Well having being fortunate enough to get my hands on a Framus Cobra + Mesa Oversized to reamp the guitars on this band's EP I'm working on, I couldn't have been more excited. I fucked around with micing up the cab for hours and got some good, but not great tones. I tried a range of different mics, a 57, Rode NT1, SM7b, i5.... everything was great but I felt it could be better.
I then tried running the line out into s-preshigh, as per some advice I got off Ermz from the most recent mix he posted, and oh my fuck, I have never been happier with a guitar tone! The low mids that were previously a little muffled whilst micing up (no doubt due to room problems :/ ), have just become super clear and punchy, and the low end is really nice and contained, basically solved every problem I've ever had micing a cab.
I guess the purpose of this thread, is to say that if your having room issues micing your cab... get rid of the damn thing! I daresay that micing a Cab will get you better results, but if you don't have Lasse Lamert Cab micing skills... this is a great option!
So thankyou to Ermz for the idea and Carthis for the amazing impulses.
On a off topic note, those things are better than 98% of the commercial impulses on the market.
I'll have some clips up when the reamps are done, 4 tracks of 6 are done.
Updated with clips finally! http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7270929/01 Intro mp3.mp3
I then tried running the line out into s-preshigh, as per some advice I got off Ermz from the most recent mix he posted, and oh my fuck, I have never been happier with a guitar tone! The low mids that were previously a little muffled whilst micing up (no doubt due to room problems :/ ), have just become super clear and punchy, and the low end is really nice and contained, basically solved every problem I've ever had micing a cab.
I guess the purpose of this thread, is to say that if your having room issues micing your cab... get rid of the damn thing! I daresay that micing a Cab will get you better results, but if you don't have Lasse Lamert Cab micing skills... this is a great option!
So thankyou to Ermz for the idea and Carthis for the amazing impulses.
On a off topic note, those things are better than 98% of the commercial impulses on the market.
I'll have some clips up when the reamps are done, 4 tracks of 6 are done.
Updated with clips finally! http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7270929/01 Intro mp3.mp3