Has anybody recorded Ac. Guitars with a Soundelux E47 or ifet7?

[Fletcher]

They're OK... probably wouldn't be something I'd reach for first... but if it were the only game in town I doubt I'd be disappointed.

[NathanEldred]

The ifet7 sounds good, better than an U87ai IMO. The E47 sounds great on acoustic. One mic in omni...huge. It's debateable about whether a small diaphram sounds "better", sometimes I like the LD best, but they need a little more room to "breath" compared to a small diaphram mic.

[cebolao]

Originally posted by Fletcher
They're OK... probably wouldn't be something I'd reach for first...

can you point us some alternatives? budget... 1500$, max 2000$...

[jbuntz]

Josephson series 4. You could get two under a grand.

[Magnus]

Thanks for your replies!

How would you say the ifet7 is on Male rock vocals?

[chickenbop]

I had an ifet that I bought for vocals and didn't like it at all.I have kind of a nasal thing going on though and I believe the ifet accentuated this problem.I think it has a peak around 5k but don't quote me on that.It also has a high rolloff so forget about any "air".I sold it on ebay and ended up getting a u195 and I love it.It sounds nice on acoustic and bass drum also.It's also a lot cheaper.Also,the ifet is supposed to be so versatile but it just didn't make sense to me.For one thing,in v mode,the mic is extremely sensitive to rumble so if you're going into a compressor,make sure your mic pre or compressor has a rolloff available or your compressor will be reacting to all the rumble.Also,in I mode,it has a built in low frequency rolloff which you can't disable.I personally expected to use the i mode a few feet from the bass drum but the rolloff kind of defeats the purpose of using a 47fet-style mic to capture the "woof" of the drum.The u195 is way more versatile in my opinion.You can choose a rolloff or not depending on the placement you use.It also has a pad switch and a low end boost if you need some extra thump.