FWIW, I tried a U195 (as well as some other mics) last night on crunchy guitar (PRS McCarty thru a '74 JMP 50 and a '69 Marshall 4x12 into a Neve Portico 5012) and confirmed that it's too "fizzy" for this application, even when used 6 feet in front of the cab where all four speakers "bloom" and padding the mic. But the Portico ROCKs on big loud guitars.
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