As stated in my first post, what I tried to accomplish was to get a very natural, "vintage recording" amp sound by miking the cab at a farther distance than I usually would. I decided to go for vibe over detail, and use a ribbon mic, no dynamic or condenser blended in.
So here's the setup. I used one of the recently-introduced Rode ribbon mics (I really like this mic!), three or so feet back from the amp, higher than the speaker but angled towards it. It's not on a cone, it's kind of in the middle between the speakers, and off-axis, almost the way you'd hear the cab in a room instead if as if you had your ear against the grille of the amp.
Also, I recorded at a pretty low volume to avoid overdriving the mic or the preamp - what I wanted to do was get a 60s clean sort of sound.
Being a ribbon, the mic is a little darker than the amp in the room, but it smooths out the tone and gives the recording kind of a vintage feel, with a rich low end, etc.
Here's the track, please excuse the playing, I just wanted to do something kind of laid-back and concentrate on the audio. New McCarty, neck pickup, full humbucking mode, DG30 amp. I turned the guitar volume down to about 4, and used a Suhr KokoBoost pedal to give the track that thing it adds, just a touch to push the amp into the edge of grit at certain points without tearing your head off.
I think the guitar sound is pretty good, and very different from my usual stuff. I purposely mixed the guitar loud and the drums and bass low so you could hear the tone of the guitar more clearly.
https://soundcloud.com/lschefman/mic-test-medium-distant-placement-on-guitar
So here's the setup. I used one of the recently-introduced Rode ribbon mics (I really like this mic!), three or so feet back from the amp, higher than the speaker but angled towards it. It's not on a cone, it's kind of in the middle between the speakers, and off-axis, almost the way you'd hear the cab in a room instead if as if you had your ear against the grille of the amp.
Also, I recorded at a pretty low volume to avoid overdriving the mic or the preamp - what I wanted to do was get a 60s clean sort of sound.
Being a ribbon, the mic is a little darker than the amp in the room, but it smooths out the tone and gives the recording kind of a vintage feel, with a rich low end, etc.
Here's the track, please excuse the playing, I just wanted to do something kind of laid-back and concentrate on the audio. New McCarty, neck pickup, full humbucking mode, DG30 amp. I turned the guitar volume down to about 4, and used a Suhr KokoBoost pedal to give the track that thing it adds, just a touch to push the amp into the edge of grit at certain points without tearing your head off.
I think the guitar sound is pretty good, and very different from my usual stuff. I purposely mixed the guitar loud and the drums and bass low so you could hear the tone of the guitar more clearly.
https://soundcloud.com/lschefman/mic-test-medium-distant-placement-on-guitar
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