This comment is being written before I can watch the entire video but heres my opinion on cheap guitars. Nobody can tell the difference in a studio recording at all. As long as its got a good setup and a good set of plugins, nobody will know. I have a $90 8 string with active pickups that I made the filthiest song with because I dialed in the amp/cab tones. Every guitar has their own unique sound so use it to its own advantage.
Been aware of how important DI's are since the beginning of my mixing journey but I have never experimented with tones by shaping my source signals as much as I have lately in my mixes. And it is honestly everything.
Di match is not just for fixing bad di, it's very handy if you want to give a subtle different flavor to the guitar if you use the same guitar throughout the whole recording for every part.
I mean I used a Squier Strat with hot rail pickups for like 10 years on some pretty heavy stuff. Modern tones are pretty twangy so it worked pretty well. I got a newer guitar with Fluence pickups and had to start shaping my DI to make it sound more like the old Squier. lol
It's honestly easy enough to pimp a cheap guitar. These days, £500 buys you A LOT of guitar. Another £150 upgrades the pickups, maybe £50 to £100 on some locking tuners, that's most of your problems fixed for £750. You've now got a guitar you can play forever.
Younger musicians don't really understand the concept of tone hunting. Nowadays you can play any guitar through a digital modeler and they all come out sounding exactly the same.
I have a talent for making my kiesel sound cheap in the mix
i feel you bro, i make all my instruments sound cheap in the mix
😂
I think... And maybe ... We are agree ... "Less is More" ... At least The most part of The time ...
This comment is being written before I can watch the entire video but heres my opinion on cheap guitars.
Nobody can tell the difference in a studio recording at all.
As long as its got a good setup and a good set of plugins, nobody will know. I have a $90 8 string with active pickups that I made the filthiest song with because I dialed in the amp/cab tones.
Every guitar has their own unique sound so use it to its own advantage.
I never thought about cable length affecting the tone. It's subtle but it's definitely there.
welcome back legend!
Been aware of how important DI's are since the beginning of my mixing journey but I have never experimented with tones by shaping my source signals as much as I have lately in my mixes. And it is honestly everything.
Di match is not just for fixing bad di, it's very handy if you want to give a subtle different flavor to the guitar if you use the same guitar throughout the whole recording for every part.
I mean I used a Squier Strat with hot rail pickups for like 10 years on some pretty heavy stuff. Modern tones are pretty twangy so it worked pretty well. I got a newer guitar with Fluence pickups and had to start shaping my DI to make it sound more like the old Squier. lol
It's honestly easy enough to pimp a cheap guitar. These days, £500 buys you A LOT of guitar. Another £150 upgrades the pickups, maybe £50 to £100 on some locking tuners, that's most of your problems fixed for £750. You've now got a guitar you can play forever.
I should add, you can upgrade it as you go along. You don't have to do it all at once.
Evil twin Miami?!? Looking good!
Totally Agree with you...
keep the stache.
and ditch the fake glasses
Younger musicians don't really understand the concept of tone hunting. Nowadays you can play any guitar through a digital modeler and they all come out sounding exactly the same.