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If I remember my details correctly, Glyn Johns' technique calls for a pair of LDCs.
Albeit they are a) cheap and b) more like SDCs that look like LDCs, I use MXL 990s with that sort of a setup. The drummer I record has a massive kit, like 16 drums (plus the cymbals), and found it captured the thump of the room and the overall kit sound better than a gazillion mics on each drum. I did not, however, A/B this with really small-diaphragm mics like some of the Earthworks or even ECM8000s (I returned those--too noisy!).
It's worth a try--but I'd recommend the cheaper LDCs until you are sure your drummer won't whack one of them whilst playing.
Albeit they are a) cheap and b) more like SDCs that look like LDCs, I use MXL 990s with that sort of a setup. The drummer I record has a massive kit, like 16 drums (plus the cymbals), and found it captured the thump of the room and the overall kit sound better than a gazillion mics on each drum. I did not, however, A/B this with really small-diaphragm mics like some of the Earthworks or even ECM8000s (I returned those--too noisy!).
It's worth a try--but I'd recommend the cheaper LDCs until you are sure your drummer won't whack one of them whilst playing.