Equipment
Head Gap has endeavoured to provide an 'all-solutions' equipment list to allow artists to explore the many ways of making a record. The studio is able to accommodate complete digital workflow, supporting the complexity and high track-count that can only be catered for utilising digital software.
For those interested in recording to analogue tape, we provide one of the finest 2 inch 24 track tape machines ever manufactured. Some recording projects end up involving a combination of both analogue and digital equipment, and Head Gap has been put together to allow this to happen as seamlessly as possible, including the option to record to analogue and digital simultaneously.
Consoles
Neotek Elite 50/8/2
Trident Series 65 16/16/2
Tape Machine
Studer A800 Mk III 2" 24 track
DAW
Pro Tools Ultimate 2020 HDX on a Mac Pro 5,1 running OS 10.13.6, 16GB RAM
Samplitude 11.2 on a custom AAVIM PC
40 I/O Lynx Aurora (n) AD/DA conversion
Plugins include SoundsToys 5 Effect Rack, Slate complete bundle, Waves Gold bundle, Valhalla DSP, KUSH, Softube, iZotope, Massey.
Monitoring
Event Opals
Yamaha NS 10's
Adam A7
Musician monitoring via Aviom personal mixers
Microphones
Valve
Beez Neez Arabella
Neumann m149
Neumann U47 1955
Dynamic
AKG D112
Beyer M88 classic edition
Beyer M88 TG
Echolette ED12 (rebadged AKG D12)
ElectroVoice RE 20
Heil PR20
Heil PR30
Revox M3500/Beyer M201
Sennheiser 421 x 4
Sennheiser 441
Shure SM57 x 5
Shure SM58 x 2
Shure SM7b
Telefunken M80
Uher 534 x 2
Condenser
ADK SC1
AKG 451E w/ CK1 capsule
Audio Technica 4033 x 2
Audio Technica 4051a x 2
Audio Techinica Pro37 x 2
Avenson Audio STO-2 pair
Gefell RFT MV692 with m70 capsule
Neumann KM 184 x 2
Neumann TLM 49
Neumann TLM 102
Neumann U87i P48 circa 1980
Neumann U89i P48 circa 1980
Oktava MC012 with 3 capsules (Sound Room matched pair)
Oktava MK012 x 2
Realistic PZM x 2
Shure KSM 32 x 2
Shure KSM 44 x 2
Ribbon
Beyer M260DX x 2 (with Stephen Sank DX ribbon mod)
Beyer M260N
Beyer M500
Coles 4038 matched pair
EV V2 (custom re-build with Jenson output transformer)
Nude Microphones Stereo Blumlein microphone x 2
Royer R121
Mic Pre’s & DI’s
Neotek Elite console mic pre x 50
Trident Series 65 x 16
Neve 1073LB mic pre x 2
Vintech X73i mic pre and eq x 2
Hairball Elements Copper x 2
Hairball Elements Bronze x 2
CAPI VP 25 mic pre x 4
CAPI VP26 mic pre x 2
Skibbe Electronics Flickinger pre amps x 2
JLM BA500 mic pre x 2
Universal Audio UA 610 Solo
Rola 77 mk III valve mic pre
Gyraf G9 valve mic pre x 2
Radial PreComp
Radial J DI's passive x 2
Head Gap custom Jensen transformer passive DI x 2
Countryman Type 85 active DI x 2
Little Labs IBP
Radial Pro Reamp
Outboard
UA La2a valve levelling amp
Retro STA Level valve compressor with 6386 valve
Empirical Labs Distressor EL8-X x 2
Empirical Labs Distressor EL8 x 1
Urei Rev H 1176
Hairball 1176 Rev D FET compressor
Warm Audio WA76
Urei 1178 stereo FET compressor
FMR Audio RNC stereo compressor
Lexicon PCM91 reverb
Boss RX-100 spring reverb
Roland RE-201 Space Echo tape delay
Roland DC-10 analogue echo
Behringer Intelligates x 4 channels
Guitars & Amplifiers
Fender Jaguar 1963 *
Fender MusicMaster 70's *
Fender Stratocaster 80's US *
Epiphone Les Paul
First Act (SG like Japanese)
Fender Telecaster 2005 US standard
Fender Jazz Bass Mexican *
Japanese 70's (Teisco?) Bass
Lap steel guitar
Maton m225 steel string acoustic *
Shub Guitars custom made pole90/p90 25.5" with Bigsby *
Yamaha FG110 steel string acoustic 1969/70*
Fender 70's silver-face Bassman 100 head
Fender '65 Reissue Deluxe Reverb
Music Man HD-130 head
Jansen Bassman head
Sovtek Mig-50 head
Sovtek Mig-50H Midget head
Valvetone Zeal 15 head *
Blackheart Engineering Little Midget 5w head
Coronet transistor combo amplifier
Fender Super Sonic 2 x 12" closed back cab with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers
Marshall 1922 2 x 12" closed back cab *
Yellow Box 2 x 12" open back cab with vintage Vox speakers
Vox 2 x 12 open back cab
Lab Systems 4 x 10" bass cab
Herofon 1 x 6" Film Projector speaker box *
Various stompboxes including:
Boss HM-2
Boss OD-1
Crowther Audio Hotcake
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff (Black Russian)
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff (Green Russian)
Electro-Harmonix stereo Memory Man
Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Max
Electro-Harmonix East River Drive
Ibanez Digital Delay
Jim Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
MI Audio Blue Boy
MXR Distortion+
Richards Rich Switch active A/B/Y splitter
Plus much more...
Drums
Ludwig 1972 drum kit - shells 12", 13" 16" 22"
Tama mid-80's Swingstar - shells 12", 13", 16", 22"
Mapex Saturn drum kit - shells 22", 20", 16", 14", 12" *
Ludwig mid-sixties Acrolite 14 x 5 snare
Ludwig Black Beauty 14 x 6.5 snare
Ludwig 1966 Supraphonic 14 x 5 snare
Ludwig Classic Maple 14 x 5 snare
Tama Imperialstar steel 14 x 6.5 snare
Adam maple 14 x 6.5" snare
Mapex Saturn 15 x 5.5" snare *
Various cymbals etc.
Keys
Technics SX-P30 88 note weighted keys electric piano
Yamaha G2 grand piano (listen to a recording of our piano here)
Yamaha C108 Upright Piano
Wurlitzer 206 Electric Piano with Vibrato
Leslie 770 rotating speaker cab
Additional vintage keys available on a hire-in basis: Mellotron M400, Fender Rhodes,
- please email for details.
* Note - Instruments marked with * are part of Rohan and Finn's personal collections and are occasionally used outside of Head Gap. Please confirm availability if required.