Andrew Scheps on Recording Guitars 

as a guess sm57

He uses a sm57 and a 421 taped together with the capsules lined up and puts right in the center of the cone

Most producers/engineers tend to just double the part rather than getting width from one performance.

I sometimes do that - one mike towards the neck and one towards the bridge, or as an X-Y pair. It adds a little width... but certainly not nearly as full sounding as double-tracking.

@@ElMoShApPiNeSs I go religiously by Bruce Swedien's ideology that you should always record stereo XY when possible. Only lead vocals and guitar solos in mono.

Gear Head Productions ultimately I think you’re hitting on the point he’s getting at... Which is whatever sounds good. I’d be curious to find out how he treats both mics in the mix... Perhaps one sounds better than the other... Perhaps he adds dynamics or color to the other. I’m positive every session is different. Best wishes.👍

I mean that works, it's what I do because I can't afford a lot of mics, but if you have two different sounding mics you can capture a wider range of frequencies

Why should it complicate things? Unless you are printing the two mic sounds into one track and committing to that sound then there's no issue. If you take the sensible option and have the two mics on their own channels then you don't need to use that second mic if it isn't working, but it's better to have it there in case if does work.

Hmmmm that's hmmm normal hmmmm ok.

He's incredibly successful so perhaps he has something to offer. Maybe could take advice from multiple sources?

He's broken down the essence of recording a great guitar sound, and you're dismissing it because it sounds too simple?!?!

Wow - I am SO glad that you, the great Chris Choir, have seen fit to imbue us with your erudition and wisdom. If I were you, I would immediately contact the artists (Daughtry, Green Day, The Heavy, Ziggy Marley, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lady Gaga, Black Sabbath, Bon Jovi, Beyoncé, Lana Del Rey, Our Lady Peace, Metallica, Weezer, Linkin Park, to name but a few) for whom he has worked and tell them. I'm sure they have absolutely no idea and would hang on your every word. (I'm sorry - what was your name again?....)

@@ytnsanw Daughtry,?? lol Bon Jovi?? LOL Black Sabbath? They are older than my grandparents wow. .... The heavy? musical geniuses right there ... yeah you are follower.....your favorite animal is a sheep.

@@chrischoir3594 Yeah - only a couple hundred million album sales there. Figured I'd stick to the names you might know instead of the more current stuff that you wouldn't recognize. BTW, how IS the burger flipping going? Keep it up - you'll make assistant manager pretty soon if you play your cards right. And make those calls - I know Beyoncé will sit up and take notice when you tell her how 'overrated' Andrew Scheps is...

Yeah,...he might be. Maybe he's just a nice guy? Anyway,...looking forward to your video tutorials on mic'ing guitars, bass, drums, etc and all things music production. I assume they are forthcoming. Cheers!

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