So ive heard that IF you mic up the amp of your guitar that it will sound better than if you just plug into into you 1/4 input jack. I really dont get how that could make it sound better. If you just plug a guitar in normally wouldnt it be better becasue there is less un wanted noise getting in?

Any ways i want to try it and see if i can get a cool sound.

OKay so my "studio" is in the basement. I was wondering about possible ways to create an isolation room for my guitar amp. It's just a Crate Palamino V16 - Does anyone create or know of any kind of plans to create a box to isolate the sound? Is this possible? Or am I crazy?

Serious newbie question. But I always heard that you can damage something by running a bass into a guitar amp. I want to know why? Is it only a matter of the speakers not being able to handle the bass frequencies or can you actually damage something in the head? What if I didn't turn up the amp very loud at all. I just want to see what it sounds like.

Thanks

Does anybody out there use a Marshall PowerBrake or a THD Hotplate on their guitar cabinets in the studio?
I understand that they both allow for the user to get better (more) gain without all that volume (typical of a 125W amp).
But are they good for recording per say?
Or is it better to mic a guitar cabinet without using these? And why?

I was jsut wondering if anyone could give me any advise on Micing my guitar amp.

heres the equiptment i have:

Marshall avt 150 guitar amplifier

Boss br1600 digital recoder

Samson c valve (mainly used to invert the phase of my condenser mic and supply phantom power)

Shure KSM44

Shure SM57

thanks alot

are they liniar?
are they logarithmic?
inverse logarithmic?
why does it always seem like 10 is just a notch higher then 5
yet their should be many more steps between 0-2?

follow what i'm saying?
it's time to start a union

I want to add powerful guitar tools to my studio.
Considering a processing pedal Boss's GT-8 or Vox's AC30 series combo amps. Or both.

I want to add powerful guitar tools to my studio.
Considering a processing pedal Boss's GT-8 or Vox's AC30 series combo amps. Or both.

How can you tell a tube or tubes are going bad?

I think my amp is creating more hiss/fuzz noise than it used too.

I don't know if this is the right place to post this, but it doesn't really fit anywhere 100%.