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| Ailsean's Tone Tips |
Here's the rundown of the files: sound 5: UBERHEAVY! This is a guitar sound that fills nearly the whole spectrum :D Except if you try and stick this in a mix, it's going to stomp all over the bass. And the lack of mids will make it very difficult to hear through the mix unless it's really loud, which will make it REALLY step on the bass's toes. Also, the massive amount of gain muddies up the sound a lot. sound 6: Much better for mixing. There's less gain, but it's still pretty saturated. The lows have been brought down a bit, and the frequency center moved up over 100Hz instead of 60Hz like in sound 5. The mids have also been put back into the sound, so the guitar will come through over the bass and drums without being super loud. Also the high boost's center has been brought down around 5KHz instead of 10KHz like in sound 5 (same amount of boost though). sound 7: guitar->tube amp->SM57 This is my Ibanez RG7420 plugged straight into my Peavey Delta Blues with a Boss CH-1 chorus pedal in the effects loop. This is as "scooped" as this amp gets :) I do wish it had JUST a bit more gain, but overall the tone is pretty awesome. Seams a bit thin, though, right? Keep in mind the guitar is only one of the instruments in a mix. The guitars could have a little more bass than this, but in general, this is their home. Let's see how this fits with some bass and drums... sound 8: Here's the beginning of my mix with all the lead instruments taken out. Sound 7 is panned hard right, with a second take using the same tone panned hard left. BAM! They could have a bit more bass, but they're pretty tight just as they are, IMO. (note: since they're the focal point here, the rythm guitars are just a touch louder than in the actual remix, where they would need to sit under the leads) So there are some examples of rythm guitar tones, and a little demo of how one you might not expect can sound pretty heavy in a mix. Now it's up to you to try and find the tones YOU like. Hopefully these examples help a bit.
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