PAGreenP
June 27th 03, 07:03 AM
To get that really thick sound you must always use more than one mic.
Nothing is wrong w/ a good'ol Sm57 but throw a Beta 52 on there too. That is
a large diaphram mic for a kick drum. Your rig will sound like it has two
sets of balls.
"Gord" > wrote in message
om...
> You need:
>
> -a great guitar player
> -a great guitar (I like Teles better than Strats because the hard tail
> bridges make for fuller, richer sounding guitars)
> -thick strings, like .011'-.049" gauge
> -a great non master volume tube amp, cranked as loud as necessary to
> get the desired tone (tweed Fender, plexi Marshall, old Traynor clone,
> etc.)
> -great guitar speakers (Celestion V30s)in a great cabinet in a great
> sounding room
> -a great mic (ever try old EV mics, like RE15 or 635a? They're great!)
> -great mic preamp
> -great converters
> -great micing techniques
>
> If you skimp out in any of the above, your recording will suffer.
> Everything in the entire recording chain matters. I'd rather spend an
> hour getting the mic positioned perfectly than ten hours trying to
> make a lame guitar sound mediocre. You can totally avoid EQs and other
> effects if you're diligent in setting things up well.
>
> I find that double tracking makes the guitars sound huge, but often
> makes other tracks such as vocals sound relatively small, so I avoid
> it entirely in my own recordings.
>
> Gord
Nothing is wrong w/ a good'ol Sm57 but throw a Beta 52 on there too. That is
a large diaphram mic for a kick drum. Your rig will sound like it has two
sets of balls.
"Gord" > wrote in message
om...
> You need:
>
> -a great guitar player
> -a great guitar (I like Teles better than Strats because the hard tail
> bridges make for fuller, richer sounding guitars)
> -thick strings, like .011'-.049" gauge
> -a great non master volume tube amp, cranked as loud as necessary to
> get the desired tone (tweed Fender, plexi Marshall, old Traynor clone,
> etc.)
> -great guitar speakers (Celestion V30s)in a great cabinet in a great
> sounding room
> -a great mic (ever try old EV mics, like RE15 or 635a? They're great!)
> -great mic preamp
> -great converters
> -great micing techniques
>
> If you skimp out in any of the above, your recording will suffer.
> Everything in the entire recording chain matters. I'd rather spend an
> hour getting the mic positioned perfectly than ten hours trying to
> make a lame guitar sound mediocre. You can totally avoid EQs and other
> effects if you're diligent in setting things up well.
>
> I find that double tracking makes the guitars sound huge, but often
> makes other tracks such as vocals sound relatively small, so I avoid
> it entirely in my own recordings.
>
> Gord