detuning acoustic guitar - strings??

[Fragle]

hey guys,

quick question: i'd like to record some tracks with my acoustic guitar (classical, nylon strings) to layer with the clean electric guitar tracks. the thing is, the stuff is tuned to B standard, so regular concert guitar strings don't cut it.

any recommendations as far as nylon strings for detuning (to B) go??

i came across some extra heavy tension strings, would these fit the bill?
http://www.thomann.de/de/daddario_ej44.htm
http://www.thomann.de/de/search.htm...gf656=Extra+Hard+Tension&wgfid2=6865&wgf6865=

moreover, any general acoustic micing tips/techniques?
i was thinking of using a LDC around the 12th fret, angled towards the body, and a sm58 wherever it sounds best, and then pan these hard L/R.....would that do the trick, or am i way off??

thanks!

 

[Forceps]

I don't know if that's gonna work, nylon guitar in B... you could get some intonation problems perhaps.

Concerning the micing techniques, there was a topic some days ago with the same questions. Several sneapsters did add some nice tips for recording acoustic guitars.

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/production-tips/521160-acoustic-guitar-tips.html

 

[John_C]

play it an octave above or just play the low notes an octave above or whatever. A classical in B will be hell

 

[Last_Confession]

i remember reading an interview on home recording with andy he recommends aiming the mic at where the fretboard meets the bodt rather than the soundhole and youll have a less "boomy" tone

 

[Fragle]

well, so there isn't any tried-and-true way of using acoustic guitars for detuned stuff?

playing thing's an octave higher or with a capo isn't an option, unfortunately.

i'm mainly talking about stuff like e.g. behemoth-sculping the throne of seth intro, that's the sort of licks i'll be playing.....acoustic intro's or clean passages, often doubled by an electric. i'd just like to get that acoustic flair.

is there any way to do this??

 

[ahjteam]

A friend of mine just released an acoustic troubadour album and I know that he had his Martin guitar in B-tuning on some songs and it sounded really good. Really deep.

 

[Fragle]

...and what kinda strings did he use?

 

[DanLights]

A friend of mine just released an acoustic troubadour album and I know that he had his Martin guitar in B-tuning on some songs and it sounded really good. Really deep.

well care spitting out the info then? I'm interested in hearing about this

 

[ahjteam]

well care spitting out the info then? I'm interested in hearing about this

http://www.myspace.com/trubajuge

edit: IIRC bronze or phoshour Martin strings, the green package anyway

 

[John_C]

a steel string is one thing to take down to low tunings, a nylon is something else