to answer your question I am recording with my epiphone Les paul, Ernie ball medium gauge strings, gibson 490r 498t pickups, Fender frontman 65r, sm57 mic, on axis mic position up against the amp, treble and mids on 6 or 7 and the bass around 4 or 5, no extra preamps or converters, line 6...
So I have recorded a couple guitar tracks with my sm57s through my line 6 toneport and so far every thing I record sounds like absolute trash, If i eq the tracks heavily I can get decent sounds. but is this normal? am I messing something up with my mic placement or my equipment or is it supposed...