Mark TaylorSan Francisco Conservatory of Music

Studio tour! What do y’all think? #countrymusic #studio

11 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief, informal walkthrough, Mark Taylor invites viewers into his newly built studio. He guides the camera through distinct zones: a guitar wall featuring a 1966 Gibson, an 8‑string Guild, a 2011 Custom Shop Gibson, a mandolin, and a vintage Gibson gifted by Way Jennings; a drink‑making area with a bourbon and wine wall; and the technical heart of the studio. He details the recording signal chain, noting a TLM 102 mic preamp feeding a BAE 1073 MP, which runs into an Apollo audio interface, complemented by a power conditioner, a SansAmp Tech 21 bass preamp, an ADAT expander, and a headphone expander. The tour is delivered in a lively, enthusiastic tone, showcasing both the aesthetic and functional aspects of the space within roughly 40 seconds.

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Hey, what's up guys? It's Mark Taylor. I'm going to show you all the new studio I just built. Come on in. We're going to start over here. We have guitar wall number 1 first. Uh, old '66 Gibson there, 8-string Guild, 2011 Custom Shop Gibson, my Mando. We got kind of the drink-making space over here. Got amplifier over here. Old Gibson guitar right there. Way Jennings gave me that one for writing Just Before the Dawn with him. We got bourbon wall number 1 over here. Bourbon and Wine wall number 2, couple old Fender guitars right there as well. And then kind of getting in the ones and zeros of the actual studio over here, TLM 102 running into the BAE 1073 MP. It's a dual, runs into my Apollo here. Uh, then we have a normal power conditioner, SansAmp Tech 21 bass preamp as well, ADAT expander for the Apollo, and then we have the headphone expander as well for the Apollo. But that's the studio in like 40 seconds.