Why Your Guitars sound like SH*T in a Mix!!

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  @niteshades_promise_music · 2 years ago · pinned

  I used to record guitar with a condenser mic, or an sm57. I tried a shitty vocal mic, an EV  C09. Its all mids, no low or top end. Sounds way better on guitar than vocals. Mite be my new go to.🤔🍻

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  @jloiben12 · 2 years ago

  Because what sounds good on a record isn’t necessarily what sounds good in isolation

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  @GuyFi46 · 2 years ago

  Holy shit please do this for bass and drums

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  @Hd_thegreat · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDPav8DPBSQ&amp;t=430">7:10</a> &quot;damn that really wants a tubescreamer&quot; &nbsp;lol aint that always the truth

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  @5150mkii · 2 years ago

  Glenn, you sound a lot less angry and douchey in your videos now and you are way more enjoyable to watch. &nbsp;Your experience and your message cut through the mix now and it really shows. &nbsp;You still know when to poke fun at your audience and that&apos;s awesome.

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  @ronaldmalcolm5609 · 2 years ago

  I really enjoy these &quot;homemade&quot; videos. Gear reviews are nice, but I think these educational videos with practical guidance are a nice change of pace. Thanks, Glenn.

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  @rasputinsbeard3899 · 2 years ago

  Just look at Brian May&apos;s guitar. Some of the switching options by themselves have people gagging, and complaining that they &apos;sound like a cocked wah pedal&apos;, and in isolation, it&apos;s a valid point....but in a mix? Chef&apos;s fucking kiss, right there. It&apos;s all about letting all of the instruments, including vocals, have their own space.

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• JA

  @jakeallen4191 · 2 years ago

  I don&apos;t play metal yet still find so much value in your channel, Glenn. Country is in a pretty awful place, generally, but there&apos;s hope. Mindsets like yours making the jump would be a huge catalyst.

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• MA

  @MarvalentAudio-01 · 2 years ago (edited)

  When I was teaching sound, (live and studio), I started using the phrase ‘What you hear is not what you hear’.<br>I worked for one band who complained that no sound guy had ever made them sound good.<br>The guitarist had an amazing sound, it was awesome, until any other instrument started playing. <br>Kick, snare, hats, toms, bass, keys, another guitar, even vocals… his sound basically trampled on every other sound, he covered the whole spectrum, and his sound didn’t allow anything else to exist.<br>Oh, and he was LOUD !!!!<br>A double stacked Marshall, on 11 (in a large nightclub/pub venue). So, it didn’t matter what I did, his sound was coming off the stage almost as loud as the PA.<br>I had a good talk with the band, and mentioned the ‘rainbow’ concept, (think of sounds like colours, each one is separate in a rainbow, each one leaves space for the others, the rainbow needs all the colours to be what it is, if one colour is too big, it will swamp all the others).it took them a few weeks, but eventually they managed to calm him down and give them space. Threats to kick him out of the band if he couldn’t reign in his ego may or may not have had something to do with it 😂.

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  @DamonHowell-o8p · 1 year ago

  This is so true it&apos;s ridiculous. Guitars can cover such a large spectrum that they tend to compensate for no bass guitar or drums whenever they are practicing in their bedroom.

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• SP

  @sparky_the_sparky1680 · 2 years ago

  This is fitting, regarding one of the comments you made at the start of the video....&quot;Failure Is The Greatest Teacher.&quot;

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  @robertsteinberger · 2 years ago

  This was helpful, thanks! Also I appreciate you not yelling at me so much.

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