RE: micing guitar
2005/10/07 11:37:43
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You should be going line out to line in (not mic in). Also, depending on your amp, yeah, you'll get better sounds if you mic it. Granted, the room you are recording in will play a big part in the overall sound.
Standard method is a sure SM-57 dead center to the cone with the mic nearly touching the speaker cloth. I'd say about 85% or more of all albums ever recorded are done that way. You can start messing with mic placement (move it closer to the edge, angle it, mic the back if it's an open back cabinet, etc.).