| DPA 4061- no contest. Mount it under the string between the tailpiece and the bridge using the DPA mounts. Because it is mounted so close, you get tons of gain before feedback and tons of isolation on the mic. One of the few mics I'll use that close to a string instrument without EQ.
Another option that I've head that sounds better than it should is a countryman isomax microphone placed lightly on the top of the bridge with double stick foam pad tape. This is what the Kronos Quartet uses for their clipon mics and had I not head it with my own ears, I wouldn't have believed it sounded good.
--Ben |