Me, I'm a sucker, just a slave to sound / Death's comin', I'm still runnin' -- Two Gallants
The battle against flabby, wimpy, nebbishy guitar sound continues. My meeting with Tom was definitely helpful. As it turns out, Tom's guitar through a Pro Co Rat through my amp sounds great. My guitar in the same setup, not so much. It's closer though. I think I may have unwittingly found myself in the market for a new guitar.
I'm heavily considering a Telecaster. $$$$$$.
No music to listen to this time. Maybe next time.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
Gold Soundz
I will complain very quickly: Impass #1: A good guitar sound.
This happens more or less every time, although I can't remember what my thought process was for "Burning Up" (the guitar was recorded DI and then put through Amplitube) -- probably something like "good enough." I have promised myself that this time around there is no "good enough." Daniel and I do it every time we record with drum sounds: "next time we do this, no more compromises; we're going to perfectly tune the heads, spend hours and hours on sounds, etc.." The thing about the process is that once you're actually doing it, you just want to be done. Some people love nothing more than turning every little dial on an amp connected to six pedals, all with at least three of their own dials. I am by no means one of those people.
COMPLAINT OVER
I spent the better part of last week in the studio trying to find a good guitar sound. My ideal sound is something between Say Anything (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfOL8VfC7kk), Weatherbox (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUrlJgQwq64) and Gatsbys American Dream (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgrq6d4bFuw&feature=related). I'm currently using my Epiphone Sheraton II being played through my Fender Deluxe amp, with only a Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive pedal. I have had that guitar forever and I don't remember buying it.
The mic situation looks a lot like this
We are looking over the shoulder of the Sennheiser 421. There's an SM57 on the grille. Using this configuration, I've gotten more or less this far: http://soundcloud.com/fivekidsdown429/guitar-mixed-1
I'll be updating that soundcloud account with more things as they are recorded. I have had a little bit more success with the sound, but it's still a long way away.
I'm basically looking for a distorted, but very clear, crisp tone. If I play a chord, I want to be able to discern each of the notes in the chord. Also very important: when I palm mute, I want it to sound much thicker than it currently does.
Tomorrow I'm going to meet with the guitar genius Tom Hamill (lifeguitar.com) for his input. Is it the amp ruining everything? Is it the guitar? Is it my lack of pedals????? Stay tuned!
This happens more or less every time, although I can't remember what my thought process was for "Burning Up" (the guitar was recorded DI and then put through Amplitube) -- probably something like "good enough." I have promised myself that this time around there is no "good enough." Daniel and I do it every time we record with drum sounds: "next time we do this, no more compromises; we're going to perfectly tune the heads, spend hours and hours on sounds, etc.." The thing about the process is that once you're actually doing it, you just want to be done. Some people love nothing more than turning every little dial on an amp connected to six pedals, all with at least three of their own dials. I am by no means one of those people.
COMPLAINT OVER
I spent the better part of last week in the studio trying to find a good guitar sound. My ideal sound is something between Say Anything (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfOL8VfC7kk), Weatherbox (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUrlJgQwq64) and Gatsbys American Dream (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgrq6d4bFuw&feature=related). I'm currently using my Epiphone Sheraton II being played through my Fender Deluxe amp, with only a Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive pedal. I have had that guitar forever and I don't remember buying it.
The mic situation looks a lot like this
We are looking over the shoulder of the Sennheiser 421. There's an SM57 on the grille. Using this configuration, I've gotten more or less this far: http://soundcloud.com/fivekidsdown429/guitar-mixed-1I'll be updating that soundcloud account with more things as they are recorded. I have had a little bit more success with the sound, but it's still a long way away.
I'm basically looking for a distorted, but very clear, crisp tone. If I play a chord, I want to be able to discern each of the notes in the chord. Also very important: when I palm mute, I want it to sound much thicker than it currently does.
Tomorrow I'm going to meet with the guitar genius Tom Hamill (lifeguitar.com) for his input. Is it the amp ruining everything? Is it the guitar? Is it my lack of pedals????? Stay tuned!
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