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Old 11-18-2019, 11:04 PM
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Default Low budget recording

So my friend and I are recording another album. I think his vocal mic is perfectly adequate but the instrument mic is a cheap £20 Stagg one that leaves a lot to be desired. We’ve been using my Baggs Anthem pickup combined with the Stagg mic aimed at the 12th fret but I still think the guitar sounds a bit artificial.

Is there a mic around the £100 mark that could offer a significant improvement? Even better if it can be used for vocals too - I don’t know how this works really, my friend is the recording buff. I’m just trying to help out by coughing up towards the recording costs but it would be nice if I could get some use out of it at home too.

Here’s an example of our recordings where I think the guitar audio quality isn’t up to scratch:



I think on the fingerpicked stuff I get away with it somewhat:

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