Electric Guitars are the inspiration for cries of "Turn that damn thing down"-Gibson website
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I have a uni-directional mic and position it about 6-10inches away from the speaker, and I find I get really good results. Lowers the volume of any buzzing on the recording. I don't know what would happen if I moved it real close, or far away....a la Jimmy Page.