beyerdynamic M 201 (2023)

I bought this mic because I wanted to see if the mighty SM57 can ever be replaced in front of a guitar cabinet. Or in my case inside the Silent Sister Isocab. This is not bad at all. In fact I ended up installing both mics to be able to blend the tone as I please. It is darker or shall I say warmer than the 57, kinda has a ribbon flavor. I think it does translate low end better and if you spend some time to install the mics correctly (meaning in phase, same distance from membrane) you get spectacular results when you blend the mics. By its own it is too warm for my taste, I would have to eq the amp differently but I like 57 too much as it is so I will stick with the blending for the time being. This is a mic that should be in your arsenal if you are serious about recording electric guitar properly.