Sennheiser Pro Audio E906 Microphone, black

Excellent bit of kit!I'm from the UK originally and this goes for £200 which is about $230 give or take, I got this for $165, about £125! Which is absolutely crazy!It's exactly what everyone says it is. Great value for money, functions to a high a high standard, captures a nice balance of low mid and highs, compact and small perfect for recording and gigging to avoid being knocked over, subtle too visuallyVery very happy with it! Just completed my first recording with it and it sounds fantastic, couldn't even tell it was recorded with a mic'd Amp! Record quality in my opinion!Very happy to have it added to my kit collection, I just got signed last year and so bought a new Gibson les Paul, fender jazzmaster, jcm800 set, a bunch of strymon and mxr pedals and now I have this to add to the kit and I'm super happy with it! Just bought a nice hard case for it too for only $8! As it only comes with a soft case which is pretty useless in my opinion lolBUY IT! IT'S A GREAT DEAL WHEN COMPARING TO UK PRICES AND EBEN SECOND HAND PRICES! YOU MAY AS WELL BUY IT NEW FOR THE PRICE! :D

Excellent sound and very compact guitar amplifier microphone. We use these with a holder from Gig Products and it hangs perfectly, offset from the speaker, and without twisting. A picture is attached.

The e906 has become my first choice for guitar amps both live and in the studio. If you are thinking of buying a guitar cabinet mic, you've likely narrowed the field down to the SM57, the e609 and this mic, which is the most expensive of the three. So, is it worth the extra money? Compared to the SM57, the answer is 100% yes. Especially if you are recording, the extra frequency response (18kHz vs. 15kHz on the SM57) is a noticeable improvement. The low profile, side address design makes the e906 easy to use and it doesn't get "woofy" even if you hang it over a cabinet right against the grill. It is just as rugged (built like a tank) and versatile (great on snare, toms) as the SM57 and can handle extremely high dB levels like the SM57 but sounds fuller and less harsh than the SM57 IMHO. The question of the e906 vs. the e609 is a little tougher and depends on what you intend to use the mic for. I have not used the newer "Silver" e609s but have used and loved the older black version. Assuming the guts of the e609 and e906 are the same (and I don't know if that is true or not), the extra $$ for the e906 basically buys you a three way presence switch. For me, that was an easy decision since I do a lot of home recording but don't own a lot of high end studio mics. I want each mic I get to be as versatile as possible and if I get a switch to roll of some highs when needed it is well worth it to me.All said, microphone choice depends a lot on personal preferences. However, I can't imagine too many people would be disappointed with the performance and value of the e906.

Great all-around mic for my home recording needs, especially for recording instruments.

This is the clearest dynamic microphone I've ever heard. I use it to mic amplifiers and will compare it to my go-to dynamic, the SM57. This is not better or worse than an SM57, just different. The 57 has a warmer, sometimes muddier sound which is great for distorted guitars (even edge of breakup tones). The e906 on the other hand is incredibly clear with all of the high end that the 57 is missing. I found it jarring at first as I had never heard my amp through a microphone in that way. The e906 is great if you need to record a guitar tone with a lot of presence. Luckily you can adjust the amount of presence with a little toggle switch that lets you get brighter, darker, or the default sounds from this thing.The flat shape is great for throwing it over an amp and letting it hang right where you want it, as close to the amp grill as you like. But if you prefer using a mic stand there's a clip included.One thing to consider when mic'ing an amp with this is that it's a super-cardioid. So not quite a hypercardioid pattern but not a regular cardioid either.I personally think this amp works best for recording clean amps and it does really well on snares and all sorts of cymbals. It'll do fine on dirtier guitar sounds but to me feels like it's easier to find a position and sound on cleaner amps and drums.

Plugins and IR's sound pretty good these days, but it's still tough to beat a good mic, if you know how to place it. This mic, like the 609 Silver, is extremely easy to place - which can vary a little depending on your style and tone. For me, that's parallel to the grill cloth as close as I can get it, and right about where the dust cap meets the cone.It's hard to get a bad tone out of this mic. Even right on the dust cap, it's not really harsh, but it is bright and lacking mids and bass as you would expect. (Note: I have the 609 Silver as well and find it IS harsh right on the dust cap.) Moving from center toward the edge it become gradually warmer/more mids and lows and the "sweet spot" is about a 2" square. Easy!Bearing in mind that a speaker's true sound is heard with your face/ear right in it, the best way to reproduce that tone is as I said above - just off the dustcap. If you are more of a "my combo is on the floor pointed at my feet and that's the tone I want" guy you can move the mic closer to the outer edge of the speaker to get a warmer tone.Like I said, it's not hard at all to place this mic no matter what you are going for. Is it worth the extra money vs. the 609 Silver? If you're more of a "what the speaker sounds like" guy and you tend to be more "on the dustcap" then absolutely yes. If you are more of a "combo on the floor, move it toward the outer edge to get that warm tone" guy then honestly, probably not.

Very pleased with this mic. On a guitar speaker, it is very sensitive to placement, lots of variations in sound. Very musical and pleasant. Also sounds good as a top snare mic. Excellent rear and side sound rejection.