Marshall Microphones: Which one?

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Hi all... I'm interested in buying a Marshall microphone... I already have a StudioProjects C-1. I'll be doing only vocals and I'm ready to put 300$ and maybe a little more if you convince me to do so... Which Marshall microphone would fit my needs?

My preamp is a VTB-1 that then goes thru an RNC

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Beathoven
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Maybe a tube condenser, or a multipattern large diaphragm condenser mic?

http://www.mxlmics.com/what_new/mxlv69.htm

http://www.8thstreet.com/product.asp?ProductCode=4626&Category=Microphones

http://www.8thstreet.com/product.asp?ProductCode=10144&Category=Microphones

But for the greatest versatility, maybe look for a matched pair of small condenser mics in the same price range. Studio Projects have done it again, with this new release, which I understand is coming in at the $350 - 375 street price range with multiple caps, sold only in pairs:

http://www.studioprojectsusa.com/c4.html

When I was looking to build an affordable mic cabinet (well, maybe drawer is the better word at my level) ( um, ... basket? paper bag? You get the idea), Here's what I ended up with: A SP C3 (chosen as a multipattern), a pair of SP B-1s (chosen because they are knocking the socks off the competition in the large diaphragm entry level market), and a pair of MXL 603s small diaphragm condensers (affordable and chosen because I will be recording acoustic instruments and a grand piano). If I had it to do over again, I might save up an extra hundred or so and get the SP C4s in place of the 603s pair. In the meantime, though, this set, together with a couple of SM57s, gives me more than I know what to do with.

I relied almost entirely on the "hands on" mic forum postings here by Harvey Gerst, Dot, and Alan Hyatt, and I expect I would have made all kinds of low budget errors without them.
 
Just a side question....

This is a little unrealted but I was just wondering if the Marshall line of microphones was the same company as the famous guitar amps?
 
This is a little unrealted but I was just wondering if the Marshall line of microphones was the same company as the famous guitar amps?
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I thought it was at first, but, no, it's not. Marshall mics are made by Marshall Electronics, which also makes Mogami cable.
 
Mars used to have a mic room where you could listen to several mics side by side to compare. We don't have a Guitar Center in Kansas City so I don't know if they have something like this or not. That would be a great place to start though.

I personally like to HEAR a mic BEFORE I buy it. That's my first suggestion-listen to as many as you can. The decision will then probably become clear. Trust your ears and don't second guess yourself. If you end up not liking something, sell it on e-bay. If you take a $20.00 loss... it's a lesson.

Having said that; This is just my personal prefrence, but I've never heard a Marshall mic that I've liked. I have liked what I've heard from the Studio Projects mics however. I also have a C1 (among the herd) which I brought in to replace a much more expensive AKG mic because to me it simply sounded better.

Along with my Neumanns however, I'll probably add a Studio Projects TB1 Vacuum Tube mic to the collection ($300) without hearing it first because of how impressed I have been with the C1. Best of luck.

Mark
 
Marshall V77

Harvey Gerst thinks highly of the Marshall V77 (Treeline posted a link above). I think this mic was selling for around $500 when first introduced. On Harvey's recommendation, alone, I would buy it. A nice tube mic for $300 is a sweet deal.
 
Small diaphragm and multipattern mics are very cool, but you did say only vocals, right? I would consider something with a different sound than C-1. Have you considered Audio Technica 4040, Shure KSM27/SL, Studio Projects TB-1, CAD E-200? Of those, my choice for something different would be the TB-1. I also have my own favorite that gets no respect, AKG C2000B. A mid size diaphragm mic, the 2000 is good for up front vocals, instruments, cabs, and as an overhead, and is a real swiss army mic. I think most of the Marshall mics in your price range will perform very similarly to your C-1. Just a note on the AKG- For a little more, you can get a C3000B, which I consider to be inferior to the 2000B, and would not be one of my recomendations. Also, a used AT 3033 would be fine, if you can find one, for all the same reasons as C2000B. It's another mid-sized diaphragm wicked versatile mic.-Richie
 
Also, a used AT 3033 would be fine, if you can find one, for all the same reasons as C2000B. It's another mid-sized diaphragm wicked versatile mic.
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Did you mean AT 4033?
 
Oops, thanks- 4033. I think I made typo-Richie
 
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