Which mic for recording amps

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I have one mic - GT67 valve mic with various patterns available.
I have tried mic'ing my 100w bass combo and have had good results for bass. I also put my electric guitar through my Korg multi fx and through the amp (to get some added air from the speaker).

My question is that I am thinking of getting a SM57 to use in place of the GT67 - will I get better results. I also have the Groove Tubes 'The Brick ' valve pre/DI box which I could use with the SM57?
 
Well when you say "in place" of it sounds like you won't use the other one anymore :D .

Sure, it will be better for some things but not all things. It might not work better on a bass cab, depending on what sort of sound you're after. It would probably work better on an electric guitar amp. You might even try using both of them on either of those sources.
 
If you want a good mic to use for both guitar and bass cabs, I would suggest the Electrovoice RE20, Sennheiser MD421, or Shure SM7B. The SM57 is a decent mic to have around and will do what you want, just not as well as the others I've listed, imo.
 
For a home studio will I tell the difference between a SM57 and the mic's mentioned above(Electrovoice RE20, Sennheiser MD421, or Shure SM7B)?
 
hemmick reef said:
For a home studio will I tell the difference between a SM57 and the mic's mentioned above(Electrovoice RE20, Sennheiser MD421, or Shure SM7B)?
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Yes. They are all bigger, for one thing.
 
I'm really liking my Shinybox 23 (pretty much same mic as the Nady RSM2) on guitar cabs lately. Fuller and richer than a SM57 and not as fizzy as condensers can be.
 
hemmick reef said:
For a home studio will I tell the difference between a SM57 and the mic's mentioned above(Electrovoice RE20, Sennheiser MD421, or Shure SM7B)?
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For guitar, they are all just different sounds. The 57 is somewhat nasally/midrangey, but works well on guitar cabs for that reason. The larger dynamics tend to capture the bass more naturally than the 57 to my ears. So, yes, I think you will notice a difference. Whether or not you will notice a $250 difference is up to your ears and gear.
 
I like the mixed sound of an E609 and an SM57 miced up at the same time.
 
hemmick reef said:
For a home studio will I tell the difference between a SM57 and the mic's mentioned above(Electrovoice RE20, Sennheiser MD421, or Shure SM7B)?
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Probably not.

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