, Kazrog, Waves, Avid and many more
    Pro Tools - always current version

  • Convertors

    Burl Audio Mothership with
    BAD4M Card and BDA 4 Card
    (4 channels mastering grade in/out)

    Lynx Aurora (n) 32 HD with LT-HD card
    (32 Channels in/out)

  • Monitors

    Atomic SixTen Studio Monitors
    with Atomic Amplifier

    ProAc Studio 100 Monitors
    with Amphion 700 Power Amp

    Behringer Powerplay sytem for tracking
    (5 pods)

 Instruments

  • Electric Guitars

    Airline Tuxedo
    Asher Electro-Hawaiian Lap Steel
    Danelectro Baritone guitar
    Epiphone Les Paul with Bigsby vibrato
    Epiphone Casino
    Fender Stratocaster ‘62 re-issue
    Fender Mustang
    Fender Precision Bass
    Gibson SG ‘61
    Gibson 335
    Hammertone mandotar
    Iverson Stratocaster
    Magnatone Lap Steel
    Nash Telecaster
    Williams 700 Series Pedal Steel

  • Acoustic Guitars

    Celtic Cross Weissenborn
    Deering 6-string banjo
    Deering Goodtime Banjo
    Dobro (1970’s)
    Gibson J-50 acoustic guitar (1952)
    Gibson Style-A Mandolin (1911)
    Harmony Roy Smeck
    Johnson Resonator Ukulele
    Larivee jumbo (Model JC-05)
    Larivee Koa ukulele
    Martin 00-DB Jeff Tweedy
    Must Create Weissenborn
    National Style-O roundneck (1933)
    National Tricone roundneck
    Taylor LKSM 12-string

  • Drums

    Slingerland 1953 Radio King Drumset (1951) 14x24" kick, 16x16" floor tom, 9x13" rack tom, 7x14" single-ply maple snare drum

    Dunnett 14"x8" stainless steel snare drum
    Istanbul Mel Lewis 22" ride cymbal
    Istanbul Agop AGH16 16" Hihats
    Istanbul Agop OM CBOC18 18" crash cymbal
    Keplinger stainless steel ride cymbal

  • Keyboards

    Estey portable reed organ
    Gibson Clavioline and amp
    Wurlitzer 200A Electric Piano
    Leslie Speaker 145 with Trek 2 Preamp
    Hammond 1960-63 A-100 Organ
    Kawai K-18E Upright Studio Piano

  • Amplifiers

    Fender Deluxe Reverb
    Fender Pro Junior combo amplifier
    Fender Deluxe (1953)
    Fender Princeton Reverb
    Flot-A-Tone combo amplifier
    Premier 88 (1954)
    Union Tube and Transistor Combo amp
    Universal Audio Ox Box