![]() Am I looking for a single-coil or humbucker tone. You can get some amazing guitar tones with the Champ when it’s re-amped through this software.Ī couple of people have asked me how to record the amp, so I thought I’d share the process I employ: One thing that I have also done with the Champ is to record a purely clean rhythm tone, then run it through IK Multimedia’s Amplitube plug-in to essentially “re-amp” my guitar. ![]() ![]() Yes, boys and girls, you can make it sound MUCH bigger! Personally, I like to add filters and effects in production to make the recording sound like it’s coming from a much bigger amp. But your work isn’t done yet – or it could be if you’re satisfied with the raw tone. What you’ll get after you’ve played around a bit is a great, raw guitar tone. So with those points in mind, go and record. In fact, I’ve never seen a need to replace the power transformer or the speaker because of this $50 investment. But with a great NOS pre-amp tube (I’ve got a ’59 GE long plate), and a solid NOS 6V6 (mine is a ’53 GE 6V6), you’ll immediately tame the harshness of the amp. I’ve never been a big fan of Groove Tubes (though I know some people like them). Do yourself a favor and replace the stock tubes with NOS tubes.My favorite is angled as I described above. Again, it’s all about mic placement when recording cleans with the Champ. Looking for Fender cleans? The Champ does raw Fender cleans – and quite well.But that’s why we have overdrive and distortion pedals, right? I’ve found that Tube Screamer and TS-type overdrive pedals work great with the Champ, though my Holy Fire distortion can make the Champ serve up some whoop-ass if dialed in just right. Even cranked in the high input, and even with humbuckers, the most breakup you’ll get is about “dirty blues” overdrive.The EQ response is a lot flatter there, and makes it easy to dial in your EQ in your DAW. I’ve found that the richest sound comes from angling the mic at about the same angle as the speaker cone, placed right at the outer ring about an inch off the grille cloth. ![]() If you want to get a bright, twangy sound with lots of treble content, place your mic head on in the center of the cone, or just off center to avoid getting those treble “pops.” If you want less treble response, move the mic off-center, nearer to the edge of the speaker cone. So microphone placement is absolutely critical.
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