What's your go to Mics and Placement?

[Simon Dorn]

I tried several mics over the years, but i finally settled with a single 57 years ago.

I typically have 4 mic placement-"points": Outside the Dust Cap, inside the Dust Cap, Andy-Sneap style 2 cm away (kinda inside the dust cap, but angled to the centre) and recently Dead Center. one half of the 57 dust cap and the other half cone works too, you can go like 2cm away too.

But well, it all depends.

Here's a clip with the "outside the Dust Cap placement" that i recorded today (guitars are not panned completely left/right this time), followed by the Dead Center Example from recently. It's probably a bit too dark.

The Dead Center Position might be the best representation of the actual sound going on in the room, with the addidition of the equalizer-curve of the mic.

What's your go-to mics and placements and possibly preamps?

And in case anyone cares: I decided for the Ibanez808HWV2 and against the Maxon ST9Pro+





Edit: What do you do, when you have two overdrives lying around? You Stack them. Miked with the "Andy Sneap technique"

 

[Spaceboy]

SM57 straight into my asshole.

 

[Geo]

SM57 straight into my asshole.

Don't you get a huge echo?

 

[valve]

i prefer the first one.
your K100 have a large dustcap, if i am not mistaken, so you are quite far out already compared to a small dust cap.
never miced a speaker with a large dust cap myself.
With the V30s i place the mic just outside of the dustcap.

 

[Rackman]

• M88 on the grille cloth aimed straight in just off center where it sounds good
• M201...
• e906...
• Stam u87 in the room
  
  

 

[RaceU4her]

I have a bunch of mics, not sure I really have a favorite but I usually start with my Audix D2 dead center.

 

[DanTravis62]

I don't have one setup, it depends on the situation and what kind of tone i'm trying to get

If I want a more "modern" sound I generally use two 57s in a fredman clip (one straight on, one 45 degrees)

If I want to sound more late 80s/early 90s (thrashy) I will use a 57 on the edge of the dustcap and a 421

If I want it to sound massive i'll combine both of those techniques with a sub kick mic and a 121 (or similar) backed off the cabinet, and maybe even mix in some phone mic if it's loud in the room and i'm trying to showcase a sound for shits and giggles (not for a track)

 

[PurityS.L.G]

If I'm doing Gojira pick scrapes....U47 all day

 

[MadAsAHatter]

I use one of these loosely thrown inside the speaker cab. It sounds metal as all hell.

 

[Deleted member 77333]

Punch it in the pussy.

 

[cobrahead1030]

SM57 & MD421; play some white noise through the amp, place them where they sound loudest & clearest, tweak a little if needed.

I have other cab mics around that i should probably sell, since I never use them.

 

[Greazygeo]

57 middle of cone
Lewitt MTP440 middle of cone
SE VR1 ribbon mic dead center

Going to add a condenser at some point, 414 or something like it.

 

[rushcentrale]

A 121 about an inch away from the grill cloth

 

[itsgoodnow]

SM57 & MD421; play some white noise through the amp, place them where they sound loudest & clearest, tweak a little if needed.

I have other cab mics around that i should probably sell, since I never use them.

This is the way. I had way pricier mics like a royer 121 paired with the 57 and the 421 just always got used. E906 is also good but again the 57 and 421 just got the use

 

[DanTravis62]

This is the way. I had way pricier mics like a royer 121 paired with the 57 and the 421 just always got used. E906 is also good but again the 57 and 421 just got the use

Yep, this is one of those situations where it's the "standard" for a reason.

 

[ultimatemetalguitartones]

This is the way. I had way pricier mics like a royer 121 paired with the 57 and the 421 just always got used. E906 is also good but again the 57 and 421 just got the use

same here

 

[cobrahead1030]

This is the way. I had way pricier mics like a royer 121 paired with the 57 and the 421 just always got used. E906 is also good but again the 57 and 421 just got the use

Yeah I have an e609 and audix i5 kicking around that I’ll use from time to time, and they work just fine. But I always come back to my standard setup.

Even when I use IR’s, ones that use those are what I gravitate towards. The 421 just picks up what I like about the sound in the room & the 57 grabs the midrange that makes it sit well in a mix.

 

[Simon Dorn]

SM57 straight into my asshole.

To each his own.

 

[Simon Dorn]

i prefer the first one.
your K100 have a large dustcap, if i am not mistaken, so you are quite far out already compared to a small dust cap.
never miced a speaker with a large dust cap myself.
With the V30s i place the mic just outside of the dustcap.

Yes, the K100s are a bit tricky. "With the V30s i place the mic just outside of the dustcap." That's a good spot.

 

[Simon Dorn]

• M201...
• e906...

I tried both. Had the 906 for a few years. M201 is a bit like the MD421.