I made a mic shootout youtube video comparing a Blue Snowball Condenser mic and a 80s USA made Shure 57 mic. Can you all tell a difference? Which one sounds better to you?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUldoTFE69Q

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The Blue (snowball) sounds better/more distinct to me through cans, although the 57 doesn't sound bad.

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It's hard to tell because the person who made the video has so much of the background ambient noise on the recording - the noise from picking and strumming - you can even hear the click of the switch when he changes pickups. It sounds to me like he has the camera's mic up as well.

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Yes, I just realized that I did have the videocam's mic on....oops! So I made another video " mic shoot out 2". I hope this one is better, mics are closed mic to the amp, about 6" and I made sure the videocam's mic was off this time. You can now hear difference, I hope. Check it out here,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIMWK-qGW_Q

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Now the 57 sounds like it captures more of the amp's sound.

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I agree. The AC4 is really a great little tone box.

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