▼Recording: Electric Guitar
Microphone Positioning
One trick is to put your head right in front of the amp and find it's "sweet spot", the spot that sounds best to your ear, then place the microphone there.
Type of Microphone
Types of microphone for this purpose are either dynamic or condensor and more can be read about the differences here.
- For recording rhythm guitar, especially power chords, it's usually best to use a dynamic microphone as condensors are generally too harsh.
- A condensor could be used for recording lead guitar as it'll be raised in the mix (the higher frequencies will be more present).
Recording Multiple Amps
If you're recording with one microphone per amplifier the different sound sources can bleed together; the microphones loose the definition of what they're supposed to be recording. To help counter-act this problem you can put a can/cup holder (usually for keeping drinks cold) around the microphone so that it's only receiving sounds that are coming from the amplifier directly infront of it.