Guitar & Bass
Record and produce guitar and bass at home. Amp and DI techniques, mic placement, tone shaping and the gear that gets great-sounding takes.Start here: The Best Guitar Amp Sims · The Best Free Amp Sims · The Best Amp Modelers · The Best Neural DSP Plugins.
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How to Record a Guitar Solo
How to record a guitar solo at home — choosing a lead tone, comping the best takes, using delay and…
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How to Layer Guitars in a Mix
How to layer guitars in a mix without mud — give each layer a job, vary tone and panning, and…
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How to Double Track Guitars
How to double track guitars for a wide, professional rhythm sound — record two separate takes, pan hard left and…
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How to Record Metal Guitar
How to record metal guitar at home — tight DI tracking, a boost in front, controlled gain, quad-tracking, and cab…
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Common Guitar Recording Mistakes
The most common guitar recording mistakes home producers make — too much gain, bad levels, no double-tracking, tuning issues —…
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How to Mic a Guitar Cab
How to mic a guitar cab at home — mic choice, placement on the speaker, distance, phase, and two-mic blends…
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How to Dial In Amp Sim Tones
Master amp sim tone settings with a clear, step-by-step order — gain, EQ, boost, cab IR and mic choice —…
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How to Get a Good Guitar Tone When Recording
How to get a good guitar tone recording at home — from strings and pickups to amp sims, cab IRs,…
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How to Use Amp Sims
Learn how to use amp sims in your DAW the right way — record a clean DI, build the signal…
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The Best Guitar Cab IRs
A practical guide to the best guitar cab IRs for home recording — what makes a great impulse response, top…