Thanks for the advice Doc! I'll defanately look into getting a mic pre, plus spend more time with mic placement. I think part of my problem's are the speakers. When playing clean, my classic 50 (peavey blue marvell speakers) records very well, but when dirty it leaves a lot to be desired. I think it's because they break up too easily. To me, the speakers in my Marshall cab sound pretty good in a live situation, but can be pretty harsh when recording. They're the G12T-75's which are pretty bright speakers and can get kind of "fizzy" when recording. I believe you have the same cab I do (1960a) don't you? You don't have any unprocessed/uneq'ed sound clips that you could send to me of it being miced do you? I'd love to have something to compair my recordings with even though our head's are quite different, the cab should add a similar characteristic. Anyway, I appreciate all the help!