Test Recording @ Hill Street

I work as Recording Engineer at Hill Street Studios (www.hillstreetstudios.co.nz). We had some new mics come in yesterday so I did this test recording. The strat was plugged into my old Marshall JMP50 amp through a Marshall 2x12 loaded with Celestion G12-65 speakers. I used a Maxon SD9 as a boost.

The cab was close mic'd with a Heil PR30 and I used the Brauner Phantera as an ambient room mic. The mic pre was a Chandler TG-2.

Here's a couple of recording pics:
http://i41.tinypic.com/106agld.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/20h5aae.jpg

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Fender
• Strat
• Marshall
• Heil
• PR30
• Brauner
• Chandler

[evg333]

You sound great bro. Love your phrases!!

[blackstratblues]

@evg333 Thanks! Appreciate it : )

[catsgomoo]

You can close your eyes and it almost sounds like Derek Trucks.

[blackstratblues]

@catsgomoo I'll take that compliment, thanks!

[seanmuse]

The Chandler TG-2 was cloned after the same EMI pres built for Abbey Road studios. Same sound as The Beatles Abbey Road album and Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon.

[sandmitt]

good stuff, boss.

[blackstratblues]

@donlies Thanks! Everything in the chain does its bit in colouring the tone, from the strings to the amp to the speakers to the mic pre - they all add up to give you the resulting tone. The Chandler is definitely a great preamp - one of the best for recording electric guitar imho.

[donlies]

@blackstratblues hello

I love that sound!

Is the sound coming out of the cabinet Marschall is the same as coming out of TG2.

What does the preamp Chandler brings more to the record?

[blackstratblues]

Thanks : )

[UGNecrophagist777]

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