Some of my first stabs at recording ...

[Gooseman]

Hey everyone. So I've finally tried to learn how to mic and record guitar amps. The amp in the following clip is of my Mesa Roadster head, going through some Vintage 30s, and played with my stock Gibson SG Standard in the bridge position. I know there is a learning curve that I will have to grapple with along the way, and I am willing to hear whatever constructive criticisms you all have to offer. Especially from those that are good at recording. I had done some previous recordings earlier this month with a make-shift couch-iso-cab that turned out to be awful sounding. These clips are played at a louder than TV volume. I kind of had to go this route since it is late where I live and I just got the itch to give it another try.

Thanks everyone. There are actually two clips I uploaded. Check them out here, at my netmusicians profile. By the way, check out this fellow named John -- his Roadster demos are killer!

http://www.netmusicians.org/index.php?v ... ection=amp

Thanks.

-Goose

 

[JakeAC5253]

Turn it up, don't be afraid of a little bit of volume on a recording. Especially with the Rectifiers. Play around with the mic position as well. You are getting a lot of fizz coming through.

 

[Gooseman]

Cool man, thanks for the tips. I will turn it up. I just got the itch tonight though, at around 10:00 pm, so I had to play at a loud television volume. I will definitely do that though and possibly post more clips tomorrow.

I think the fizz is probably due to the lower volume and higher gain settings. This is a common Mesa fault of turning the gain up too much without the appropriate volume settings -- too much preamp fizzies. Thanks for taking the time man!

 

[Audioholic]

I think you may need to point the mic a little away from the center dustcap, and more towards the edge of the cone or cone depending on where you are at now. Its not a bad recording, but very trebly and lacking some depth. I think if you either dial out some of the top end, add a bit more bass, and aim a bit away from the center (where it will sound the brightest and shrillest) you may get a better recording. Obviously you recorded at low volumes cause I can hear your strings acoustically, perhaps getting a bit further from your cab and mic might help eliminate some of that as well.