guitar tones

lanemeyer16 · 13th February 2004, 01:23 AM

Ok guyz, I'm curious....

How do you guyz get phat guitar tones. Give me to the last detial from mic to micing to pre, to converter, e.c.t. I wanna know how to get those blasting guitar tones, and how to keep them from getting muddy. Also how to mix them. Thanks guyz.

jbuntz · 13th February 2004, 04:09 PM

With a good guitar an amp, it's hard to go wrong. It's highly reccomended that your preamp is a transformer balanced one on guitar (a la Neve, API, Chandler). The choice of mic is up to you. Most people use the 57's, a lot of peole use 121's, some people use Sennheiser e609 silvers/e606's/md 421's, others like the Blue Baby Bottle. It just depends what you are going for. The position of the mic depends on the mic you are using and the sound you want but it is as crucial as mic choice. 1 inch moves can make or break a guitar sound sometimes.

High passing guitars (pick your frequency), using fewer mics due to phase issues and turning down distortion prevents muddiness.

lanemeyer16 · 16th February 2004, 06:07 AM

Good deal, anyone else wanna expound? Please, I want and need the knowledge.

entropy · 16th February 2004, 06:17 AM

Have a look at Slippermans post over at PSW on distorted guitar techniques. It's the most comprehensive post on any of these forums.

Jack Pettit · 17th February 2004, 08:59 PM

My new favorite is my strat into a THD Univalve,
balanced out into my API lunchbox with Pre, Comp, EQ,
man this is fun.

tiltrite · 1st March 2004, 09:33 AM

where do I find PSW?

SteveHalko · 3rd March 2004, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by tiltrite
where do I find PSW?

Start here:

ProSoundWeb Thread on Recording Distorted Guitar

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13th February 2004, 01:23 AM	#1
lanemeyer16 Gear Head Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: florida Posts: 36	guitar tones Ok guyz, I'm curious.... How do you guyz get phat guitar tones. Give me to the last detial from mic to micing to pre, to converter, e.c.t. I wanna know how to get those blasting guitar tones, and how to keep them from getting muddy. Also how to mix them. Thanks guyz.

16th February 2004, 06:17 AM	#4
entropy Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: QLD. Australia Posts: 1,023	Have a look at Slippermans post over at PSW on distorted guitar techniques. It's the most comprehensive post on any of these forums. __________________ Pro Audio Pimp at www.brisound.com.au The Australian home of A Designs Audio products.

17th February 2004, 08:59 PM	#5
Jack Pettit Gear addict Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Reno Nevada Posts: 310	My new favorite is my strat into a THD Univalve, balanced out into my API lunchbox with Pre, Comp, EQ, man this is fun. __________________ Jack P

1st March 2004, 09:33 AM	#6
tiltrite Gear interested Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Burbank, CA. Posts: 10	PSW? where do I find PSW?

13th February 2004, 04:09 PM	#2
jbuntz Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,651	With a good guitar an amp, it's hard to go wrong. It's highly reccomended that your preamp is a transformer balanced one on guitar (a la Neve, API, Chandler). The choice of mic is up to you. Most people use the 57's, a lot of peole use 121's, some people use Sennheiser e609 silvers/e606's/md 421's, others like the Blue Baby Bottle. It just depends what you are going for. The position of the mic depends on the mic you are using and the sound you want but it is as crucial as mic choice. 1 inch moves can make or break a guitar sound sometimes. High passing guitars (pick your frequency), using fewer mics due to phase issues and turning down distortion prevents muddiness.

16th February 2004, 06:07 AM	#3
lanemeyer16 Gear Head Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: florida Posts: 36	Good deal, anyone else wanna expound? Please, I want and need the knowledge.

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