dude, this is some rich-ass tone! i think it sounds great, and the lead especially is far more detailed and extended than i would expect from a 57. i've been considering the CAD trion 7000 ribbon mic for guitar, but this gxl is definitely something to consider.
what's your amp?
edit: also, what's your placement?
Thanks mang. And yes, the 57 sounds dull, plastiky and compressed compared to the GXL. I've always hated the sound I got from the 57 from the 1st day I got one.
Even with the ART Golds variable impeadance, it still has that hard and dull sound that I hate.
I thought the GXL came to life with the ART Gold.
I bought the GXL, and then I bought
the Trion 7000 on hype alone. The CAD website and other ribbon mic makers that I researched made it sound like ribbons are THEE mic for guitar. But I thought I got a much more detailed and more easily repeatable sound from the GXL. I just engage the low cut inside the mic and put it right on the grill.
I'm not a believer in multi mic setups for recording; that is close micing. I haven't yet had the pleasure of recording in a good room to use a room mic. So I approached the GXL mic with the idea that I wanted the near exact tone from the amp, and I wanted it to be easily repeatable, so I stuck with one mic position that I thought was best, and worked with it.
The 7000 is REAL sensitive with the proximity effect, and I think it's a mic to use with the room sound in mind. I don't have a good room where I'd like to capture the sound, so I kinda' want to sell it. But I think I'm stuck with it. It might be a decent vocal mic, but I haven't experimented to much with it. I stopped experimenting simply because the GXL was easily more sensitive.
My amp is a Mesa TriAxis and 2:90 power amp.