Hello,
I recently have purchased my own house and am now out of my parents bedroom where I had my studio squeezed in with my bed wardrobe etc haha and have my own room just for my studio to work with. I have previously been using an Axe FX to record guitar with but have never been happy with it. It always sounded too thin and weak while being very frustrating to deal in and pick up where I left off. Trying to get clean and dirty sounds in the same recording never seemed to sit right either. I imagine most of these problems are caused by me not being able to use it to it's potential but I've just never got on with it.
Now I've moved in I've taken down all my heads and pedals from the loft and moved them into the new room and my original plan was to sell them so I plugged them to test they work. I have a Blackstar 100 series one, a Peavey 5150 and a Mesa Boogie express combo amp plus lots of pedals. Using them again was fantastic and I loved my tone again, I haven't been able to put the guitar down since.
So now I'm thinking of getting rid of the Axe Fx and using the amps and pedals to record instead and wanted to ask some questions around that... Firstly do you think this is the right move or should I really put time in to learning the Axe Fx and I will end up more satisfied in the long run?
Secondly if I go this route should I buy a small cab and mic it up to record or use something like a Palmer pdi 03 into my audio interface and how will this sound recorded, is it likely to be better than the Axe fx?
I was also thinking of buying something like a TC Electronic G-Force or G-Major or another effects rack for ease of use for my effects if I don't have the Axe Fx anymore, anyone have any recommendations about which to buy? Id still use my pedals I have but would like something just ready to go with all effects. With the stuff I'm selling I can probably do up to £800 maybe more but obviously the less I spend the more I can invest elsewhere?
With the money I am also thinking of getting a bass for my recordings, what would be the best way to record bass, would I also need to get a bass amp and mic it up or would there be a better way that would take up less space haha.
I realise it's a lot of question and I'm sure I've missed some out.. I'm just very excited to get going, any help is appreciated!
Thanks,
Sam.
I recently have purchased my own house and am now out of my parents bedroom where I had my studio squeezed in with my bed wardrobe etc haha and have my own room just for my studio to work with. I have previously been using an Axe FX to record guitar with but have never been happy with it. It always sounded too thin and weak while being very frustrating to deal in and pick up where I left off. Trying to get clean and dirty sounds in the same recording never seemed to sit right either. I imagine most of these problems are caused by me not being able to use it to it's potential but I've just never got on with it.
Now I've moved in I've taken down all my heads and pedals from the loft and moved them into the new room and my original plan was to sell them so I plugged them to test they work. I have a Blackstar 100 series one, a Peavey 5150 and a Mesa Boogie express combo amp plus lots of pedals. Using them again was fantastic and I loved my tone again, I haven't been able to put the guitar down since.
So now I'm thinking of getting rid of the Axe Fx and using the amps and pedals to record instead and wanted to ask some questions around that... Firstly do you think this is the right move or should I really put time in to learning the Axe Fx and I will end up more satisfied in the long run?
Secondly if I go this route should I buy a small cab and mic it up to record or use something like a Palmer pdi 03 into my audio interface and how will this sound recorded, is it likely to be better than the Axe fx?
I was also thinking of buying something like a TC Electronic G-Force or G-Major or another effects rack for ease of use for my effects if I don't have the Axe Fx anymore, anyone have any recommendations about which to buy? Id still use my pedals I have but would like something just ready to go with all effects. With the stuff I'm selling I can probably do up to £800 maybe more but obviously the less I spend the more I can invest elsewhere?
With the money I am also thinking of getting a bass for my recordings, what would be the best way to record bass, would I also need to get a bass amp and mic it up or would there be a better way that would take up less space haha.
I realise it's a lot of question and I'm sure I've missed some out.. I'm just very excited to get going, any help is appreciated!
Thanks,
Sam.