I keep on saying and will keep on saying it. This apply to all of us, myself included.
This is what I have been using for tracking:
Not a bad rig...
The source is a mesa dual recto, with one of those big fucking mesa cabs and 1 x SM57 around the dustcap area. The guitar is a custom made (very high spec) neck through Warlock body with EMG 81 and 85 + TS 9. Not a bad source either.
Yet, I have to say that I have heard better tones from guys here using el cheapo equipment, which just makes me think what I have ALWAYS thought: "the source is the key" and by this I mean the player and the instrument --> AND YOUR EARS. Of course everything else adds to the sound in the end but if you get this right, the rest will work smoothly.
So how did my recording go? Good. Listening back, it could have been better but it's not bad at all. I do hear "better" tones on this forum but I think what I captured suits the style.
Why am I posting this? just make a point that having the best gear in the world won't make you sound good and maybe you should put that money in the piggy bank in the right place instead (IE guitar tuition, amps, booze - whatever is going to make the source sound right).
As for myself, well, I don't think of myself an amateur or hobbyist in the field of AE, I do this for a living. Mastering is my thing and production is my "other" thing and if poeple come to me and pay for my work, I must be doing something relatively "right" I do find myself happier tracking a Gretsch Falcon through an old Vox AC30 and a Coles 4038 these days but when a client comes asks me if I want to produce a metal record, I can't refuse... but damn it, every genre has its sting. It just makes me think how amazing and enormous the subject of AE is.
And my point is? probably nothing important or something many of you didn't know. Call it pre x mass gibberish if you like. There's a lot to learn and there's are no shortcuts. Think before you buy
This is what I have been using for tracking:
Not a bad rig...
The source is a mesa dual recto, with one of those big fucking mesa cabs and 1 x SM57 around the dustcap area. The guitar is a custom made (very high spec) neck through Warlock body with EMG 81 and 85 + TS 9. Not a bad source either.
Yet, I have to say that I have heard better tones from guys here using el cheapo equipment, which just makes me think what I have ALWAYS thought: "the source is the key" and by this I mean the player and the instrument --> AND YOUR EARS. Of course everything else adds to the sound in the end but if you get this right, the rest will work smoothly.
So how did my recording go? Good. Listening back, it could have been better but it's not bad at all. I do hear "better" tones on this forum but I think what I captured suits the style.
Why am I posting this? just make a point that having the best gear in the world won't make you sound good and maybe you should put that money in the piggy bank in the right place instead (IE guitar tuition, amps, booze - whatever is going to make the source sound right).
As for myself, well, I don't think of myself an amateur or hobbyist in the field of AE, I do this for a living. Mastering is my thing and production is my "other" thing and if poeple come to me and pay for my work, I must be doing something relatively "right" I do find myself happier tracking a Gretsch Falcon through an old Vox AC30 and a Coles 4038 these days but when a client comes asks me if I want to produce a metal record, I can't refuse... but damn it, every genre has its sting. It just makes me think how amazing and enormous the subject of AE is.
And my point is? probably nothing important or something many of you didn't know. Call it pre x mass gibberish if you like. There's a lot to learn and there's are no shortcuts. Think before you buy
So Gomez, thanks for the tips dude, but fortunately I think you're preaching to the choir! 
