Distorted Guitar Cab Micing

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Mo Facta said:
Finally. Someone who can back me up.

Cheers :)
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Back you up for what? No one said anything bad about him.

I read through his ranting rant again, I still stand by my initial assessment. In my opinion it's way too long, not very funny, and most of the info doesn't apply to some guy in his home studio. Once you get past the how to mic a cab section, it's pretty useless.
 
And that's not me saying he doesn't know what he's talking about. That's me saying the write-up is meh.
 
ok... so in order to get a good guitar sound i need to argue about a single article online.... got it folks!
 
actually you got quite a few good suggestions in this thread.
 
CMB Studios said:
ok... so in order to get a good guitar sound i need to argue about a single article online.... got it folks!
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No. In order to get a good guitar tone, you need to either find it yourself, or enjoy fun banter and experiences from/of other people. There is no one right way to do anything, the sooner we learn that, and that humans have individual personalities, the easier it is to realize that there is no right way ever. Enjoy the life experience! :)
 
Lt. Bob said:
actually you got quite a few good suggestions in this thread.
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lol yes, i know i did and im sure you can see my thankful responses and resolutions!... i guess it will take a little time for people to get my dry sense of humor.
 
CMB Studios said:
lol yes, i know i did and im sure you can see my thankful responses and resolutions!... i guess it will take a little time for people to get my dry sense of humor.
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You need to use smilies :thumbs up:. We can't hear your tone(!) or see your face.
 
SO... after a bit of time spent on the cab positioning, this is what i've got.

Obviously there needs to be some level adjustments between parts and takes.. but you get the jist

 
CMB Studios said:
SO... after a bit of time spent on the cab positioning, this is what i've got.

Obviously there needs to be some level adjustments between parts and takes.. but you get the jist

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That's a perfectly fine guitar tone. The whole thing kind of sounds like a happier early black sabbath.
 
Actually I did an experiment with miking distorted guitar amps a couple of weeks ago. I had a guitar player play while I moved one 57 around the front of the amp, adjusting the position, distance, and on/off axis of the mic.

After listening to what the mic picked up it's amazing at how even a few inches of difference can alter the tone. You can go from totally nasty and in your face to mellow and everything in between, all within a few feet from the amp. No position is necessarily better or worse than an other, it's all about the context of what the guitar is in and what aspect of the guitar's tone you want to capture.
 
Here’s something different. Get yourself two Marshall cabinets connect them to a Marshall (or whatever) head but modify one of the connecting cables so that one cabinet is out of phase (i.e. reverse tip/ring on one end of the cable) aim them at each other about 1 – 2 feet apart. Stick a Royer 121 in the middle so each lobe of the figure eight is pointed at each of the cabinets. You get kick ass guitar and get tons of flexibility in the sound by varying both the space between the cabinets and the position (horizontal/vertical) of the mic.
 
I always use two different mics so there sound is different so when i pan them they tend to be a little more powerful and full sounding.Keep them both on the same cone for phasing issues.
 
Why not simply use one mic and double track? I've had great success with recording distorted guitar onto analogue media. The secret is not volume, rather tone.
 
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