man sometimes I just hate guitar center.
I was going to buy 2 of them there because 8th street is out of stock, zzounds is out of stock, and I don't like musiciansfriend.
So i called them and the guy says 2? why 2? So i told him I'm using them for overheads...I'm sure everyone knows what he said next.....
"Why don't you check out the oktava mc012"
Not to dis them, but these are $35 and reading this thread is research enough for me.
So he starts saying, "they won't sound good...you're really not going to be happy with them, we don't allow returns on mics" I told him it was an omni small diaphram with a flat response and that was what I was looking for..."Yeah but the oktava..."
I'm sorry I'd trust harvey and most everyone else in here more then the guitar center guy.
I went through the EXACT same thing with my c1. Alan hyatt said if we all went in there and asked about it, they'd wake up and possibly start selling them. I thought maybe they could order one. I felt like it was my civil duty....
It was the same guitar center salesman and he laughed at me when I told him it was similar to a u87 and $200. Why don't you check out the oktava 319??? NONE of the guitar center employees have even heard about it nor did they care.
I know I know...it's not a perfect world and he's just trying to make commision and pay his bills.