I hate micing amps! Anyone else feel this way!?

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There were (are) fake sm57's going around. There seems to be a high amount of them on ebay. Buy your sm57 from a reputable dealer.
 
Don't waste your money on a V-Amp. If you can't get a good miced tone it's likely your amp settings or playing. I've never liked 57's on guitar. Try just the condensor if you only want to use 1 mic.

If you must go direct the Damage Control stuff is probably the best. They are a tube preamp and don't use any digital modelling.
 
I got a new amp, and have had good sounds with a 58 even....my old amp didn't sound good, so no matter what mic I used, it sucked.
 
Bought a vamp and I like it. It gets a good tone and I can use it at night. For 100 dollars I cant go wrong. I also realzied that I can get the same sound from micing my amp I found a good axis to put it on soo I think im good now. Thanks for your help guys though.
 
I listened to your track, or at least the one that started to play when I clicked your link, and I can't say that I thought the guitar sounded bad... :confused: Maybe the source of your frustration is that it doesn't sound right. In which case you may not have a 'problem' with your recording skills at all. Personally I've always liked the sound of a 57 on guitar amps and felt that getting such reliable and predictable quality from a cheap mic was a gift compared to all the other BS the recording process can dish out. However, I think you may be on the right track by considering a modelling amp. Your volume restictions will only stiffle your creative process and a modelling unit, while a pale fascimile of the real thing, can often point people at the amp that they prefer the most, without all the hassle of renting, borrowing etc.

Edit: oops, missed where it said you bought a Vamp. :)
 
Yeah im really happy with it I found one amp im really happy with for distortion and one for clean thats pretty good it helps my creative process as you said which I realized these are demos soo now whenever I want I can just start recording unlike you guys who love your loudness if I just happen to be stumbling in at 2 oclock I can bust out some tunes.
 
TravisinFlorida said:
There were (are) fake sm57's going around. There seems to be a high amount of them on ebay. Buy your sm57 from a reputable dealer.
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My mics are either from guitar center or my local music store soo its def not fake. But that is good to know thank you for that information.
 
If you're not in a studio or a treated room, you're at home and recording for fun why not go direct? You can probably get better results for what you're doing going direct.
 
I always thought it was easy to get a decent sound using a 57. I do agree that I record far less than I want to because I don't want to disturb the fam. I actually am more concerned about recording vocal tracks over and over again. Because you have headphones on and all people hear is you yelling and trying to sound like a singer.

I'm sure that mic placement is something that is always discussed. I never point the mic directly at the speaker. I always have it cocked at an angle. I want to mic to be "seeing" as wide of an elipse of the speaker as possible with varying distance between the cartidge and the speaker. that is. I don't want it to be perpendicular to the speaker, but I don't want it looking the wrong way. I always thought the looking the wrong way placement was still superior to close micing directly at the speaker.
 
It is hard to believe so many folks don't like to mic amps!? I have never personally been able to get a good sound from a modeler be it guitar rig, a POD or whatever. Then again, I guess for a modern sound it would be pretty good, but I don't really dig on a modern sound. Toying with placement is amazing to me, I mean an inch or two on position, a feww degrees of angle, and you have an entirely different tone. And turning it up to 11 is always better.
 
Dumby said:
If you're not in a studio or a treated room, you're at home and recording for fun why not go direct? You can probably get better results for what you're doing going direct.
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Agreed. There seems to be a divide between artists that record more of as a hobby and something to keep us sane, and the more professional side of this world. Most of us can't afford our selection of favorite amp, or perhaps the time necessary to deal with the "perfect" placement of a mic. Some people do have the time and means, and finds that stuff interesting, but if you aren't concerned so much with this, your best bet is to go direct. There's no shame at all.
 
Hmm.. I love mic'ing guitar cabs..In fact I do not DI anything. I say skip the modeler and embrace being creative and get your own tones.
 
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