Just curious. Is there a rule of thumb, always have them sounding different? Have one with more lows other with more highs? Doesn't matter?
How often do you use the same guitar rig on both L and R channels?
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RedDog
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Depends. For two guitarists, they might have specific sounds they like with their rigs. Other times you want a tight rhythm guy to do all the work. in which case, I'd pay attention to how the drummer has his setup working for him. Big ol floor toms take up a lot of room, the left channel (if that's how you pan it) is going to need more available space down in that frequency area. Tighter bass on that side. You catch my drift.
Melb_shredder
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I've always used the same rig left and right, unless they are quad tracking usually. But otherwise, yep, same rig. 
Ermz
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i almost never do...I know im gonna get hell for this but, i LOVE lepou's amp sims, far more than any amp i own (the most brutal being a windsor , which is EXACTLY why i use lepou for recording)
and i almost ALWAYS use Lepou Legion for right right and the mono lead work, and almost ALWAYS use Lepou Le456 for left channel. But i much with the amp setting so much id be lying if i told you i DEFINATLY do this or DEFINATELY do that
but if im doing covers i usually get lazy and just track a mono sound over the original song (usually for utube so i do single takes to make the process effortless)plus i got alot of flak when i would post a cover on youtube WITHOUT the original track backing it (i know, makes absolute shit for sense lol)
, which is EXACTLY why i use lepou for recording)and i almost ALWAYS use Lepou Legion for right right and the mono lead work, and almost ALWAYS use Lepou Le456 for left channel. But i much with the amp setting so much id be lying if i told you i DEFINATLY do this or DEFINATELY do that
but if im doing covers i usually get lazy and just track a mono sound over the original song (usually for utube so i do single takes to make the process effortless)plus i got alot of flak when i would post a cover on youtube WITHOUT the original track backing it (i know, makes absolute shit for sense lol)
I never liked how two different rigs sound split up, just my preference. Always same rig on both sides. If it is quad tracked I will usually use a different rig for the 2nd set of tracks, but still one of each rig on both sides.
Brett - K A L I S I A
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Depends on many factors, but I would say that most of the times it will be the same rig (not necessarily the same settings or EQ though).
Firaxis
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you can get some nice space going with 2 different rigs but you do have to be careful not to overdo it and have it sounding awkard.
heshian46
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I almost always use the same rig on each side. I do quite often however use a different setup for leads to help differentiate them in the mix and give them their own unique character.
StefTD
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almost everytime the same rig, the extra seperation you get can also be achieved by different
guitars, different guitar player or setting the highpass and low pass different for the tracks.
For example, I set the high pass higher on the side were the floor tom sits to reduce the lows
in the guitars a bit, but set the low pass a bit higher, seems to widen everything a bit and
still doesn't sound really different (it's just about 20-30hz difference, like 70hz on one side
and 95 on the other).
guitars, different guitar player or setting the highpass and low pass different for the tracks.
For example, I set the high pass higher on the side were the floor tom sits to reduce the lows
in the guitars a bit, but set the low pass a bit higher, seems to widen everything a bit and
still doesn't sound really different (it's just about 20-30hz difference, like 70hz on one side
and 95 on the other).
Siriun
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Most of the time. If I'm looking for a little more flavor though, I'll swap the head for another one and keep all the exact same settings so the only difference is the head. Did this on a few recordings that had a rectifier on the hard left and 6505 on the hard right
plague_rider
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Maybe some slight tweeks if they have differences in the dynamics of their playing... most guitarists i've worked with have had a similar tone/setup/guitar anyway, but rhythm wise, same setup, leads and such at the artists discression (within reason).
amarshism
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for most metal, it's the same on both sides...but there's some instances i feel like differing tones on each side can be really cool. an example would be a 2-guitar punk band i tracked a while back...the 2 guitarists had totally different playing styles, so using each one's completely different rigs gave a nice vibe to the mix that using the same shit on both sides wouldn't have given
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Siriun
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For instance, Say I record the first passage through with a 6505 and Mesa Cab with a 57 on the grill. Say every knob is @ 6 o'clock.
Once that passage is recorded, swap out the 6505 head for a Mesa Triple Rectifier head and keep the same settings. all knobs @ 6 o'clock as well and record that passage.
Then pan one hard left and the other hard right. This way,
the rig stays the same practically except the head change so you really have this slight tone tonal difference that really fills out the rhythm guitars.
Of course, you'll have to make sure the level of the signal matches that of the other head but that's not a big deal or hard to do. This is a method I'll usually do If I'm looking for more broader range guitars than just the exact same rig panned left and right.
seems like a kinda goofy idea to me, seeing how different amps will sound completely different with the same settings...
The settings of one amp have nothing to do with the same settings on another. It doesn't work that way. In the case of 5150 and Recto specifically, I believe the Recto has an active EQ, which the 5150 does not. Small changes have more drastic effect on the Recto's EQ compared to the same degree of change on the knobs of a 5150 because of that. Regardless, if you have two amps with the same settings, the only thing that is the same between them is what the knobs are set on, but the tones will be completely different, not slightly different, unless they are voiced similarly or from the same basic original design (like a JSX and a Triple XXX, for example).
The same rig. Since I do mostly stereo instead of quadtracking I made the experience that two different setups often lead to an unbalanced sound. On the other hand you probably get a bit more air. It depends on the band, but in most cases I'd track it with the same gear and maybe do some different tweakings afterwards.
