Have to disagree with kid klash here. Everything he said applies to C3000B, but *not* C2000B. It is not brittle, not overpriced ($180 with H100 shock mount), has pads and bass rolloffs, unlike most cheap alternatives, is a good vocal mic, good on guitar, good on toms, and a perfectly good overhead. It is one of the best low priced FET condensers on the market. If you want to make Chessrock happy, duct tape a tube to it.-Richie