guitar lacking highs

[charlie2]

hi everyone

I was recording today using pro tools 7.3 with the m box 2 and noticed my guitar sound had no highs. Its a telecaster and should have that snappy tele sound. I tried some treaking but no go.

any suggestions would help

thanx charlie

[eeoo]

Are you just going straight in, recording direct? It's really hard to get a vibe that way if so. Mic up an amp or use some amp modeling software.

[andygabrys]

are you able to ascertain if its the Mbox?

Like try another cable, another guitar.

if its not the Mbox - is the Tele tone control broken?

[lesmac]

If it was me I know it would be the tone pot turned down after I'd posted and tried all the other suggestions.

[Len911]

Check you have the input set to 'Instrument' and not 'Line'. If that doesn't help, try a DI box that between your guitar and the interface

I agree that it's most likely you aren't using di input.

[Russell Landwehr]

Yeah, I'm thinking it's an impedance issue as well. mismatched impedance can suck the life out of a guitar.

[charlie2]

thanx for all the ideas. i'll check them out when I get a chance. I,ve recorded direct with this guitar on the same exact setup.

I think it's something else.