Recording corrections with another guitar (SD vs EMG)

[Plendakor]

I recorded most of my stuff with a Schecter with a Duncan Distortion. Selling the guitar, getting the same wood-wise except 1 inch shorter (Mahogany/maple/25.5") and with EMG 81/707. The latter was supposed to be used for the solos, but I know I'll have some riffs to correct. For instance, recorded a palm mute where after audition an open note would have been better at the end or opening of a riff. That kind of correction.. like drum fills if I may say.
It's all recorded DI and using amp sims or future re-amp. Should I expect a terrible differance or will it go unnoticable ? I never recorded with EMGs but they're suposed to be ultra-clean in a weird way.
Thanks for your help.

 

[egan.]

You should expect a big difference.

 

[JeffTD]

I know that Lewis/Suecof/Levi have punched in individual chords that were out of tune on stuff they were sent to mix on totally different guitars than were tracked. It's best to match pickups but I know Eyal has said he's used actives where passives were used and nobody's been able to tell, but it's definitely not something you want to make a habit it of.

 

[sdmf45]

On the new dream theater record john petrucci used completely different amps on rhythm parts in the same song. It will make a difference but not sure how much it will matter that much in the end. (or if anyone will even notice)

 

[Nuno Filipe]

The difference will be quite noticiable, I did an EP with 4 songs, 2 were done with a schecter with EMG and the other 2 with a ibanez with a duncan distortion and it might be not night/day of a difference but you can hear it very well.

You can use a match eq to maintain the tone with different guitars and pickups. Match eq to the DI.

 

[Plendakor]

^ But the Shecter and Ibanez probably didn't have anything similar to begin with right ? What I'd have to do is with the same type of guitar : 7 strings, same wood everywhere (which is where I think makes the biggest difference). I don't know how the scale affects the sound... 26.5" has more tension for the same notes but will that change anything, I'm not sure. I guess I'll have to see once I'll no longer have access to the Schecter.

 

[Nuno Filipe]

Well they are both 6 strings guitars!lol

Seriously, try it. But in my experience, duncan has much more high mids, those that hurts my hears and needs more processing to fit in a mix. But might be probably because of the wood type in the ibanez. The EMG in my opinion translastes better in a recording but the duncan it´s much more dynamic and even agressive and fun to play with a real guitar amp.

 

[mickrich]

Match EQ the di tracks then make sure you drop in for the whole section of the song that needs fixing rather than part of a riff.
Should work fine.

 

[Terminus]

If there's a repeated riff/lick of the part you're trying to fix elsewhere in the song, probably better to slice that out and copy it into the bad section than try to redo it. But that would probably depend on the part itself and if it's repeated.

 

[Keregioz]

I think it really depends on what kind of correction you'll do. If it's open chords or single notes and since you're correcting DIs (and not already recorded guitars with specific mic positions etc.) I'm pretty sure no one will be able to tell in a mix, even with really different guitars/pickups. Palm mutes are a bit trickier, but it can also be done depending on the riff, the mix, song arrangement etc.

I recently had to correct some heavy palm muting on guitar tracks that were recorded with a 6 string LTD with emg81 using a 7 string schecter with emg707 and it worked pretty good. You could definitely tell the difference in the rough mix if you knew where and what to look (the band couldn't even after I told them though) but in the full mix it's not noticeable at all.