cabs and vox for 200 bucks

[Richard Monroe]

In areas of mic selection, I often agree with Chessrock. I agree with him in this case that caution should be exercised with a mic in the price range of a U87, and I might very well put an SPL meter wherever I was going to put that U87. But... First, the U87 is not a vocal mic, although it certainly can be used for that. It is a multipupose, multipattern LD condenser, a studio workhorse. It is commonly used for acoustic instruments, as an overhead, and for cabs, among many other things. It does not sound bad on a distorted cab, in fact, it rocks. I agree with MCI2424 that the ideal place for it might not be 1" from the grill, where I would probably place a dynamic. We all have our favorites, but I would use SM7, E609, or AKG D770. And as I stated before, more often than not, surprisingly, the answer here is C2000B about 6" from the grill.

One point, though. Judging from the mic suggestions of the original poster, I seriously doubt a U87 fits the budget.-Richie