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Default Getting more punch from heavily distorted guitars?

On 14-01-2018 21:03, James Price wrote:

On Sunday, January 14, 2018 at 10:13:18 AM UTC-6, Scott Dorsey wrote:


The secret is in the amp and in the room. If it sounds big and full in
the room, that's half the struggle.


I like to put something like a 635A that has no low end on the amp, then
if possible (given leakage considerations) a mike five or ten feet away
so that you get some room sound. The room mike is going to be boomy, and
will have a sustain from the room sound. The amp mike will have a bright
but sharp sound that compensates for the boom.


& more wisdom


Thanks for the suggestion.


This particular individual is attached to going direct with an Axe FX II
rather than mic'ing up an amp, namely because the preset they use has
'their sound'.


Probably, but wants to sound louder and punchier. So to Scotts wise
words I will add: use an open back amplifier, set it at an angle to a
rear wall and use a stereophonic version of the close and far microphone
setup ploy.

Since the Axe FX is primarily used to record direct,
any room sound would have to be artificially created. Hardly ideal, but
options are limited.


Yes, they are, musician needs to follow advice to get larger and
punchier sound.

Kind regards

Peter Larsen