OK, guitar recording Question #666

[Genius Gone Insane]

Still trying to get my 5150 to sound right!!!

Anyway, I got 2 Mesa boogie rectofier cabs (1 extended cab + 1 reg cab). Novice that I am, it didn't occur to me until yesterday to stack both of them when recording...I've been using only one...douchebag!! This should produce a better sound right, even with just one mic? How many cabs are ideal for trying to get the Sneap-sound?

Also, when recording with more cabs, do you generally want less room noise or more?

 

[Andy Sneap]

usually just use the one taller cab.

 

[dbrax]

take the straight cab and tilt it on a side to get it off the casters. you will be suprised @ how much bigger and tighter the low end gets. a floor can act as a passive transducer for low end. by the way, switch to marshall cabs. (in my opionon). d. braxton henry

 

[Genius Gone Insane]

even though i despise the dallas cowboys and wish the university of texas to go bankrupt, and might as well add george W here as he is not to high up on my list, i will go with your texas advice and try putting the cab on its side.

i saw something for sale in a magazine that you can put your cab on to eliminate that floor problem--have you tried it? anyway, yeah, i would rather be running through a marshall, but we can't have everything we want these days...still, i should have a better signal than i'm getting. i used 2 curved soundwalls to get rid of the room noise, and that helped a lot. thanks

 

[Andy Sneap]

I personally think Marshalls are inferior to Boogie cab wise, just take one apart and have a look....theyre still ok though. I tried a new Randall warhead cab the other week, which was deeper and had celestion v30's, and that sounded killer

 

[dbrax]

sports and GEE WUUB. i dont care for either. 5150 amps & a goood ole' straight marshall jcm 800 or 900. put it this way, if the 5150 was the "ring" in the LORD OF THE RINGS. then, middle earth would grant you the yellow brick road from the wiz of oz to make them merge mo fukka. d. braxton henry

 

[Andy Sneap]

err ok, fine, glad we're all clear on the kids film thing

 

[dbrax]

huh. kids film? you are online SPEAK.

 

[Andy Sneap]

youre the one on about yellow brick roads not me

 

[Andy Sneap]

I have no idea what you are on or on about haha

 

[dbrax]

to be honest, i posted something else entirely about your interigrity to do solid metal records, but it did not post. bottom line, i love your work and i have fasend my idea of good records to your idea of production. keep it up man, you do inspire people whether you know it or not. d. braxton henry

 

[Andy Sneap]

thanks alot, very cool of you to say so.

 

[Frank'nfurter]

Btw, last recording session I used a Diezel VH4 amp and a Marshall cab. SOUNDS KILLER!!!!

 

[dbrax]

dude, i would really like to send you some of my stuff for your ear. i suck @ computer streaming and would be more than happy to mail you cds of my records. if you would like to send me an address you can e mail me @ bloodtiestx@hotmail.com