Sennheiser E614

These are a stable favourite and feature in almost every microphone pack that we'd hire in or send out in some capacity.

They're good for just about everything and the supercardioid pattern offers great gain before feedback and rejection which is great for noisy stages and when using them on drums or choirs.

I find the EQ curve on them isn't my favourite - I think sometimes they can sound a little bit thick but they're built like a tank, they sound good and I can throw them at almost any job and the engineer will be happy enough.

A pretty good workhorse small condenser mic. Not the best out there but at its price point is good value for money. We use ours on acoustic guitar and flute. For acoustic guitar it beats the built in pickups of most guitars hands down.