EQ piano/guitar

[stupidfatnugly]

how do you like to EQ your piano in relation to the EQ of your guitar?

[Seafroggys]

Really depends on the composition of your piece. Where are the frequencies where they most interfere?

[Phuturistic]

In a way so that both instruments are clearly defined yet not fighting for the same spatial position or frequency range.

[stupidfatnugly]

do they typically inferfere anywhere?

does alot of it have to do with the pitch of your notes on both instruments?

like if your playing alot of piano above middle C and guitar below will they interfere?

right now I'm kind of randomly cutting frequencies on one and boosting it on the other. are there any key frequencies I should look at?

[NYMorningstar]

I play guitar with a keyboardist and I have to play around him to fill our soundout. For example, I might play an octave above or below him depending on what the sound is calling for.

Sometimes we may play leads together and meet together on the same note which has it's own effect and sounds rather nice if done right. Sometimes we'll swap octaves in a lead and that has a unique sound because the instruments get a little lost in the transition if the volumes are identical or at least close. It gets kinda interesting too when we play together in the same octave but use different harmonic structures.

Sometimes I find myself adding some top end on my guitar's eq when I play leads in the top registers or I might add bottom when playing open tunings, it all depends. As the keys switch patches you need to be ready to adapt too. Your guitar isn't going to sit in the mix the same when the keys are pumping out a grand piano versus an organ or whatever.

So I guess what I'm saying is that it's something the musicians need to be aware of so you might want to check with them before you go changing the relationship in the mix. And if they're not aware of it it might be a good time to teach them or not It's always better to fix the source!

You might want to try panning also but keep checking the mono mix too while you do that. Experiment, experiment...