Added bass and went wild with narrow cuts in the highs, czech it!

[Metaltastic]

So I opened my cab, put V30's 1 and 3 in the bottom row, then mic'ed each 3 times with different mic positions to decide which I liked best. After settling on 50% dustcap/50% cone, I added pitch-shifted guitar for bass and then went wild with eq'ing trying to cut some nasty peaks. Strangely enough, I alternated between each speaker and played around with cutting, and by some coincidence it happened to be around 3 dB of 6k that I ended up annihilating in both, despite how different they sound. Maybe the Rectifier just has an excess of 6k in general (though I doubt any of the knobs affect frequencies that high, except maybe the presence knob). Anyway, please pick your favorite!

BL eq'ed.mp3
BR eq'ed.mp3

 

[motomoto]

I think the first wins me most.Second one is a bit more bassy so i ll go with the clarity of the first

 

[Erik Monsonis]

I prefer the tone on BR, but too much lowend going on (maybe some multiband to control the bass a bit...)

 

[Metaltastic]

Haha, yeah, I actually have an eq and a multiband both RAPING the low end right now, but it doesn't seem to want to behave; oh well, I can deal until I get an actual bass guitar! Thanks guys! And personally, while BR is bassier, I find the chug absolutely intoxicating, so it gets my vote

 

[GarethSE]

Sounds better IMO dude Much thicker!
Finish off that Behemoth cover so I can try your tracks in a full mix

 

[Metaltastic]

Thanks dude, and it's on my list of things to do! (after "getting a job", however ) Which do you prefer?

 

[GarethSE]

Probably the second, however I'd still end up notching some more boom out of that tone if it was me, but it seems like there's a tad more thickness on tap in that tone than in the other one

 

[Felix Neumann]

Awesome, Marcus Is this riffing yours? Take the first...it´s better, I think.

 

[::XeS::]

Br for me, it's more balanced. But it could be different in a full mix

 

[Metaltastic]

Thanks guys! Felix, yup, it's my "Immortal"-style riff from my last band (recorded back in summer '07, so don't judge me on the production! )

 

[DeathDonor]

Amazing sound...i like both of them...its hard to choose one

 

[Metaltastic]

Thanks man! And I agree, I'm still having a tough time too!

 

[grywolf627]

Late to this thread (again) Marcus...and not much to contribute, as I'm having a tough time choosing which I like more. They both have qualities I like. Just when I think I like one more, I'll put on the other one and will be unsure of myself again.

 

[Jaymz]

BR easily!

 

[Metaltastic]

Thanks dude, and after sleeping on it and listening today, I totally agree! The most I would do is blend in a little BL to give it a bit more cut, but the chug of BR just owns IMO!

 

[Djabthrash]

BL for me.

BR seems a tad too boomy/beefy for my tastes.

EDIT : actually... NOT ! i prefer BR

 

[Metaltastic]

Haha, sweet, thanks!

 

[Charles J]

there you go bro! the added bass gtr (whether it be ghetto or not) definitely helps. at least it gets you a step ahead when you get some real bass in there. (you'll find the difference isn't super mindblowing, but of course, we'd all prefer the real bass, i dont have one available, so i dont care, lol)

p.s. - i like BR, too

 

[Metaltastic]

Thanks a lot dude!

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

I'm gonna go with BR. They're both excellent tones, so I can't really put my finger on why I dig that one more