recording gear or new guitar?

the eyes upon us · Post by **the eyes upon us** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 10:47 pm

ok, i currently have a ibanez aef30ms, which is decent, but im looking at possibly upgrading to a martin d-15 or d-16. my question is, should i buy the martin and use my current recording setup (mic running directly into my comp, and using soundforge to edit), or should i buy this recording combo from musicians friend http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/ ... sku=241480 ? if i get this combo, do you think i could tweak the sound of my ibanez to sound as good as the martin? im looking to upgrade either my guitar or my recording setup, i only have money for one, so what do you guys think? thanks for the help.

mattinbeloit · Post by **mattinbeloit** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:08 pm

If you are stuck soley on that recording package then I would say get a Martin, you can do better then that package i think.

the eyes upon us · Post by **the eyes upon us** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:00 am

well, im not that knowledgable in recording equipment, im just trying to keep it under a grand, and was wandering if i should go with a better guitar, or better recording gear and in turn making my current guitar better. but im leaning more towards the guitar myself (cant stop buying those damn things! lol)

mattinbeloit · Post by **mattinbeloit** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 3:15 pm

Ya I would go with a better guitar before you get into the nice recording equpiment, and trust me u'll get more enjoyment out of the guitar, i can't stop buying them either.

HooKeD · Post by **HooKeD** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 4:15 am

Yeah, i dunno, it takes really expensive recording equipment to get the sound that everyone wants. If you go under a grand (especially for the whole setup), you're probably going to be disappointed. I'd go with the guitar.

J_Clark · Post by **J_Clark** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 5:45 pm

guitar for sure.