I am looking for a great guitar amp that I can keep in my studio for bands that arrive with cheap amps. I know that the answer to my question is probably "depends on what sound you are going for." So I should mention I would like to find a great guitar amp that is tube based and has a lot of flexibility. However, the majority of the bands that I record are basic rock bands.

Ok, so, I'm attempting to record some guitar tracks onto a Zoom H4 4 track recorder. The recorder has 2 mic inputs. I have 1, possibly 2 sm58s available to me, and I just took the capsule off the mic, and placed it on an angle facing the amp. The recorder also has 2 built in condenser mic's in an XY pattern, if that would be better.

What's the best amp head for: Hard Rock or Metal, Pop/Blues, Vintage sound, Clean sound, or all of the above?

Hey, this isn't exactly a recording question but how do you go about changing a blown speaker from an amp? I have an old Carvin amp and I wanted to put an Eminence speaker in there. The amp says 100 Watts on it, but I dont know if thats RMS or Peak, and even if I knew, Im not sure what the rules are. Will a 75W RMS, 150W Peak speaker work on this? Thanks.

alright..i am trying to decide the best option for recording my guitar amp.
I have been messing around trying to find a solid sound but I am not sure what type of mic / positioning i need to aI'm for. Let me tell you what I am using and you all can tell me what to do/not to do.

I personally would never feel right about recording a guitarist on a solid state amp on any recording. I don't care if Dimebag did it, I like his riffs but I never did like his tone really. The sound of a miced up tube amp is unmatched.

My absolute favorite combo to record is the Bogner 1x12.

Hey all,

Just wanting to hear everyones thoughts on their preffered method of recording heavily distorted electric guitar (lets say a marshall JCM2000 stack) in the studio.

What are your preffered mic options and why?

How do you all get a phat crunchy guitar sound..EQ/layering/panning etc?

Would be good to hear some suggestions as I have a project coming up.

I know that the lows and highs are different with keyboard amps as compared to guitar amps but is there a compromise amp that has power and lows for keyboard and have good mids and highs for guitars in the $600.00-$700.00 range in one amp?

I have two different amp heads and boxes and was wondering if I could use my boss chorus pedal which has a stereo output to link them. Does this mean (provided that there is no spill ie each amp in its own soundproofed room) I could record from the two amps simultaneously? I was thinking it would be cool if i used two mics on each box and got 4 guitar sounds to choose from or blend.

ok all you pros out there, what are some of the amps that are always stocked in the studio, and i'm talkin about for indie, metal, screamo, hardcore, southern rock, and rock, i'm not lookin at hearin about old fender this and thats that have a great blues tone, i've seen in a bunch of videos of bands "in the studio" recording, and i always see a jcm800, what other tube based amps are great for