[Musiclab]

I haven't used a 57 in years for snare drum, for the longest time it was a 201 on the top
but actually just poking over the top of the rim as if I was micing the shell and then a 2nd 201 micing the shell. But a few years ago I was fooling around with drum mics with my friend and I stuck an AKG 460 on top and we were both struck by how nice it sounded and bigger than the 201, so I started using that for the top and the shell I use either an earthworks SR77 or a Peluso CEM6. Since I NEVER mic the snare with the mic pointing down like the way you usually see it in all of those "how to mic a snare drum' pics, it's not really in a place where the drummer can hit it, unless he's aiming for it.