Next we recorded the electric guitar.
We used a vox valetronic amp, which we placed on a chair to record. We ensured the guitarist was comfortable and ready to perform, and that the guitar was in tune. We hid the performer behind a baffle/screen in order to minimize the noise he produced, fret/string noise, strumming noise, foot taps etc.
We used three main mic positions on the amp;
we used two sm57s as close mics. One aimed at the center of the cone, and one pointed at edge. These provided the raw, closeup, loud take. although the amp was loud, we used a relatively clean setting when recording.
we also used a AKG 414, set to omnidirectional, placed about a meter back, to capture room ambience. we reversed the phase, as there were some phasing issues with the other mics.
We double tracked the guitars, resulting in 6 tracks of audio. we had to correct a few places, so we dropped in from the right place on pro tools.
we recorded the ukulele with the AKG414 in order to capture the delicate high frequencies. The sound was good, and we got it down in one take.