Sandyman323
New member
Need a little help choosing a first condenser. I'll need one that can do pretty much everything... acoustic guitar mostly, but also a good bit of vocals and micing an electric guitar amp. i've got $150 in gift cards to guitar center, so i'm a bit limited in what i can get. i could possibly toss in an extra $50-$100 if i really needed to, but i will also have to buy a stand and cables and all that fun stuff, so i'd like to stay as close the the $150 as possible.
after a bit of research and asking around, i've got 5 mics i'm looking at right now. i just wanted a little input on them.
- MXL V88 - a little pricey for me, but if there's a big enough difference between it and the cheaper ones, i might go with it.
- Sterling Audio ST51
- Sterling Audio ST55 - both sterlings were suggested by the gut at guitar center, but he didn't convince me that he knew what he was talking about...
- Behringer B-2 Pro
- Audio-Technica AT2020
what's good? what's bad? what are some good ones i haven't mentioned?
I've also considered buying one of the cheaper ones, and getting a used 57 to mix in with the condenser. is that worth it?
after a bit of research and asking around, i've got 5 mics i'm looking at right now. i just wanted a little input on them.
- MXL V88 - a little pricey for me, but if there's a big enough difference between it and the cheaper ones, i might go with it.
- Sterling Audio ST51
- Sterling Audio ST55 - both sterlings were suggested by the gut at guitar center, but he didn't convince me that he knew what he was talking about...
- Behringer B-2 Pro
- Audio-Technica AT2020
what's good? what's bad? what are some good ones i haven't mentioned?
I've also considered buying one of the cheaper ones, and getting a used 57 to mix in with the condenser. is that worth it?