Good Mic for acoustic guitar (steel strings )

[zak7]

I am looking for a nice Mic to record great acoustic guitar(steel strings)...specially for strumming...rhythm

Any mics?

Thanks!

[Gravity8058]

The best I've ever heard for that application is a KM 56, the second best would be C12a.

[themaidsroom]

Originally Posted by Gravity8058

The best I've ever heard for that application is a KM 56, the second best would be C12a.

i agree with both of those i would love to own either one
i spent a weekend with a c-12 a some ten years ago
i would love for david bock to make a bock
km-56
km-54

right now what works for me on acoustic guitar
is the josephson
e-22s



be well


- jack

[keiffer]

Originally Posted by themaidsroom

right now what works for me on acoustic guitar
is the josephson e-22s

- jack

I also often use a pair of e22S mics on acoustic gtr

[Vogon]

Depending on the guitar and track, I've been using:

AT4047
VM-1
Schoeps Transformer body with MK4
M-160
414 B-ULS

[ramzijr]

been using a 414 , sounds great .

[lowfreq33]

Those are all good suggestions. On the cheaper side of things I'll suggest the Shure KSM141. I actually prefer that to the Neumanns most of the time.

[Marty J]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned it, but the AKG C451 sounds great on acoustic guitar.

[Energie]

yeah I use 2 mics, the akg 451 paired with a LD, usually my mojave, then take the direct out as well and mix up the middle, I am very happy.

[Acoustic Cloud]

Originally Posted by lowfreq33

Those are all good suggestions. On the cheaper side of things I'll suggest the Shure KSM141. I actually prefer that to the Neumanns most of the time.

+1, on the 141.


I also like

Oktava 012 modded

MXL V-67 (dont laugh!)

ribbon with 141, mid-side

[AMIEL]

Schoeps CMC5 thumbsup

[warhead]

Oktava MK-012 = excellent acoustic mic.

War

[delcosmos]

U67

[Meriphew]

Originally Posted by themaidsroom

km-56
km-54

That would be cool. I've heard that Wunder is working on releasing a KM-54.

[Doc Mixwell]

Dare I say this....

TAB Modified SM57

it worked really well for me the last time I tried it,

[Jim Williams]

AKG 460B transformer-less.

Jim Williams
Audio Upgrades

[analogjeff]

depends, of course, on the guitar, the music/purpose, and the preamp, but the royer 121 can often sound great, too... i often combine a 121 at the 12th fret with a 414 B-ULS off the body... and i use a Pendulum tube pre for a cleaner sound and either a Phoenix or a Chandler TG-2 for more color or attitude...

hope this helps some...

[midnightsun]

My present favorite approach is to record acoustic guitar using a figure of 8, coincident matched pair, in an XY or Blumlein pattern. Occasionally I will keep the track stereo, but usually I will blend the X & Y to give me the tone that I am after in a mono track.

[octatonic]

C12.

[insomnio]

I always endup chosing KM84 but been digging the Pearlman TM-1 (very warm and airy at the same time...can't explain...)

[studjo]

on the "modern" side I use a KM184 around the 12th fret and an AT4050 over the shoulder and really dig the results so far.

[vernier]

So many mics work for acoustic guitar -hard to pic. Some I like are U47, RE15, D19. I don't dig the little bright ones though, i.e. 451.

[studjo]

and what are you doing if you need a bright guitar?

[camerondye]

I have a cheaper taylor guitar and the Neumann TLM-103 sounds the best on it, I know people hate this mic.

[elambo]

Originally Posted by Meriphew

That would be cool. I've heard that Wunder is working on releasing a KM-54.

God please let that be true!

Their CM7 is my favorite mic, even among some other rather big dogs, and a KM54 is my favorite acoustic gtr mic by far. Wunder making a 54 would be stellar. I have a KM54 I love that took me a long time to track down, but at 53 years of age it's not going to last forever.

To answer the question - for most styles and most guitars a KM54 is my favorite, followed by a C12.

[SpiderM69]

Chameleon Labs TS-1

[vernier]

and what are you doing if you need a bright guitar?

I like natural sound, so that means a dynamic mic.

[Kenny M]

Originally Posted by Jim Williams

AKG 460B transformer-less.

Jim Williams
Audio Upgrades

460B is really good, but my favorite is a KM56. Actually an SM2 (stereo KM56's) is phenomenal.

[CaptCrunch]

I get great results with Schoeps CMC6 bodies with either mk2 or mk4 caps. Also, the Sennheiser MKH800 is fantastic and, dare I say, a bit better than the Schoeps. Anxiously awaiting a pair of Wagner U47s; the first test will be... you guessed it, acoustic guitar! Always like to try a mic on acoustics for some reason. Perhaps that I'm a guitar player has something to do with it!?!

[PepsiFX357]

Originally Posted by Marty J

I'm surprised no one has mentioned it, but the AKG C451 sounds great on acoustic guitar.

I muchly agree, and not to long ago I was using a TLM103 and it sounded spectacular.