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Decent... for the price
By: DECEMBER
Submitted: 3/14/2024
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Definitely not a great mic for guitar speakers, especially high gain, but decent, considering the price. It's fairly scooped in the mids, lacking low end, and has a bit too much fizzy high end. It's a lot better for clean tones because of this brightness. I don't know how people can stand to just hang it over the amp like that. I think it sounds terrible that close to the speaker.
It's not a good mic to use as the only mic, but it does compliment other mics well. I'm pairing it with a Sterling Audio ST151 large diaphragm condenser. This gets the deep thumpy low end while the e609 fills in the high end and helps balance the mids, though even together it's still a fairly scooped sound (which works well to balance out the mid-heavy V30's I have these mics on).
I have 2 each of the e609 and ST151 for a stereo pair of V30's.
The e609 seems to have a slight phase variance from most other mics. When you mix them you can hear the phase is slightly off. But I use a phase aligner plugin because I mix several mics on a stereo w/d/w rig w/4 speakers. But no matter how I place the e609, the aligner always has to shift it about 30 samples to get it coherent with the other mics, which all end up within just a few samples of each other. So you can't really mix it with other mics without a plugin like this.
Overall, it can be useful, but takes some work. I don't recommend it as an only mic unless you're just doing cleans with it. I do recommend it for pairing with other mics, but like I said, it takes a plugin to get it to play nice with other mics.
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Best mic for the job!
By: Pablo
Submitted: 1/10/2024
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This mic is awesome for recording guitars in my home studio. Couple it with a Shure 57 and you’ve got gold!
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Great mic
By: Richard
Submitted: 10/7/2023
1 person found this review helpful.
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I use this to mic my super reverb/deluxe reverb live. Has really good headroom and a very flat response.
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Love this mic
By: Wonderful microphone
Submitted: 3/16/2023
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Just drop it over your combo amp and it sounds wonderful!
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Mic your guitar amp with this mic
By: Daniel Salas
Submitted: 12/5/2022
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This Mic sounds amazing mic'd to my guitar players Combo amp and the sounds is amazing and clear.
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Can't go wrong
By: Lou
Submitted: 10/2/2022
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The standard.
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Great sounding mic.
By: David
Submitted: 8/4/2021
1 person found this review helpful.
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This mic is a great buy if you need to mic up your amp to a PA or studio. AMS as usual was awesome and quick to ship. Thanks AMS!
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Great for live performance
By: Chawli
Submitted: 3/4/2021
1 person found this review helpful.
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Excellent mic for placing on your amp to not only rock this town, but also to shake this place apart.
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Sounds great!
By: Mark Christopher Pizzolato
Submitted: 3/4/2021
1 person found this review helpful.
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I was a bit pessimistic when I ordered this microphone,but low and behold the sound quality is great for a microphone that is not that expensive.
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Does the job
By: Patrick James
Submitted: 11/6/2020
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This mix is great for loud low frequency amps but I found difficulty getting levels high enough for quality recording. The tone of the amp is preserved but often fails to capture the grit I’m looking for.
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Looking forward to trying it
By: Thee_dUb77
Submitted: 10/2/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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Love the sound from what I researched online. It’s this or a 57 and I needed to replace a 57.
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Great true sound
By: Dan
Submitted: 7/5/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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Really accurate sound reproduction of what’s coming out fo your amp
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Great Guitar Cab Mic !
By: Dusty
Submitted: 5/15/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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These have kind of become the industry standard for micing a guitar cab, & of course it sounds great. Nice & warm & gets a great representation of your tone without changing the tone.
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Crisp, clear sound reproduction at a great price.
By: James (Bacon and Echo's dad!)
Submitted: 5/12/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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So much more nuanced than the SM57 or even the Beta 57. Great design for cabinets and drums, and relatively low gain so it's pretty much foolproof.
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This Mic Will Capture Your Tone!
By: Dr Octave
Submitted: 4/16/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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I use this to mic my rocker 15. I can honestly say that this captures the tone of my Super 58s perfectly. Couldn't ask for a better or easier way to mic my cab.
This mic has completely exceeded my expectations for the price!
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Great microphone
By: Scott
Submitted: 4/7/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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Great microphone for the money. I use it mostly for micing my amp cabinet. Sounds awesome. I like it better than a sm-57 for amplifiers.
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Ease of use.
By: fullmetaluriah
Submitted: 3/30/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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I got this mic to record a tube amp that I have been using. It works well and is clearly labeled for which side is the FRONT side to go towered the sound.
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Solid choice
By: John R.
Submitted: 2/27/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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Great mic, I love the sound and the design. Highly recommend!
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Fantastic amp mic! My guitar sounds like my guitar!!
By: 6 Strings at 10 Paces
Submitted: 2/9/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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So easy to set up and use! Design really isolates the cab with virtually no bleed-through. I use it hanging with cable looped thru handle so there's no coupling to the floor via a stand, drummer can't trip on the stand or bump it so it's knocked off-axis. Very neutral and accurate, I prefer it to the Sm-57 in every way.
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It’s not one of the best known mics for nothing.
By: Matt
Submitted: 1/6/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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I bought this mic as I’ve seen so many on the road for a long time. I’ve always used an SM57, and in my opinion this is just as rugged, and sonically a step above in capturing my amps tone. Highly recommended.
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Great Microphone
By: Jerry Gray
Submitted: 12/11/2019
7 people found this review helpful.
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Awesome sounding microphone for amps and drums/percussion. I own several of these.
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Lighter than I thought -- Records Great
By: Yourfriendalec
Submitted: 12/10/2019
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Got this to replace my SM-57 and boom stand to clear up more space on my floor in my home studio, while also hopefully increasing some of the mid range clarity and responsiveness for clean electric sounds out of my fender bassbreaker.
Worked like a charm. Records really well through my UA Arrow -- loving the sounds I'm getting from all my guitars -- including a squire FSR tele, a Fender American pro tele deluxe, Gibson LP Junior, Gibson ES-275 Thinline, and PRS Silver Sky.
Recommend. If you have a decent audio interface, I'd say get this over the e906 w. the built in EQ switching -- I think this will do the trick and save some money.
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Best Guitar Amp Microphone
By: Steviebone
Submitted: 9/6/2019
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This microphone is one of the best suited for handling guitar amps and other louder close mic applications, especially where a low profile is advantageous, such as on stage or in a cramped studio setting. The mike can be hung/slung over a speaker cabinet or mounted on small footprint stand and placed directly in front of speaker cone/grill.
The flat design allows for setup in extremely tight spaces.
The frequency response of 40-18k works well on most amplified instruments. It is designed optimally to handle high sound pressure levels (loud) without pads. Response is fairly flat and even across the entire range.
It is also super-cardroid pattern meaning crosstalk can be kept to a minimum, important when mic'ing multiple cabs.
I found these to be superior to the standard sm-57 type mics for guitar cabinet pickup, more bottom end, crisper high end and very low profile.
They are also fairly durable. I've been using mine for a long time and they have held up well.
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Great sounding versitle mic
By: Brian Waller, Owner/Operator of Wildsound Productions in Erie, PA.
Submitted: 9/6/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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I now own 6 of these, and will never consider another mic for guitar. They accurately pick up the amp sound, usually with very little tweaking to the EQ. And their physical design allows you to hang them over the cab, eliminating the need for yet another mic stand to trip over. And, because of the larger diaphragm than some other instrument mics, these are suited well for toms and bass amps.
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Great guitar cab mic
By: Sean
Submitted: 8/31/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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This microphone is amazing for recording guitar. I really enjoy it on clean and crunch. Sounds like a blanket is taken off the mids compared to the sm57
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Sennheiser E609 - a must have mic for studio and stage
By: Bruce Jordahl
Submitted: 8/9/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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This is the 2nd E609 in my studio mic collection. Been using the first one for several years now. So useful for live work too. I use them to record small guitar amps, and also to mic the snare. It's easier to get a good isolated snare track than the old Shure 57 standard. While it's made for mic'ing a guitar amp I find it a really versatile mic for drums. Useful for bass guitar amp too but there are other mic's that specialize in covering those frequencies. The 609 is a serious value and affordable too. Never had any issues with performance or technical issues. If you play guitar live mic'd up or work in a studio it is a 'must have'.
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Great Mic, good value for the quality.
By: JonnyG
Submitted: 6/7/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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Great Mic, good value for the quality. I play through a 3/4 stack all tubes so volume is not a problem. Getting the right sound from the cabinet to the pa or recording device is very important. I would recommend it.
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It is great!!! I have always wanted my equipment miked.
By: Eugene Smith
Submitted: 6/5/2019
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It is great!!! I have always wanted my equipment miked. It sounds better coming through the speakers. You don't have to play hard or loud. It's perfect.
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This mic delivers the sound you are looking for.
By: Gerald
Submitted: 6/5/2019
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Our band played through these mics at a bike rally in the spring. After hearing how they sounded on the video, I knew these were the microphones we needed. I highly recommend these for any group looking to bring forth their amps for more clearer sound. You wont be sorry if you purchase these.
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Should've Bought One Years Ago
By: Richard Hill
Submitted: 5/11/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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Exactly what you want in front of your cabinet. Great sound quality, and the flat profile makes it less likely to be a trip hazard. If you are miccing your cabinet with anything else you're doing it wrong.
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Nice product
By: Tan Nguyen
Submitted: 4/5/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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great to use with the trusty sm57
By: Jared
Submitted: 3/22/2019
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I have finally run 2 mics for both amps. the sound is so much better, it really sounds more like how I hear it playing out. this mic is great. I use it with a shure sm57 on my vox ac15. it is a great complimentary sounding mic, this one has more highs and that is great cause the sm57 can be a little murky. I would recommend it for a standalone guitar amp mic, and REALLY recommend it for the 2nd mic on an amp, to get a nice full sound recording.
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I love these mics
By: mick mars murphy
Submitted: 3/6/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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I play in a full time band we Bought 2 Sennheiser e609 microphones Best live Mic on the market works and sounds great
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Thinking about an SM57 look at this
By: Brian K
Submitted: 2/3/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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I've used sm57 on guitar amps and cans for years.We used to have a pro studio and it was always an sm57 or an md421 Sometimes both for low tuned metal stuff or for alt rock worship type guys the 57 always worked well. Now I'm just doing youtube demos and home recording and I have always wanted to try one of these. I ordered one over the summer and hooked it up and did some guitar tracks. Sounds different than an sm57 but a good different and I like how you can just hang it over the amp. you don't really need a stand just sling it over the top line it up with the speaker and your done. easy set up great sound and a great price anyone can afford.
So get a 57 and one of these the 57 can be used for other things too. Vocals, Snare etc.
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Love these Mics!!!!
By: TonyO
Submitted: 1/24/2019
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Use these for recording all my stuff and so Awesome!
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Excellent for guitars
By: Andre Laurent
Submitted: 12/27/2018
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I love the e609, especially on live, rock guitars. I typically use these in conjunction with Shure SM57’s for a nice stereo image.
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The best!
By: Big B
Submitted: 12/6/2018
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Fantastic Mic
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Great Amp Mic
By: Nate Hewett
Submitted: 7/23/2018
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Love this amp mic! Prefer this sound over the SM57. The design allows for easy placement by draping over the amp. Keep one as a spare in case someone decides to join in on stage that didn't bring a mic and/or stand.
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Classic tone reproduction
By: Scotty G
Submitted: 7/22/2018
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Great mike that eliminates the boom arm or stand on stage
Response range excellent for.live pa and most studio.work
Scotty
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Awesome mic!
By: Alex
Submitted: 4/26/2018
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Absolute wonderful alternative to an sm57 or 58
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Great Mic!
By: Jerry Baxter
Submitted: 1/22/2018
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Great guitar cab mic! Much better than my SM57.... better dynamics. Clearer highs. Plus you don't need a stand if space is an issue. Only wish it didn't have some plastic parts. Quality made tho
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excellent
By: Paul
Submitted: 1/3/2018
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Great mic. True tone from cab. I am using it "hanging" over an Orange 1x12. No mic stand needed and tone is true. Love it!
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Very Good Product
By: H. Carranza
Submitted: 6/1/2016
1 person found this review helpful.
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Good capture, easy to use i am so happy with it
With a good EQ sounds amazing
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Awesome Mic
By: Guy
Submitted: 5/20/2016
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Great product, great sound
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Excellent product
By: Sean
Submitted: 7/8/2015
1 person found this review helpful.
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Great Mic i use it to Mike my Marshall tone comes out true Even better than the old standby SM57
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Incredible isolaton!
By: Tom McElman
Submitted: 5/24/2015
4 people found this review helpful.
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I use this mic to record my guitar amp simply by draping it over the top. My amp sits next to a very big Bonham type drum kit with a very Bonham like basher behind the kit. Very little drum signal shows up in the guitar track and this mic picks up exactly what is coming from the amp. Allows us to record live while allowing for overdubs if necessary.
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great versital microphone here. great warm tone. LOVE IT
By: Brandon W from Indiana
Submitted: 8/15/2013
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love this mic. had numerous friends that use this for their set up so i picked up a couple. great warm tone.
what i really love is that theyre so versitale! use it on congas, guitars, even vox sound atleast half way decent! haha
quality is top notch. nothing wrong with any of these and 10 year warranty, cant beat it. these are rock solid.
i deducted one star for one reason. if youre no newbie to sound, no problem. but if youre new, you will need to know there is one way and one way ONLY to place this on a guitar cab, and it has two faces. be prepaired for feedback.
one side IS labled front, but i always think about the black grill "camoflage" with the cabs grill (usually black)...
features, great ruggid design and versitale! can be used for many instruments!
---Placement! placement is a breeze with this mic
beautiful tone. almost natural sounding. much preferred over the sm57. and a LOT easier to place.
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Exactly what I wanted
By: Brad from Ham Lake, MN, US
Submitted: 7/1/2013
Your general opinion of this product.
I love this mic for mic'ing amps. The flat shape, allowing it to be simply draped over the amp and rest on the grill saves time and hassle of setting up a mic stand.
Sennheiser's reputation speaks for itself. I've had no issues.
Plug it in, position it, and away you go.
Excellent, transparent ... just what I wanted.
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Great Mic
By: R.B.West from Springfield Mo
Submitted: 9/3/2012
Built Well
Easy as any mic I've used
Tone is great! just what i was wanting to capture my guitar tone!
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Great product! Live or in the studio it is my go to mic for guitar amps
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e609- my guitar never sounded better
By: Josh from Southern Illinois
Submitted: 5/18/2012
Superior design, rich, full sound. Worth every penny and more!
Design enables a great mic placement every time.
Mic placement has never been easier.
Full, rich, thick tone cutting through in a two guitar mix.
Your general opinion of this product.
I'm sold as an e609 lifetime customer.
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i love it
By: joshua F.O.H. Century music systems.. chris perez band from san antonio TX U.S,A.
Submitted: 10/24/2011
works every time.. durable .
the design is the best feature .
i use this on lead guitar and on timbales ..
just what i expect from sennheiser
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perfect sound
By: Rick from Sylvania,Ohio,USA
Submitted: 9/7/2011
seenheiser what else do I need to say. Tried and true. Far better then SM57
the small and flatness for getting up close to amps and violins. Little hot until we turned the inputs down on the amps. Shock mount around head, extend the input another inch on the neck
very hot microphones, little adjusting for distance but otherwise great
Picked the highs from a violin perfectly and even picked up a Ukale without dropping a note. Very clean sound
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IT DOES EVERYTHING IT CLAIMS TO DO
By: CHET BENNETT from ANTONITO, CO.
Submitted: 6/25/2011
YES..AFTER ALL ITS A SENNHEISER.HAVE 4 AND THEY BEEN IN USE FOR YEARS AND SAVAGE DRUMMERS HAVE BEAT THE LIVING HELL OUT OF THEM AND THEY HUNG IN THERE
THE SOUND ..PERIOD !!! MAYBE A "5" DB PAD ,NOT 10 ..5 JUST ENOUGH TO TAKE THE HIT FOR A VERY LOUD AMP .
ON DRUMS ,SLIPS RIGHT IN BETWEEN SNARE AND TOMS AND THERE IS NO WEIRD ANGLE TO DEAL WITH LIKE WITH PENCIL TYPES .
IT HAS THAT SOUND , THE SOUND IS SMOOTH AS A QUALITY MIC SHOULD BE . MUST HAVE A DECENT XFORMER THAT ALLOWS NICE LOW AND HI END .
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mimic mic
By: Wicked from Hibbing, MN USA
Submitted: 5/26/2011
1 person found this review helpful.
The mic is compact and easy for placement.
This mic is good for high or low sound on the placement of the speaker and at close range.
The tone is very good. It duplicates the tone of my amp with great clarity. No mud.
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Shure KIller!
By: macdr3 from Temecula, Ca
Submitted: 5/25/2011
Faithful sound reproduction. Miked my Gibson J200 and the sound was flawless!
Very easy to use, just plug it in and go.
Could not ask for anything more.
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MAKES TOMS SOUND HUGE
By: O.E.
Submitted: 5/20/2011
The build is great, very solid and looks like it can handle the road.
The microphone capsule design allows for placement in tight places like miking toms. I use it between two toms, a 10” and 12” and they sound awesome; big, full with the perfect attack. I used to use AKG D409 mini clip ons or Sennheiser e604 mics on each tom for live use and the Sennheiser e609 blows them away.
The mic is easy to postion and its just plug and play. Very responsive when with the eq bands.
The sound is awesome. It is a rich full sounding mic. I havn't triend on a guitar amp, but on toms I prefer it over my e604 and AKG D409 microphones.
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Great Instrument Mics
By: Sean from Hannibal, MO
Submitted: 5/15/2011
They seem to be a good quality.
Very easy to use. You don't need mic stands because they lay flat against guitar cabs.
Pretty self-explanatory really...
I'm liking the overall sound.
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Sennheiser for this price?!?!?!
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
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QUALITY:
I have NEVER been disappointed by any Sennheiser mic and this is no exception.
FEATURES:
I like the design of the mic especially for guitar cabinets. The pick up pattern is excellent.
EASE OF USE:
Couldn't be any easier to use..plug it in...place it...and go.
VALUE:
The price of this mic is a steal as far as I'm concerned. Sennheiser quality and performance at this price!? Should be a standard in any sound engineers arsenal.
SOUND:
This mic has a warm sound, not too bright but very clean and clear. From time to time I've even used one as an acoustic mic. It lends a 'full' sound rather than
the thin sound of some condensers...of course different mics for different sounds so I'm not saying it's the definative acoustic mic but I like it, especially in front of the Deluxe Reverb cabinet.
STYLE:
You name it...
MUSIC EXPERIENCE:
Guitarist for 35 years / Recordin
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The Real Deal
By: AMS Customer from USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
Your general opinion of this product.
QUALITY:
Sennheiser has always made great microphones and this one is no exception. Well made. Looks and sounds wonderful.
FEATURES:
Simple, to the point, compact, functional.
EASE OF USE:
Required no EQing. It reproduces the sound in the PA the way it sounds to my ear. EXACTLY.
VALUE:
I was very pleased with the value. In my opinion, there's no reason to spend more on a mike for live sound reenforcement of an electric guitar.
SOUND:
This mike replaced a trusty SM57 to mike my Blackface Twin. It reproduces the sound I hear live through the sound system. I'll never use a 57 again.
STYLE:
pop, jazz
MUSIC EXPERIENCE:
30+ yrs in the clubs and in the studios
OVERALL:
There are more expensive mikes that might perform better, but spending more would be a waste of money for live guitar. Added bonus, it records VERY nicely also. Well made, reasonable pr
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What a buy!
By: John from CT, USA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
Your general opinion of this product.
QUALITY:
Rock-hard construction, sturdy output jack.
FEATURES:
The sideways-facing diaphraghm makes it perfect for micing cabs - no stand needed - just hang it over the speaker.
SOUND:
Excellent sound - I prefer to hang the mic about 2" off the center of the speaker cone - it gives you a good amount of fuzz and bass, but still retains great clarity. Fuss around wiht it - you'll find the right spot over the speaker.
STYLE:
Blues/Rock
MUSIC EXPERIENCE:
hobby studio musician/semi-profesisonal
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finally!
By: Julian Gallows from knoxville Tn
Submitted: 2/5/2008
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QUALITY:
built well
FEATURES:
One of the few multi direction flat screen mics
EASE OF USE:
plug and play
VALUE:
Its round about right
SOUND:
the pattern is very similar to a sm57, so it sounds good
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honest opinion
By: Trey Wright from Dothan,Al, U.S.
Submitted: 2/5/2008
Your general opinion of this product.
QUALITY:
Good
FEATURES:
not any great extras
EASE OF USE:
very easy
VALUE:
great value
SOUND:
pretty good for price
STYLE:
Jam
MUSIC EXPERIENCE:
1 year playing bass guitar nonstop
OVERALL:
Good deal for starting to intermediate users