Guitar Microphones

GHS Original Acoustic Soundhole Microphone, ~$45

Anyone looking for a decent acoustic guitar microphone for a low price should definitely consider the GHS Original Acoustic Soundhole Microphone. It is designed to amplify the sound of an acoustic guitar, but is nowhere near as annoying as a set of pickups can be. The microphone maintains the rich tone of my Dean Martin guitar while providing the quality amplification that I need for live performance. It may not be the top of the line, but it is certainly worth the price I paid for it.

Blue Snowball USB Microphone, ~$99

In any studio recording situation, I prefer to use the Blue Snowball USB microphone. The microphone is easily plugged into my computer to easily capture the sounds being picked up by the microphone, which can get completely unheard details that force me to play my best when using the advanced mic. There are three settings for the microphone: omnidirectional, cardioid with -10db pad, and cardioids. The design of the Blue Snowball makes it easy to use with pretty much anything from heavy guitar sounds to soft strumming, making it a perfect acoustic guitar microphone.

Sennheiser E609 Silver Dynamic Guitar Microphone, ~$109

The Seinheiser E609 is a beautiful microphone designed to pick up the richest sounds from the mouth of your acoustic guitar, and is one of my favorite live performance microphones. It is usually used to pick up the sounds of electric guitars, but I prefer to use it as my acoustic guitar microphone. The design of the microphone ensures that I can place it very close to my guitar without it getting in my way when I am playing. And the microphone is easily able to isolate the sounds of my guitar from the rest of the sounds produced on stage thanks to its amazing cardioid pattern. At just over a hundred bucks, this microphone may be a bit costlier than I like, but it is still one of the best live performance acoustic guitar microphones around.

Electro-Voice N/D468 Dynamic Supercardioid Instrument Microphone, ~$169

This microphone is designed to work well at picking up the sounds of pretty much every acoustic instrument, and works equally well on my acoustic guitar as it does on my brother's bass drum. It picks up every sound and tone perfectly, and I have never had anything to complain about since my dad bought us this microphone a couple of years ago. The pivoting head of the microphone makes it incredibly easy to adjust, and I can always get it placed in just the right angle to obtain the best sounds from my acoustic guitar. Even in the highest SPL situations, the response is incredibly accurate and silky smooth, and this is truly one of the best microphones I have used. I am incredibly grateful that it hasn't broken once in the last couple of years, as the price of the microphone is a cool 170 bucks.

Sennheiser evolution e906 Dynamic Guitar Amp Microphone, ~$189

This Seinheiser microphone is designed to pick up the sounds of the guitar amp, but it makes a perfect choice for when I want to milk the sounds of my acoustic guitar in a live performance. The pattern of the microphone is supercardioid and polar, and the response of the microphone is very fast. It is designed to compensate for any humming and self-noise produced, making it a great microphone to use in the studio. At nearly $200, it is far out of the price range of a poor musician like myself. But it is certainly a microphone that I will purchase when beginning to produce my music in a recording studio.

CAD Equitek e100 Condenser Microphone, ~$249

The CAD Equitek e100 is, in my opinion, the best of the condenser microphones on the market today. Its ~$249 price certainly speaks for itself, and I have had many friends tell me that it is the best microphone that they have used. I enjoyed using it when I visited a recording studio, and I found that its ballistics stability was peerless. I was easily able to control the response of the microphone thanks to the -20 db pad switch, as well as the 80Hz low-cut roll-off switch. My friends usually use it for recording their brass instruments, but the professional at the recording studio said he recommended it for using to record acoustic guitars more than anything else.