| for my Goodall Grand Concert Cutaway Koa sides/back & Cedar top
U67 (KH modded) (in cardiod) > API (directly off 3rd fret angled)
MK012 (modded) > Sytek -about two feet in front of 12th and ~6" below angled up and at the edge of gtr past the bridge
Langevin CR3A over my right shoulder > API
What the 67 does at ~1" off the area between the 3rd/4th where those harmonics originate is simply amazing but difficult to reproduce!
Normally I just use the 2 other mics/pre's or something similar depending on "how beefy" the gtr & sound are and what the projection of sound is like (loudness/etc.) are into an 1178 > DAW.
The other way is:
For melody lines ala the old Acoustic Alchemy sound a single TLM103 (or other) > API > (sometimes LA4 or compellor) (very thick pick) about a foot in front of the 7th fret... makes the Goodall sound like the processed Lowden. Usually place MC012's about 10-12 feet away facing into different corners for a touch of "ambiance"... I've also delayed them to the tempo and get similar to the SDE 2500/3000 delays which I like.
I do it somewhat similarly for the other gtrs as well but it's a little more of a pain when the big fat Martin's show up at the door
Chuck |