A few clips from my recent Express build

[prspastor]

Here are a few clips from my Express clone. For this recording, I'm using:

V1 and V2 - NOS 5751
V3 - JJ ECC83
V4 and V5 - EH 6v6

I just got this recording gear and am figuring it all out. The rock clip sounds a bit muffled to me compared to what I was hearing live. Just playing around with all this right now but I thought I'd go and and let folks take a listen and tell me if this sounds like it is in the 'wreck family.


The first is more of the higher gain/rock tones.
The second is more of a blues thing.

[xtian]

The rock clip sounds a bit muffled to me compared to what I was hearing live.

So, what mic, and placed where?

I like to record demos with a Shure SM57 on the grille, slightly off center, so everyone has a point of reference to this "standard" recording technique.

[prspastor]

The rock clip sounds a bit muffled to me compared to what I was hearing live.

So, what mic, and placed where?

I like to record demos with a Shure SM57 on the grille, slightly off center, so everyone has a point of reference to this "standard" recording technique.

Sorry forgot to add that part...
I recorded this with a Shure 57 and I had it right on the grill. I had it off of center from the voice coil, halfway between the coil and the edge of the speaker. Sounds like I need to move it closer to the center of the speaker?

[katopan]

I've found before that half way between the centre and edge is too muffled. Dead centre is too bright, but if you monitor with headphones while some else moves the mic you'll find a narrow sweet spot maybe a quarter or less off centre.