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Prairie Sun Equipment & Instruments

Our Bay Area recording studio has attracted many legendary artists and producers for many reasons: the rural recording setting, our on-site lodging for a total immersion experience, incredible range of recording studio spaces and the expertise of our engineers and management. But of course another key factor is the high quality of analog and digital gear we have curated over our decades-long history.

The Prairie Sun Mic Locker
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Dynamics

• 2x AKG D112
• Shure Beta52a
• 2x Electro Voice RE-20
• Shure SM-7A
• 4x Sennheiser MD-421
• Sennheiser MD-441
• 3x Heil PR-20
• 2x Heil PR-30
• Heil PR-40
• many Shure SM57
• many Shure SM58

Small Condenser

• 8x Neumann KM 184
• Neumann KM 84
• 2x Neumann KM 85i
• DPA 4006TL w/stereo kit
• 2x Neumann M-582 (tube)

Ribbon

• 2x Royer R121
• Crowley & Tripp Naked Eye
• 2x Crowley & Tripp Naked Eye Roswellite
• 2x RCA 74-B
• 2x Cascade Fathead II

Tube Large Condenser

• Neumann U-47
• Neumann M49
• 2x Neumann U-67
• 4x AKG C12A
• 2x Wunder CM-7
• 2x Korby KAT systems

Large Condenser

• 2x Neumann U-87
• Neumann U-47fet
• AKG C414EB
• AKG C414B-ULS
• 2x custom Korby "Stubby"

Direct Boxes

• Radial JDV
• 3x Radial J48
• Radial Pro48
• 2x Countryman Type 85

Problem Solvers

• 2x Radial SGI
• Radial JD7 amp distribution
• 2x Radial X-Amp (reamp)
• 2x Reamp (original)
• 2x Radial Phazer
*Available to any studio. To ensure availability of popular items, please request in advance.

Studio Outboard Equipment
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Studio A
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Mic Preamps/EQs

• 8- channel rack of Neve 1064 and 1081
• Pultec EQP-1
• Summit Audio EQP-200B
• 2x Calrec PQ 155
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Dynamics

​• 2x UREI 1176 Blackface
• 2x UREI LA-3A
• Teletronix LA-2A
• Two ch. Neve 2254 rack
• Altec HE 436
• Altec 438A
• 2x Valley People Dynamite
• 2x DBX 160x
• Avalon 747sp
• Publison Fullmost


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Reverb/FX

• Bricasti M7
• Lexicon 300
• Demeter spring reverb
• Eventide DSP-4000
• 2x Lexicon PCM-41’s
• TC Electronic 2290
• 2x Yamaha SPX-90
• MXR Flanger/Doubler 126​




​Studio B
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Dynamics

​• 2x UREI 1176 blackface
• Publison CL-20 two channel compressor
• Drawmer DS-201 two channel gate


​Studio C
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Outboard Equipment can be requested from List Below.

Additional Outboard Equipment
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Dynamics

• 2x Empirical Labs Distressor
• 2x Empirical Labs DerrEsser
• 2x API 525
• Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor
• Shadow Hills Vandergraph
• Two channel Neve 2254 rack
• Chandler TG1
• API 2500
• Requisite PAL
• Neve 33609
• 2x Warm Audio WA-76
• 2x UREI LA-4
• Manley Variable Mu
• DBX 160X

Mic Preamps/EQs

• 2x two ch. Telefunken V72
• Two ch. Neve 1066 rack
• Two ch. Neve 33122 rack
• Chandler TG Channel
• 4x API 550b
• 2x API 560
• 2x Mercury EQ-P1
• 2x Warm Audio EQP-WA
• 2x Empirical Labs Lil FrEQ

Reverb/FX

• 2x EMT 140 plate reverb
• Bricasti M7
• Fulltone Tube Tape Echo

*Available to any studio. To ensure availability of popular items, please request in advance.



Prairie Sun Instrument Rentals
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Guitar Amplifiers

• Ampeg Reverborocket II
• Fender Hot Rod DeVille
• Fender Deluxe Reverb customized by Randall Smith (founder of Mesa Boogie)
• Fender Champ
• Alamo Futura
• Roland JC-120
• various 1960s vintage "department store amps"
• WEM Dominator 25 Bass
• WEM Dominator Bass MKI
• WEM Dominator MKII
• Marshall 50w MKII Lead
• Marshall JCM 900
• Marshall JCM 900 w/ Reverb
• Orange OR120
• Ampeg V4
• Two Rock 10th Anniversary
• Two Rock Custom SN#1
• Two Rock Custom Reverb Signature
• Matchless Chieftain
• Matchless C30 Reverb
• Matchless EDS 2x12" cab
• 2x Two Rock Custom 2x12" cabs
• Marshall 1960a 100w cab
• Marshall 1960b 300w cab
• Leslie 145 with original Leslie Combo Preamp

Electric Guitars

• Fender Telecaster
• 1965 Fender Jazzmaster
• 1962 Fender Stratocaster
• 1964Fender Duo Sonic II
• 1972 Fender Stratocaster
• 2003 Gibson Les Paul
• 1993 G&L ASAT
• 1965 Gretsch Chet Atkins "Country Gentleman"
• 1957 Gretsch Anniversary Edition
• Asher Custom T-Deluxe
• Tiesco E-110

Bass Amplifiers

• 1960s Ampeg B-15
• Ashdown AMB400H
• Aguilar DB 680
• Trace Elliot GP12 SMX
• Eden D-410T 4x10" cab
• Euphonic Audio VL 210 Cab
• Pacific Woodworks 1x15" cab
• Bag End PD10BX-D

Keyboard Instruments

• Hammond B3 w/ Leslie 122
• Rhodes Suitcase 73 Mark 
• Yamaha CP70
• Nord Stage III
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Bass Guitars

• Alembic “The Epic” 6-string fretless bass
• Rick Turner Model One bass
• Lakland Darryl Jones J bass
• Lakland Joe Osbourn J bass
• Spector PSR bass
• Alembic custom 5-String “Dragon” bass
• 1960 Fender Precision Bass
• 1960s Vox Constellation "Teardrop" bass w/fuzz
• Gibson EB-2 Bass
• Music Man Stingray
• Music Man Bongo 5-string
• Music Man Bongo 4-string
• Dingwall Fanned Fret bass
• Knutsen "The Messenger" upright electric bass
• custom upright bass

Acoustic Guitars

• 1970s Martin D-35
• 1990s Moonstone Custom
• Custom “Redwood” Guitar
• 1996 Taylor 12-String

Drums

DW drum kit ("black kit"):
• 24" kick drum
• 13" rack tom
• 14" rack tom
• 16" floor tom
• 18" floor tom
• 14" Edge snare drum
DW drum kit ("blue kit"):
• 20" kick drum
• 10" rack tom
• 12" rack tom
• 14" floor tom
• 16" floor tom
• 14" wood snare drum
Pearl MLX Recording kit:
• 22" kick drum
• 8" rack tom
• 10" rack tom
• 12" rack tom
• 14" rack tom
• 16" floor tom
Sonor Designer kit:
• 24" kick drum
• 13" rack tom
• 18" floor tom
Snares:
• Ludwig 14" Black Beauty
• Ludwig 14" brass snare
• Gretsch 14" steel snare
• Pearl 14" Chad Smith snare
• Pearl 14" piccolo snare
• Pearl 14" wood snare

*Available for Rental Fee, to any studio. To ensure availability of popular items, please request in advance.
Prairie Sun Recording Studio
(707) 795-7011
​info@prairiesun.com
analog recording studio, rural recording studio, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Bay Area, California

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