So I always had trouble getting a good tone micing my rig. Mesa recording pre ->mesa 2:100 -> rectifier cab -> sm57 -> interface. It always just sounded shitty, not pro, just lame and novice. Being the lazy dumb ass I am I never tried all the speakers just threw the mic on there and went. :Smokin: But today I actually went and put my ipod buds in and gun ear mufflers on top of that (200 watts is pretty loud if you'd believe it) and moved the mic while I was playing and tried a speaker I never tried before.... moved the mic just a little off the cone edge. BAM! 
I feel like such an idiot!! 
spent so much time trying impulses and shit with lame results and the answer is what everyone always said... find the best speaker and put a mic on it. I'll try to post something in the next few days if anyone wants me to. I have to record a demo for my band... No drummer yet. And sadly I tune to B but don't have a 7 string. But it still sounded pretty brutal.
I feel like such an idiot!! spent so much time trying impulses and shit with lame results and the answer is what everyone always said... find the best speaker and put a mic on it. I'll try to post something in the next few days if anyone wants me to. I have to record a demo for my band... No drummer yet. And sadly I tune to B but don't have a 7 string. But it still sounded pretty brutal.
) But yeah man, re-amping is the greatest tool for helping one improve one's tone IMO, cuz you can just keep re-amping the same thing over and over, messing with mic position and amp settings. And just one SM57, no multi-mic'ing nonsense until you've mastered it, cuz it's all Andy uses, among other people! 
If not, buy an Ibanez TS7 for $40, set drive 8:30, Tone 11:00, and Level 12:00, turn it on before the amp, and be prepared to have your mind blown at how much the bass tightens!
