How to Record Acoustic Guitar | Mic Placement Techniques for Recording Instruments

On this episode of Sound 101, Andrew and Thai Long Ly (recording engineer and producer that knows everything about recording all kinds of instruments) mic up Nathan Kersey-Wilson, a multi-instrumentalist with some sweet acoustic guitar chops! Again we focus on mic placement techniques for recording instruments. This week’s challenge - how to record an acoustic guitar with only 2 mics.

We cover how to pick between microphones, which pickup patterns are best for recording guitar, how to place mics on a guitar, the difference between the sound hole and the bout, and much more. Andrew and Thai end up using a variety of microphones to get this job done. You don't need to have these mics to do this though, you can take these guitar recording tips and apply them to whatever microphones you have. If you use these techniques, you can mic a guitar using any microphone.

So much of recording instruments is based on preference, so tell us what you would do differently to achieve a sound that you like for recording live guitar! Leave a comment below!

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