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Old 08-29-2015, 01:17 AM
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Default Re: How to record a FULL RANGE guitar sound?

Well first, assuming that there's no hi pass filters anywhere in your chain,
and assuming you have the monitoring/room combo to hear/feel the bottom octave…
and assuming your mic pre has suitable input impedance. (impedance mismatches will degrade the sound of a ribbon mic...)

...it doesn't ring true that your low end only extends to 250,
especially since, using ribbons up close, you should have two more octaves to play with..

audition the mics separately,
as the combo may be phase cancelling.

(with normal mic-ing, in a pop mix or dense rock track, usually there's too much of the lo's,
it's normal to have to HPF the guitar tones above 125 for 150 so they don't mud up the mix.)

In an analog situation the tape would saturate and soften the highs.

ITB, I suspect the lo's you need might be there.
Just being masked by too many highs.

so the first thing I would do is pull out a high cut filter, 6 db/octave,
and start to pull it down.

after gently cutting the hi's, if there still isn't enough girth,
then re amp, using his setup and pay close (pun intended) attention to the mic-ing to maximize proximity effect.

as craig mentioned, try a condenser, as it will have deeper lows,
or a 421/441 instead of the 57/58.

IIRC, that amp is open backed, so mic it from the rear and flip the phase.

also, place the amp on the floor (hopefully wood, and on a raised foundation),
close to a wall, or to max the horn effect, in the corner.

if you still felt the need to enhance,
the first tool I would probably pull up is the waves renbass,
which without going into all the details of how it works,
would be a good way to add some hair to the bottom octave, while keeping his original tone intact.

(And forget about the amp sims, they won't sound true to your guitar player.)

In the future, take Craig's advice, and always use room mics,
as this will add depth and dimension, and warm up the tone…
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