Favorite mic(s) for crunchy guitar cabs?

[Maggie]

Anybody have any faves beyond the usual 57?

 

[Pandemonium]

Never used anything else.

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

YES!! All of the guitar tracks on our upcoming debut album are tracked with a B.L.U.E. The Ball mic. It has an incredibly clean midrange, and can withstand 165 dB.

 

[proxy]

beta 57

 

[mrid]

YES!! All of the guitar tracks on our upcoming debut album are tracked with a B.L.U.E. The Ball mic. It has an incredibly clean midrange, and can withstand 165 dB.

Well, it's got a great name!

 

[Pandemonium]

I never like blue balls myself.:cool2:

 

[Brian110687]

I never like blue balls myself.:cool2:

:laugh2: :lol:

 

[xerxes]

I never like blue balls myself.:cool2:

:6: :6:


the blue mikes are nice actually, but expencive....

 

[lastwinj]

sennheiser E609. DB upwards of 150. not bad at all.

germ

 

[59paul]

Nope, always use the 57.

 

[MDS]

I had good results with a death metal band I recorded using Sennheiser MKH-40s. Normally condensers don't quite do it, but in this case it was really nice...Oh, I had a pair of U67s as room mics too, which didn't hurt!


Mike

 

[Maggie]

Thanks for all the cool replies, folks!

 

[Gearjoneser]

The B.L.U.E. mics are my favorites. The Dragonfly is the best mic you can buy in it's $700 price range. That blue ball looks cool too.
I usually use a 57, Sennheiser 421, and maybe a condenser
like a Dragonfly or GT-66.