TS808
June 8th, 2009, 05:51 PM
Tonight was one of those "wow" experiences (for me anyway).
I was going to post some clips tonight of the Blackheart Handsome Devil, Peavey Delta Blues 210 and the Fender Bandmaster VM. I was recording with a jam track and was going to play the Blackheart for the first third of the track, the Delta Blues in the middle, and the Fender at the end.
In another post, I have how the Bandmaster VM is a very bright amp.
Well, I had my amps set to how I play them normally when noodling around and recorded away.
When I played it back, the Blackheart sounded muddy, the Peavey sounded muddy, and the Fender? Perfect. I recorded with a Shure SM-57 and Sonar Home Studio through an M-Audio interface.
This was one of those moments where I realized that what I hear may sound bright, until mixed with other instruments, as well as at different volume levels. Fletcher Munson curve?? The ears deceiving me as well as masking of frequencies??
I know others have written about this, and even how sitting close to your amp as opposed to farther away can produce different tones. Normally, I sit close to my amps while playing along with jam tracks. What came across on the recording sounded MUCH different than what I hear when playing along with a jam track. I then sat about 15 feet away from the Bandmaster....didn't sound too bright then. It sounded just right.
I've been playing guitar now going on 40 years (some periods where I didn't play at all) and it's funny how I still learn something new each time.
I was going to post some clips tonight of the Blackheart Handsome Devil, Peavey Delta Blues 210 and the Fender Bandmaster VM. I was recording with a jam track and was going to play the Blackheart for the first third of the track, the Delta Blues in the middle, and the Fender at the end.
In another post, I have how the Bandmaster VM is a very bright amp.
Well, I had my amps set to how I play them normally when noodling around and recorded away.
When I played it back, the Blackheart sounded muddy, the Peavey sounded muddy, and the Fender? Perfect. I recorded with a Shure SM-57 and Sonar Home Studio through an M-Audio interface.
This was one of those moments where I realized that what I hear may sound bright, until mixed with other instruments, as well as at different volume levels. Fletcher Munson curve?? The ears deceiving me as well as masking of frequencies??
I know others have written about this, and even how sitting close to your amp as opposed to farther away can produce different tones. Normally, I sit close to my amps while playing along with jam tracks. What came across on the recording sounded MUCH different than what I hear when playing along with a jam track. I then sat about 15 feet away from the Bandmaster....didn't sound too bright then. It sounded just right.
I've been playing guitar now going on 40 years (some periods where I didn't play at all) and it's funny how I still learn something new each time.