If you only had one microphone for micing guitar cabs...

dorfmeister · Post by **dorfmeister** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 3:53 pm

What would it be?

I know many use the SM57 but I also notice that many people aren't really happy with it.

metalmariachi · Post by **metalmariachi** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:06 pm

Not a difficult choice for me.
If I wanted one to cover every thing including occasional vocals then it would have to be the Sennheiser e 914

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/pr ... sku=270868

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the raytownian · Post by **the raytownian** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:12 pm

I've always just used the line out...... :idk:

But I've never even owned a "proper" mic... when I have mic'ed up my amps, I just used an old Philips karaoke mic or a (nicer-ish) First Act mic...

jrmy · Post by **jrmy** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:29 pm

I'm so not the right person to ask, but my bandmate (who is a serious gearhead) always got fantastic results from a Shure Beta 57. We'd experiment with different (and fancier) mics, and always came back to that one.

steevdeadman · Post by **steevdeadman** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:40 pm

57s are where it's at, cheap, great and dependable. :thumb:

tuffteef · Post by **tuffteef** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:06 pm

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htsamurai · Post by **htsamurai** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:09 pm

a 58 actually, I prefer the 58 over the 57 for everything except micing drums

elbandito · Post by **elbandito** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:28 am

I've been wondering about the Sennheiser e906... I tried to buy one but it ended up being a big fiasco and I haven't come across one for a decent price since. It's a flat mic that was appareantly designed especially for guitar amps. It has a three position switchable filter and can be simply hung from on top of the amp - if a little rattling doesn't bother you, that is.

theshoegazer · Post by **theshoegazer** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:03 am

Cascade Fathead II. No question. Warm ribbon toan. Lovely microphone.

smile_man · Post by **smile_man** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 8:13 am

Contact Mic taped directly to the speaker cone.

TomTFS · Post by **TomTFS** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:59 pm

For "one mic" I'd chose an Audio Technica AE2500. Technically it's two mics in one housing - a condenser and a dynamic in perfect phase alignment. Each mic on it's own sounds reasonable, but the two together sound amasing!!

theshoegazer · Post by **theshoegazer** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:04 pm

smile_man wrote:Contact Mic taped directly to the speaker cone.

Good man.

the raytownian · Post by **the raytownian** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 9:45 am

smile_man wrote:Contact Mic taped directly to the speaker cone.

I have always wanted to try putting contact mic(s) all over an amp, but I never did because I'm lazy.... I remember reading about someone doing that for a noise setup and thinking it was a great idea.

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