SM7b for guitar cabs

[avrinder]

I love this mic on vocals! I was wondering for guitar, if you remove the windscreen - would this sound too harsh?
I quickly tried tracking my friends' amp (6505, Orange 4x12 cab) - it came out sounding pretty dark (used my Profire 2626 for interface)

 

[Executioner213]

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/...sm7b-v30-cab-works-guitar.html?highlight=sm7b

 

[Executioner213]

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/equipment/561639-sm57-vs-sm7-clips.html

 

[Executioner213]

I found those using the search function...hmm...

 

[avrinder]

none of those links answer my original question (Do people track guitars with the windscreen on, or off) - I can't try it now, since I'm only at the jamspot on Thursday. I'm just curious/impatient till Thursday haha.

 

[John_C]

I love this mic on vocals! I was wondering for guitar, if you remove the windscreen - would this sound too harsh?
I quickly tried tracking my friends' amp (6505, Orange 4x12 cab) - it came out sounding pretty dark (used my Profire 2626 for interface)

I presume you've recorded that cab before? orange do have a reputation for sounding quite dark for metal

 

[avrinder]

I haven't, no. I will try bringing in my Mesa 4x12 next time.

 

[006]

Man... TRY IT FOR FUCK'S SAKE.

 

[Executioner213]

I wasn't really paying attention to the usage of the windscreen part. Try both, it will only take you a second to remove it.

 

[freakkguitarist]

i barely use the foam screen

 

[AEL89]

SM7 is rad on guitars... distorted AND clean. If you want the perfect blend between SM57 and SM7 - remove the transformer from a 57. When I'm using a transformerless 57 I find myself not needing to cut anywhere between 5k and 6k, its just really smooth but still has a great bite to it.

 

[Star Ark]

I use the sm7b every time for guitar cabs, dirty and clean.
Heaps thicker wider tone than a 57, cuts into the bass guitar freqs a little more than I'd want but it's a trade off. I like the presence boost sometimes, normally not on clean channels.
Lately I'm been using 2 mics, a sm7b on axis and halfway to the edge of the speaker and a 57 on axis on a different speaker right in the middle. Mix and match, different parts of different songs need different amounts of each mic.

Wind shield off definately, even when I sing into in wind shield off

Good luck with it mate

 

[16S]

is there any considerations for spl with this mic? ...or not cause its a dynamic condenser right?

 

[barricade]

Dynamic condenser? :S

Sm7 is a dynamic mic with huge SPL... like 140db +

 

[everybody's x]

If you can stand the myspace conversion.....http://www.myspace.com/changingfaith
all guitars were cut with an sm7a (foam on)

 

[16S]

Dynamic condenser? :S

Sm7 is a dynamic mic with huge SPL... like 140db +

sorry

 

[Harry Hughes]

I can't imagine how loud 140 decibels actually is haha. Pretty sure that's even louder than a jet engine aeroplane

 

[barricade]

So now you know what for was the sm7 bulit...