4 Guitars EQ

[ThomasT]

Hallo!

When you mix 4 rhythm guitar tracks how do you EQ them?
Assuming they are panned 1 left, 2 right, 3 left/half left, 4 right/half right.

Do you EQ them all the same? Or do you roll off the lows on two guitars?

 

[Hopkins-WitchfinderGeneral]

Well i usually find it necessary to get rid of some rumbling on all the guitars, to avoid it sounding like an earthquake.

 

[ThomasT]

Well i usually find it necessary to get rid of some rumbling on all the guitars, to avoid it sounding like an earthquake.

Me too. But that's not what I mean. I mean, do you use the additional guitars only to add more thickness in the mid range, or do you handle all guitars equally?

 

[Hopkins-WitchfinderGeneral]

I record one on either side, so I can't comment.

I use a really thick, almost sludgy sound and EQ it a little to make it bite more in the high end.

 

[2dark]

mh - haven't recorded 4 rhythm guitars yet but I would try roll of some
lows of the hard left and right panned tracks and have the low ends coming
from the tracks left/half left and right/half right tracks (playing around with the
panning a bit maybe) so that the lows coming more from the center.

I don't know if that would kill the bass though ..... just an idea ....