Folks were asking how the guitars and bass were recorded for the cover of That Thing You Do that I put out last week. They wanted to know if I used amps, and if so what kind. Also folks were interested in what microphones I might have used on the amps in question. Well as it turns out, I didn’t use an amps at all.
I used fake or modeled software versions of amps. I did this with a hardware/software combo called the POD Studio GX, by Line 6. It’s a small interface box that hooks up to your computer via USB. The interface has an input (standard quarter-inch plug) for a guitar or bass. POD Studio also comes with POD Farm, which is huge collection of guitar and bass amplfier models. The Line 6 site describes the collection as an arsenal of vintage and modern amps, cabs, studio-standard effects, classic stompboxes and preamps.
Read the full article here: http://www.homebrewaudio.com/guitar-recordings-for-that-thing-you-do-cover-line-6-pod-farm