Tag: Acoustic guitar

Lets say you want to give an electric guitar part a fuller sound or more “feel”. One way to achieve this is by recording a double of the electric guitar part on an acoustic guitar. On a new track, record a double of the electric guitar part on an acoustic . . . Read more

This is a great way to manage the volume or level of a pair of tracks for a single instrument. For example, the overheads, a guitar cabinet or the acoustic guitar. I almost always use two mics on my acoustic guitar, a Shure SM-57 somewhere around the 12th fret pointed . . . Read more

Here’s five tips that will help you get richer or deeper acoustic guitar tone. These are especially useful if you’re trying to record a particularly bright acoustic guitar. Remember though, the recording will sound like the guitar itself, you can’t add low end if it’s just not there. Microphone choice . . . Read more