Best mini cardioid condenser for DB

[Bob Branstetter]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

Bob, let's say I am playing with a Trio in a small restaurant and don't need a lot of volume. Would this Mic pictured above work as well as my old AKG160E wrapped in foam in the Bridge? The AKG plugs right into my Amp and sounds great. Used it with the Gilkes on night with only a tiny bit of volume.

That would be a little hard to answer since I have not used that particular microphone. Years ago, I used the AKG's and other mics wrapped in foam stuffed in the bridge. At the time, I thought they sounded good. Howerver, IMO the more modern shock mounted mics have a more natural sound and produce more usable volume.