Tukkis said:
Which one would be a more all round mic for vocals, pianos, violins and acoustic guitars
Tukkis
I have tried or owned almost every RODE mic (except that new weird one with knobs on it...).
I bought
the Rode classic II after putting it up against a bunch of other mics, not a shootout, but just because i always put up about 4 or 5 really nice mics when i am about to record a singer i have never recorded... Experience gets me in the ballpark usually, but then i will throw up a few random mics just to GAIN experience, and possible get a new favorite for that singer...
I had a telefunken U47 longbody, a U87, a U67,
a C12vr custom, a BK5, and something else weird up there, maybe an SM7 or an RE20... This was years ago. It was for a male rock vocal, like... Jawbox.. It was for a shiner record. Anyway: The Rode classic made it on to almost every track on the record, except a few where the 87 was actually more flattering to the key/delivery/vowel sounds in the chorus...etc.
Pretty amazing! The 47 and the 67 didnt even make it on the record, except as mono ambient drum mics in the room!
I still use the classic these days, under certain circumstances it just totally rocks.