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non compos mentis
I don't know about anybody else, but my home studio is usually a very noisy place. Three kids, a pug, a wife, dishwasher - you know...
I discovered that the Schertler DYN-M, billed as a contact dynamic microphone, that I normally use for live sound with my mandolin, works wonderfully with acoustic guitar in my studio. It's very warm, a bit lacking in top end, but quite rich sounding. They are expensive (around $400), but it lets me record an acoustic at times that I otherwise wouldn't (which is most of the time).
I think that AKG makes a similar product, the 411. I don't know if works as well, though.
I discovered that the Schertler DYN-M, billed as a contact dynamic microphone, that I normally use for live sound with my mandolin, works wonderfully with acoustic guitar in my studio. It's very warm, a bit lacking in top end, but quite rich sounding. They are expensive (around $400), but it lets me record an acoustic at times that I otherwise wouldn't (which is most of the time).
I think that AKG makes a similar product, the 411. I don't know if works as well, though.