First post... umm yeah.. bit of a noob..
I am not an engineer I am a guitarist..
and my band is starting tracking in our newly built studio..
(we are using all the necassery equipment..)
now.. we have been messing around with SM57 mic placements..
and we are just about there but we are confused on to what exact volume the guitar needs to be on the RHYTHM channel to record with that and how much gain you can get away with without it being sloppy but still able to do some phat ass pinches
.. but yeah I know you guys will know way more than I do.. so if you could give me some settings for volumes and stuff that you may have used from previous experience you would be really helping us out!!
the setup is:
Peavey 5150II (No pedals) (should I use NS2 or OD/TS-808?)
Marshall 1960B 4 X 12 Cab
we are monitoring through Logic Pro and I can't remember the name of the interface we are using but if I can remember my drummer saying its good.
Cheers guys!
Matty
P.S we won't be mixing with this setup as we are getting John Mitchell to do his thang.. (he did drums with us) (Architects/Sylosis)
I am not an engineer I am a guitarist..
and my band is starting tracking in our newly built studio..
(we are using all the necassery equipment..)
now.. we have been messing around with SM57 mic placements..
and we are just about there but we are confused on to what exact volume the guitar needs to be on the RHYTHM channel to record with that and how much gain you can get away with without it being sloppy but still able to do some phat ass pinches

the setup is:
Peavey 5150II (No pedals) (should I use NS2 or OD/TS-808?)
Marshall 1960B 4 X 12 Cab
we are monitoring through Logic Pro and I can't remember the name of the interface we are using but if I can remember my drummer saying its good.
Cheers guys!
Matty
P.S we won't be mixing with this setup as we are getting John Mitchell to do his thang.. (he did drums with us) (Architects/Sylosis)