Guitar sounds kinda crappy...

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I'm recording onto my TASCAM 4 track, and I can't seem to get it to sound right! http://www.dranger.com/test.wav
I'm micing my Fender Stage 112 with an SM57, about .5 inch away from the grill.
It sounds muddy, like it lacks definition.
What could my problem possibly be? I first used the tape a year ago, and I'm recording over something. I'm using dbx and high speed. Could it be dirty heads? Or is it that the preamps in the TASCAM suck? Do I need to EQ or some crap like that? What could be a (cheap) solution to this problem? Or..does it sound good? (bouns points if you can name the song! ;)

[This message has been edited by ishou (edited 07-23-2000).]
 
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[This message has been edited by ishou (edited 07-23-2000).]
 
Hi

Before we start talking about the guitar, I'd like to ask you a question: Have you ever heard of MP3? Download yourself a prog like AudioCatalyst or something (Oh, by the way, can anyone tell me why the mp3 compression in WaveLab3 sounds so crap since in costs plenty of $$$? I'd love to know) and compress your samples in 128bit/s, it divides their size by 11, with little noticeable difference in sound quality. Coz 1.3MB for 7 seconds is a bit ridiculous.

Anyway, I can't see anything wrong with the sample. It sounds quite thick, but that's just what is needed for rock, isn't it?
If you find it sounds muddy, all I can recommend using an Eq and cutting in the 200-300Hz range, but I think it sounds OK.

unreal
 
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