Mic Placement for Metal Guitar

In this video from http://www.metalrecording.com you can hear (and see) how the mic position influences the sound.

The signal chain for this clip was the following:

- Mayones Regius 6
- Maxon OD808
- Diezel Herbert
- Diezel 412FK (frontloaded with G12K100)
- SM57

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Mic
• Placement
• Position
• Diezel
• Herbert
• Metal
• Guitar
• Recording

[TechcoreIsSexy]

wow i'm a fan of your blog bro awesome work here. can you explain how to get a good guitar LEAD tone? i mean whats the typical mic position for lead tones???

[metalhead029]

@TechcoreIsSexy I usually place the mic straight on the cab somewhere between cone and dustcab. I recommend everybody to start with the mic at the center and than move it around to get rid of that high 10kHz hiss.

[donjantzen]

Great video...although that stupid (kidding) Diezel head makes getting to a sound worth micing up that much easier! Ha! Thanks for posting this.

[metalhead029]

@donjantzen hehe :-P

[hotboxking420]

there has to be more to it then just putting a mic there and it sounds dope... can u make another video on the resT??? :)

[metalhead029]

@hotboxking420 Perhaps if I got some time?! What else would you like to see in the next video?

[paraglidermx]

Wow now I now about where to put my mic,,thanks man!!

[mixermantim]

I made a shootout on the 609 and 906 mics from sennheiser.

[IdimmuXul]

HUH! I really like these G12 k-100 speakers!

How do they sound IN PERSON??

[klextacy]

EXCELLENT! video. That's the perfect way to demonstrate just how mic placement effects the tone!

[Haraldikalvalid]

Great video!

I have a lot of experience with micing a cab and it's good to see that folks like you take the time to help others!

Big thumbs up to you!

[metalhead029]

@cartoonmarc Thanks man!

[cartoonmarc]

that explained it so much clearer than most of the "how to record guitars" videos