MIc placement

[Axe Shredder]

Im usings a $60 mic to record my guitar through a peavy bandit amp. WHere should i place it: distance,height etc..

and also how much for a good mic and should it be a power mic for recording amps. Under 1000$. or is that asking to much?

also should my guitar amp be louder than the mixer output or the line in put on my soundcard . what are the best settings .(holy confusing).

one more thing would placing a fairly large box over my amp and mic have any good effect like more bass . heheh

 

[drstawl]

Plenty of mics under $1K that will blow your mind relative to that $60 mic. Try to get the amp volume where it sounds good to you. Some amps only start to sound good at higher SPLs.
Then experiment with mic placement relative to the speaker cone. I've had good results with a cheapo mic less than a foot away from a 2 x 12" cabinet, pointed toward the outside of an oval coincident with the edge of the cones but the guy was playing jazz at pretty low volumes. I've heard that a ribbon mic is the "in fashion" choice when micing cabinets at high SPLs. I think the Royer 121 is ~$1K. No phantom power needed.

 

[KaBudokan]

Wooohooo first post!!!

I usually mic pretty tight in on the cabinet (within a few inches). I put the mic head at the outside of the speaker cone pointing in towards the center. (Almost parallel to the cabinet.) This is with an sm58 (I'd use an sm57 if I had one). I also just got a Rode NT2 recently, so my next time I mic something I'm gonna try using both, placing the Rode a distance away to pick up the room ambience, then blend the two to get the best mix.

Like drstawl said, experiment with placement and you should be able to find a good spot. Honestly, I think if you're going from a $60 mic, I would consider spending less than $1k on a new mic, and maybe getting some different equipment to complement what you are doing. Nothing necessarily wrong with a Peavey Bandit, but with $1k, you can get a couple decent mics, a cool small (or medium) tube amp and a mic pre which, collectively, may give you more options and better sound overall than putting a $1000 mic on your Peavey straight into your mixer. Just a thought.

Good luck and have fun!!!