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From: Randolph - US
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Hows it going, I had a couple questions about recording guitars on my Mac. Basically my I obviously wanna get the best sound I can from my setup so here it is:
1 Bright Sounding Acoustic Gutiar w/ built in fishman pre amp 2.Epiphone SG electric guitar 3. Marshall MG-80 solid state guitar amp
ok so I have my electric going into my amp then the line out of my am into the built in sound card of my PowerMac G5 and it doesn't sound very good.
However I have my acoustic guitar going straight into my computer via the built in pre amp and that sounds just like I was playing it live.
so 1. I wanna know how can I get out the clangy jangley sound from my acoustic (new strings lower gauge) and how can I get my electric to sound better and should I use amp distortion (mines so so) or should I use something like Amplitube
also I feel that this is a fairly elusive subject for s
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Joined: 02-Aug 02
From: Sydney - AU
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the last 2 posts echo my thoughts precisely. as for the 'clangy jangley' sound on the acoustic, if you've got light gauge strings and a low action then that's what you'll get. Heavier strings, maybe a set of 12-52, may help you. I know they're harder to play but well worth the perseverence for the tone. thin strings and a low action on an acoustic is not a recipe for good tone.
Recording Guitars....., Tips and Tricks......and a Question
Thu 18 Mar 2004, 05:04
