Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Axe & Trap Recording Studios is a 4 room studio perfect for bands and just a quarter hour away from Glastonbury's famous site! Co-owner / engineer Ben Turner shows us around the recording spaces and gives a look in to their collection of instruments and equipment.
Studio/Room A is the main live room offering a good space to work, 7 m by 4 m is ideal for drum tracking, full-band recordings and even small orchestral work. Studio/Room B is a smaller room and ideal for tracking a drier close miked drum kit or guitar amps, vocals etc.
Ben Turner amazingly battled the lockdown to produce a fantastic video tour around the studios and we think they are very worth a visit - we are planning to get down there and record some follow up features when we are able! Ben is best known for his production and mixing work with Part Chimp, Hey Colossus and SickOnes. He does a lot of heavier music as a multi instrumentalist he also has a strong indie and electronic history, musically and in the studio.
The studio website is well worth checking out for more info: axeandtrapstudios.com
A big thanks to Harv Video/Audio Stuff for shooting the video - please check out the amazing channel: youtube.com/user/harvisdabomb
Email: hello@axeandtrapstudios.com
Tel: 07854 518611
Address: 8 Underwood Business Park, Wookey Hole Road, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1AF
Many thanks to the musicians that kindly allowed us to use their music in this video:
Part Chimp - Namekuji
Hey Colossus (feat Mark Lanegan) - The Mirror
The Weary Band - Salesman Keith
Empty Pools - Pacey Grey
Red Shift - Invasion
Recording & outboard equipment:
Trident 8T 24 channel mixing desk
Prism Orpheus
Undertone Audio MP4DI (Quad Eight/Eric Valentine)
Focusrite ISA 428
BAE 1073 DMP
Focusrite ISA One
Vintage Design SU-1 Summing Box (Neve clone)
Joe Meek VC3Q
Electrodyne 501
Audio Maintenance LTD EZ 1073 (Neve) x2
Thermionic Culture, Culture Vulture Solo
Hear Technologies: Hear Back System (personal monitoring system)
Dynaudio LYD 48 3-Way Active Studio Monitor
Event TR-6 Monitors
Slate Dragon FET Compressor
Maag Audio EQ2 x2
Overstayer REI M.A.S Saturater
Elysia Karacter Saturater
WEM Watkins Copicat IC300
Radioman Bus Compressor (SSL clone)
FMR RNC1773 – Really Nice Compressor
FMR PBC-6A – Vintage-y Compressor
Klark Teknik KT-2A Compressor
Alesis Microverb
Great British spring reverb
Yamaha SPX90
DBX 263x de-esser
Plug-ins: Slate, Eventide, Kush Audio, UAD and many more…
Microphones:
PearlMan TM-1
AKG 414eb
Aston Spirit x2
Aventone CK-1 x2
Neumann KM84
Electrovoice Re20
Shure SM7b
Shure Beta58 x2
Shure SM57 x6
Sennheiser MD421
Beyerdynamic M201
Beyerdynamic M 160 x2
Cascade FatHead x2
Mojave MA-200
Royer 101
Backline:
HH Electronic VS Bass Amp 100w
Orange AD30
Marshall 2x12 Guitar cabinet
1950’s Fender Bassman 20 with cab
Leslie Solid State 760
Sharma Rotary Speaker
1974 Vox AC30
Ampeg VT22
1920’s Beckhardt Baby Grand Piano
Electone Electric Organ
Philips Philacordia
1977 Rhodes Mark 1 Seventy-Three*
Lorenzo Chord Organ
Wurlitzer
Premier vintage 60’s kit
Pearl Maple MLX kit
Mapex Maple Black Panther Snare
Pedals: Chandler Little Devil Boost, Ezekiel D.A.M 25.17 Bass Distortion, EarthQuaker Devices Acapulco Gold, Green 90’s Russian Big Muff, Radial ABY Bones and many more…
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Axe & Trap Recording Studios is a 4 room studio perfect for bands and just a quarter hour away from Glastonbury's famous site! Co-owner / engineer Ben Turner shows us around the recording spaces and gives a look in to their collection of instruments and equipment.
Studio/Room A is the main live room offering a good space to work, 7 m by 4 m is ideal for drum tracking, full-band recordings and even small orchestral work. Studio/Room B is a smaller room and ideal for tracking a drier close miked drum kit or guitar amps, vocals etc.
Ben Turner amazingly battled the lockdown to produce a fantastic video tour around the studios and we think they are very worth a visit - we are planning to get down there and record some follow up features when we are able! Ben is best known for his production and mixing work with Part Chimp, Hey Colossus and SickOnes. He does a lot of heavier music as a multi instrumentalist he also has a strong indie and electronic history, musically and in the studio.
The studio website is well worth checking out for more info: axeandtrapstudios.com
A big thanks to Harv Video/Audio Stuff for shooting the video - please check out the amazing channel: youtube.com/user/harvisdabomb
Email: hello@axeandtrapstudios.com
Tel: 07854 518611
Address: 8 Underwood Business Park, Wookey Hole Road, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1AF
Many thanks to the musicians that kindly allowed us to use their music in this video:
Part Chimp - Namekuji
Hey Colossus (feat Mark Lanegan) - The Mirror
The Weary Band - Salesman Keith
Empty Pools - Pacey Grey
Red Shift - Invasion
Recording & outboard equipment:
Trident 8T 24 channel mixing desk
Prism Orpheus
Undertone Audio MP4DI (Quad Eight/Eric Valentine)
Focusrite ISA 428
BAE 1073 DMP
Focusrite ISA One
Vintage Design SU-1 Summing Box (Neve clone)
Joe Meek VC3Q
Electrodyne 501
Audio Maintenance LTD EZ 1073 (Neve) x2
Thermionic Culture, Culture Vulture Solo
Hear Technologies: Hear Back System (personal monitoring system)
Dynaudio LYD 48 3-Way Active Studio Monitor
Event TR-6 Monitors
Slate Dragon FET Compressor
Maag Audio EQ2 x2
Overstayer REI M.A.S Saturater
Elysia Karacter Saturater
WEM Watkins Copicat IC300
Radioman Bus Compressor (SSL clone)
FMR RNC1773 – Really Nice Compressor
FMR PBC-6A – Vintage-y Compressor
Klark Teknik KT-2A Compressor
Alesis Microverb
Great British spring reverb
Yamaha SPX90
DBX 263x de-esser
Plug-ins: Slate, Eventide, Kush Audio, UAD and many more…
Microphones:
PearlMan TM-1
AKG 414eb
Aston Spirit x2
Aventone CK-1 x2
Neumann KM84
Electrovoice Re20
Shure SM7b
Shure Beta58 x2
Shure SM57 x6
Sennheiser MD421
Beyerdynamic M201
Beyerdynamic M 160 x2
Cascade FatHead x2
Mojave MA-200
Royer 101
Backline:
HH Electronic VS Bass Amp 100w
Orange AD30
Marshall 2x12 Guitar cabinet
1950’s Fender Bassman 20 with cab
Leslie Solid State 760
Sharma Rotary Speaker
1974 Vox AC30
Ampeg VT22
1920’s Beckhardt Baby Grand Piano
Electone Electric Organ
Philips Philacordia
1977 Rhodes Mark 1 Seventy-Three*
Lorenzo Chord Organ
Wurlitzer
Premier vintage 60’s kit
Pearl Maple MLX kit
Mapex Maple Black Panther Snare
Pedals: Chandler Little Devil Boost, Ezekiel D.A.M 25.17 Bass Distortion, EarthQuaker Devices Acapulco Gold, Green 90’s Russian Big Muff, Radial ABY Bones and many more…
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