Just stumbled on your vid, thanks for the info. What is your opinion on the E609? I’m the house FoH guy and true note, i love having the distinction in a guitar whilst having the meat of the sound, so typically i try to have the mike placed at half. I’ve moved away from the 57 due to convenience on the amps but am interested to see if i should play with it again for comparably.

It mite just be an accident but there’s a subliminal message in this video, at 8:56 the word understand is flashed across the screen, i think next level guitar are tryin to mindfuck ppl

About the room, sir, you can use a blanket and forget about acoustic treated rooms…
Try it and see… just throw a blanket over your mic and amp.

@rockongoodpeople thanks =D by the way, your pretty awesome ^ ^

@nbcviper @nbcviper As far as the shocking sound of crisp strings goes, that’s fine. I used to hate the sound of new strings, but I found that after a little stretching, playing, and precise tuning they’ll sound like your old friendlies in no time. You’ll find as you get better that you’ll need strings in good condition in order to sound out chords in tune higher on the fretboard. If you tune your very old strings to the open note, they will tend to get flatter as you ascend the fretboard.

@nbcviper The Floyd Rose is a very precise instrument, and it’s a real pain to set it all up right, clamp down, and start playing only to be all out of tune and tension in two minutes as a result of failing to properly stretch your new strings. Just don’t break them! Stretch a little at a time because the more you stretch them the more brittle they become.

@nbcviper Some brands of strings claim to need less stretching than others, for example Ernie Ball, and they actually do, but I found that Ernie Balls tended to break on me regularly. I’m now playing GHS strings of the same gauge and I love their tone and they last longer, however they do take longer to get tuned up and calibrated with my floating bridge.

@nbcviper New strings will probably need a little stretching, too. As soon as you start playing strings fresh out of the package, they’re gonna stretch and go flat. String up your guitar, then grab the string in the middle and give it a couple little tugs, then tune it again. If it still goes flat, or your Floyd starts lowering, you may need to stretch them some more. Be careful not to over-do it, because the more you stretch them the more brittle they become.

It depends – depending on the application – if you are playing live next to the drummer or bass player you may want to try both why the band plays just to see what sounds best and limit the bleed through. Every speaker is different so you want to try both sides and see what sounds best to your ears
rock on!
David T

hi – some players like the sound of older broken in strings to new strings. Its a personal preference where there is no right or wrong – find what sounds best to your ears. Just remember though that really really old strings usually dont stay in tune all that well – so they should be replaced at some time
rock on!
David T

I have a question about guitar strings. I personally prefer older strings over new strings. Now could it be because I’m a beginner? I had NPS strings on my RR5FR but I have D’Addario XL .10′s on there now, and its having all sorts of problems. The Floyd isn’t sitting right now and as soon as I went to use it, it went out of tune 3 steps!!! Any tips you could give me? And if I don’t like the sound of crisp strings is that fine?

does it make any difference if the mic is at the left or right?

@kieran90
It’s “UNRENDERED”
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just place 3 over your amp and do a good mix

what word flashes up between 8:54 and 8:56?? subliminal message or what

soory – accidentally deleted a question on the mics – yes, you can use the sm57 for vocals – in fact many use the 58 for vocals which is basically the same mic but with a ball end instead of the flat end. There are many other great vocal mics but the prices do start rising as you get into more sophisticated mics – the beta 58 is a good one at a decent price – best of luck – rock on! – DT

I have played some Hamers a long time ago and I thought they were pretty cool – I dont remember what models they were – and they probably have way more cool stuff out now. They have been making guitar a long time for sure. I have not tried any hamers in a good while so so its hard to comment on any new ones. Best of luck – rock oN!

can you use a line 6 15 watt amp?

Hi – I dont think there is a hard and fast rule for which speaker to mike – you want to find the sweet spot that sounds best to your ears – experiment and try different speakers and miking positions. Best of luck
David T

thank you for your great tips

This video was INCREDIBLY HELPFUL. I learned a lot and I am glad this was posted. Thanks NLG

Hey, for a cabinet which of the 4 speakers should you mic?

Oh, i forgot to put my question in the comment. lol. I play hard rock, and i was wondering how you feel about hamer guitars? Say the hamer standard?
Thanks,
Sam.

this is so much better than some of the other more recent videos. David rules.

@rockongoodpeople

what was subliminal flashing message ?!?!