Oh valve amp How i wish i had one Can't beat the sound of a nice valve, its so sexy, its just, ohh, i love it... And yes, two mics, i use an sm58 with the pop filter srewed off (which i have read MANY times is exactltly the same as an sm58 except the 58 has a frequency responce of 50-15000 and the 57 is 40-15000. i think thats the right values, but i know its about 40-50 or 50-60. But not like that matters with a guitar as ur cuttin all that anyway. I also use a condensor on it to get the brightness.

But seriously i have never heard something that can emulate a real valve, cant beat it, yet.. (hopefully one day valves will be as cheap as a little pluggin, hopefully...)

CJ, you guitar sounds, f#%kin amazing! Listening to the guitar sounds there, i would definately regard them as being a 'proffessional' guitar sound. Don't really like the reverb on the vocals, sounds as though it was recorded in a bedroom, but this thread is on guitars so ill keep it at that. But you really know you stuff on those guitar sounds, very well done

the vocals wear recorded in my bedroom on a sm57.......lol....you nailed it
CJ
just so you know. I dont claim to be a vocalist, just a guitar, bass, and drum fanatic.
vocals are something your most likely born with. i was not bleshed. 3 out of 4 isnt bad.
thanx, for your kind comments also. I dont hear that much and it feels good to hear that.

Modelers and/or VSTs should not be considered.

Rubbish.

ORIGINAL: mike_mccue

Amp sims can't cut it once you have the real thing.

best regards,
mike

I have the "real thing" - Fender Hot Rod Deluxe and Blues Junior. I get as good and many, many times better sounds going direct through a Boss GT-3. The secret is deep programming. My sounds do not resemble the factory patches at all and it took me a long time to get it right but I get EXACTLY the sounds I want. Good tube amps are nice things but are by no means the only way to get a great guitar sound.

Dean

Amp sims can't cut it once you have the real thing.

I just LOVE it when guitar player say things like that.

Here's what I use, in no particular order:

stratton, is that a picture of heaven I'm looking at? I'm envious.


mottull, I think your answer is use what works for you. By the many different answers here you can tell that there is no one way to get good results.

Compare stratton's setup (which I would die for) to mine. I play through a digitech processor directly into the soundcard. No amp or software amp sims. You can click my sig to listen. Some of my stuff sounds over modeled, but part of that is me still learning to record.

Geez, how exciting this thread... Really... I listened to CJ's stuff and told him while I don't connect with that genre, his guitar and recordings are the shizzle. Hey, gotta be honest here.
Anyway, let us know what sounds you're shooting for and all these cats can weigh in with a bit more clarity that's useful to you.

A lotta guys here have their stuff nailed down as far as sounds and recording, and I learn something every day. You can check out my stuff at the Soundclick.com/Vazquez site, and see if any of that is what you're seeking. I'll eventually get a nice little tube amp, but for the moment it's just a Line6 POD.

Joe

P.S. Hmmm, haven't visited Stratton in a while...

Really Stratton, these pictures are obscene... Joe

P.S. Hey guys, don't encourage him...

Platano, your stuff fushisles the nisle man. If any of you like jazz, check out Platano's. Awsome sound and awsome technique. I'm not worhty..
CJ