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sage691 · 3rd December 2006, 02:38 AM

Ya know, the "cha chunk chunk chunk" ungodly loud staccato metal guitar sound.

I know this has probably been covered already, but I'm looking to get a stack real soon and would like to know some slutty opinions on the subject.

I have worked with Mesa dual rectifiers using an sm57 and 421 on the cab, but the sound was always a bit mushy to my ear no matter how I positioned the mics.

I tried many guitars, and found that a PRS CE24 smoked everything else for this application. Something about the sound of this guitar really stood out in the low end range -- fat and heavy, without sounding mushy.

Sustained bar chords sounded good on the Mesa cabs, but the stacatto "cha chunk" stuff just wasn't cutting enough to my ear.

My room is 15 feet wide X 80 feet long, and I aimed the cab speakers in the long direction.

BTW, I used a Fearn VT2 mic pre. Perhaps the tube pre route is not the way for this type sound ?

What about Marshall or Vox amps -- model #s ?

3rd December 2006, 02:38 AM	#1
sage691 Lives for gear Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 667	Top 5 guitar amps for tracking death metal dist. guitar ? Ya know, the "cha chunk chunk chunk" ungodly loud staccato metal guitar sound. I know this has probably been covered already, but I'm looking to get a stack real soon and would like to know some slutty opinions on the subject. I have worked with Mesa dual rectifiers using an sm57 and 421 on the cab, but the sound was always a bit mushy to my ear no matter how I positioned the mics. I tried many guitars, and found that a PRS CE24 smoked everything else for this application. Something about the sound of this guitar really stood out in the low end range -- fat and heavy, without sounding mushy. Sustained bar chords sounded good on the Mesa cabs, but the stacatto "cha chunk" stuff just wasn't cutting enough to my ear. My room is 15 feet wide X 80 feet long, and I aimed the cab speakers in the long direction. BTW, I used a Fearn VT2 mic pre. Perhaps the tube pre route is not the way for this type sound ? What about Marshall or Vox amps -- model #s ?