Recent content by GuitarRuss

Their website is up again, don't know what happened...

I also got a 604 on Harvey's recommendation and it is really a great mic for my Dobro and Spanish guitar. It also has worked for other applications like a second mic closer to the neck of an Upright Bass to get the attack and slapping sounds while my LDC went for the body sound (I rolled off...

It must be their website, it's temporarily down here too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN5KN3ZapB4 Dave Chapelle as "Fisticuffs" in Turn My Headphones up! Hilarious! Seriously though, I have a pair of Sennheiser 280 Pros and they are good but I find I like my Grado 120's much more for late night mixing, tricky editing and mic placement, but they...

Hi there, I'm living in Taiwan and a friend of mine has a contact at a mic company. I'd like to do a group buy with fellow musicians living in Taiwan. I think for those in America doing group buys it makes more sense to contact the original manufacturer because these will be more expensive...

Use the best preamp you have, or a good DI if possible. If you have an acoustic guitar amp, it might have an output that will likely sound better than plugged straight in. I normally don't like much compression on acoustic guitar but if it's DI then it can help to have the best compressor plug...

I like the 421 and it can combine nicely with a 57. For mics and positioning I really suggest you take a few minutes to do a quick test. I like to get the player to play a small chunk of the piece that will be recorded and stop every 15 seconds. I speak into the mic and quickly describe the...

There are two aspects:one the talent, the other the recording. How many of you have had a Stevie Wonder, an Aretha Franklin, Bob Marley and the Wailers, or someone with incredible talent in your studio? Our favorite recordings are unattainable for most of us because of the talent of the people...

Harlem Nocturne Danny Gatton's "Harlem Nocturne" - if that doesn't turn you into a believer in the power of a Tele, I don't know what could! One of my 10 favorite guitar songs of all time!!

Michael Jackson Thriller is probably the most famous example of the SM7 as a vocal mic. There is a really famous mixer/producer who uses it almost exclusively on kick too (can't remember the name).

I really am liking my MXL 604 which is the same as the 603 plus an omni cap. It really sounds good for Nylon string too. I've gotten very good tone combining my 4033 and the 604 as well on some instruments. I know it sounds strange to combine a LDC and a SDC but it sounds great. I haven't...

ribbons for guitar I will say this: I always heard about the fabled 57 being the ultimate mic for recording, and then when I was going into these ProTools studios in the 90's I wound up being very unhappy every time with the guitar sound. Strangely enough I was much happier with my 57 into my...

Thanks Harvey for all your advice... I've used your advice about mic choices and I'm quite happy. More importantly is the attitude. I had it in my head that my studio gear was a limiting factor. Now I realize that my gear is great, and that the biggest limiting factors are my mixing skills...