audix f15 or sm57 for guitar cab

[gianelli280]

hello all,
sorry if i'm stepping over any previous thread's toes but I'd like to know which would be better for my application. I have a set of drum mics (sm57's for toms and audix f15's for overheads) and would like to know which would work better for a guitar cabinet. I'm mostly playing metal, so lots of distortion, out of a mesa 4x12 cab. The head (randall switchmaster 120 watts) sucks pretty bad so i might end up using my epiphone firefly (1x10 eminence ramrod speaker, combo amp - 30 watts) which sounds much cleaner if you ask me, or if that makes any difference at all... Also, what are your preferred methods of miking (i.e. distance, angle, etc.. i'm in a makeshift studio in my basement with some pretty weak damping so i'd imagine the closer the better)

any input would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Pony!]

I absolutely hate the f15's. They're brittle and they distort easy. The pair I have were probably my worst microphone buying decisions... and I bought 4 c1000's.

The 57 is quite a mainstay for pretty much everything. So you're not going to go wrong with it.

 

[moresound]

The new MXL $99. Ribbon microphone might be worth taking a look at!
The Sennhieser e609 isn't bad either.

But to answer the ? I would go with the SM57 first.