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Help me buy a new mic from this list
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:43 am
by i1908i_Archive
Ok i know i just posted that i need an acoustic mic, but i just cant make up my mind on weather to get one or just an overall good recording mic. I have to get it from guitar center cause I get really good deals from somebody i know there. Here are the mics they have in stock:
AKG C4000B
AKG C414B XLS
Blue Bottle
Bluebird 222000
Groove GT57
Groove GT55
Groove GT66
Neumann TLM 103 LG
Shure SM81LC
Soundelux U195
Right now i have a Rode NTK that I use for vocals and guitars. I guess just let me know if any of you have heard bad reviews from any of these mics. thanks!
Help me buy a new mic from this list
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 11:22 am
by seaneldon_Archive
U195, GT67, XLS, and BLUE Baby Bottle (I don't think you were talking about the $4k+ Bottle mic) are all fine choices.
Help me buy a new mic from this list
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:34 pm
by Rodabod_Archive
The AKG C414 can sound excellent on acoustic guitar. They sound quite different from your usual vocal condenser and are quyite distinctive.
They are also nice as overheads and I've recorded electric guitar with it before with very good results.
I have heard some bad things about the GT mics, but I have never heard one myself.
The Blue microphones could be cool. They were going through a rough patch though recently. I'd want to know what capsule was being used in the one I bought since they changed them recently.
If given the choice though, I'd probably take a 414.
Help me buy a new mic from this list
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:33 pm
by seaneldon_Archive
what about a KSM44, doesn't Guitar Center carry them? that's a great mic.
Help me buy a new mic from this list
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:09 am
by Charlie D_Archive
I'd recommend either of the AKGs.
Help me buy a new mic from this list
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 11:34 am
by Zenarchist_Archive
i1908i wrote:Ok i know i just posted that i need an acoustic mic, but i just cant make up my mind on weather to get one or just an overall good recording mic. I have to get it from guitar center cause I get really good deals from somebody i know there. Here are the mics they have in stock:
AKG C4000B Not in a million years unless free
AKG C414B XLS Fine choice all around
Blue Bottle If it'sthe big one grab it. If it's the baby, known for very colored sound.
Bluebird 222000 Probably similar to the Baby Bottle. Replaced teh BB as Blue's cheapest mic.
Groove GT57
Groove GT55
Groove GT66 All acceptable choices.
Neumann TLM 103 LG Overpriced INO
Shure SM81LC Great for acoustic git and OH, among other things.
Soundelux U195 If you can afford it, I'd go for it.
Wish my local GC had Sondeluxe
Help me buy a new mic from this list
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 6:27 pm
by seaneldon_Archive
they're not a dealer. it's probably used.
Help me buy a new mic from this list
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:25 am
by dre_Archive
I have a GT55 and I find that it accentuates sibiliance on singers who are prone to it. I love it on guitars though.
Help me buy a new mic from this list
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:15 am
by MTAR_Archive
the soundelux is the only mic i would buy on that list
Help me buy a new mic from this list
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:41 am
by endofanera_Archive
Michael Gregory Bridavsky wrote:the soundelux is the only mic i would buy on that list
Really? No love for the C-414?
I also really like the SM-81, but I dont know this "LC" tag on the end. Is that something that's always been there and that Ive been ignoring?