Paul Vnuk Jr. Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Since July is our guitar recording issue at RECORDING Magazine, and I know we have a lot of guitar players here. What is your preferred method of guitar recording? Do you use a tried and true SM57 in the speaker cone of your favorite amp? Are you an amp sim fan? Have you dipped into the waters of re-amping? Let's talk tracking guitar! Quote Editor - RECORDING Magazine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 I do it several ways. I have a Line6 HX Stomp that's probably the solution I use most...but I'm also fond of micing the Princeton or the Vox AC15. For amp recording, I tend to use a Soundelux U195 back a ways, with an SM57 right up on the amp. dB Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Vnuk Jr. Posted July 14, 2023 Author Share Posted July 14, 2023 My only studio amp is a Princeton. It’s a surprisingly versatile amp. . 1 Quote Editor - RECORDING Magazine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 17 hours ago, Paul Vnuk Jr. said: My only studio amp is a Princeton. It’s a surprisingly versatile amp. . My AC15 has a Blue Alnico speaker, so it's got an even more different sound than the Princeton's Celestion. I have a Supro 8 Blues King as well, and a Line 6 Spider 3....but I almost always use either the Princeton or the Vox...or both. 😁 dB Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Vnuk Jr. Posted July 15, 2023 Author Share Posted July 15, 2023 I dream of a Supro someday. 1 Quote Editor - RECORDING Magazine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 On 7/14/2023 at 6:39 PM, Paul Vnuk Jr. said: I dream of a Supro someday. When I want to play guitar live, I like to use the Supro and my Tele. dB 1 Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Always direct, with the rare exception of acoustic guitar and ukulele. I can't do multiband distortion with amps! Well I guess I could, but what a hassle it would be. I'd need to put the amps in different rooms to get sufficient separation, set up four mics...I get a headache just thinking about it. And although I suspect this will upset some people, I get a better overall sound from sims than I do with amps...although it takes as much work to wrestle a sim into shape as it does to mic an amp, maybe more. 1 Quote Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Stunt Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 For guitar cabs, I use an EV 666 dynamic mic and one of 3 different ribbon mics-the choice dependent on the tone I'm trying to capture. Either an RCA BK5 a NAD-2 RSM (modified with a Samar transformer) and, lately most often, with a Stage Right LR=100 active ribbon mic that I learned about by monitoring this forum! Thanks. It's a really great sounding mic. In my studio I have 3 tube amps. An Excelsior Americana built in the 60's by Sano, a Univox U-155R of the same era and a Traynor YA-2B Bass Mate from the early 70's. They all sound great. The Excelsior Americana is great for...well Americana tunes and for jangly tones. The Univox is like a poor man's Fender Deluxe. It has a lovely tone and a really sweet Jensen speaker. Traynor is a Canadian company. There early stuff was great...very Fender like. I use the Bass Mate for both bass and for crunchy full bodied guitar tones. I do go direct quite often when I'm tracking myself. I've use a Roger Linn designed Adrenalinn stompbox. It has very playable and believable amp sims. I love that thing to death. I've had it for years and one of the cool things about it is Roger Linn sells upgrade kits. I have an early model but its been upgraded to the latest version. The upgrade is super simple...you swap out a couple of chips on the circuit board! The kit include the tool to pry out the original chips. The new ones just get pressed into the board. No soldering. I would say the Adrenalinn has been the secret sauce on a lot of tracks I've recorded. I guess not so secret anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Stunt Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 I haven't looked at the manual for the Adrenalinn in years. I did last night. I had completely missed that Craig was one of the authors. Adrenallinn Man.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphybridget Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 Absolutely stoked for the guitar recording issue! Personally, I adore the authenticity of miking up my amp with an SM57 – classic vibes. Lately, I've been experimenting with amp sims too, they're a game-changer. Re-amping's on my radar too. Let's dive into this awesome discussion! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Vnuk Jr. Posted August 11, 2023 Author Share Posted August 11, 2023 On 8/1/2023 at 1:37 PM, Anderton said: Always direct, with the rare exception of acoustic guitar and ukulele. I can't do multiband distortion with amps! Well I guess I could, but what a hassle it would be. I'd need to put the amps in different rooms to get sufficient separation, set up four mics...I get a headache just thinking about it. And although I suspect this will upset some people, I get a better overall sound from sims than I do with amps...although it takes as much work to wrestle a sim into shape as it does to mic an amp, maybe more. This makes sense––especially with the whole Adrenalinn connection 😀 Quote Editor - RECORDING Magazine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Always direct in for electric guitars. I will probably duplicate the keeper tracks and use plugins if the song calls for it. Current favorite amp plugins are the Chandler GAV19T and Fuchs Overdrive Supreme. I like IK Multimedia's Leslie plugin. I use other plugins if they seem to support the music. One track off to the left a bit with an amp sim and a duplicate track off to the right with a bit of the Leslie (no amp sim) can sound wide and glorious without much tweaking. Bass - I've been using a Tech 21 Q-Strip to EQ going in, it's a fantastic little box. I might dupe that track too and high pass the dupe track, add some amp distortion and mix just a bit of that underneath to provide clarity. I'm open to other experiments, the right way to do things is what sounds good. Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Heins Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 Guitar to Line6 Pod XT(in bypass mode) to Mackie CR1604VLZ to Quantum 2626. I use a doubleneck for recording so 6 string mono and 12 string stereo. Everything is ITB, Guitar Rig, Amplitube, etc. but I find myself grabbing the PA plugs the most! I record by pickup...for the 6 string it's bridge Hard Left,combo Hard Right, Neck Center( subject to change depending on how I feel). With the 12 string it the same except Left and Right are usually set to 67-70 or so. Center channels are lower in volume but I use them to thicken! I play each guitar part part seperately and vary the amp sims on the channels. My favorite rock bands are dual guitar groups Bill 1 Quote http://www.billheins.com/ Hail Vibrania! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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