HighCastle of Geek

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Gear List

Guitars/Bass

  • Paul Reed Smith Custom 24

  • Gibson Les Paul Custom

  • Gibson ES-355

  • Fender Eric Johnson Stratocaster

  • Fender Richie Kotzen Telecaster

  • Jackson San Dimas Adrian Smith

  • ESP Ben Weinman

  • James Tyler Variax

  • Taylor 814CE Acoustic/Electric Steel String

  • PRS Angelus SE Acoustic Steel String

  • Yamaha Classical

  • Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Bass

  • Rickenbacker 4003 Bass

Keyboards

  • Korg Kronos

  • Roland RD700GX Digital Piano

  • Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S61 MK2

  • Roland A800 Midi Controller/Keyboard

  • M-Audio Oxygen 25 Midi Controller/Keyboard

Drums

  • Drum Workshop Design Series Tobacco Burst Acoustic Drums - 8”, 10”, 12”, 16” toms; 22” bass drum, 14” snare

  • Zildjian 20” Medium Ride, 18” Fast Crash, 16” Fast Crash, 16” Dry Crash, 14” Hi-hats

  • Pearl Drum Rack

  • Roland TD30-KV Electronic Drums

Preamp/Processors

  • UAD Apollo X8P Third Generation Audio Interface and Plugin host

  • UAD 4-710D Four-Channel Tone-Blending Mic Preamp w/ Dynamics

  • UAD Satellite Quad DSP Plugin Host

  • Fractal Audio AxeFx III Amp/cab/effects modeler

  • TC Helicon Voiceworks Plus

Mixing/Signal Routing

  • Switchcraft StudioPatch 9265 Patch Bay

  • Switchcraft PT16FX2DB25 Audio Passthru Panel

  • Presonus 32 Channel Digital Rack Mixer

  • Presonus Faderport 8 Production Controller

  • Presonus StudioLive 16.4.2 Digital Mixer

  • ART HeadAmp 6 Pro 6 Channel Headphone Amplifier

  • XVive U2 Black Wireless Guitar System

  • Line 6 Relay G50 Wireless

  • Blue Microphones MoFi Headphones (2)

  • Focal Spirit Professional Headphones

  • Audio Technica ATH-M50 Headphones

  • Sennheiser HD-280 Headphones

Amplification/Sound Reproduction

  • Hughes & Kettner Grandmeister 40 Amp Head

  • Fender Rumble 500 Bass Combo Amp

  • Port City 212 OS Guitar Cabinet WGS ET65s

  • 65 Amps Blue 1x12 Guitar Cabinet Celestion Alnico Gold

  • Focal Alpha 80 Monitors (2)

  • Avantone Mix Cubes

  • JBL EON 515 (2)

  • Matrix Amplification GT1000FX SS Amplifier

  • ART SLA2 Linear Power Amplifier

  • Atomic Amplification Reactor Powered Wedge

  • M-Audio BX5A Monitors (2)

  • Roland AC-33 Portable Acoustic Amplifier

Guitar Effects

  • Analog Man King of Tone OD Pedal

  • Strymon Big Sky Reverb Pedal

Computer Hardware/Software

  • Apple iMac Pro (2017) 3 gHz Intel Xeon, 64 GB RAM

  • Apple Mac Mini (2018) 3.2GHz Intel Core i7 32GB RAM

  • WinPC (2016) Intel i7 3.4 GHz, 32 GB RAM

  • AVID Pro Tools 2018

  • Apple Logic Pro X

  • Presonus Studio One 4 Professional

  • Reaper

  • Spectrasonics Omnisphere & Keyscape

  • Native Instruments Komplete 11 Ultimate

  • EastWest Cloud Composer X

  • Slate Digital Everything Bundle Pro

  • Arturia V Collection 6, Circle2, Carbon Electra, Virtual CZ, etc.

  • Waves Mercury

  • iZotope Music Production Bundle, RX7

  • Fab Filter Total Bundle

  • Toontrack Superior Drummer 3, EZ Drummer 2

  • Blue Cat Audio Patchwork

  • Sibelius Ultimate 2018

 

UAD Plugins:

  • 1176LN Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • 1176SE Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • AKG BX 20 Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Ampeg SVTVR Classic Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Ampex ATR-102 Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • API 550A Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • API 560 Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • API 2500 Stereo Bus Compressor Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • API Vision Channel Strip Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Bermuda Triangle Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Brigade Chorus Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • bx_tuner Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Cambridge Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Century Tube Channel Strip Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Cooper Time Cube MkII Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • dbx 160 Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Dreamverb Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Empirical Labs Distressor Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • EMT 140 Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • EMT 250 Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • EP-34 Tape Echo Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Fairchild Plug-In for UAD-2 (Legacy)Manual

  • Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • FATSO Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Fender 55 Tweed Deluxe Plug-In For UAD-2Manual

  • Friedman BE100 Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Friedman DS40 Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Galaxy Tape Echo Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Harrison 32C Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Helios Type 69 EQ Plug-In for UAD-2 (Legacy)Manual

  • Helios Type 69 Preamp and EQ Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Korg SDD-3000 Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • LA-3A Audio Leveler Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • LA2A Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Lexicon 224 Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Lexicon 480L Digital Reverb and Effects Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Little Labs IBP Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Little Labs VOG Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Manley Massive Passive Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Manley Variable Mu Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Manley VOXBOX Channel Strip Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Marshall Plexi Classic Plug-In For UAD-2Manual

  • Moog Multimode Filter Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Moog Multimode Filter XL Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • MXR Flanger-Doubler Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Neve 88RS Channel Strip Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Neve 88RS Preamp and Channel Strip Plug-In For UAD-2Manual

  • Neve 1073 EQ & 1073SE EQ Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Neve 1073 Preamp and EQ Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Neve 1081 EQ & 1081SE EQ Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Neve 31102 & 31102SE EQ Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Neve 33609 & 33609SE Compressor Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Neve Preamp Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Ocean Way Studios Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Oxide Tape Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Precision Buss Compressor Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Precision De-Esser Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Precision Enhancer Hz Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Precision Enhancer kHz Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Precision Equalizer Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Precision K-Stereo Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Precision Limiter Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Precision Maximizer Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Precision Mix Rack Collection Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Precision Multiband Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Pultec-Pro Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Pultec EQ Collection Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Pultec Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Pure Plate Reverb Plug-In For UAD-2Manual

  • Raw Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • RealVerb-Pro Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Roland CE-1 Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Roland Dimension D Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Roland RE-201 Space Echo Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • SPL Transient Designer Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • SSL E Channel Strip Plug-In for UAD-2 (Legacy)Manual

  • SSL E Preamp and Channel Strip Plug-In For UAD-2Manual

  • SSL G Bus Compressor Plug-In for UAD-2 (Legacy)Manual

  • SSL G Plus Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Studer A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Studio D Chorus Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Teletronix LA-2A Leveler Collection Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Thermionic Culture Vulture Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • Trident A-Range Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • TS Overdrive Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • UA 610-A Tube Preamp and EQ Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • UA 610-B Tube Preamp and EQ Plug-In for UAD-2Manual

  • UA 1176 Limiter Collection Plug-In for UAD-2Manual 

Microphones

  • Slate Virtual Microphone System with ML-1 Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone

  • Royer R-122 Mark II Ribbon Microphone

  • Blue Microphones Baby Bottle Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone

  • Blue Microphones Encore 300 Dynamic Microphone (2)

  • Shure SM7 Dynamic Microphone

  • Shure SM 81 (2) Small Diaphragm Condenser Microphone

  • Shure SM 58 Dynamic Microphone

  • Shure SM 57 (2) Dynamic Microphone

  • Sennheiser e906 Dynamic Microphone

  • Sennheisers e604 (3) Dynamic Microphone

  • Audix Drum Pack - ADX51 Condensers (overheads), D6 Dynamic (kick), D2 Dynamic (toms), D4 Dynamic (floor tom)

  • E Electronics SPACE (acoustic panel for microphone)

Miscellaneous

  • Primacoustic London 16 Acoustic Treatment

  • RealTraps MegaTraps

  • Auralex panels

  • ClearSonic Acrylic Drum Shield

  • ARC2 Room Correction Mic/Software

  • Fractal Audio FC-12 Floor Controller

  • Mission Engineering EP-1, SP 1 Expression Pedals

  • Radial Engineering JDI Box

  • Radial Engineering ABY Splitter

  • Dunlop JP Jazz III Picks

  • Blue Chip picks (regular & thumb)

  • Slick Pick Thumbpicks

  • Elixir acoustic strings

  • D'Addario electric strings

  • Lava Cables

  • NYC Pedalboard

Planned upgrades -  incremental going forward. There are still more guitars, amps, effects, etc. that I’ll eventually consider but I’m more than well outfitted at this point.  

note: home studio is protected by monitored security system, cloud based cameras system (smile!), aggressive dogs, and Glock firearms... (It's not worth it, trust me)