Re: [LAU] how record electric guitar?

2009/4/8 Ricus Vincente <wizardofgosz@email-addr-hidden>

> On Wed, 2009-04-08 at 18:24 +0200, Grammostola Rosea wrote:
>
> OK, this is driving me crazy. I've been a professional audio engineer
> for 15 years. Hang some mics in front of the amp. If you're micing a
> 4x12 listen to each cone and put the mic in front of the cone that
> sounds best. Hand two mics on the two best cones and record to two
> separate tracks if you want to get really crazy. Check phase and align
> accordingly.
>
> If you're recording distorted guitar there's little need to compress on
> the way in because it's already super compressed. If you have something
> really fat sounding like a Distressor or a Tube-Tech or something, and
> you want to fatten the sound a bit more, fine.
>
> 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.
>
> EQ your track so that it sounds good and stands out in your MIX. These
> "cookie cutter" approaches of "do this" and "do that" have never worked
> for me until I've heard the track in the context of the final mix.
>
> If I've offended, tell me to go to hell. I'm OK with that. :-)
>
> Best,
> Rich...

ok, rock'n'roll style: go to hell ;-)

(serious) he said his equipment is: epiphone (not gibson les paul custom or
a fender custom shop), a 30w orange amp (not a vox ac30 tube amp or marshall
jcm), an m-audio preamp, a shure 57 (no neumann or any other condenser mic),
no mixing console.

(humor) well, everyone knows a Ferrari is better than every other car all
over the world but would you suggest to buy one to every people asking you
an opinion about a ford or bmw?

cheers
ra

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