It can be used pretty much wherever a condenser would normally be used. A lot of people like it for vocals or acoustic guitar, I'd say maybe, if you have a bunch of other mics you like, this would make a pretty good room mic for recording acoustic guitar or drums. It'd also make a pretty good floor tom mic, if you're not too hard of a hitter.
If you're throwing it in your live bag the best 3 places for it would be a) as a mono overhead on a drumset. Throw it up over the drummer's soldier and use any dynamic on kick (58's and 57's work fine). Good, cheap live or studio drum micing. b) as an acoustic guitar mic, perhaps in conjunction with a pickup. It'll give the guitar some life. or c) as an overhead for any small acoustic group (strings, percussion, something that just needs a single overhead instead of a bunch of close mics).
the 2020's are great mic's for the price, and your price was even better!
Alex
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