Your Recording Setup (Guitar Amp) With The Following Gear...

[drbluezz]

...I'd like some advice on how to mic a guitar amp using the following equipment: Royer R-122 ribbon mic, Sennheiser e906, into a Focusrite Vocal Master Pro mic/vocal preamp, into a Digidesign Digi 002R and Protools LE 7.4. I'll be using an amp with 1x12" speaker mostly, however, I also have an amp with 1x12" and 1x10" speaker that I'll occasionally use.
One of my main concerns is...the Voice Master Pro preamp will take only one mic at a time and I want separate tracks for each mic (the R-122 on one track and the e906 on another so I can blend them), so which mic should I plug into the Voice Master Pro and which mic do I plug directly into the Digi 002R interface? The R-122 ribbon mic takes 48mV like a condenser mic and either mic would work using either preamp (Voice Master Pro or Digi 002R). Which mic would you use with which preamp? Thank you.


Tom

 

[WhiteStrat]

If it were me, I'd try it both ways and see which sounded better...

 

[Richard Monroe]

I'd plug the Royer into the preamp, and forget the Sennheiser altogether, but that's just me. Frankly, I like the advice above. Do it both ways and listen to it. Your ears will give you the answer you seek.-Richie

 

[pylet2000]

I think with some experimentation you'll be pleased with the results. The best wisdom this forum offers is 'use your ears.'

The best electric guitar sounds I've come up with are from a M/S stereo pair using an Apex 205 ribbon(Cinemag iron) and a Naiant MS1 (omni). Your e906 would work okay for this too.

You might try something similar and see if you like it. The stereo image makes guitars sound much bigger, IMHO. I learned TONS by reading the big sticky posts listed at the very top of this forum, you should look up M/S stereo recording and give it a shot.

With electric guitars, I've learned that 'garbage in, garbage out' is the law. You may be able to milk the best sound out of a mediocre setup with lots of experimenting and time, but it will still be inferior to a good sounding amp. The better the guitar/amp/player combo, the easier the recording.