Suitable Mics for acoustic guitar

[Track Rat]

I don't use JUST 4033's on guitar or even two mics everytime. In a denser mix I stick with one mic. And which mic kinda depends on the guitar, the player and whazt kind of tune it sits in. But as far as that goes, I like the 4033's through an HHB Radius 10 pre right to the recorder. I LOVE the detail.
If you want, I could post a sample.

 

[EleKtriKaz]

I don't use JUST 4033's on guitar or even two mics everytime. In a denser mix I stick with one mic. And which mic kinda depends on the guitar, the player and whazt kind of tune it sits in. But as far as that goes, I like the 4033's through an HHB Radius 10 pre right to the recorder. I LOVE the detail.
If you want, I could post a sample.

Oh, when you said you favored a pair of 4033s I thought you meant you sometimes used them together. I love my 4033 on acoustic though.

 

[earworm]

i love an AKG c414 b-uls on accoustic guitars,
connected to a joemeek preamp,

gives me great results,and i heard a few other people say the same kida thing

its a pretty 'expensive' mic, but for me its worth every cent i payd for it !

for the rest i used an NT3 - stereo pair, nice results but didn't really impress me, an NT1 is clean, but once again didn't impress me alot

if you record guitar, and you are willing to spend some money,
then i'd go for two mics, and a dual channel preamp (like the Joemeek twinQ for example (around $700 i think).
this way you can try to record in stereo, and might come in handy if you want to record overheads for drums or no matter what other thing that needs a natural sound.

so in short, my choice would be:
1 (or two if you can afford it) akg c414 (around $800 a piece) + joemeek twinq (around $800) http://i21.ebayimg.com/02/i/02/ad/33/3d_1.JPG

or if you want it alot cheaper,
2 rode NT3's ($170 a piece), as a preamp, once again, i'd go look around in the (cheaper) joemeek stuff (cause i love that sound)

cheers
two ro

 

[ozraves]

On acoustic, I like...

The Blue Dragonfly!!! Yes, it is a weird top to bottom if you look at the frequency plot but it does that shimmery acoustic guitar thing very well. One of my buds was in from Nashville. He's a session guy. We were talking acoustic guitar mics. I brought up the Dragonfly. He said, "Oh yeah," nodding his head in strong approval.

Shure KSM141. You want your acoustic guitar up front and in your face then go with the KSM141 or even a pair. These mics have such high SPL that you get probably mic a 12-gauge shotgun with one.

Groove Tubes GT33. Meaty, and yet meaty. Hit the pad and stick one up by the soundhole. On small condensers, I prefer one up by the 12th fret and one down by the bridge.

Audio-Technica AT4040. It puts across a balanced, yet musical sound.

Oktava MK012. These are good balanced mics. In certain placements, they can make the source seem a little flabby. But, when correctly placed, they put across a balanced, musical sound as well.

 

[Richard Monroe]

You have opened yourself up to a lot of wasted time, by not stating the budget. Yep- I can recommend a pair of DPA or Schoeps mics that will do your job for oh, say $5,000 to $9,000 for the pair. Creating even more confusion is the fact that an acoustic guitar can be effectively recorded using one or two mics, sometimes three, and small diaphragm and large diaphragm mics can be mixed and matched in any combination. There are a lot of ways to skin the cat.
It boils down to most people prefer 1 or 2 SD mics, but a significant percentage minority, like me, often use 1 LD. Tell me what you want to spend on the mics, and I can list candidates in that price range-Richie

 

[tdukex]

...It boils down to most people prefer 1 or 2 SD mics, but a significant percentage minority, like me, often use 1 LD...-Richie

Yeah, I like the 1 LD method for my Pop/Country demos--2 SDs for solo fingerstyle stuff.