My guitar tone is killing me... no reamp :(

[ryanojohn]

So I've got really rough tone on a session that's near mixing, and I really need to tweak it to get it sounding good... I've tried all the suggestions with EQing and multiband comps... to me it's just sounding like it's been heavily eq-ed rather than sounding brutal or thick...

It was a Mesa Dual rec for one track, and a Marshall Superlead for the other, the performance isn't the tightest, but even beyond simply that, I can't seem to get the mix of it right... it's either muddy or just awkwardly bright.

Micing it was two 57's phase corrolated, and summed to one track...

http://www.ryanojohn.com/GTR1_06.aif
http://www.ryanojohn.com/GTR2b_06.aif

Is it possible that my EQ plugin just sucks and can't cut it? I'd LOVE it if someone could give it a quick shot, and see how it comes out, and let me know what made it work...

they're uploading right now 5:12pm PST... should be done in a few min...

 

[PostMortem1666]

eq it with the drums and everything else. something that sounds like shit soloed may sound the best ever in a mix. ill see what i can do with this even though ive only been taking classes for a month now.

 

[ryanojohn]

I had been working on it with the drums in context... just wasn't working... would you like the 'rest of the music' file also?

 

[PostMortem1666]

I cant figure out how to make a link from the ftp. unless you want me to fuckin mix the whole thing lol you can send me the drums and everything else.

 

[PostMortem1666]

ftp://sneapforum.CeltiaProductions....ocs/Postmortem1666/Guitars-GTR2b_06 (2)-2.wav

ftp://sneapforum.CeltiaProductions....docs/Postmortem1666/Guitars-GTR1_06 (1)-1.wav

tell me what you think. and if you want to send everything else thats fine. i could use the practice lol.

 

[KeithRT99]

i think the problem is more of a source issue. Too much gain. although i find the mesa to be more workable than the marshall.

 

[everybody's x]

its practically impossible to know what they need without the mix but, definitely need more mids, and less mud and gain

you should re-track with less gain, but try these

http://www.sneapforum.celtiaproductions.co.uk/EX/GTR1_06.aif

http://www.sneapforum.celtiaproductions.co.uk/EX/GTR2b_06.aif

 

[everybody's x]

oh and if you are curious I bumped the mids
shelved it at 100 and 5k

little (tiny) bump at 5k (careful that shit kills)

C4 to take the woofy shit out

 

[Student]

Not to offend, but I hear some 60 cycle hum...or some thing like it in the low mids or something...it's like if a tweeter is breaking up, but it's not that.

This probably wasn't your fault, but it's wierd sounding.

 

[Soundlurker]

Here's my quick try

 

[Keessi]

too much gain and too small gauged strings. you're tuned pretty low, what strings are you using?

 

[chadsxe]

Holy shit...setup the guitar better...like Keessi said way to small of gauge. They soud like floppy farts....