How to Easily Produce Kick-Ass Guitar Recordings

I bet you’re a bit like me when it comes to producing guitars: You obsess over how they sound and want to make sure they’re the best they can be. You want a shimmering acoustic guitar and powerful rock guitars.

When I was playing hard rock as a teenager, I obsessed over getting those thick, distorted guitars I heard from Tool, A Perfect Circle, 30 Seconds to Mars and Deftones. Or the incredibly distorted lead guitar tones from In Flames or Soilwork. Those octave chords were so distorted but still so clear in the mix. It baffled me, and I’m sure you understand the feeling if you’ve ever tried to recreate those tones in the studio.

Today, I record a lot of acoustic guitars, and it’s the same obsession all over again. The clean acoustic guitar tones from all those classic rock bands of the ’70s, that’s what I’m hunting for now. The strumminess of the multi-tracked acoustic guitars from The Traveling Wilburys. The pristine fingerpicking of Simon & Garfunkel.

Guitar sounds are quite the obsession, wouldn’t you agree?

Now, I’m not sure if this next part is for you, but I wish I had somebody who taught me the shortcuts of guitar production when I was starting out. I’m sure most people would.

That’s why, this week I’ll be sharing a lot of guitar production tips to celebrate this excellent new course from Mark Marshall, all about Producing & Recording Electric Guitar.

You’ll level up your guitar tone, recordings, and productions with over 9+ hours of in-depth training on all aspects of electric guitar.

There are a ton of variables that can impact the tone and quality of your guitar recordings — from setup, guitar type, string gauge, amps, and pickups, to processing, effects, miking and more. In this course, you’ll not only learn about guitars, effects, microphones and recording techniques, but also how to effortlessly create awesome and unique guitar tones to take your productions, recordings, performances, and mixes to the next level.

If you’re a guitarist looking to greatly expand your knowledge and learn what they don’t teach you in guitar lessons and music school, this course is for you.

If you’re an audio engineer or producer who knows the value of expanding your musical toolkit and wants to learn the building blocks of all things guitar, this course is for you.

• Increase your confidence in creating great guitar tones from scratch
• Learn about popular mics, amps and guitar recording techniques
• Learn essential EQ, Compression and gain staging techniques
• Discover specific processing chains used in various styles of music
• Learn the hardware and software variables that affect your guitar tone
• Explore the sonic and technical differences between various effects
• Learn tips and tricks for getting the most out of software & amp simulators
• Learn how to get classic guitar tones by The Beatles, Bowie & more
• Confidently choose the best guitar, amp and effects depending on your goal
• Explore the differences between various guitars, bridges, capos & more
• Learn tips, tools and tricks for getting a wide range of different guitar tones

The course is currently 30% off and if you get it through my link, you’ll get some free goodies as well.

Two Special Bonuses for Audio Issues Subscribers:

Because you’re an Audio Issues reader, I’m putting together two exclusive bonuses for you if you buy through my link before Friday.

Free Bonus #1 – Acoustic Guitar Strategies: A crash course in acoustic instrument recording

Mark Marshall’s course focuses on electric guitar, but I didn’t want you folkies who focus on the acoustic guitar to go wanting.

That’s why I’m giving away my Acoustic Guitar Strategies video masterclass.

In this video, we compare four different acoustic guitars to find the one for the job. Also, I show you various microphone techniques and how the acoustic guitar sounds depending on where you point the mic. Finally, we conclude with some simple stereo mic techniques. Best of all, many of the methods in the acoustic guitar video are readily applicable to many other acoustic instruments.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

• What you can learn from listening to four different acoustic guitars and how they would work in different genres of music
• Where to point the microphones when you want more mids, body, low-end or string sound
• How the “sweet spot” earned its name as the best starting point for recording acoustic guitars
• Why you would want to try an unorthodox technique like miking the guitar by the guitar player’s ears
• The easy “no-phase-worry” technique for recording stereo acoustic guitar
• How to make sure you get your microphones in phase whenever you use a spaced pair (for guitar or any other instrument for that matter).

Free Bonus #2 – Quick Guitar Tips for a Cooler Guitar Production

In addition to the acoustic guitar strategies video, I’m also throwing in my Quick Guitar Tips video that teaches you some quick mixing tips to enhance your guitar productions.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

• How to use modulation to create subtle depth in guitar lines
• How to use delays and panned reverbs to add space to solos
• How to EQ the guitar to find its character frequency and make it sit with other instruments

All you have to do to get these free bonuses is to get your copy of the Producing & Recording Electric Guitar through my link before Friday, and then email me your receipt.

How would you feel if you knew exactly how to produce the guitar sound you have in your head?

If that’s the feeling you want, what happens next is you grab Producing & Electric Guitar right now and start creating killer guitar productions for yourself and all of your guitar playing clients.

Enjoy!

Björgvin

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