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Title: Acoustic Guitar mic
Post by: Fire on June 25, 2012, 03:09:07 PM: Could someone identify for me the guitar mics used on this video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGqN9PpW5Ic

Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: Acoustic Guitar mic
Post by: zeebow on June 28, 2012, 12:55:09 AM: I LOVE BOYCE AVENUE!

I'm pretty confident this is a shure sm57 cardioid

this is when Boyce avenue started using Adam Barber as a recording engineer.

the mic can also be seen in some of the newer videos, like "I want it that way"

plus, you can google Adam barber orlando recording...there is an interview with Adam barber and he states what gear he uses

it's ironic tho, b/c everything I have read says to use a small condenser mic. I'm sure Adam does an amazing job and mixing and eq'ing
Title: Re: Acoustic Guitar mic
Post by: tedtan on June 29, 2012, 03:27:37 PM: The mic on the guitar is some type of small diaphragm condenser (SDC), but unfortunately, we don't get a good enough look at it to identify it definitively. The vocal mic appears to be either a Shure SM-58 or Beta 58.
Title: Re: Acoustic Guitar mic
Post by: Herb Hunter on June 29, 2012, 09:45:23 PM: (http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q298/Swablr/VocalMic.jpg)
Shure Beta 58A(http://www.shure.com/idc/groups/public/documents/webcontent/prod_img_beta58a_l.jpg)
Shure SM58 (http://www.shure.com/idc/groups/public/documents/webcontent/prod_img_sm58_l.jpg)
Shure SM57(http://www.shure.com/idc/groups/public/documents/webcontent/prod_img_sm57_l.jpg)
(http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q298/Swablr/GuitarandVocalMic.jpg)

It seems possible that the vocal mic is a Shure Beta 58A despite the absence of the blue band. Unfortunately there isn't enough detail in the photograph for me to identify the guitar mic but I agree that it is a small diaphragm condenser microphone.
Title: Re: Acoustic Guitar mic
Post by: zeebow on June 30, 2012, 12:39:16 AM: like i said, it's a shure sm57.

this picture was taken from their video of "someone that i used to love"

(http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/2456/screenshot20120630at122.png) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/232/screenshot20120630at122.png/)

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Title: Re: Acoustic Guitar mic
Post by: michaelw on June 30, 2012, 12:41:00 AM: if it's the same mic in this video (0:26)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4zCOHFrLVY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4zCOHFrLVY)
to me, it looks a like a neumann (the km184 is quite popular)
http://www.neumann.com/?id=current_microphones&lang=en (http://www.neumann.com/?id=current_microphones&lang=en)
Title: Re: Acoustic Guitar mic
Post by: zeebow on June 30, 2012, 01:12:22 AM: Quote from: michaelw on June 30, 2012, 12:41:00 AM
if it's the same mic in this video (0:26)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4zCOHFrLVY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4zCOHFrLVY)
to me, it looks a like a neumann (the km184 is quite popular)
http://www.neumann.com/?id=current_microphones&lang=en (http://www.neumann.com/?id=current_microphones&lang=en)

it's not about what you play,
it's all about why you play ...

:) does this apply to mics too?! :)
Title: Re: Acoustic Guitar mic
Post by: michaelw on June 30, 2012, 02:04:35 AM: i guess it could (it doesn't have to be instrument-related) -
it could also be the radio/stereo, games, sports, etc ... ;)

the guitars are different in the 2nd video, but the vocal mics are the same as in the first one &
the instrument mics don't seem to have the same shape (length, taper or head) as the sm57 -
the end of the cable appears to have some white marking on it & the mic doesn't look 'tapered'
Title: Re: Acoustic Guitar mic
Post by: Herb Hunter on June 30, 2012, 02:09:34 PM: Quote from: michaelw on June 30, 2012, 12:41:00 AM
if it's the same mic in this video (0:26)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4zCOHFrLVY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4zCOHFrLVY)
to me, it looks a like a neumann (the km184 is quite popular)
http://www.neumann.com/?id=current_microphones&lang=en (http://www.neumann.com/?id=current_microphones&lang=en)

In my previous post, I originally had a picture of the Neuman mic but deleted it before submitting the post because I didn't think there was enough detail to provide sufficiently hint that the instrument mic could be a KM 184.

(http://a248.e.akamai.net/origin-cdn.volusion.com/egxun.shehm/v/vspfiles/photos/NEU-KM184-MT-2.jpg?1334071653)
Title: Re: Acoustic Guitar mic
Post by: michaelw on June 30, 2012, 04:24:30 PM: the link i posted earlier
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4zCOHFrLVY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4zCOHFrLVY)
is not the same video as the OP posted

the guitars are different, but the performers &
vocal mics are the same (green tape on one of them)

from 0:41-0:47, the shape/profile & the red emblem
on the mics in front of the guitar resemble a neumann -
i guess that they might be the KM184, which is very popular

i have no clue what kind of 'shotgun' mic is next to the percussionist ???

good call on the 58A :)
Title: Re: Acoustic Guitar mic
Post by: Fire on July 05, 2012, 10:35:08 PM: Thanks for the help guys. Much appreciated.
Title: Re: Acoustic Guitar mic
Post by: michaelw on July 05, 2012, 11:56:21 PM: those neumanns are pretty pricey :o
hope to hear some soundclips of you & your guitars sometime :)

i'm a bit surprised to see that Alejandro & Daniel Manzano are not on the Taylor artist list -
they play plenty of them (unless they belong to the recording studio) along with PRS & Gibson electrics

i like this one a lot - looks like a dark top 614ce (possibly cedar or redwood)
the calling's 'wherever you will go (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_BU8YCjV1M)