How to properly mic a guitar cabinet

[Chris K]

The 609/906 mics can't be beat for functionality. I love that they can fit anywhere and doesn't necessarily require a stand in most applications. But to me they sound *just alright.*  They are very much hyper cardioid which is a blessing and a curse, depending on which amplifier it's sitting in front of.  If anything they sound thin and wimpy to me.  But on a loud, crowded stage I don't think anything beats 'em.

All the reviews I read say basically the same thing about the 609...too much top end and not enough beef.

I have also read that the sm57 and 609 are pretty indestinguishable from each other...but I don't buy it.

[Chris K]

without giving our results, we were both surprised which we liked the most.

C'mon man, instant gratification!!!

ok, ok....AKG 460's sure do sound great!

Which capsule?

[rokpunk]

if we have some downtime this week, we'll mic up that mesa duel rectum-fire rig, plus a fender twin and run a "real" test. we'll do the same with an acoustic guitar, unamplified. once we do all this, i'll post them in this thread,

if you do this then try to have all the mics on the cab at the same time and have the player play a riff/segment so the riff is uniform. Otherwise the differences in the players takes and styles can skew the results.

Could you throw in one of these Senn e609 or 906's as well? I have been eyeing a couple so I can just drape those senns over the cab so as not needing a stand or clamp for an sm57. There is a comp on Gearsluts with the Senns 406/609/906 (but alas no sm57 or 421) that can be found here:

http://www.gearslutz.com/board/so-much-gear-so-little-time/69350-sennheiser-409-609-906-audio-clips.html

thanks for the suggestion. yes, we can do it all from the same take so that the results all match each other. we can't use the avalon preamp if we do it this way, but we can run them all into a midas console and use the preamps on it. later this week we will get on this.

[mfrench]

[rokpunk]

thanks for the usefulness. you are always good for that.