Pro HQ Electric & acoustic guitar tracks composing, arranging & recording for $160

I love arranging and recording guitar tracks in a wide range of styles—classic rock, blues, indie, ambient, electronica, heavy metal, progressive, and more.

I’m equally comfortable working from detailed instructions (including sheet music) or creating freely with minimal direction. Typically, we’ll discuss the song’s direction and guitar concepts to ensure the best results for your project.

I have a broad collection of guitars, including Gibson, PRS, Fender, Suhr, Taylor, and others. My amp selection is equally extensive, featuring models like the Friedman BE-100 Deluxe, Twin Sister, Small Box 50, Laboga DS50, IR-X tube preamp, Fender Tremolux, Tone Master Custom Shop, Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555x, 1975 Marshall JMP 50, 1984 Marshall JCM800 Super Lead 1959, Mesa Boogie Mark V, Brunetti Mercury 100 Customwork, and more.

I also have a wide range of boutique and rare guitar pedals, as well as high-end plugins and IRs—but I prefer to record using real tube amps, cabinets, and microphones whenever possible.

Recording Signal Path:
• Guitars are routed through an N-Audio 8x6 amplifier/cabinet selector, allowing me to choose from 8 amps and 6 cabinets.
• A Fryette PS2 connects to the N-Audio insert, delivering an XLR direct signal to my RME Fireface 800 interface.
• DAW: Cubase Pro 12
• Workstation: HP Z640

Cabinet Miking:

I typically use two close mics: Royer R-121 and Shure SM57. Other available mics include:
Telefunken, Sennheiser MD421-5 & MD441, Audix i5, Sennheiser E609, Superlux R102 mk2, Shure Beta 57A.

Mic preamps: AMS Neve 1073lb, Chandler Limited TG2 500, or one of four clean RME mic preamps.

Deliverables:
• 2 separate tracks per electric guitar part (e.g., one for each mic), plus a DI track recorded via a Radial J48, for re-amping if needed.

For Acoustic Guitars:
• I use a Rode NTK tube condenser mic along with an LR Baggs M1 soundhole pickup mounted on my trusty Taylor 710CE.
• For 12-string acoustics, I use an Alvarez Yairi jumbo.

You’ll receive high-quality 24-bit/48kHz WAV files, dry and wet, delivered as separate tracks so you or your mix engineer have full control during post-production.