Very muddy VPs

[Onevoice9]

I just made my first VP on a V8 iPhone. I have a Washburn WCG55CE-0 with a Fishman 501T Presys+. It sounds awful. I spent hours working with the EQ to get something that sounds like this,[URL="https://www.reverbnation.com/ernestwhaley/song/33339287-mixdown-vpdi-wash-3-01-start-audio"] https://www.reverbnation.com/ernestwhaley/song/33339287-mixdown-vpdi-wash-3-01-start-audio[/URL]
What is the proper procedeure to create a VP on a guitar with an active pickup. It has bass mid and treble,adjustment, a notch filter, a brilliance knob, and phase button. Do I turn everything to minimum/maximum, no idea what to do with the notch. The initial VP was boomy, muddy. I will be making another and following some advice in the forum, "play softer, tap lighter" any other suggestions?

[discokvn]

i suggest making sure the mic's on your iPhone are lint free. i had a bit of an issue with that, also remove the cover from your phone -- mine sounded odd when i made them with the cellphone cover on. but i'd first try and get the dust out of the mic's of your iPhone.

[Onevoice9]

[QUOTE=discokvn;n11122]i suggest making sure the mic's on your iPhone are lint free. i had a bit of an issue with that, also remove the cover from your phone -- mine sounded odd when i made them with the cellphone cover on. but i'd first try and get the dust out of the mic's of your iPhone.[/QUOTE]

Brand new phone no lint, no cover.

[Caleb_Elling]

Playing a little softer can definitely make a big difference. Another thing is to make sure that the phone/mic isn't too close to the guitar or soundhole. Positioning the mic about 8-10" away from the guitar, pointed around the 14th fret is usually a good place to start.