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Right, I tried to record some clips of the Uglyface with my DI box today, only to discover that it really didnt like it and wouldn't record properly.

So I'm after a recent guitar mic that is cheaper than an SM57. Any ideas?

Fuck it, SM57 off eBay. No advice needed.

I'm going to by one of those cheap ass Mackie mixers too.

euan wrote:I'm going to by one of those cheap ass Mackie mixers too.

Don't. Buy a Behringer Eurorack. Better and cheaper. I have the MX602A

Thing is I'm going cheap cheap cheap on this.

http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop ... ct_id/8545

or the Tapco by Mackie

http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop ... ct_id/6238

The Blend 6 looks hot.

The Behringer will be considerably better,.

The only real reason I can think of getting the Behringer over the Tapco is the 3 band EQ. The Tapco only has 2 band, but it does have a instrument ins.

I'd take a nice 2 band EQ over an average 3 band EQ every time. My HiFi has a fucking wicked 2 band EQ, I love it, I wish I could have it on a guitar amp.

bob wrote:I'd take a nice 2 band EQ over an average 3 band EQ every time. My HiFi has a fucking wicked 2 band EQ, I love it, I wish I could have it on a guitar amp.

DO IT.

bob wrote:I'd take a nice 2 band EQ over an average 3 band EQ every time. My HiFi has a fucking wicked 2 band EQ, I love it, I wish I could have it on a guitar amp.

Why would you want less tonal options?

By that reasoning, why not get 2 31 band graphic EQs hooked up in your setup?

I would really have rather have a few basic options that sounded great in any position than an elaborate setup that had a few sweet spots.

Behringer mixers don't have "crap 3 band EQs", they have good 3 band EQs.

Also I find the ability to adjust mids generally a lot more useful than treble or bass.

I dont imagine them to be that good. I probably havent used the ones youre on about, but I have used the EQ (I think it was 4 band, might have been 3 with a sweepable mid or something like that) on a larger Eurorack thing. It was one of those older blues ones. I dont remember it being foul, but it certainly wasnt something impressive.

All I mean really, is that euan said it as though 3 band is always an advantage over 2 band. If you're doing the recording and are aware of the EQ band limitations, you can focus on the mids with mic placement and it will work out fine.

bob wrote:I dont imagine them to be that good. I probably havent used the ones youre on about, but I have used the EQ (I think it was 4 band, might have been 3 with a sweepable mid or something like that) on a larger Eurorack thing. It was one of those older blues ones. I dont remember it being foul, but it certainly wasnt something impressive.

I used one of them Eurodesks for a couple of years, it's a very good desk for the money, I never had a problem with the EQ.

Have you ever used a desk with a really nice EQ though?

bob wrote:Have you ever used a desk with a really nice EQ though?

Does that even matter? If he got good results he got good results.

That all any of us are after. Personally I couldn't care less how it stacks up against a studio quality mixer that costs £££ as long as it works for what I need - which it does in spades. You need to pitch your advice at solving the problem at hand with the budget available.

I wasnt trying to say "you need to buy a really really good mixer before you will get good results", I'm just saying that you need to be aware 2 band isnt always worse than 3 band.

bob wrote:Have you ever used a desk with a really nice EQ though?

Only one, it was something called a Raindirk Symphony, it was far and away the nicest sounding desk I've used. The studio had bought it reconditioned from the BBC, so I got to use it for a week or so...

I always do all my mixing at home now, so I use the PSP MasterQ for EQing stuff...

fuck sm57s they're not even microphones.

Recommend me something then Sloan