I Have a Theory
By Nyarlos on January 28, 2024 9:38 pm
Really wanted to do some slightly Watchtower-esque odd groove stuff, so got out the Marshall this week, and while it's hard to just play at home (it just wants to be louder than you really should play lol) wrote some early 90's groovy type riffs. Still practicing the alternate picking thing, there's a middle riff that is a bitch to get right, while maintaining the feel, and wishing I could play bass better.
But that lead to micing up the cab, and noticed how easy the JCM800 is to record. Which got me thinking. It really is guitar tone on easy mode, getting a good hifi and clean recording is just so much easier on the 800. I am kind of fascinated by it, but it also makes sense that recording gear is kind of tuned towards the Marshall stack. Even though things like the SM57 were designed way before, but what mic did they use when designing the 800? I really do think it was designed hand in hand with common recording tech over the last 40 years. It's kind of self evident that 2 types of sounds and gear is still so prevalent in guitar recording, namely Fender combo amps for clean tones, and Marshall stacks for dirt.
Now the home recording enthusiast has IR's and software it is a little different, and there are some 'new' sounds coming to the fore, but I do believe that its hard to deny the sound of a roaring Marshall through a loud cab! It's not my everyday sound by any means, but its hard to argue with history.
Having said that, she's a noisy bitch. No effects loop, so hiss was an issue lol
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