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jonnyclueless t1_j26gwnc wrote

All joking side, on of the biggest rookie mistakes engineers can make when recording guitars is thinking that turning everything up on an amp makes it sound bigger. In reality it makes it sound smaller. And it's not intuitive to know this.

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crestonfunk t1_j26mhth wrote

Oh, that completely depends on the amp. Blackface Fender Deluxe non reverb? It’s usually on 8. Marshall Jubilee? Reasonably low but loud enough to get speaker breakup and cabinet resonance. Silvertone 1485? Only has one good sound: both knobs on 10.

No the real rookie mistake, and the one you always have to talk them out of is too much input gain on the amp.

Amp tax:

https://imgur.com/a/6vDnY3A

https://imgur.com/gallery/sssmyeP

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newtmitch t1_j26rrr7 wrote

Gotta drive those power tubes though. I use an attenuator to let the amp open up but keep the actual volume through the cab at a reasonable level. And my hearing intact.

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Available-Moose-1408 t1_j29ddiq wrote

If you are making death metal it doesn't matter the grosser the guitars the better that's why you just white noise live they just play something

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