Member Since: 4/11/2006
Band Website: members.aol.com/godcity
Band Members: Kurt Ballou
Influences: Metal Month on VH1 classic, Michael Gira, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Ian MacKaye, Mike Kirsch, Tonie Joy, Greg Ginn, Rick Rubin, Thomas Skogsberg.
Sounds Like: Trident 80b hot-rodded by Éclair Engineering, Otari MTR100 2 24 track, Ampex ATR-102 2 track with ½ and ¼ heads, MCI JH110 1 8 track, Protools HD3 Accel 24 channel in, 32 out, up to 192khz sample rates Apogee AD16x and DA16x converstion (16 in, 16 out), Adam S3A ribbon monitors, Urei 809 mains, Mackie HR824 active near fields, Yamaha NS-10 passive near fields, Audix 1A studio monitors, AEA R88 stereo ribbon mic, AKG C451 with CK1, CK2, and CK3 capsules (5), AKG D12, AKG D112, Audix I-5, Beyerdynamic M-201, Beyerdynamic M-130 ribbon mic, Beyerdynamic M-160 ribbon mic, CAD E-100 large dia. Condenser (2), Earthworks TC30K (2), Groove Tubes MD1a tube tube mic, Heil Sound PR-20, Heil Sound PR-30 (4), Heil Sound PR-40, Heil Sound Handi-Mic, Microtech-Gefell UM92.1s tube mic, Microtech-Gefell MV692 with UM70, UM71, and M69 caps (4), Neumann KM 184 (2), Placid Audio Copperphone, RED Type A Tube mic, RED Type B Fet mic (2) RED R0 capsule, RED R2 capsule, RED R6 capsule (2), RED R7 capsule, Royer R-121 ribbon mic (2), Sennheiser 421 (3), Sennheiser 441, Sennheiser MD 504, Sennheiser E-609, Shure Beta 91 PZM, Shure Beta 98 D/S (5), Shure Beta 58, Shure SM-57 (3), Shure SM-57 w/ TapeOp mod, Shure SM-58 (3), Soundelux iFet7, Yamaha Sub-Kick, Altec 1567a 5x1 Tube pre/mixer, API 312 by OSA (5), Chandler Germanium, Chandler LTD-1 (Neve 1073 style), Chandler TG channel MKII (Abbey Road style) (2), Daking mic pre/eq (4), Drawmer 1969 Tube stereo, Focusrite ISA 115 stereo mic pre/eq, John Hardy MPC-3000 (4), No Toasters Nice Pair stereo pre, Sans Amp Bass Driver, Universal Audio 6176, Focusrite Red EQ, Manley Massive Passive stereo tube eq (2), Sontec MEP-250C Stereo Parametric, Sony MX-32 (4), ADL 1000 LA2-ish tube limiter, Aphex Expressor with Audio Upgrades mod (2), Chandler Limited LTD-2 (2), Cranesong STC-8 stereo, DBX 165, DBX 286, Drawmer Three-Sum, Daking FET II(2), Edward the Compressor stereo, Empirical Labs Distressor (2), Thermionic Culture The Phoenix vari-mu tube compressor, Studio Electronics C2s stereo compressor, Symmetrix 562 E stereo gate, Symmetrix 564 quad gate, Tube Tech multiband stereo tube compressor, Alesis Midiverb4, Deltalab Effectron, Electrix Filter Factory, Electrix MoFX, Eventide H3000 Ultraharmonizer, Lexicon MPX-500, Little Labs IBP phase alignment tool (2), Peavey Kosmos sub harmonic synthesizer, Roland RE-501 Chorus / Tape Echo, Yamaha SPX-90, Boss DR-660, Ludwig super sensitive snare (mid 60s), Pearl Steve Ferrone signature brass 14" x 6.5" snare (Black Beauty knock-off), Premier Artist Birch 10, 12, 16 toms, SJC Birch 10, 12, 14, 16 toms, Yamaha Recording Custom (birch) 24" kick, Yamaha Rock Tour Custom 14" x 8" snare, EMU E-Synth, Korg Microsynth, Korg Poly-Six analog synth, Melodica Melody Horn, Ampeg V-4R 100w (2), BadCat BlackCat 30w class-A, BadCat Lynx 30w class-A, Fender Vibro Champ, Gallien Krueger 800RB, Marshall JMP 50w, Marshall Silver Jubilee 50w 1x12 combo, THD Flexi-50, Traynor Reverb Master 50w, Traynor YBA-1 50w (2), Ampeg SVT 8x10, Homemade 2x12 with Jensens, Emperor half open 2x12 w/ 1 greenback and 1 eminence screaming eagle, 60s Marshall 4x10 basket weave column with 10 watt Celestions (2), 70s Marshall checkerboard 4x12 model 1982 with Vintage 30s, 73 Marshall 8x10 cab with 15 watt Celestions, 73 Marshall 8x10 cab with 4 12s and no 10s, 80s Marshall JCM800 Bass 4x12 with Sidewinders, 80s Marshall JCM800 Bass 2x15 with Jensens, '97 Strat with Dimarzio bridge PU, First Act custom guitar, Frankenstein short scale tele with EMG's and Bigsby, '62 Guild Starfire with Bigsby, '62 Gibson Melody Maker, '96 Rickenbacker 650A Atlantis with EMG's, Warmoth Jazz Master with EMG 89, Music Man Sting Ray bass, Boss Flanger, Boss Heavy Metal, Boss Metal Zone, Boss Super Overdrive, Boss PS-3 Pitch Shifter/Delay, Boss DD-5 digital delay, Boss Noise Suppressor, Boss Graphic EQ, Digitech Bass Synth Wah, Danelectro DanEcho delay pedal, Danelectro Grilled Cheese Distortion, Dunlop Cry Baby Wah, Electro Harmonix Big Muff II, Ernie Ball Volume Pedal, Hao Rust Driver, Hao Sole Pressure, Line 6 Modulation Modeller, Mtlab Dokuhebi, MXR Distortion+, Providence Stampede (2), Providence Great Deceiver, V-Stack, V-Stack Tweedy, V-Stack BHM, Z-VexFuzz Factory
Type of Label: Indie