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Originally Posted by
joninc
do you mean that you mic the amps that way IF they are small amps?
or do you mean you only record small amps? (ie: no AC30s - no twin reverbs?? or small combos - deluxes - etc..?)
i haven't worked with the KM84s - i would assume that small diaphragm condensers provide a lot of nice detail but maybe require a little eq to keep them from getting "hard" in the higher registers. do you tend to low pass electrics or eq the amps a little darker to make that work?
are a lot of the neil finn/crowded house electrics that sound so buttery and smooth recorded on small amps? (i had assumed it was more of a vox sound)
Key words in my reply=generally, rarely..etc..
Of course I record amps of all sizes and there are few albums that have only one kind of anything, although 'Dose', I think, was all small amps.
When recording E GTRS I
generally don't filter and
rarely have problems with small capsule mics adding hardness. I use proximity to adjust tone. If it sounds too hard for whatever reason I'd probably move the mic toward the edge of the cone and then EQ to taste, if needed.
As far as mic's go, those (57/84) are the ones I use most often, whatever the amp.
NF/CH = small to medium amps. Neil favored in those days a Roland JC120, there may have been an AC30 around, definitely a Fender White.
One consistent component of Neil's sound is a stomp box called 'Hotcake' made in NZ by Paul Crowthers, an old bandmate. Great pedal.