Clean ambient guitar - Single Track / Dual Track?

[Icee]

Well yea, I started a new project with a friend of mine. It's going really good, song-writing-wise. Yesterday we attempted to record a nice sounding demo but we're having problem with the ambient guitar (intro). It has kind of a lot of echo on. Single-tracked it sounds nice but not really "full" so we wanted to dual track it but due to not playing the parts EXACTLY on the milimeter the 2 echoes are fighting with eachother making the parts a wall of sound...

What do you recommened me and my mate?

Ofcourse the rhythm/heavy parts are quad tracked and sound tight.

Thanks!

 

[zer0_c00l]

I normally use a mono to stereo chorus and/or delay to open the stereo field with one track

 

[Sonic75]

Try, as Zer0 suggested, some effects or, if you double the track, pan them left and right (about the right pan, trust on your ears). A little bit of 'chorus effect' is normal. If they don't sound ok, record the worst track or both again.
If it's better to have one or two tracks it really depends on the material.

 

[Icee]

Alright thanks for the tips! We'll be trying that the next recording.

 

[bryan_kilco]

Clean guitars have always been my weaker point.


But +1 to what the other guys have said. Little reverb, maybe chorus, delay on a single track.

 

[greyskull]

tricky one that...
depends on what else is going on arrangement wise.
If there's another guitar, probably single track. But if there's nothing else; possible double track.