Thanks for the feedback guys. The band is DEFINITELY not the kind of stuff I listen to. I hate bands like Devil Wears Prada and Attack attack with a passion. There's so little talent in bands like that. There are so many better musicians that deserve their shot at "making it" than bands like that.
This song is "finished" for the band, but I will definitely work on some of these suggestions for the next recordings I do. I really need to get into micing amps and get good at it. I get decent results for now, but the direct stuff is still better (due to my lack of skill with a mic). I don't want to do something for a client unless it's going to sound "better". I've been toying with the idea of picking up an axe fx too. I hear some awesome tones out of those suckers, and they sound a lot more natural than Pod Farm tones. maybe I'll nab one after I get a new computer.
For those of you asking for specifics, the guitar was a faded Gibson LP studio with stock pickups direct into POD Farm. Guitar 1 was a 5150 with the line 6 4x12 off axis 57 and a Big Bottom with 4x12 "treadplate" with a 57 off axis. the second guitar was a 5150 line 6 4x12 57 off axis with the boost/eq pedal, and was eqed differently than guitar 1. second amp was the "treadplate dual" through the line 6 4x12 with a 57 off axis also with the boos/eq pedal. amps were hard panned. single takes from each guitarist with each guitarist coming a little louder out of one side than the other (so guitar 1 was a little louder on the left, and guitar 2 was a little louder on the right). both guitars were bussed to an eq with a highpass and low pass filter and slightly scooped mids.
Maybe I should be doubling each guitar? Most of the bands I record are high school aged kids, so most of the time I have a hard enough time getting a solid take out of a player, so I think even 2 takes would be tough. Plus at the rate I charge right now, that would be a lot of added time. I'm not making much money as it is. I'm still trying to get my name established in the area. I've only been doing this for about a year!
edit:apparently this forum deletes spaces in front of paragraphs. haha.
uke: How do you pan the guitars? This sounds too mono.
