Record Electric Guitar With Di Box, The Best Setting? Options

[therp]

hi all.. i need some advices for my problem. 1st i would to say sorry for my english.

my problem is :

i want to know what the best setting if i want to record el guitar directly ? im not really happy with the sound recorded, the sound i got is unreal, thin, n rumble..

my gear is Squier Telecaster Custom II + Alesis IO2 + Macbook Santa Rosa with Cubase LE 4 or GarageBand, the cable use Planet Waves, and the guitar style i play is strumming...

what should i do to get the best sound from the gear i already have ?

thanks..

[mackowako]

Hi my friend

I'll try to contribute my two cents in hope it will be helpful to you. This sound childish but starting with your guitar's tone control, set your guitar's sound and then use an EQ to shape it even more. I suggest you using a 7 to 10 band EQ like the MXR M-108 EQ or the Behringer EQ700 if you're on a budget and try to tweak the sound to suit your taste. Connect the EQ between your guitar and the Alesis IO2 interface. That way you send the sound you like (or as close as) of your guitar to your computer and later if you need to tweak your sound even more, you won't have to do much tweaking using Cubase or Garageband.

When I'm recording, I always tweak the sound before sending it to my computer and most of the time I don't have to do anything else, as far as the quality of the sound is concerned. Good luck with your recording and have a very happy holidays.