guitar tones

lanemeyer16 · 13th February 2004

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

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

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

entropy · 16th February 2004

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

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

where do I find PSW?

SteveHalko · 3rd March 2004

Quote:

Originally posted by tiltrite
where do I find PSW?

Start here:

ProSoundWeb Thread on Recording Distorted Guitar

13th February 2004	#1
lanemeyer16 Gear Head Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: florida Posts: 37 Thread Starter	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.

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entropy Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: QLD. Australia Posts: 1,240	Have a look at Slippermans post over at PSW on distorted guitar techniques. It's the most comprehensive post on any of these forums. __________________ Cris Stevens Federal Audio. Australian distributor of ADAM Audio monitors, Ardán Audio monitor stands, Evol Audio "Fucifier" and explorAudio mic mounts. Website Blog

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Jack Pettit Gear addict Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Reno Nevada Posts: 385	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

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jbuntz Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,716	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.

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