Thank you for that - no insult taken I am very aware of the limits of the set up I have and the equipment (eg mics) I use. You can only attempt to learn a bit and do the best you can with what you have. I am realistic about what I can achieve but I have heard much worse! It was the reason behind the thread.

I will probably start another specifically about advice on fiddle recording because I have created a horrible noise on that - mostly to do with mic placement I think or the room I recorded it in. I don't really like to try and mend it with lots of EQ and effects as that doesn't seem right. With a guitar I can get something that sounds broadly like a guitar - if it's a bit bright I can do something with it but it least has - to my ear anyway - a pleasant enough sound of something that sounds like someone playing an acoustic guitar. Fiddles - yuk! Cheap harsh noise past redemption from EQ I think. I'll put up a couple of short examples here or on another thread and see what people think as I need to do it again soon and repeating the same mistakes seems silly!