Single. I have had shit luck with the fredman. Tried dual 57s, 57/i5, and 57/e609. All sounded blah to me.
Single. I think getting the phase relationship between two mic's for recording guitar is quite hard. And keeping it simple is more to my tastes.
honestly it is not that hard IMO!!! You can angle one sm57 with 22,5° to the speaker and you have the fredman-style but without the options of changing the levels between the two mics....
I dig the 421/57 combo a lot, but I'm find myself sticking to the single-57 thing. Economical, time-saving and easier
Two mics are cool for many things, but for heavy guitars, I still usually end up using just a single 57.
Depends. I never feel I'm getting enough from a single 57 anymore, without a shit ton of EQ. 57 in combo with either a 421, another 57 or a R121 is pure awesome if done correctly.
I just did dual 57 for the first time and it sounded amazing. much better than I could ever get with one. But then again, it was a different room.
I used to use 2-3 mic setups for tracking guitars, but over time I've scaled it back to a single 57 or Beyer MC930 and I think my tones have improved because of it. I use the time I used to spend dealing with phase to get the mic placement and guitar tone right without relying on any EQ or compression, it makes things much easier when it comes time to mix. If the player/guitar/amp sound good, it's hard to go wrong.
Cant say I have been lucky with the Fredman style this far. I allways end up using a single 57 my self.
Fredman style on my mix posted here:http://soundcloud.com/skybluestudios/process-for-enigma It was two SM57s with a 6505 on both sides. I think it turned out quite nice.
Really? I've found that two mics on or off axis with eachother sounds great. I always use that combination and love what I get from it.
