Recording guitar - flicking sound?

Question

I have noticed that on some guitar tutorial recordings, the flicking sound of the pick hitting the strings is noticeable. Particularly when playing fast muted notes, this flicking sounds really cool, especially when the drummer is double bassing at the same tempo.

Does anyone know the best technique to capture that cool flicking sound when palm muting? Is it just a byproduct of placing the mircorphone too close to the guitarist (which I doubt because those mics are typically directional), a particular picking technique, or a particular style of pick (ie. a metal tip pick)

Thanks! and hope someone has the answer :)

Answer 1

It's just the matter of equilization, what frequencies you amplify when recording and mastering. What guitars are you talking about? If electric, then what microphones are you talking about? There's no mystery... you just play it that way.

Answer 2

you could use a fairly thin pick, which makes a fairly noticeable sound, but if there's drums in the background you would need a mic.