I have really been getting into recording lately, working on a six song demo. So far evrything has gone smoothly except when recording an overdriven guitar. I know its not the equipment that's to blame. I am using a Roland VS-2480 as my recording unit and a Paul Reed Smith Custom 22 run through a Hiwatt custom 100 and Boss Blues Driver. The mic I am using is a Audio Technica 4033-SE microphone placed two inches from the second speaker, yet it sounds like crap when played back. Coming out of the amp it sounds great and I don't know what else to do. I have run it through compressors and that helped a bit but it is nowhere near the quality I am looking for. I have thought of using a noise gate but am uncertain as to the difference it will make. I know there is someone on this site that can help. It is driving me insane, am I missing something crucial?