Ever found yourself scrolling on a certain social media’s marketplace and found a particularly odd and reasonably priced Guitar Cab?

I sure did! That’s how I came upon this old Randall R-412TC 4x12. An old relic from gigs past, sitting in a kind Baltimore City man’s living-room collecting dust.

Recorded on a variety of strange microphones that have found their way into my collection over the years, mainly from the classic “I don’t have any use for this, do you want it?” method.

The microphones:

Audix D6: a classic kick drum mic with a huge bass response and a great big spike around 6KHZ. Great for blending (surprisingly) if you’re finding you need a little more oomph, and a little more air in your tone. Certainly a questionable choice for a guitar cabinet, but with surprising results!

Audix f14: Sucks! There’s basically no reason for it to exist, but I had one so I made an impulse response with it. Why not? If you like it, that’s great!

M-Audio’s Nova: An old mega-cheapo FET condenser microphone gifted from a friend just about 15 years ago. Actually a surprisingly nice sounding microphone, I believe this is my favorite of the choices in this pack.

Shure PG47: The SM57’s little brother, and the first microphone I ever bought. Sounds similar to an sm57. You know the one. Recorded on, and off-axis.

Shure SM7B: Beloved by podcast bros and death metal vocalists the world over. Ironically, also a very similar tonality to the SM57, though the built-in windscreen prohibits getting the mic as close as the aforementioned classic.

The M-Audio Nova was re-used in the bathroom next to the studio for a nice room option. Great for a little extra ambience!

I’ve also blended the 5 microphones together into one IR for a fuller sound.

There are 3 “versions” included with this pack:

Unprocessed -
Raw files straight from the recording. Un-affected and ready for your EQ!

Processed -
Slightly EQ’d to remove some harsh resonances, and to slightly accentuate the character of each microphone. EQ moves were limited to boosting or removing up to 2db. Great for blending!

Overprocessed - Heavily EQ’d and nearly “mix-ready”. Caution thrown to the wind, big EQ moves to tame resonances and sculpt a pleasing tone from each microphone.

Recorded into a Universal Audio Volt 476.