8 Apr
2009
8 Apr
'09
3:12 p.m.
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.