the_crowing
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Hey guys, I was wondering if someone could offer some guidance regarding this issue... First off, my buddy's rig consists of a SG Special Faded going into a JCM800 2205 to an Avatar 4x12 loaded with G12H30's. He sometimes overdrives it with a Boss SD-1.
The problem is, the Marshall seems to be pretty bass heavy, I actually suspect a mod to get a rounder-sounding clean, but it doesn't translate really well on the OD channel. Now he does manage to get a useable tone when the bass is around 9 o' clock. That makes it fine for playing. But as soon as it comes to recording it, I just get a tone with huge bottom end and no definition at all. I tried playing aroung with mic selection (57, e906 and 421) and placement, and I couldn't manage to get a satisfying tone, and there's just so much you can do with a high pass filter.
So what I'm basically asking for is, how should I go to acheive the JCM800 sound as we know it, and do you have any idea why I could have so much trouble getting anything good?
The problem is, the Marshall seems to be pretty bass heavy, I actually suspect a mod to get a rounder-sounding clean, but it doesn't translate really well on the OD channel. Now he does manage to get a useable tone when the bass is around 9 o' clock. That makes it fine for playing. But as soon as it comes to recording it, I just get a tone with huge bottom end and no definition at all. I tried playing aroung with mic selection (57, e906 and 421) and placement, and I couldn't manage to get a satisfying tone, and there's just so much you can do with a high pass filter.
So what I'm basically asking for is, how should I go to acheive the JCM800 sound as we know it, and do you have any idea why I could have so much trouble getting anything good?