Hello Everyone,
I am working on getting a nice sounding distorted guitar tone, but I keep running into issues with fizzy high end and loose low end. I am using a Peavey 5150 head with a Marshall 4x12 with two Celestion Vintage 30s and two G12t75s. I have tried using a Shure SM57 and an MXL CR30. I am playing a Gibson Explorer with a Tom Anderson H2 in the bridge position through a modded Boss SD-1 into the 5150. My amp settings on the rhythm channel are:
Gain: 10 o'clock
Bass: 1 o'clock
Mids: 1 o'clock
Treble: 2 o'clock
Resonance: 1 o'clock
Presence: 2 o'clock
The settings on the SD-1 are:
Level: 2 o'clock
Drive: 9 o'clock
Tone: 1 o'clock
I have messed around quite a bit with settings on both the amp and pedal. I have tried plugging directly into the amp, different guitars, and many different mic positions. It sounds great while I am playing but I just can't seem to capture a good recorded sound.
Here is a clip of both the SM57 and the CR30. The SM57 is first and is just off center about 1-2 inches from the grill of the cab. The CR30 is about 6-8 inches from the grill and just off center. For both clips I recorded two guitar tracks and panned them 55% to either side.
Thanks!
---------- Update ----------
It turns out I can't post links, but the clip is on vocaroo.com/i/s1LerLCR4knN
I am working on getting a nice sounding distorted guitar tone, but I keep running into issues with fizzy high end and loose low end. I am using a Peavey 5150 head with a Marshall 4x12 with two Celestion Vintage 30s and two G12t75s. I have tried using a Shure SM57 and an MXL CR30. I am playing a Gibson Explorer with a Tom Anderson H2 in the bridge position through a modded Boss SD-1 into the 5150. My amp settings on the rhythm channel are:
Gain: 10 o'clock
Bass: 1 o'clock
Mids: 1 o'clock
Treble: 2 o'clock
Resonance: 1 o'clock
Presence: 2 o'clock
The settings on the SD-1 are:
Level: 2 o'clock
Drive: 9 o'clock
Tone: 1 o'clock
I have messed around quite a bit with settings on both the amp and pedal. I have tried plugging directly into the amp, different guitars, and many different mic positions. It sounds great while I am playing but I just can't seem to capture a good recorded sound.
Here is a clip of both the SM57 and the CR30. The SM57 is first and is just off center about 1-2 inches from the grill of the cab. The CR30 is about 6-8 inches from the grill and just off center. For both clips I recorded two guitar tracks and panned them 55% to either side.
Thanks!
---------- Update ----------
It turns out I can't post links, but the clip is on vocaroo.com/i/s1LerLCR4knN