best guitar amp for recording

[frequency_]

hello, mostly i m recording rock music (not very heavy), i have a peavey studio pro 112 at the moment and i m using an sm57 to mic it. i m quite satisfied when using distortion but i dont think the clean sound is very good...anyway i prefare the way some marshall amps sound with overdrive and the way some fender amps sound with clean sound, well... is there an amp that combines both? does anyone know any good models around? thanks

 

[tc4b]

I record with the same mic (usually, sometimes my condenser if I'm not getting what I want) with my guild solid body. I use a line 6 spyder 2x10 amp, which many might turn their nose up because it's cheap and digital, but you know, when people hear the final mix they often ask if I'm using some high-end amp. It's so flexible, if you're dedicated to engineering the sound through all means available, you can get just about anything out of it.

 

[Sterling30]

Fender Blues Jr., Clapton uses it and so do I.

 

[Henry Mars]

Try a Traynor combo tube amp. Be aware that no one am will be good at everything. If you are into solid state, I love Kustoms.

 

[Buck62]

I sold my Marshall amp and got me a Vox AD50VT.

As far as versatility goes, it's a friggin' Swiss Army knife of great clean and overdriven tones. The AD50VT is the most versatile amp I've owned in my 30 years of playing, and I've owned 30+ amps in my life.... including Fender, Marshall, Peavey, Ampeg, Standell, etc.

The Vox does it all... and does it well!

You can get the AD30VT for less money and still get the same tone and features, but the "50" will also let you gig with it. The AD30VT is a studio/practice/band practice amp that wouldn't be loud enough for a club.

 

[invisiblenemies]

I used to have a Marshall VS100 that I'd direct in to an mbox that produced fairly good results, however it was missing that 'moving air' sound that I love. Recently I've been using a 1974 Fender Twin Reverb mic'ed with a Shure SM85 condenser a few inches off the cloth. Smooth clean sound that breaks up just when needed.

 

[Codmate]

I've used a Fender CVR to good effect.
Recording with more than one amp is pretty good though.

It's also good fun to record a part direct and then re-amp through a number of amps to find which one sounds best for the part.

 

[Track Rat]

I use a Rivera Pubster for recording now which is like a Fender Super Champ on steroids. It's 20 watts into a 10" speaker. I like it.

 

[TheRockDoc]

I used to have a MusicMan 2x12 65 that I retubed and had my best recorded sounds ever...

I also have an old HiWatt Lead 20 (Mex made) that i run through a Boogie 1x12. Definitely moves some air...

 

[legionserial]

I use a Marshall Valvestate 8080 direct into my soundcard for recording. I know thats not the best way of doing it, (I have too many neighbours for micing) but with a little subtractive EQ it seems to get back to the original sound, which I have to say I love. And I was generally surprised that the guitar sound is the first thing I got complemented on when I played a few tunes to a few guitar playing friends of mine. I recently bought a new AVT half stack and it sits in the corner, barely ever switched on. My 10 year old combo eats it for breakfast.

I want to be buried with my 8080...

 

[lesterpaul]

let me be the first to say, Fender Pro Jr. tough lil amp