Opinions on recording guitar

[decadex]

Hey everybody, Im new here but this site seems great. Anyway..
What do you think about recording guitars direct in? Ive tried both(miking & direct) but it seems like going direct gives more body, what do you think?

 

[DJL]

I think miking an acoustic guitar has more body (try mixing both together), and if your talk about an electric guitar, I think miking the amp has more body, but the SansAmp is nice also and so is the Mesa Boogie Vee Twin preamp.

 

[Prizmaxic]

I say do Both and mix it the way that works best for the song.

 

[tdukex]

Nylon string guitars can sound pretty good direct. But steel string acoustics need to be miced IMO. Record in stereo with a couple of decent condensors. Of course, first of all, you must have a good sounding guitar.

 

[scottboyher]

Always mic an acoustic guitar unless you are going for the direct sound which is very rare. A good mic and a good acoustic with good tone is awsome.. As far as electric guitars, I have been running mine direct through a amp sim. That is because micing my amp is not a practical solution due to my dwellings and my experience doing it.. To me micing a guit cab is an experiment every time I try, it is never the same.