Very clean sounding on acoustic guitar, I use a stereo pair of these mics and they sound amazing. Definitely a step up from the Rode NT2 I was using for recording acoustic guitar in term of clarity and frequency response. If you add the "Ring" to the mic it sounds like a large expensive condenser mic with a little character, very useful for vocals. In short is sounds lovely, have recorded a string quartet with a stereo pair of these mics and the sound was very much like being in the same room with the quartet. The mic is very sensitive to higher frequencies which are off-axis, as it has a very wide polar pattern, so mic placement is important for the best results.

Plug it in and go. You need 48v phantom power of course. The signal is a little lower than with most large condenser mics, so you may need +5dB more gain than you would normally use for a particular situation. Very quiet mic though

Very solid and well made, comes in a wooden box!! very nice indeed. Visually it looks great. This mic is a quality mic, better than most small condensers.

Excellent value for money

Never needed it

Musician, recording engineer, producer

Rock/Indie/Alt/ Ambient/Electronica