which mic for recording bass guitar cab?

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My first choice for bass recording would be DI + MD421, or B52a if you cant get the 421. 421 on bass cab rules!!!

 

[Ben Johnson]

DI + RE20 into API flavored pre

 

[Gomez]

RE20 and md421 plus di to mess around with is my usual go-to for bass.

 

[AudioPhile777]

421 is killer on bass cabs. I also really like a 57 on a bass cab.

I've had GREAT results with a 421 in front of a 410 about 6 inches from the center of the cone...

 

[NoDestiny]

What about a D6 over the D4? Its not a whole lot more money...

 

[Razorjack]

What about a D6 over the D4? Its not a whole lot more money...

If you're using it on the kick as well it can get a little tricky with the EQ but on it's own I like it, just boost the mids a little more on the amp to compensate for the scoop on the D6.

 

[Andy Sneap]

beta 52 for me.

 

[Soundlurker]

If it's a time delay, it should be time shifted in the DAW, rather than Phase/Polarity reversed.

Try it out.

Just match up the times of the DI and mic signal once recorded, and make sure they are the same polarity.

+1
If you want the tracks to be in phase that's the way to do it. Some people like the phase cancellation, so I won't say leaving it slightly out of phase is necessarily a bad thing. Personally, I prefer if the tracks are completely in phase.

I've tried a D6 and a Beta52 and both work. The cab had a horn, which I recorded with an Oktava mk012 and got really crisp highs that I blended in.

 

[Seizure.]

I like a Clean D.I for the low end from 20 to 150/180 hz and my midrange is useally an ampor 2 miced with a md421 and a sm7 + a sansamp running next to it.
Sometimes i dirty the sansamp up a bit more and mix that in aswell..
This works like a charm and you have alot of possibillity's when it comes to the mix..

 

[Metaltastic]

This isn't the first time I've seen this, but to confirm I'm reading it right - JB, you're saying you low-pass the DI as low as 150/180, and everything above is from the pedal/amp?

 

[Seizure.]

Yeah man.. i'm loving it right know..

I lowpass my D.I to about 150/180, limit the fuck out of it, and sidechain it with my kick, so that can go as low as it wants
And everything above that is mids from a miced amp/sansamp or a combi of that.

Works realy realy well for me!

 

[Metaltastic]

Cool man, I'm planning on picking up a Pro Co Rat pretty soon to experiment with, so I'll probably do the LP DI trick + the Rat into an Ampeg impulse, see how that works out!

 

[Glenn Fricker]

My old NTK can work wonders on a bass cab.

 

[Seizure.]

It doesn't distort the membrame?

Cool man, I'm planning on picking up a Pro Co Rat pretty soon to experiment with, so I'll probably do the LP DI trick + the Rat into an Ampeg impulse, see how that works out!

Yeah i'm gassing for a Rat aswell... need to find a cheap one in the neighbourhood seems there awesome on bass!

 

[Seizure.]

Oh and doing a similar thing to the kick, drumagog on allmost static sampling for low end, and the real kick compressed to taste for attack Natural sound with a consistent low end!
Lots of work correcting drumagog afterwards though.....

 

[GarethSE]

Hardcore D112 user
when i get the chance to get my hand on one and record some actual bass that is

bass is all about the subz for me
i wanna FEEL that shit, and d112's are awesome for that

 

[AEL89]

beta 52 with a 57 off axis works great. Wondering if a transformerless 57 would be literally perfect for this too..?! Anyone tried it?

 

[plague_rider]

I've had good results with a D112 and SM57...

Just for the shits and giggles and the chance that my rep could sink lower than that of a new-school trivium fan, has anyone tried using a sub-kick on a bass cab??

 

[Joematthews]

I quite like my NT1 on bass, but I'd much rather just use DI and SVX than most of the shite bass amps that come through here.

Joe

 

[lolzgreg]

I'm gonna +1 the D112, put it on a good cab and its instant bass tone!