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chris661
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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
True, although isn't that what the SM57 does well? Not so much as capturing the full sound of the amp, but capturing something that is more likely to sit well in a mix (be that live or recorded).