Drum Mics for Guitar Amp Micing

[DRUMMER MAN]

Hey guys, im going to start recording my own jazz/post-rock EP and my friend is letting me borrow his Drum Mics. We havent spoke too much about them but he said they are really good and but he has only used them for live micing and not any reocording. I was wondering if there is a difference with Live Drum Mics, or Recording drum mics he didnt tell me what kind they were but i can find out tomorrow.

Also i am recording guitar (from an amp) and acoustic guitar. Will i seperatly need a condenser mic to mic my amp, or can i use one of the condenser mics from the drum mics?

Im not looking for extreme quality its actually supposed to be slightly lo-fi with raw quality.

Thanks a lot!

[Seafroggys]

You have to get away from the whole 'drum mic' 'this mic' 'that mic' mentality. You have to look at the mic for what it is!

For example, you might consider the SM57 a great drum mic, when in fact you can use it on a guitar amp and get great results.

[naut]

indeed.^ was gonna say the same thing. people are just attached to these stigmas 'cause it's how the manufacturers market their products.

like the D-112. stick it on anything besides a kick and some people act like it's blasphemous. why? who cares.

yes, the size of the diaphragm, frequency response, polar pattern, etc, can dictate what a mic may be best suited for; but it certainly doesn't restrict its uses to what the manufacturer intended.

[Seafroggys]

Yeah, I've seen a D112 used on an upright bass before, got good results.

There's some mics that are pretty specialized. The Sennheiser e609 is pretty much only good as a cab mic, though some have had good results on a snare. Other than that, it sounds poopty.

Your 'drum mics' could probably be good on anything. Most likely, your snare mic will work on a guitar speaker.

[Motleyguy]

Yeah, he's right. If you find out what the mics are, we might be able to tell you what sort of use you might be able to get out of them. But there are no specific "drum mics", and there isn't really a difference between mics used live, and mics used to record, with the exception of the fact that condensor mics are rarely used in a live setup (except maybe as drum OH's)

[DRUMMER MAN]

You have to get away from the whole 'drum mic' 'this mic' 'that mic' mentality. You have to look at the mic for what it is!

For example, you might consider the SM57 a great drum mic, when in fact you can use it on a guitar amp and get great results.

Ohhhhhh, right right right, i understand. I think i was just saying 'drum mics' because he actually bought a set of mics which were called 'drum mics. Ill try to talk to him tonight to get the specs/brand/type... then maybe we will understand more.

[Aus_rock_god]

A PG87 makes an interesting effect. Sounds like you're playing the guitar over a phone line.

"Drum Mics" are essentually SM57's / 8's that have been designed to clip on to a tom or snare. You can definatly use them for guitars, it's just a pain in the *** to get them to sit there and stay still.

Use some clever gaffer and you're laughing.


Random note: "Singstar" mics work incredibly well for guitar amps.