How To Record Heavy Guitars Pt 3 – The Fredman Technique

Studio Fredman is beyond legendary at this point. Having recorded seminal albums from bands like At The Gates, In Flames, Dark Tranquillity and more, the sounds engineered there are sought after and copied by many.

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In this video, Glenn shows you how to achieve this sound using two Shure SM57s with the Fredman mic clip and how to properly utilize the sounds once you’ve recorded them.

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As Editor-in-Chief of Gear Gods, I've been feeding your sick instrument fetishism and trying unsuccessfully to hide my own since 2013. I studied music on both coasts (Berklee and SSU) and now I'm just trying to put my degree to some use. That's a music degree, not an English one. I'm sure you noticed.

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  • Well, whaddaya know… I’ve been doing something right all these years. I never knew it had a name.

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