Martin 000-15

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TelePaul said:
cool, can i ask what you record with and what your setups like? Im having a little difficulty getting mine to sparkle.
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absolutely!

first is the strings. i use Martin SP Phosphor Bronze strings, Light gauge. They're the ones i've found that sound best with that guitar. i can't stand the "regular" (non-phosphor) bronze strings, and the coated ones just plain suck. i used to play d'addarios on my Yamaha acoustic and tried them out of habit on my D15 when i bought it--horrible sound. went with the Martins thereafter and that's all i'll put on it.

the thing with the SP's is that you've gotta break em in for about 2 hours--straight out of the box they're a little "too brassy" for me, but broken in they sound really sweet for a couple weeks' worth of nightly playing.

i've been miking my D15 with a pair of MXL 603's. the little bump the 603's have in their high end really works with the D15. i typically work in a spaced pair configuration--one about 8-12inches out from the 12/14th fret and the other hanging over the guitarist's strumming shoulder, kinda next to their ear, pointing down at the bout and bridge area.

the concept behind this spaced pair is that one mic gets the "neck tone" and the other mic more or less gets what the guitarist hears.

mix that in with a room mic (i usually use my BLUE Dragonfly) 4-6ft back, pan the MXL's hard L/R and the dfly in the middle and you'll be cookin.

i used to use a pair of mackie VLZ preamps and go from there into a Symetrix 425 (dual mono compressor) and into my delta 1010. the mackie pres are totally usable as long as you bypass the rest of the channel (i tapped the inserts of my console for direct outs) and the 425 added this nice sheen even when it wasn't compressing--just running a track through it gave it a nice character.

these days i'm using my apogee minime for preamps and the built-in compressor is a nice change. overall, though, the recorded tone of the guitar hasn't changed all that much with different preamps.


cheers,
wade
 
my pleasure! please drop me a PM if you want to hear any of the tracks i've recorded with it, and i'll be glad to shoot you a URL with some "suggested listening". :D


cheers,
wade
 
ill definetely get round to that when i split form college...My D 15, though levely sounds very bassy, and ill really have to sort out stereo micing.
 
I like an LDC on my D15. I've had great luck with an AKG C414 about 2" below the treble side of the bridge.
 
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