On Wed, 2009-04-08 at 13:03 -0400, Joe Hartley wrote:
That was basically my point, although not stated quite as clearly.
Use what you have, record it, mix it, and you have a record.
Rich...
> > Hang some mics in front of the amp.
> > ( snip )
> > I've had luck with almost EVERY mic I've ever used on guitars. U47,
> > U67, U87, 414, 4050, 421, KSM44, KSM27, M88. On general principle I
> > won't have a 57 on anything. Maybe it's stubbornness.
>
> There's no substitute for taking the time to take every mic you have
> access to and recording your amp in every conceivable way - right up
> to the grille, a foot away, a meter away, straight on, to the left,
> to the right. Record it all, take notes, then go lsten to what you
> recorded, and figure out what *you* like best.
>
> I don't have a bias against 57s - they have their place. Heck, Wilco's
> Sky Blue Sky was recorded almost exclusively with 57s and it sounds pretty
> darn good.
>
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