recordin guitar with sm57

[punksk8rock]

hey sup guys, im new to this website,

i joined to ask a simple question

I see alot of website talking about the shure sm57 mic.

I wanted to know if most of the proffesional band out there records
with sm57, cause we, my band and i , are recording soon, we winned it.

and my friend keep telling me nobody recording guitar with a microphone on the front of a speaker.

but i do believe that's its that way

just wanted to know what you know about that

cya

thanks in advance

[johnreelsound]

The Sm57 is a great mic for recording electric guitars but obviously there are hundreds of different mics out there and they all do something slightly different. If I have any advice to someone just starting recording then get hold of as many different types of mic as possible to hear what they do. You need a dynamic, a condenser and a ribbon.

all the best
John

[metalnick]

The SM57 is an awesome mic. Here's some tips on placement. Having the mic pointed directly at the speaker dead center accentuates the highs and the closer you get to the edge the more bass you'll get. Just a little tip that's been use ful to me. I do one dead track dead center and then double it with one near the edge. Mixed together they sound HUGE!