How to get this guitar sound on a recording?

[astrozombie]

can anyone help me out?

listen to how big and chunky it is, and how the palm muting sounds beefy.

whats the starting point there? amp? eq? pickups?

i know its all relative, but i was just wondering, since ill be recording soon and thought this might be a good rhytym tone.

 

[innerdreamrecords.co]

Re: How to get this guitar sound on a recording?

That's a pretty good recording. A 4x12 cab with a close mic and a room mic will get you started. A lot happens in the mix too as well as having a good guitar, amp, cab etc.

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: How to get this guitar sound on a recording?

I'm hearing odd AND even order harmonics in that recording. I could stick my neck out and suggest overdrive pedal through valve amp but somebody will probably post video evidence that it is all digital modelling or a Digitech rack pre-amp or whatever.

 

[astrozombie]

Re: How to get this guitar sound on a recording?

I'm hearing odd AND even order harmonics in that recording. I could stick my neck out and suggest overdrive pedal through valve amp but somebody will probably post video evidence that it is all digital modelling or a Digitech rack pre-amp or whatever.

4x12. close and far mics. got it.

what do ya mean by odd and even harmonics?

i did suspect a pedal. i find most amps dont sound so tight and buzzsaw without an OD.

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: How to get this guitar sound on a recording?

what do ya mean by odd and even harmonics?

Short version. (People write huge books about this stuff!)

The overtones produced by overdriven valves tend to be in the even order series. These overtones are multiples of the fundamental note frequency and, hence, resonate sympathetically. The overtones produced by overdriven solid state circuitry are of the odd order series. These are not multiples of the fundamental note frequency and, hence, they do not resonate sympathetically. Instead, they they tend to grate.

Combine the two and you get shedloads of overtones of both series. Result - phat 'n' rippy guitar sounds.

 

[astrozombie]

Re: How to get this guitar sound on a recording?

so how do you get both at the same time?

overdrive pedal?

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: How to get this guitar sound on a recording?

so how do you get both at the same time? overdrive pedal?

I ... suggest overdrive pedal through valve amp

Affirmative.

 

[astrozombie]

Re: How to get this guitar sound on a recording?

Affirmative.

whoops.

thanks man. :bling:

 

[Markk]

Re: How to get this guitar sound on a recording?

They don't have a band page explaining what gear they're using or anything?

 

[astrozombie]

Re: How to get this guitar sound on a recording?

They don't have a band page explaining what gear they're using or anything?

not in the studio.

i know they have used fender metal heads before.

it could be that same amp.

 

[CTN]

Re: How to get this guitar sound on a recording?

for recording anyway, double(or triple or quadruple or more) tracking the rhythm guitars adds an unbelievable amount of thickness and chunky definition when the parts are recorded spot on. Editing will tighten it up even more and get it sounding much thicker than just double tracking, but yeah, the more layers you put the thicker it gets. Wall of guitars and all that.