Sharkbite Studios is a recording studio located in Oakland, California's Jack London Square. The studio has been in business since 1994 and has been in its present location since 1997. The studio features large, comfortable control and live rooms (with 13 foot ceilings), 3 isolation booths, and a full lounge that includes pinball, xbox and Direct TV. Equipment highlights include a totally recapped 1978 Trident TSM, an Otari MX-80 2" 24 track, Pro Tools HD3 (7.4) with many plug-ins, and a host of excellent microphones (over 80 of them), pre's, comps, drums and guitar amps. You can view a full gear list here .
The studio exists to be a creative and enjoyable place for bands to make records, at very reasonable rates.