Hobo Blues with NT1A and 57

[airborne50caliber]

Alright, so I know a three-piece band that like to dress up as hobos and play what they call hobo-blues. I'm recording their first single and this is a test recording of one of the songs on it, which is a spoof of 'Knocking on heavens door'. This is not meant to be another 'rate my recording' thread, but a thread where you guys can comment on and evaluate the effectiveness of the following setup:

--> Mac running Logic
--> Mic100 paired with Rode NT1A
--> SM57 straight to mixer

Because in theory, a setup like that should be able to give very good results. Also, I thought you might enjoy the song, and the singer's hobo tone, as well as the over-castrated backing singers..

http://www.siberian-kiss.com/hostedfiles/NFP-hobos.liquor-trialmix2.mp3

PS The only thing I'm not happy about is the guitarist's choice of distortion, but he had a crap pedal and this wast the best distortion he could get out of it.

[allthegoodnamesweregone]

couldnt you get him to reinput it in clean and use amppro and other effects...

[airborne50caliber]

That's the distortion they wanted. I wasn't gonna argue with them.

[moaner]

:rolleyes:

/isn't amused at "spoof" of a dylan song, but will let it pass since its the GnR version they're skitting

[airborne50caliber]

Very true. No issues with the recording then?

[moaner]

none except that immeasruably terrible distoriton tone. It sounds like he's using fine mist for a speaker.

[airborne50caliber]

It's some 'grunge' pedal.. :rolleyes:

[moaner]

Digitech grunge or DOD grunge at a guess.

probably the former.

ah well. what can you do.

[airborne50caliber]

Shoot them. And kick their *** for being cheap and buying pedals that sound like what you said - fine mist?

[moaner]

Yep. A fine mist.

http://www.bakerlite.co.uk/pics/Wales/Mid%20Wales/mist-mono.jpg

like that, no less.

[airborne50caliber]

Wow - so much fopr a celestion.