Recording electric guitar
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Posted on Jan 17, 2006 04:29 pm
PureNard423
Member Since: Jan 02, 2006
I have a marshall avt100 combo and a gibson les paul. Im recording with an AKG perception condensor into my tascam unit. What is the best way to get my electric guitar to sound good on the recordings?
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TadpuiI am not a crook's headMember
Since: Mar 14, 2003
Jan 17, 2006 04:41 pm A dynamic mic is normally used for close-micing a guitar cabinet. It attains a good low end. Using only a condensor will probably yield a recording with great hi-end definition, but lacking in low end. Using both a condensor and a dynamic is the generally preferred method for tracking electric guitar.
There's an article here at HRC that details how to mic up and record electric guitar.
Whatever you do, make sure not to get that condensor too close to the moving speaker cones while the amp is turned way up. The high SPL could damage the mic. A dynamic could take it tho.
pjkPrince CZAR-mingMember
Since: Apr 08, 2004
Jan 17, 2006 11:04 pm If your GT-3 has stereo out, you could send left side to the combo, and record it like you've been doing, but send the other side (right) to the tascam direct, then mix the two to taste, or tweak one of them, etc, etc, etc.
I've been wanting to try this with my gt-6 but haven't gotten to it yet.
A few people here end up with many sets of tracks for the guitars, sometimes 4 or 6 of the same thing, panned different and EQed differently.
