I've been trying to capture the fullness of a new custom Fargen amp I got for my Chapman Stick. It's a 50W all-tube 1x10 combo with a 1x15 extension cabinet. It fills a room nicely, but I'm having trouble recording it. It has a direct out, but it makes the amp sound thin. (For anyone not familiar with the Stick, it has a huge range. It's like a 5-string bass with a low B, plus a guitar, all in one instrument.)
Last night I was messing around with mics. I used my only two mics: a really old Radio Shack dynamic on the 15" cab and a new EV ND767a vocal mic on the 10" combo speaker. Both close to the grille. I combined them with the direct signal.
It all sounds like this. The performance is improvised, live in the studio, no overdubs, just me and the Stick and a few pedals.
I like the result, but it seems like a lot of technical messing around. Is there an easier way? A better mic or mics? I know it's not common to mic bass cabs, but with this rig, it seems to make sense, especially in combination with the direct line. I don't know how else to capture the 3-D sound of the amp and cab.
My budget is modest. I was thinking about just getting another EV ND mic (like a 367s) or maybe a Sennheiser E609 cab mic. I've read about the Shure SM7 as a nice deep, full mic. It's out of my price range right now, but I'd be willing to save up for one if it would help my Stick rig.
Thanks for any help.
Last night I was messing around with mics. I used my only two mics: a really old Radio Shack dynamic on the 15" cab and a new EV ND767a vocal mic on the 10" combo speaker. Both close to the grille. I combined them with the direct signal.
It all sounds like this. The performance is improvised, live in the studio, no overdubs, just me and the Stick and a few pedals.
I like the result, but it seems like a lot of technical messing around. Is there an easier way? A better mic or mics? I know it's not common to mic bass cabs, but with this rig, it seems to make sense, especially in combination with the direct line. I don't know how else to capture the 3-D sound of the amp and cab.
My budget is modest. I was thinking about just getting another EV ND mic (like a 367s) or maybe a Sennheiser E609 cab mic. I've read about the Shure SM7 as a nice deep, full mic. It's out of my price range right now, but I'd be willing to save up for one if it would help my Stick rig.
Thanks for any help.