I'm going to dive in and try profiling some of my amps today. I have a hot plate that I used to plug all my tube amps into a Marshall 1960 4x12. i also have a Line6 4 x12 (stereo) and a Mesa 4x12 and a Marshall 1936. Should I just use the Hot Plate's direct outs or will I get better results micing up the 4x12s with an SM57? I don't have great recording mics (or technique!) since I've been recording direct for 10 years and sold off the mic (love to get a Royer 121 since those sound really good in the Axe and others modelers).
PS - I hate typing on an iPad.