Recording Electric Guitar—The Science and the Myth

Case A. Recording Electric Guitar—The Science and the Myth. J Audio Eng Soc. 2010;58(1/2):80-83. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=15244

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  title = {{Recording Electric Guitar—The Science and the Myth}},
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AB  - [Feature] Electric guitar tone, you know it’s right when you hear it. How is it achieved? The typical starting approach at the guitar amp: Shure SM57 microphone, slightly off center of one of the cones of a driver, up close and almost touching the grille cloth. Oh, and angle the microphone a little. Ask veteran engineers why this microphone placement strategy is so common and a range of justifications follows, from seemingly scientific explanations, to vague guesses, to an honest, “I have no idea. I’ve always done it that way. Everyone does.”
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