How often do you re-amp?

[Steve Henningsgard]

I've been getting more and more into the idea of getting a good DI signal along with the real mic'd amp, and re-amping guitars once the band's gone. Anyone else been doing this routinely?

 

[miroslav]

I have the DI's and the Radial X-Amp reamper...and I've just not yet had an urge, though one of these days I will just so I can mess with it.

I think the real question is are you unhappy with the recorded sound...or do you just want to not commit to a sound during tracking?

Since I usually record my guitar leads last, even after the lead vocals in many cases, the sound I get is the sound I want to keep.

 

[grimtraveller]

I haven't for a bit but I'll get round to it one of these days.

 

[Sonixx]

I usually also take a DI when tracking.

 

[NL5]

I do it ALL the time. Seems like the crappier the guitar tone, the more the guitarist is tied to "his tone". Same with drummers and metronomes - the ones that need it the most are most objectionable to it.......

For guitarists, I just wait till they leave and reamp thru a real amp.

 

[Spare Dougal]

I'd always try to get the sound right at source while you're recording it as it means less time faffing later on. However if you do have a crappy guitarist stuck to his tone like NL5 says, there's not harm in taking the DI. On these occations tho I usually just use simulators. Easier to set up, and faster to tweak.

Might be of use: mixtipsblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/avec-amps-or-sans-amp.html