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Guitar chord forum - chordie → Recording → Microphones
I'm looking at 3 different microphones to use with my non electric acoustic guitar.
1 AKG P5 Supercardioid Vocal Mic $65
2 Blue Microphones enCORE 200 $89
3 Shure SM58 with Stand and Cable Package $110 or Shure SM58S $99
All from an on line store . Which one in your opinion is best. I'm going to mostly play my guitar through these. Vocals maybe if everyone in the neighborhood is on vacation. I don't want anybody calling the cops LOL.
Thank you,
Steve
I am not an expert on these but shure makes some good products.
58 is good and super flexible. Might be better off w a 57 for instrument mic though.
SM57 for an instrument however if you want a cheaper option a Sure PG 57 will give good results I've used them for micing amps for years with out problems .
For an acoustic, I wouldn't use a dynamic mic. If you are going to, use the Shure. It's a great mic and absolutely rock solid. Dynamic mics need a lot of energy to move the diaphragm, though, so you'll lose some fidelity and low end on your guitar.
For the same money you can get an AKG Perception 170 SDC, and you will be much happier. Caveats are that you'll need phantom power on your interface. If you wanted to spend just a touch more, you can get a stereo set from CAD for just over $100. Acoustic guitars should be recorded in stereo, anyway, in order to capture as much of the sound as possible.
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