small/flat mics for miking guitar cabs live?

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hi guys,

i'm looking for a couple of fairly inexpensive mics to mic my cabs up in my live wet/dry/wet guitar rig. i'd like the mics to be flat, and as small as

possible, so that i can tape them onto the front of the wet cabs in such a way as they dont stick out much. this way i can feed the mics to a mixer in

my rig and send the sound guy one xlr cable for my setup, rather than having to mic up all 3 cabs and hope that he/she will mix them right :)

ideally i'd use my sm57s, but of course you can't stick them flat along the face of the cabs as they only pick up sound in the direction they're facing.

i've done some research and i've found a couple of things that look like they may work - the sennheiser e606 certainly looks flat, and the e608

gooseneck looks pretty small. has anyone used these mics on guitar cabs? any idea how they might sound compared to the sm57? are the small gooseneck mics more likely to feedback? any other suggestions?

any thoughts on this would be much appreciated, thanks,

sache
 
e609s

I like this mic pretty well. I use it on clean guitars when recording.
 
Myriad_Rocker said:
e609s

I like this mic pretty well. I use it on clean guitars when recording.
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+1 on the e609. To my ear it has a bit of a scoop and some sizzle compared to a 57--assuming the 57 is your benchmark for comparisons. But considering the 57 has its own midrange bump, I might just be hearing the lack of that in the e609.
 
Just a thought...ever consider a Crown PZM? I don't think they're normally used on a guitar cabinet but they are definitely flat!!!!
 
the Sennheiser e609 is a great mic. i use it more studio and live applications. hang it over the speaker cab or amp via the mic cable and position the mic where you want it. tape the cable into place and viola! stays put. sounds great. i don't think you can go wrong for the money.
 
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