Re: [LAU] how record electric guitar?

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...