Gear

This is a big part of the sound of The Hilson Studio.  These pieces have been specifically picked and tailored to provide a wide array of sounds and tones.  

Analog Compressors & EQ
SSL Ultraviolet EQ (x2)
A Designs HM2 “The Nail”
Audio Scape V-Comp +
Audio Scape D-Comp
Warm Audio Bus Comp
Lindell Audio 7x-500
Warm Audio WA-2A (x2)
Warm Audio EQP-WA (x2)
Warm Audio WA-76 (x2)
Warm Audio WA-1B
Summit Audio TLA-50 (x2)
FMR RNC
Golden Ages Comp-54
Chameleon Labs 7720
Empirical Labs Distressor
PR&E Multi-Lim AM
Orban 424a Compressor
Orban 674a Parametric EQ
Pandora LM-401 Limiter
Rupert Neve Designs RND 542 (x2)
DIYRE CP5
DIYRE OLA5
DIYRE Colour Palette (dirt & grit)

Analog Preamps
Rupert Neve Designs RND 511 (x2)
Great River ME-1NV
Louder than Liftoff Silver Bullet
CAPI VP28 (x3)
Warm Audio WA-412 (x2)
Warm Audio TB-12 (x2)
Warm Audio WA-MPX (1x stereo + 1x mono)
AEA RPQ (2 ch)
Avalon 737sp
Demeter VTMP-2a (2 ch)
Langevin Dual Vocal Combo (x2)
UAD 4-710d (4 ch)
UAD Apollo (4 ch)
Black Lion Audio Auteur (2 ch)
Chameleon Labs 7602 (x4)
Chandler Ltd. Germanium (x2)
Joe Meek VC6Q
Altec Lansing 1689A
Allen & Heath Mix Wizard (16 ch)

Microphones
Manley Reference Cardioid
Neumann KM184 (x2)
Neumann TLM 102
Warm Audio WA-14 (x4)
Warm Audio WA-67 (x2)
Warm Audio WA-47 (x2)
Warm Audio WA-87
Warm Audio WA-251
Warm Audio WA-47jr FET
Warm Audio WA-84 (x2)
Warm Audio WA-8000
Warm Audio CX-12
Rode NT4 (stereo XY)
Sennheiser e604 (x3)
AKG D112
Blue Reaktor (x2)
Shure SM57 (x5)
Shure SM7b (x2)
Shure SM58 (x3)
Shure Beta58a (x2)
Beyer Dynamic M201
Beyer Dynamic M160 (w/Sank ribbon + trans)
Beyer Dynamic M101N (C) (x2)
ADK Hamburg LE (x2)
Cascade Fathead (w/Sank ribbon + trans) 

Electric Guitars
Rickenbacker 330
PRS Starla w/Bigsby
Taylor SB1
Fender American Standard Tele
Fender American Standard Strat
Gibson Les Paul Studio
Epiphone Flamekat
Harmony Vintage Electric
Danelectro ‘56 Baritone

Acoustic Guitars
Larivee D-03r DLX
Gretsch New Yorker mandolin
Alvarez AD60CK
Yamaha Classical
Seagull (Nashville tuning/hi strung)
Ibanez Artwood

Bass Guitars
Rickenbacker 4003 4 string
Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray 4 string (BEAD)
Lakland Skyline 55-64 vintage P 5 string
Fender USA Dimension 5 string
Fender MIM Jazz 4 string (fretless)
Fender MIM Jazz 5 string
Warwick Corvette 5 string
Davidson P-bass 4 string (flatwounds)

Drums
Pearl Reference (12”, 14”, 16”, 22”)
Yamaha Maple Custom - (10", 12", 14", 16", 22”)
Slingerland kick drum (20"x14")
”The Fuzzy Kick” (24"x26")

Snares
Ludwig Black Beauty Brass (14"x6.5")
Ludwig Piccolo Maple (13"x3") 
Vintage Slingerland Steel (14”x4.5”)
Gretsch Full Range Brushed Brass (14"x6.5") 
Pearl Masters Dennis Chambers Maple (14"x6.5") 
Canopis Steel (14”x6.5)
Pearl Free Floating  Steel (14"x3.5")
Taye Metalworks Steel (14"x6.5")
Mapex Black Panther Maple (14"x5.5")
Tama Starclassic w/wood hoops  Birch (14"x5")
Custom "Frankenstein" Maple  (15"x7")
Ludwig & Leedy Mahogany (14”x6.5”

Amps & Cabs
1965 Fender Blackface Bandmaster head + cab
1960s Fender Silverface Champ
Fender Hot Rod Deville (USA)
Bad Cat Hot Cat 30
Silvertone Solid State 100
Vox AC15 head + cab (UK)
Mesa Stiletto Deuce
Ashdown Lil Bastard
Marshall 1960s Lead B 4x12" (ROLA G12 + V30s)
David Eden 2x10"
Vintage Sonic 2x12" (G12H30s / G12M70s)

Monitoring & Interface
Dangerous D-Box
Dangerous 2-Bus +
Analogue ToneBuss
Mytek Stereo 96 ADC
UAD Apollo Duo
UAD 4-710d
Behringer Powerplay P16-I
Behringer P16m (x6)
Mackie HR824 (x2)
Focal Twin6be (x2)

Computers + Software
Intel  i7 2600K (3.4 GHz x8)
16gb RAM
1 TB SysHD
1 TB SamplesHD
2 TB AudioHD (x2)

Pro tools 10
Various UA & Slate Plugins
Various synths & add'l plugs