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Title: Has anyone ever used AKG 481's to mic guitar/bass cabinets?
Post by: BobbyHurley on May 28, 2011, 12:55:11 PM

Helping some friends out with a gig tonight and they are short two mics (one for guitar amp and one for bass cab). I have a pair of AKG 480 w/ 61 cardiod caps.

Just curious if anyone has ever heard of using these in this manner.

Title: Re: Has anyone ever used AKG 481's to mic guitar/bass cabinets?
Post by: mepaca on May 30, 2011, 01:21:11 PM

There is no reason it shouldn't work. My 480s sound great on everything I've tried them on though admittedly never on a guitar cabinet.
Use the 10 db pad and a windscreen. If the amps are really loud set the mics back a foot or more. You can adjust the angle of the mic to control the tone.

Title: Re: Has anyone ever used AKG 481's to mic guitar/bass cabinets?
Post by: Teen Age Riot on May 30, 2011, 02:30:20 PM

It might work for recording purposes, when you can record the amp from a slight distance.
However, in a live setting (where close miking is mandatory to avoid bleed and feedback) it will probably sound very bright, but who knows...

Title: Re: Has anyone ever used AKG 481's to mic guitar/bass cabinets?
Post by: newplanet7 on May 30, 2011, 03:07:02 PM

I forget who it is but there is a fella here who does it. He puts them up against his 4011's.

Title: Re: Has anyone ever used AKG 481's to mic guitar/bass cabinets?
Post by: BobbyHurley on May 30, 2011, 04:21:39 PM

Update - ended up not needing to mic the amps, but thanks for the advice.

Title: Re: Has anyone ever used AKG 481's to mic guitar/bass cabinets?
Post by: newplanet7 on May 31, 2011, 12:06:57 AM

Nice. It was jnorman34 who I was referring to. He does studio work, I gather from a few of his posts.