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Originally posted by stealthbalance
dont forget about the beyer dynamic M160 ribbon - probably my fav gtr cab mic.
if thats not around , i always love the 57/421 combo. recently ive been using the royer 121 and have gotten good results as well. i guess jay kahrs and i agree much. haven't tried the baby bottle though. a friend uses the blue bottle for lead vocals claiming its like a great 47 tube with more top end clarity. does anyone know if this is true , and also if so , how does the baby bottle compare to this big bottle mic? thanks !
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Baby Bottle on vocals is pretty weird. Rolled-off treble, rolled-off bass and accentuated midrange. The poor bass response is the most unworkable thing about it as a vocal mic, but it's pretty nasal on every singer I've tried it on.
Strangely, I've read some posts by people who like it for vocals. I'm amazed.
That said, it's very nice on guitar cabs, especially backed off about 12".