I’d like to thank you all again for the great tips and advice you’ve given me so far, as I start with my recording journey!
I know I can probably use my SM58 for this, but I’m also considering another dynamic mic. I guess my ear isn’t trained well enough yet, because I can’t really tell a difference between a lot of these mics, but I’m looking into either a Shure SM57 (which seems to be a recording “staple” and almost an “industry standard”) or a Sennheiser 609. I know the 609 is about $100, roughly the same price as the SM57.
Right now, I just play acoustic, and my main genre is country music (but not pop country, more like acoustic country, neotraditional, and “Texas” music).
I like a lot of “clean” tones and wouldn’t really be playing with any distortion on the amp. I don’t know if the amp or guitar really matters, but I’d be playing on a small, 10 watt Crate amp, probably with a Telecaster. And I haven’t decided for sure yet, but I’m considering taking up lap steel, so I’d have to take that into account as well (probably doesn’t matter, but thought I’d toss that in anyway).
Any thoughts on either of these? Of course, everyone has their “favorite”, and the reviews I’ve seen of both of them are very, very good. So maybe it doesn’t matter. Maybe the SM58 I have now suits my purposes. I don’t know.
I’d like to thank you all again. I’ve already learned some stuff so far.