Derek Trucks Rolls Home With Vintage Neve Console

Guitarist Derek Truck's performance schedule is so jam-packed, you wonder when the artist finds time to sleep. Between gigs with the Derek Trucks Band, the Allman Brothers Band, Eric Clapton's touring band, as well as a healthy performance calendar with his wife, blues singer Susan Tedeschi, it's no wonder Trucks needs a home-sweet-home studio to retreat to.

Hailed as a guitar prodigy as a child, Trucks has been playing shows since age 11. Deemed one of the top all-time Guitar-Gods by Rolling Stone Magazine, Trucks plays slide with a mojo not experienced since the days of Duane Allman. Trucks joined the Allman Brothers full-time in 1999 at age 20, sharing the stage with his uncle, drummer and founding member, Butch Trucks.

As hard as Trucks and Tedeschi work on the road, they are equally devoted to having a good home and family life with their two kids. By building a world-class studio at their Jacksonville, FL base, they're looking forward to a future of making great records without having to leave home.

They turned to Sonic Circus of Harmonyville, VT to find them a great sounding vintage Neve desk. The console chosen by Trucks actually has a unique pedigree; the 32-channel Neve 8048 discrete desk was originally owned by the Kinks at their Konk Studios in London. The Sonic Circus Tech Shop has fully serviced and re-capped the Neve, and will be hands-on in Florida, performing installation and integration of a complete system centered around the historic console.

"We're thrilled to be working with Derek", said Sonic Circus' founder, David Lyons, "It's great to see this vintage desk going to a guy who's taking the torch and running with it. We love it when we can pass on gear that made classic records back in the day to a whole new generation of artists."

Since 1996, Sonic Circus has worked with recording studios, broadcast studios, live sound companies, and independent engineer/producers, providing equipment, technical design, and support for all aspects of audio production. Sonic Circus carries over 250 lines of audio hardware and software, as well as an exclusive private stock of vintage consoles, outboard signal processing gear, and microphones.