mic for acoustic guitar

[jerberson12]

I dont know what kind of mic to use for recording acoustic guitar? anybody? i prefer shure brands thnx

 

[DJL]

I dont know what kind of mic to use for recording acoustic guitar? anybody? i prefer shure brands thnx

Why not keep using the Shure's you prefer?

 

[jerberson12]

Re: Re: mic for acoustic guitar

Why not keep using the Shure's you prefer?

its a vocal mic, not an instrumental mic, any idea?

 

[Richard Monroe]

There's more than one way to skin that cat. Acoustic guitar can be mic'd with 1 or 2 small diaphagm mics, 1 large diaphragm mic, one of each, or a ribbon mic. It's a matter of taste and budget. Give us some idea of your budget, because the answer to your question runs from $50 to several thousand. Also, do you have phantom power? You will need a preamp or a mixer. For dirt cheap, I like Oktava MC012's or Marshall MXL603's, in pairs, or one Studio Projects B-1. For a little more, I like AKG C2000B. In the up to $500 range, consider a pair of Studio Projects C-4's or one Rode NTK, also a very nice vocal mic. What I really like? AKG C414B-ULS, just one on the 12th fret. I have more expensive mics, but nothing I'd rather use on acoustic guitar.-Richie

 

[FattMusiek]

Oktava MK012.

 

[jerberson12]

budget is $150
I want shure brands...
Is Shure SM57 good for acoustic guitars?

 

[Rocket Boy]

why do you care if its shure?

and no, an sm57 is not an ideal mic for acoustic guitar by any means. do you have a phantom power source for a condensor mic?

 

[jerberson12]

why do you care if its shure?

and no, an sm57 is not an ideal mic for acoustic guitar by any means. do you have a phantom power source for a condensor mic?

actually i have only 1 mic (shure SM58 for vocal with roland mmp-2 preamp) i tried recording vocal and is great but when i tried recording guitar, i dont get what i want......
and ive never use a condenser and a phantom power , whats a phantom power anyway

ok any brands would be good unless its way below $150

 

[chessrock]

You could get an SM81. Those are pretty decent. And they'e Shure.

 

[13th_Omen]

I would suggest an Audio Technica Pro37 mini-condensor mic. You will need a pre-amp or mixer with phantom power. What is phanton power? It is what supplies your condensor mic with power, wither via a switch on the mixer or on the pre-amp. You can get an inexpensive tube pre-amp from Behringer that sounds pretty good with the Pro37:

AT Pro37 - $139
Behringer Tube Pre-Amp - $100

 

[FattMusiek]

budget is $150
I want shure brands...
Is Shure SM57 good for acoustic guitars?

A long, long time ago I tried recording an acoustic guitar and had no luck. I think it sucks for acoustic guitars, personally.

 

[StevenLindsey]

A long, long time ago I tried recording an acoustic guitar and had no luck. I think it sucks for acoustic guitars, personally.

A 57 can be ok depending on the kind of guitar used, the playing style, the preamp used, the voice required for a particular song, etc. It can be good. It can be bad.

 

[Richard Monroe]

If you want to know how an SM57 will sound on an acoustic, screw the ball off the end of your SM58 and try that, they're basically the same mic. I don't think it's a particularly good guitar mic.
Phantom power is a 48 volt (generally) charge that is sent back up the mic cable by a preamp or mixer to power a condenser mic.
Although there are exceptions, most recording engineers prefer condensers to dynamics for recording acoustic guitar.
The closest thing in the Shure line to your budget is KSM109, $179.99 at Musician's Friend, but you'd be better off, in my opinion, with a pair of Marshall MXL603's, $160 a pair, or Oktava MC012's, $100-$140 a pair at Guitar Center, depending on how fast you talk.
But, you have to have phantom power. The question is- what are you plugging these mics into? If you have a mixer or a mic preamp, you most likely have phanrom power. That will be a button that says "48v".-Richie