Guitar Amp Microphone Test

First test made with an Orange Tiny Terror 15W all tube amp driving an Orange cabined loaded with a Celestion V30. The guitar used is a Charvel mod 6 with Floyd Rose and a Seymour Duncan Jeff Beck humbucker. I used an 8ch preamplifier: ELBERG MP8. The test is done with: GrooveTubes a1, Shure SM57, Sennheiser e906 and MD421. No compression or EQ has been used whatsoever. AD converters from a MOTU 8pre.

Ps. The 57, the e906 and one of the a1 are at the same distance from the center of the cone (something around middle way between center and edge). The other a1 is at the center and the MD421 is on the edge of the speaker.
These positions are ones I like best from each mic.

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[patrickrennemomusic]

How do you record the sound: is it plugged into your pc and put onto the video afterwards?

[kajketielle]

@patrickrennemomusic The signal chain is pretty simple. Mic-->PreAmp-->PC. No EQ nor compression.

[BrokeProductions1]

Do you recommend the tiny terror because i really want an orange but it's the only one i can afford. Could I use it live?

[kajketielle]

@BrokeProductions1 The TT is good for small gigs, It's only 15Watts! For bigger stages, I would go for a 50Watts.

[kiks1234567]

which mic do you recommend, sm57 or E906?

[kajketielle]

@kiks1234567 The SM57 has a less coloured sound than the e906. If you have the bugdet for only one mic, go for the SM57.

[kajketielle]

@kiks1234567

It depends... like everything in life, it all depends on taste and situation. :)

For sure, if you want to "go the safe way", go with the SM57. If you want a more "vintage" and hollow tone, I would go with the e906.

Hope this helps in your choice!

[davidbrucemusicvideo]

The SM57 always is brighter than the condensers. I'll stick with condensers. :-)

This is good. Thanks!

[tommybreschi]

do you need a interface to record like that in cubase ?

[teofaouaz]

Very decent post, dude. Thanks for sharing with us. IMO, all mikes sound great. All combinations are usefull as well. This video can save us much time. Cheers!

[miguelpessanha]

Dude nice video, but i waited all the video to see the combination 57 & 421 in action!

[jcshirke]

Nice job, man. The thing I take away from your test is that each mic has its own use and application. I found myself wondering, though, if you took the e906 and moved it a little more toward the center, whether it'd pick up a little more treble; or if you took the SM57 and moved it away from center, maybe it wouldn't be quite as bright, etc. Obviously, that's all just personal preference. They all sound good, though. Cool test.

[jimihendrix19999]

Mein Lieblings ist der Sennheiser e906! Aber den unterschied kann man auch nur feststellen wenn man sein Computer an Boxen anschließt... finde ich!

[MegaAluchi]

question:

how can I use a microphone to project my singing voice with a single channel guitar tube amp?

any device that let me do this?

also, how can I record both my singing and audio out from amp?

thanks