Which one of these should I use???

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Gregwor

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I know this is really awful and may disgust some of you however it is a reality for me OK...

I need to record some guitar tracks and I don't have any good mics for this application and the guys I'm recording don't want to go rent any good ones so I have these to choose from:

Shure SM 58
Audix 3x-b
Audix OM6

Which one will work the best? I'm recording a Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier half stack and/or a Marshall JCM800 half stack, so I will need a good clean tone and a crunchy distortion tone. I hope I don't sound like a fool...I know I should take pride in my recordings, but for these guys I am not really willing to pay out of my own pocket for some mics....But since my name is still going to be behind it, I want it to sound decent.
 
If you have access to all three, try all three. If you can only have one, I'd have to go with the 58 as I'm most familiar with it and for all intents and purposes, it's a 57. Kind of the standard guitar cab mic.
 
Nothing wrong with any of your possibilities. If I was in a hurry I'd probably just reach for the 58, but if not I'd sure like to try out the OM6 to see what it could do.

A lot of your result will be dictated by the way you place it, since they're all dynamic cardioids. Those mics I'd put pretty close to the grill cloth, away from the center of the cone for darker, nearer it for brighter depending on the sound you're looking for.

Let us know how it comes out.
-kent
 
There really is nothing wrong with using a 58. I know of some HUGE pro guys that will use a 58 on one one speaker, and a 57 on another. Often they will use a nice condensor out front. I usually use a 57, but I have used a 58. The 57 sounds a little different (or maybe I just think it does!). Go with what you have. If you are recording heavy rock guitar, I don't think the 58 will do a bad job. If things sound small, beef things up with more tracks of guitar or a bit of EQ.
 
Listen to Busted Kitty!!!

absolute agree!!

and try, try and try...

go with what you have

Peace...

PC
 
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