Artist: A New Ascension
Album: The Implicate Order

Studio Gear and Technical Details

Recording Studio: Endangered Wise Men Studios on Phyllis Street in Jacksonville, Florida

Guitar: Gibson Les Paul Classic (Ebony) 1960’s Reissue (2020 Model)
Tuning: Full D-Standard calibrated for A @ 432hz
Guitar Tuner: Peterson Stomp Classic Strobotuner Pedal Guitar Tuner (2010s / Silver/Black)

Amp Sims: 

Guitar 1 Heavies: Marshall Super Bass Head through a Mesa Boogie Oversized V30 4x12 Cabinet from STLTones / ToneHub
Guitar 1 Clean Tones: Soldano SLO-100 from Neural DSP
Guitar 2 Heavies: Soldano SLO-100 from Neural-DSP
Occasional Guitar 2 Heavies: EVH 5153 with EL34 Tubes & Marshall 4/12 Cabinet w/Celestian Greenbacks
& Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer Keely Modded Overdrive Pedal from STLTones / ToneHub
[Applied in a few places including the Wah-Wah Hook on “All About the Hits”]
[Emphasized guitar-noise on the “Astral Body” bridge lead]


Strings: D’Addario NYXL1260 Electric Strings Optimized for C-Tuning: 12 / 16 / 20 / 34 / 46 / 60


Picks for Heavy Guitars: Dunlop .88mm Tortex, made in U.S.A.
Picks for Some Clean Guitars: Dunlop .73mm Tortex, made in U.S.A.

Direct Guitar Tracking Interface: Universal Audio Apollo x4 with a Monster Gold-Plated Instrument Cable
Direct Guitar Tracking Software Application: Logic Pro
Direct Guitar Tracking Virtual Preamp: UA 610-A


Drums: 
Tama 4-Piece Acoustic Drum Set
Tama Starclassic Snare
Zildjian Cymbals
Zildjian 20" A Rock Ride Cymbal (Kyle 
Zildjian 18" A Custom Crash Cymbal
Zildjian 16" A Custom Crash Cymbal
Zildjian 14" K Custom Dark Hi-Hats
Meinl 16" Trash China Cymbal


Main Microphone: Telefunken ELAM 251 
Preamp: Neve 1073
Compressor: Tube-Tech CL1B
Screaming Microphone: Shure SM7B


Bass Preamp: 
Bass Amp Sim: Dark Glass Alpha Omega


Bass Guitars

Paul’s Bass
Lakeland Skyline Series 5-String with Ernie Ball Regular Slinky 2836 Custom Gauge Roundwound Bass Strings 5, made in U.S.A.

Used by Paul Lapinski on: 
“All About the Hits”
“On a Big Illusion”
“Beyond the Edge of Time”

Will’s Bass
Fender Jazz Bass with .105 Gauge Ernie Ball 105S Strings

Used by Pete Mosely on:
“Astral Body”

Used by Will Frazier on:
“Cinema Geek” (Dunlop Red Gel Heavy Picks)
“Chronograph” (Dunlop Red Gel Heavy Picks)

Used by Paul Lapinski on:
“Air Traffic Controller”


Mark’s Bass
Fender Duff McKagan Deluxe Precision Bass with Ernie Ball Cobalt Slinky Bass Strings
and a Dunlop Nylon Max Grip 1.0 

Used by Mark McHone on:
“Bridge Diving”
“My Own Goliath”
“Resurrected”
“Where the Heart is”


Tracking Interface: Universal Audio Apollo x4
Recorded & Mixed with Avid Pro Tools Ultimate 2025-2026
Mastered with WaveLab Pro 12 & Isotope Ozone 11

Rehearsal:
Roland Electric-Drum Set paired with a Simmons DA2112 12" 350W Advanced Drum Amp
Shure SM58 Wired Microphone running through (unfortunately) the Simmons on top of the drums
Gibson Les Paul Classic (Ebony) 1960’s Reissue (2020 Model)
EVH 5150 Iconic (Ebony) Combo Guitar Amp

Pre-Production:
Phase 1 
[Early Songwriting Concepts for "Bridge Diving," "Where the Heart is," and "Resurrected," and even the single "Deity"]
Portable TASCAM DP-008 Digital 8-Track with a 2004 Limited Edition Takamine Acoustic Electric Cutaway and an SM-58
[Early 2000's ideas for "Where the Heart is" and "Resurrected" actually started on an old TASCAM PORTA02MKII 4-track tape cassette recorder]
Phase 2
Garage Band with a Gibson Les Paul Classic and an SM-58
Phase 3 [Pro Amp Simulator Experimentation]
Logic Pro with a Gibson Les Paul Classic and an SM-58


Special Thanks to Dale Roberts at Dale’s Instrument Repairs and Services for the Guitar Setup on the Gibson Les Paul Classic