critique my guitar micing sound(clip inside)

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I can't seem to get much of a good sound when micing up my guitar cab.

it goes something like this:
ltd viper-50>>> jcm800 2205 head>>> marshall 1960 cab>>> sm57 >>> emu 1820( preamp input) >>> sonar6

This is a dry track, no effects at all exept for a gate.
it has a few different recording of different gain levels in the track.
i couldn't crank it up when i was recording it so you can hear the guitar strings a little.
http://www.mediafire.com/?bc9xeyd21zg

i was getting alot of high end that didn't sound nice at all so i moved the mic about until i got a position that didn't have as much high end, i tried turning down the treble on the amp but it didn't have to much effect, i think it was because of the mic position.

here's a mic position picture, if you look close enough you'll see the speaker.
http://a849.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/72/l_d50d66f2a118c22f4d67d5772a625690.jpg

what do you think of the sound?, i think it sounds a little muffled, mybe it's due to proximity effect but some positions i had the mic in sounded very muddy.
is this a bad sound? can it be worked with? would EQ improve it?
you have any tips, ideas, suggestions etc? thanks.
 
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Sounds pretty good to me. Aside from hearing your guitar pick hitting the strings (turn the amp up and move further back from it).

First part sounds fine to me. Maybe a little muffled but sounds like it would fit well in a mix.

The little lead part at about 21-22 seconds sounds like it could use a little more treble or "bite" to it. Depends what kind of sound you're going for though, I've heard that tone in other lead guitar parts in songs before.

The House Of the Rising Sun at the end sounded fine and almost just like the record.

Just mess with the bass, mids and treble on the amp, I don't think it's anything to do with micing.
 
I think I hear what you're talking about...there was a little string scratch in there but to be honest, I didn't hear it get any better when you moved the mic away, the signal to noise ratio (calling the string sound "noise" for lack of a better term) stayed about the same...the over all volume seemd to be turned down. When you moved the mic back, it seemed to take some of the edge and dynamics out. I liked the first run better.

Bottom line, I don't know where or how the string sound is being picked up...is it coming from the amp or is the mic picking up the sound directly from the guitar? Are you recording at super low volume levels? If not, this is how it sounds...a combination of equipment and playing techniques.

Try a different pick maybe or strings? Are the PUPs set too close to the strings? Just a few thoughts.

Over-all, I liked the sound. That's a nice sweet sounding amp and guitar. Whatcha working with there?
 
danny- that's funny cos i was just playing a random chord progression, i was never intending to play house of the rising sun but i guess it came out sounding something like it.

punkin- it is in my first post what i used to record with, jcm800 2205, ltd viper 50
 
marshall's allways sound rawk'n. Double track that gainier stuff.
Marshall's seem to be easier to me in getting a good tone.

Your mic pre sounds pretty transparent, as a low cost pre should.
But don't let that stop you. Your guitar tone sounds good. A more expensive mic pre like a neve clone would enhance your tone some more but that's being picky.
 
yeah man, it sounds real good when double tracked, i'm trying to really nail my mic technique and getting good tones, if i can get it sounding good with one guitar, it should sound FAT whith double tracked guitar.
 
I liked how it sounded right at the beginning. I'd have to hear in my studio, but on my headphones I thought it was a pretty respectable dirty guitar sound.
 
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