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Sound Advice
by Leon Sievers
Sound Professional
August 08, 2006





Electric / Bass guitar can be an unruly monster to keep under control sometimes. Less is more when it comes to getting a good sound from a guitar amp mic placement. Take two Shure SM 57s and point the first one directly at where the dust cap meets the speaker cone; and point the second one at the speaker cone (not to the center of the speaker!) at a 45 degree angle from the first. The mics should be touching each other to ensure minimal phase difference. Now what you have is one mic that is picking up the brighter tone (straight on mic) and one that is picking up a darker tone (45 degree angled mic) of what the speaker puts out. This enables you to select either a warmer or edgier tone simply by changing the fader level relationship between mics, instead of having to immediately jump to the EQ. 

Acoustic guitars, like all acoustic instruments, have the ability to change the timbre according to the recording axis and the position of the microphone. Most often you will use the direct output of the acoustic guitar coupled to a DI Box for interfacing to the console. Remember to set the ground-lift switch on the direct box to the position where you monitor the least hum. Again here is where the quality of the direct box you select will make a huge difference in the results. On those occasions when you can mic the acoustic guitar use a cardiod condenser microphone. Begin by adjusting the height of the microphone stand to the mid of the guitar strings. Position the microphone close to the front body of the guitar and near the twelfth fret to get the best results. Changing the mic position proximity and angle will affect the low frequency response.

A hint when feedback from any guitar is a problem or you are constantly adjusting the eq to keep things correct: Feed the pickup or direct out to the monitors, and feed the mic signal to the house speakers. That way you get minimal feedback from the monitors and natural sound in the house. 

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