Guitar Amp Microphone Placement

[MrQuickfix79]

if the amp had direct outs couldn't you just use that to get the exact sound of the amp?

[wagerofchristswar]

I love the tone of your electric guitar in the intro song. What was used to achieve it?

[seeker909]

How do you know how far away to place a condenser mic from the amp without damaging it?

[togetogether]

0:58 for edge of cone

1:11 for center of cone

1:26 for halfway between edge and center of cone

1:44 for off-axis, mic at outside facing center

1:59 for two mics

Thumbs up so people can quick compare!

[Darvid1991]

Cheers! Great vid :) Last one was deffooo the best, i've used this technique using:

SE 1000A Condenser Microphone

SM47 Dynamic Microphone

Marshall 50W Amp

Ibanez SA series Guitar

BOSS Multieffects Pedal

Cheers again for the great tutorial ;)

[wrenf22]

nice job man

[FZ6X19FAN]

If you can't get a good tone out of a Boogie Lonestar and Sennheiser e609/ Shure Sm57 you are in the wrong line of work. Kinda of a "point and shoot" situation.

Sounds great! Nice Video.

[stul9045]

What preamp and interface did you use for the mics?

[ALIENDOOKIE]

center and the outside of the kewn? wtf you implying haha

[glassprison01]

Gotta watch phase with 2 tho, lining up both diaphragms of the mics correctly

[satinhooks]

putting the mic in the center of the cone doesn't make the sound "higher" it makes the tone "brighter".

[jettht]

geez.. my first thought was, what the hell is The Miz doing in this video.. :/

[Kamis5050]

2 mics sound the best to me :)

[Simto]

If you want good results, get two mics taht sound different and blend them, like the end of this video, i think that was the best tone he got.

[storminthedistance]

all sounds the same to me...

[ForbiddenHaze]

@storminthedistance You obviously aren't a musician, then.

[elfboyno7]

@storminthedistance Try some different speakers on your computer.

[bmanlance]

What mike is this ?

[OmnishowOfficial]

@bmanlance Looks like a sennheiser e606/609 or e906

[ianrkav]

How have you recorded your voice here?

[ForbiddenHaze]

@ianrkav I assume it's with camera audio.

[ianrkav]

@ForbiddenHaze Must be. All channels are going to camera audio:-) Thanks

[andy92811]

The shirt your wearing looks like your head has roots. :P

[aarongabbard]

what mic is that?

[DiobloHunter]

I have that same shirt lol

[rodrigozamo]

this is the mac ad I've always wanted to watch... instead of an ipod, a tele and a mesa lonestar

[LordHines420]

good video.... crap gear.... lonestar? lol and what kinda guitar is dat? ahh well....

[Darkvinx88]

crap gear? have you ever heard of Andy timmons?...the mesa lonestar is one of the most beautiful amp on earth and the guitar is a fender telecaster...dont talk shit of things you ignore

[LordHines420]

lul wut?

if he had a rectifier and an ibanez then u may have been right.

[Darkvinx88]

you have so much to learn my friend

[LordHines420]

like what

[Darkvinx88]

about amps and gear...you cant say its crap without even knowing what are you talking about

[LordHines420]

but it looks and sounds like crap so............

[Darkvinx88]

yeah here dosnt sound good but trust me this amp has a creamy lead tone and the best clean on earth...look at andry timmons's demos

[LordHines420]

ew. i wouldn't buy an amp cuz of its clean tones..... but i guess thats just me.

[uverdadeiro]

@LordHines420 you don't give a shit about cleans? Oh I see, just another lame-ass metalhead, let him go

[LordHines420]

thats it? hahahaaa. guitars are meant for metal. period.

[uverdadeiro]

@LordHines420 guitars are meant for metal? whatever little boy

[LordHines420]

i proceed to poop into your mouth.

[zombiesarebad67]

@LordHines420 yeah i'm sure metal is exactly what leo fender and les paul had in mind...

[Metalobsession94]

@LordHines420 dude. Guitars existed LONG before metal.

[TheMusicDude1997]

@LordHines420 what the fuck ? guitars excisted loooong before some crappy metal.

[ripping76]

Look, It's the Miz!

[Btroisi13]

What if you have a 2x12 amp. Where would you put the mic? Also, could I use a mic, like the Sm57, and put it directly into Garageband or Audacity? Thanks! 5/5

[DustinWhitt]

The mic placement is relative to the speaker itself, so just pick one of the two and apply the techniques. If you have an interface with a mic preamp, you would be fine to use an SM57 for recording.

[sk8r4life911]

@Btroisi13 you need atleast an external soundcard or a mixer.

[AckAttack77]

@Btroisi13 buying recording software is well worth it mate, but you do need a good outboard to process the sound from the mics

[bgtocak]

I thought this green guy was a robot

[Pradigy2k]

good vid. Keeps it simple and keeps it moving

[angelomcculloch]

quality