SM7b on Guitar Cabs. Good/Bad?

[TheBlackSheep]

Anyone here tried a SM7b on guitar cabs?

 

[AudioGeekZine]

Only you can decide if it's good/bad

It is a popular mic for guitar cabs

 

[BLUElightCory]

It sounds good. Go ahead and throw it on there.

 

[AEL89]

i love it for cleans. Use it sometimes for heavier stuff too. The capsule is pretty far back so remember to consider that when using it with other mics. If you want something a bit 57 and a bit SM7 - take the transformer out of a 57. I've been using my transformer-less 57 a lot recently

 

[TheBlackSheep]

with or without the windscreen?

 

[AEL89]

don't use the afro thing. Fuck that. Unless you try it and it sounds hectic-good. Try with and without, i usually leave the windscreen on but then again i've cheekily taken it off too.

 

[AllanD]

don't use the afro thing. Fuck that. Unless you try it and it sounds hectic-good. Try with and without, i usually leave the windscreen on but then again i've cheekily taken it off too.

 

[MEGA DAVE]

My former band used that mic exclusively recording guitar cabs on our Metalblade release The Resting Sonata. You can hear it here myspace.com/rosefuneral

 

[kaomao]

Only you can decide if it's good/bad

It is a popular mic for guitar cabs

maybe the sm57 is popular for guitar cabs not the sm7b
Well if it sounds good it's good then

 

[AEL89]

maybe the sm57 is popular for guitar cabs not the sm7b

err. SM7 on a guitar cab is very common practice. It can be better than an 57 in some situations

 

[AudioGeekZine]

err. SM7 on a guitar cab is very common practice. It can be better than an 57 in some situations

yeah it'd probably be in the top 10 mics to be shoved in front of a cab

The point of my post was that it would have been faster for him to try it than to make a new thread about it and wait for opinions.

 

[kaomao]

Uhm I don't think is so used on cabs as much as an sm57.
well I tried it months ago but it's a bit "muddy" compared to the mighty sm57

 

[JeffTD]

Uhm I don't think is so used on cabs as much as an sm57.
well I tried it months ago but it's a bit "muddy" compared to the mighty sm57

It isn't in a metal context, but it really is used quite a bit more than you'd expect.

 

[arv_foh]

I have a Heil PR30, which is very similar to the SM7b in a lot of respects, and I LOVE it on guitars.

 

[AllanD]

The guitars on A Sense Of Purpose had an SM7 combined with a Royer 121 on em.

 

[2000ContourSVT]

I've used the SM7B on a guitar cab and it sounded good, although in that particular mix the SM57 fit better.

 

[GuitarHack]

The guitars on A Sense Of Purpose had an SM7 combined with a Royer 121 on em.

That explains the dark muffled sound of those Rhythm tracks. They sound flat and lifeless IMO. The Leads are brighter and have more definition. I have watched the DVD that came with the album a few times and saw the SM7 on the Cab but didn't see the 121 (might be blind though ).