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Originally Posted by
Anton Hunter
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An engineer friend of mine working in jazz and Improvised Music had the opportunity to record Bill Frisell as part of a particular project. He took the opportunity to ask what mic he would prefer on his amp:
"I usually just like an SM57. Sometimes people put other mics on there but I find they capture more of the bits I don't like"
If it's good enough for Bill...
I'd say it depends on whether you want to capture the sound of the amp, or the artist's impression of what the amp ought to sound like when mic'd up.
Often, those are the same thing, but it sounds like you've found a situation where they're not.
Chris