Moved on to guitars in the album's recording process, and I'm running into a problem. I've read the threads on the clayman sound and slipperman's shit, but I'm having a hell of a time getting a good mic'd amp sound. The lows are real "farty" and the notes aren't coming out very clear. We've had to damn near dial out all of the low end to try to get anything useable. And having the amp at the volume it needs to be to get the speakers to move is a bitch to control!!! (my neighbors are calling the cops...)
To make this shit even harder, I heard a demo from another band around here that recorded all the guitars direct and they sounded fucking killer! Everything came through and it still sounded heavy as shit. They were using a boss 8track with a built COSM amp sim.
I'm not one for amp sims, but what sounds good sounds fucking good. Any advice to help me out? What's your opinion on going direct?
Hear's what we're using:
ESP with Evolution pickups
ZW OD
BBE Sonic stomp
NS-2
Marshall ATV 150
To make this shit even harder, I heard a demo from another band around here that recorded all the guitars direct and they sounded fucking killer! Everything came through and it still sounded heavy as shit. They were using a boss 8track with a built COSM amp sim.
I'm not one for amp sims, but what sounds good sounds fucking good. Any advice to help me out? What's your opinion on going direct?
Hear's what we're using:
ESP with Evolution pickups
ZW OD
BBE Sonic stomp
NS-2
Marshall ATV 150
