What our artists, producers and engineers say about Mercury Recording Equipment

  • A man standing with crossed arms in front of a large audio mixing console in a recording studio.

    "The Mercury EQs are quite original. All the tone of a classic tube equalizer, but without the noise—and much more power... Nothing sounds quite like an old Pultec, but Mercury EQs are among the best sounding tube equalizers on the planet."

    Joe Chiccarelli (The Raconteurs, The White Stripes, My Morning Jacket, Beck, Jason Mraz, Morrissey)

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  • A person with curly white hair wearing a black Nike t-shirt sitting in a recording studio with audio equipment and mixing consoles in the background.

    "If you need something to sound big, use the Mercury M72s... It sounds amazing!"

    Michael Wagener (Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Extreme)

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  • A young man with dark hair styled back, smiling at the camera, in a room with audio equipment in the background.

    "My racks have shrunk drastically over the last couple of years, but the Mercury EQH1s are there to stay."

    Fabrice 'Fab' Dupont (Grammy Nominated Recording and Mastering Engineer)

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  • Close-up of a man with short brown hair and a beard, wearing a gray hoodie under a black jacket, standing outdoors in an industrial or commercial area.

    "My pair of Mercury EQ-P1s gets used on kick and snare in every tracking session and on the mix bus in every mixing session."

    Jack Shirley (Owner/Engineer @ Atomic Garden, SF, CA; Credits: Deafheaven, Whit, Loma Prieto, Joyce Manor, Tony Molina)

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  • A smiling man with a beard and checkered shirt sits at audio mixing equipment in a recording studio, with sound equipment and wood-paneled walls in the background.

    "3D with warm attitude... More flexibility than vintage counterparts."

    Jon Altschiller (Engineer, Producer, and Owner of 'Chiller Sound' - NY, NY; Credits: Phish, Dave Matthews Band, Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Ben Folds Five, Simon and Garfunkel)

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  • A man with glasses and a bald head leans on a loudspeaker in a room with black walls.

    "The I.S.T. Switch gives me the power of two different sounding equalizers in one... REALLY SMART."

    Matt Knobel (Lenny Kravitz, Mika, Lauren Hill)

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  • A man with gray hair and glasses hanging on his shirt, wearing a black jacket, is in a recording studio with a large microphone overhead.

    "I wouldn't be caught without these great EQs!"

    Steve Kempster (Producer/Engineer and Film Scoring Mixer in the Music and Film Industry; Award-Winning Projects: The Lion King, Training Day, Brother Bear, Collateral, Dances with Wolves)

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  • A man with red hair, beard, and sunglasses playing a keyboard outdoors during daytime, with a brick wall and metal scaffolding in the background.

    "Whether it's for tracking huge sounding overdubs, making a stripped-down song sound full, or making any track step through a full mix, the Mercury 66 delivers with amazing smoothness and tone."

    Bobby Tis (Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi)

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  • A man with dark, curly hair in a suit, smiling outdoors with street lamps in the background.

    "I cannot track or mix without these two beautiful Mercury 66 limiting amplifiers."

    Jim Zumpano (Owner, Producer, Engineer, Mixer @ ZAC Recording, Atlanta, GA; Credits include: Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Toni Braxton, Boyz II Men, Kansas, Collective Soul)

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  • Woman with glasses looking at her phone in a recording studio or control room.

    "I thought the Mercury 66 sounded better than the original 'vintage' Fairchild."

    Scott Humphrey (Producer/Engineer/Mix Engineer; Credits include: Motley Crue, Korn)

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  • A smiling man with a beard and mustache, wearing a gray hat and gray shirt, seated in a music studio with audio equipment.

    "The Mercury 66 is God's Gift to Bass Guitar"

    Tony Terrebonne (Chief Engineer - ZAC Recording, Atlanta., GA. Credits include: Keri Hilson, Usher, Akon, T Pain, Tinsley Ellis Ne-Yo)

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  • A man with gray hair wearing sunglasses, a striped shirt, and a black vest, holding an electric guitar indoors against a wooden wall.

    "I used the Mercury M72s (D.I. - NO AMPS) for every track of my album Driven."

    Johnny A

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  • Person wearing a cowboy hat, jeans, and denim shirt playing an acoustic guitar on a white background.

    "I like to think of the M72s as my secret weapon!"

    Jordan C. Zur (FOH engineer Dwight Yoakam)

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  • Man with long gray hair in a pinstripe suit holding a mandolin against a black background

    "The M72s brings the vocal up in your face in a mix. When you’re singing, you can distinguish every little nuance."

    Ricky Skaggs

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  • A young man with short, reddish hair, wearing a white t-shirt, looking directly at the camera against a plain white background.

    "Our go-to preamp... Very flexible... the M76m is incredible."

    John Hill (Florence + The Machine, Charli XCX, Eminem, Bleachers, Phantogram)

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  • A man with messy blonde hair and a beard holding a red electric guitar in a room with bookshelves in the background.

    "Marquette Audio Labs makes great racks of first-class gear. David and M.A.L. are so skilled they can make extraordinary gear that feels like magic."

    Lyle Workman (Musician, Composer, Producer, Engineer; Credits include: Sting, Sarah McLachlan, Frank Black)

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  • Close-up of a woman with curly hair, hoop earrings, and makeup, against a yellow background.

    "We started as total strangers... but Dave Marquette outfitted my entire home studio with beautiful vintage mic pres (Neve 1073s & Telefunken V76s), microphones, compressors, and a console. Marquette Audio Labs is my West Coast connection for empty rack space.

    Anita Baker

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  • A smiling man with glasses holding a blue electric guitar with a quilted maple top, standing in a woodworking or musical instrument workshop.

    "I had Marquette Audio Labs rack two Vintage Siemens V276 mic pre modules for me. David did a fantastic job; the engraving is first class, and it's simply beautiful. With features like a phantom power switch, LED indicator, transformer-balanced direct input, phase switches, and power switch, it’s top-notch. The wiring is meticulous.

    Paul Reed Smith (PRS)

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  • Black and white portrait of a man with short hair and a goatee, wearing a collared shirt, smiling slightly.

    'We got the Mercury M72s and Love It. Its BIG, Smooth, 3D, Rich, & Euphonic"

    Doug McBride (GRAVITY STUDIOS - CHICAGO, IL. USA)

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  • A man with dark hair in front of audio equipment and mixing consoles in a recording studio.

    "Marquette Audio Labs has provided me with great gear, great service and some very interesting vintage alternatives to "the usual vintage stuff" ...All put together in the most beautiful, highest quality rack solutions I have ever seen. If your Pro Tools rig needs some good old analog warmth and punch, get some beautifully revived NEVE, CALREC, OR TELEFUNKEN modules from Marquette Audio Labs and use those inserts!!!"

    Chris Fudurich (American Bed, Simple Minds)

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  • "I felt that the Mercury 666 ends to leave its mark on whatever it processed (pun intended) It's a versatile compressor, and it can rein in sounds while doing something quite euphonic - I was always pleasantly surprised. I'm glad Mercury decided to "update this unit instead of just copying what came before, as the extra Attack/Release settings and other controls add a lot of flexibility to the Mercury 666."

    Larry Crane - TAPE OP MAGAZINE

  • Flexible and impressive-sounding..what a great job it can do as a smooth, transparent vocal compressor, but when used on sources with more defined transients it can be nothing short of transformative... As a drum room 'smasher' you can get huge, crunchy-style effects that can be easily shaped to taste using the EQ section and the blend control, and loved how the Mercury 666 could add snap and presence to the kick or snare close mics — again, I could often then enhance the result with a quick turn of the Low and High EQ controls. its really handy to have those here."

    Neil Rogers, SOUND ON SOUND MAGAZINE

  • "What like the most about the Mercury 666 is how David has balanced a rich vintage tone and compression "feel" with a well-chosen set of modern features. It really feels and sounds like using a rare relic from the past with the versatility and dependability of a modern design."

    Paul Vnuk Jr. - RECORDING MAGAZINE

  • The Mercury 666 Studio Limiting Amplifier is devilishly good sounding because it is based on the classic yet little known single-channel Fairchild 666 Limiter. Mercury's David Marquette took care of a lot of the classics inherent limitations and quirks and went on to include modern design features to make it more flexible and allow it to operate like the variable-Mu Fairchild 660 670 limiters... Between Threshold, DC Adjust, the Baxandall EQ, and the Wet/ Dry control, there are many sonic possibilities... with the Mercury 666 - another classic - sounding compressor!"

    Barry Rudolph, Contributing Technical Editor: MIX MAGAZINE