Recording & Mixing with FBS in February: Becki Sue & Her Big Rockin’ Daddies! - The Vague Profits - Emmy - Gryphon - The Matt Young Project - The Filibusters - Goose Vargis.. Looking for a studio, Fastback can Record, Mix and Master your next project.

Reggie Watts of Maktub is in the studio all week.  Reggie is recording the music for his upcoming DVD released by, Comedy Central. You can see what’s next for Reggie at Reggie Watts.

Fastback Studios is offering professional recording classes that will teach and involve you on how to record. You will have hands on training in a commercial recording studio that will help you become an experienced and knowledgeable engineer and producer.

The recording classes are once a week for 10 weeks, starting Tuesday Jan.26th 2010. Classes will consist of 5 students with text book and 2 teachers.

Program of study will include: Pro-Tools usage, how to record, edit & mix, monitor placement, room acoustics, analog mic-pre’s, compressors, EQ’s, interfaces, plug-ins, MIDI, microphones and mic-placement, knowledge of instrument’s, business of recording, actual recording of class project.. And much more! Classes start Jan.26th 2010,

For more info please contact: Mark, 206.367.4667 info@fastbackstudios.net

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: Book Fastback Studio time before Dec 25th and receive a 15% discount off our regular studio rate. Offer applies to a minimum of one full day rate of studio time… Call & book today!…Mark - 206.367.4667 studio line or info@fastbackstudios.net

This Christmas Special also includes: 2 engineers, set-up, record, mixing and studio instruments.

FBS own Trevor Boone showing off some tasty equipment to Josh Homme, Dave Grohl, and John Paul Jones at Emerald City Guitars.  John Paul Jones of Them Crooked Vultures, Got the run down about FBS, he really enjoyed our list of equipment.

Well, this last year we have been getting calls and usage from independent engineers and other studios who want to partner with us. This really tells me that we are offering a good and dependable service and product.  So you the artist, independent engineer and peer studio know more about FBS located in North Seattle, here is what we provide.  Please feel free and call us for a studio tour for your next project.

~ 32 track, Large live room 

~ 4 Isolation booths

~ Mastering lab

~ Outboard gear and microphones from the mid-1940’s to present

~ Recording, Mixing, Mastering & Pro Tools Classes.

~ Affordable rates to both the artist and independent engineer.

~ 4 member support staff.

Gates dual channel compressor, Having fun will new equipment. oldradio.com

Boot Liquor finished a album here mid-summer 2009 and three weeks later lead singer James Dail died of a drug & alcohol overdoes.  The funds raised at this all-star punk event will go to James family to cover funeral expenses.  James ashes are laid to rest with his father’s ashes in Las Cruces, NM.  

FBS wishes the best for James family and the friends that knew him.

Another Fastback Studios great sounding amp the 1983 JCM-800/2204.The JCM 800 was developed out of the original Marshall circuitry to enable the musician to reproduce the classic Marshall overdrive sound at any volume level. By varying the pre-amp volume, and master volume controls the sound can be varied from a clean crisp sound to a rich overdrive sound at a controllable volume. As with the standard amps, the master volume series have twin inputs, one having greatly increased gain. Both channels mix into the usual Marshall tone circuitry of treble, middle, bass and presence control. This is an exceedingly versatile amp, and perfect for the discerning guitarist.

This last week FBS and Emerald City Guitars got together for a recording and video session. ECG is one of Seattle’s premier vintage guitar shops that featured a 1959 & 1960 Les Paul (for-sale). This session was the best of 1950’s through 1970’s guitars, amps and new boutique pedals. This was truly heaven on Earth, though out the next few months you will see and hear this session as we release documentary moments from this session. ECG’s takes care of the regional and national acts looking for that great piece of vintage tone. Take the time and check out Emerald City Guitars located in downtown Seattle.

Jay Boone with a original 1959 Les Paul.

Original 1959 Les Paul running through a 1966 Marshall Bluesbreaker.

Row of 1950’s & 60’s amps.. All original.

Jay Boone with a mid-50′Gibson

Yep, Very Cool.

The Fender side

The row of tone!

Another view.

Z-Vex, Klon pedals

Jason Lackie with a Gretsch 6120

Jason Lackie

Original 1959 Les Paul

Diego with a early 1960’s Fender P-bass

Some of outboard gear in the FBS engineering room.

FBS staff members: Trevor, Jason & Bryce

Mark Naron, owner of FBS with Jay Boone, owner of ECG