Sneak Peak of My New Track + Tips on Recording Electric Guitar

As I promised, I was going to record a track with my new Godin LGX.  Here's a little sneak peak of one that I'm currently writing on right now.  At first I had a difficult time recording this sucker.  Like I mentioned before, recording guitar is a pain in the thing your momma gave you.

Thanks to some suggestions from my cousin, John B., here's how I recorded the guitar:

Amplifier:
VOX Valvetronix AD50VT - Clean amp setting.  I lowered the bass A LOT and used slightly more mid than treble.

Microphones:
I used my condenser microphone AT4033CL and a Sennheiser dynamic microphone.  I placed the dynamic in the center of the cone about 4-5 inches away.  The AT4033CL is right behind the dynamic about 3 inches back, elevated above the dynamic.

The results...belissimo.  But don't take my word for it, listen for yo' self.  








Note: Also, if you look at my post on 808 Kicks and Bass production, this song uses both!  I'm not gonna lie...mixing the two was not a walk in the park.  Using the tips I mentioned, I believe it came out pretty nice.

I'm currently planning to write this for a male voice, but I feel that a female voice will work as well.  Send me your thoughts people!

2 comments:

humberto said...

wow, that's pretty hot.

Naoshad said...

this is dope enough to have been on JT's first solo album <3