Recording Tip:
To get a huge and harmonically rich recorded guitar, it is essential to first get a good sound to tape (analog). Mic placement/selection is critical, can't go wrong with an SM57 close miked. Play with the actual placement until you get that full tone. Try not to overtweak the EQ....lots of treble will result in hiss from hell when you are torquing the amp in overdrive. Double the track and pan them left and right. Your bass track should be down the middle with little or no reverb....talk about mud if you crank the verb. I often double my acoustic tracks with a high strung guitar, sounds great. Also think of your sonic mix with respect to frequencies, often the piano player and guitar players will compete and cause more mud. The more you know your gear the better the sound. Keep it clean and hot as possible. Read everything in sight. Have fun.
Gene Temple
