Anyone using an Audix D4 to mic their guitar cab

[wedewer]

I recently bought an Audix Cabgrabber and went to the audix site to read some specs. Noticed they had a few videos up. One was with a producer engineer who was talking about using an I5 but he also said he loves the D4 for guitar. He said he puts it in the back of an open back cab often, but he said " I love the D4". So with that said, I have a D4 I was using for kick drums. I had planned on using the cab grabber to hold a 57 or an E609, but I was wondering if I should try the D4

[21stcenturykid]

Try it... see what happens.

It's not going to kill you if you don't like it

[wedewer]

Originally Posted by 21stcenturykid

Try it... see what happens.

It's not going to kill you if you don't like it

I know, but is at my singers studio. Wanted to know if it was worth the effort to get it. Was hoping someone uses one on guitar cabs and could give me some feedback.

[FlyingVBlues]

The D4 sounds very good for rack and floor tom's, on the bottom of a leslie cab, on bass cabs, and with trombones, and tenor and baritone saxes. I don't think it's a very good fit for recording guitars. For open back Fender combo's I use the Audix D3. I place it in the back of my amp with the front of the mic near the back of my speaker on the padded reverb tank.. The D3 doesn't distort at failrly high SPL's and sounds really good. Although the D3 has been discontinued they are easy to find.

FVB

[walterw]

take the D4 off the kick and use a kick mic, like a D6. try the D4 on guitar of course, but i bet it'll work nicely as a floor tom mic or even a bass guitar mic.

[bbrunskill]

I've never used the D4 on guitars, but I once tried a AKG D112 on a Marshall. It sounded huge and punchy, so try it out, it might just work.