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Both of you guys have some great points. It'll help thinking about the polar patterns, and I hadn't though about the 2200 for both guitar and vocals. I use it a lot for stuff like uke/vocals, so that should be fine. We're renting a beyerdynamic m160, and were thinking about using that on the acousti...

So here's the run down. Our line-up consist of an acoustic gtr/vocals/harmonica, electric guitar, keys, e bass, and drum set, and we're going out to our guitarist's unkle's cabain in the mountains here in a month as a getaway/demo recording time for a weekend. The cabain is one big room so no room f...

that does sound more like him. especially with the story. That helps a lot. I might start pushing more people toward the j-bass we have in the studio!

The Ev-664 is possibly the best cheap old dynamics I've ever used. It just has so much personality,

here is a link for all of you unfamilliar with the song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajwnmkEqYpo

REALLY?!?!?!?! What does the foam/sponge do? I didn't think of small guitar amp. I have an EV 664 I do love on raw 50's sounding or punk stuff. I'm personally not a bassist, but I might raise the action on a P-bass and reccomend to people wanting that sound.

Thanks so much! I found that whole article intriguing. If anyone has mic suggestions let me know.

Recently I've been listening to some old recordings from the 50's and 60's with just great bass tones. On many of them it's slightly "lo-fi", but not overdone. I've tried putting the bass amp in the bathroom wich works suprisingly well for some tracks, but not all. One track I like a lot is The Mama...

I'm so glad others see. This is my go to vst compressor. Off the top of my head I can't think of a single track, buss, or mix I haven't used it on, It's just that versatile and effective.