Sennheiser Professional e 609 Silver Super-Cardioid Instrument Microphone,Wired, Wireless

My favorite mic for electric guitar. Given a choice I will go for the E609 vs. the SM57 especially if the guitar is equipped w/ humbuckers. Positioning is critical and even though a lot of people hang these over the amp I tend to go w/ a stand so I can get it right where I want it. Its also a secret weapon for the 8x10 SVT bass cabinet due to the more extended low end as compared the SM57. Put it on the top 10 furthest from the drums.

I had one but needed another.

Had been using a SM-57 to mic electric guitar amp for a while and while they are great, extremely versatile mics I always felt my tone was a bit nasally/congested sounding and was extremely sensative to mic placement on the speaker. So I figured Ive give this a try. Much more airy/natural amp sounding tone to my ears and sounds pretty much the same no matter where you put the mic. This review is not a knock on SM-57 (theres a reason theyre pretty much the standard) but to me and my ears the E609 just sounded more like what I wanted to hear in my ears coming from my amp.

the price here on amazon is the best there is for a new e 609. thanks!

Nice mic, not great but useful for recording sound from amps.

Super light and negates the need for an amp stand. A perfect addition to my PA rig and a great fit for my never-ending quest to lighten my load.

I love these. I have 6 of them. Not only great for guitar amps, I also use these to mic saxes and trumpets. Also great to reproduce jazz drummers boingy toms without wanting to stab yourself in the ear.

It does exactly what is needed. This design is simple and effective.

Prior to these I had been trying SM57 and Lewitt 440DM which was very touchy, hard to find the right position and required mic stands. With two of these e609 mics, I just set and forget. The sound accurate and pick up the bass frequencies from my v30/DV77 speakers.

Great quality product