guitar sounds

[franky]

Hi all,

I've got a question about guitar sounds. I notice that when I hear some live professional guitarists their guitars sounds scratchy and the high pitch sounds are hard to listen to, especially when repeated. But when I listen to my Guns 'n' Roses albums I love the high pitch guitar sounds. Could this be because when they mix the albums they smooth the sounds out and get rid of the scratchiness?

[jbassino]

Probably
Analog tape does smooth the high end response out. You could use more brighter guitar sounds without sounding harsh.

[John Sayers]

could also be due to fact that the PA guys are all deaf in the high end so they overemphasis it