| 2 SM57's -- one dead center, one just below it (almost touching) facing perpendicular to the angle of the cone...just off the grill cloth (again, almost touching).
Match levels, phase 'em out so if you invert phase on one, they (nearly) cancel. Move the mics to get them working together.
Then, when you pop them in phase, ka-POW!
...I agree it all starts with the player & amp tone. Don't forget strings, tuning, and tempo. If the drummer's pocket isn't happening, nothing will make the song sound "heavy."
"Distance makes depth" is for Jimmy Page -- not for James Hetfield. I always start with close mics and work from there. |