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Post subject: What mic do you like on your amp?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 3:04 pm
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Sound techs tend to use any left over mic on my amp. :? A "cheap vocal mic draped over the cab" :oops: is not my idea of a good situation. So, I'm going to buy my own. Any suggestions?
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I use a Shure SM57, it sounds good to me.

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Shure-SM57-InstrumentVocal-Mic?sku=270102

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I use a CAD GXL2200 or a GXL1200 depending on which one sounds best at the time, and an AKG vocal mic, then mix the two down to one track.

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The Shure SM57. It's THE classic mic for amps.


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Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 9:34 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:12 pm
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Thanks for the suggestions. Anyone tried the Sennheiser e906?


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I would love to use any mic on my amp...the youth pastor where I go to church at hates electric instruments so he isn't about to let any 1 of 4 guitarists (and bassist included in the 4) be mic'd. :?


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I mic my guitar with a lot of mics: sa couple large-diaphragm condensers that all work well, sometimes a EV RE-27.

But they are always used in a multi-mic set-up, and I always have a Shure SM-57 on the speaker. Nothing but a small dynamic up against the grille provides the presence and high-mid "bite" we all think of as the sound of an electric guitar, and while there are several choice for that role, the 57 is still my fave.


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I used to use an SM-57 until I tried a Sennheiser e906. I like this mic a lot better with the features that the Shure doesn't have along with the flat profile :

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/pr ... sku=270865

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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 4:55 am
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Rocker_Gamma wrote:
I would love to use any mic on my amp...the youth pastor where I go to church at hates electric instruments so he isn't about to let any 1 of 4 guitarists (and bassist included in the 4) be mic'd. :?


Rocker_Gamma,
With your AVT50 half-stack, you don't necessarily "need" to be mic'd. There are disadvantages to mic-ing: a bad sound tech can hide you in the mix. :cry: And some tech's are into control--constantly having you turn down until you find your AVT50 is on 1--then there's the problem with hearing yourself over the drummer. :roll:

At my church (see my web site) I use a PodXt direct to PA. Three services, we usually seat 650, 750, 300. Our PA is top notch, and the monitor system has individual mixes so hearing myself is never a problem. If that wasn't enough, our sound tech is awesome with many years working professional concerts and as a U.S.A.F. sound tech. These are truly blessings. :D

BUT, when I play out--even for crowds of 40--I use an 18 watt amp, turn it on 5 to 10, and mic it to shoot the sound throughout the room. My amps are the Atomic 112 (www.atomicamps.com) and the Fender 65 Princeton RI.

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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:48 am
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Ain't never, ever mic'ed an amp. Bring enough amp.


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I use a GLS Audio ES-57. It's closest you get to a Shure SM-57 without actually having one. And they make an ES-58 too!!!

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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 4:03 pm
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I've used a lot. Although I'm sure you can get a better, more accurate one, I'm happy with just a Sure SM57, on a mini stand, pointed a little off center to the Celestion speaker on my Rectoverb.

A lot has the do with the sound guy too, as well as the monitors. You might get a great monitor sound on the stage, but what the audience hears is crap, and vice versa. I really don't like wireless units for a lot of reasons, but I've been thinking of getting ones just to go out in the audience area for sound checks to hear what they will hear.


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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 9:11 am
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texasguitarslinger wrote:
I use a Shure SM57, it sounds good to me.


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