Stereo Mic'ing Techniques For Electric Guitar...

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ghetto3jon

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hello. tired of having a bunch of mono-57-on-the-grill tracks, and then panning them all over to get a full sound. i'm just wondering if everyone could chime in with their favorite method of stereo mic'ing a guitar amp to get a fuller, liver, bigger sound...

thanks for your input.
 
use 2 mics =)

simple solution....try using a large diaphragm condenser about 5 feet away from the amp, and see what you get. The far mic will of course capture room sound, but it might be exactly what you're looking for.
 
well, what about using two condensers...say, a 57 on the grill, and a stereo pair (like drum overheads) a couple of feet back. eh?
 
sure, you can do ANYTHING you can think of....

if using stereo pairs, beware of phase issues. YOu can use omni directional mics and face them back to back or spaced pairs. If you use spaced pairs, use the 3:1 rule to take care of phase issues. The 3:1 rule says keep the spaced stereo pair 3 times farther from each other as they are from the source. So if they are 5 feet back from the amp, keep them 15 feet apart from each other. Sounds like a lot, but it'll save you time and hassle later.

The thing is you can mic it however with whatever you want. Just remember what sound you're looking for. You might find that very small adjustments to your original "on-the-grille" will give you just what you're looking for, just double te tracks and set a small delay on the second.

Possibilities are endless.....have fun!!!!!!
 
GABritton said:
...if using stereo pairs, beware of phase issues. YOu can use omni directional mics and face them back to back or spaced pairs. If you use spaced pairs, use the 3:1 rule to take care of phase issues. The 3:1 rule says keep the spaced stereo pair 3 times farther from each other as they are from the source. So if they are 5 feet back from the amp, keep them 15 feet apart from each other. Sounds like a lot, but it'll save you time and hassle later.
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I think you missed on that one. A second pair can be right together, an XY or ORTIF at whatever distance for example. It is the ratio of distance to the source of the near mic vs. the far mic where >3:1 helps hide phase problems. And even that aid becomes irrelevant if you happen to mix them back up to similar volumes.

Possibilities are endless.....have fun!!!!!!
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Now we're talking!
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Wayne
 
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