An interesting array of mic choices.
Aside from the beautiful guitar sound and stellar performance, what's most interesting to me is the use of a capo and the excellent intonation this guitar has.
What mics do you see being used here?
Enjoy!
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It looks like a Sennheiser…
It looks like a Sennheiser MD441. One of my recording buddies has one, and I have borrowed it from time to time. Excellent wide frequency-range dynamic mic, under-rated in my view.
The U87 and the pencil condenser (KM184 ?) are set up as an M-S.array, with the AKG414s as outriggers. I just wonder how many of the mic tracks made it into the mix, given the phase jumble that would be created by bringing them all in.
The beat-up Lowden guitar has a superbly uniform tone, and Bensusan's finger technique is staggering. I'm less impressed with his musicianship, as his extra fills and other show-off bits interrupt the natural flow of the piece. If this was just a demonstration recording, all is forgiven.
The Silk Mill is not that far from me. I've never done any work there, and I just might have to find an excuse to go along.
Good player! looks to me…
Good player!
looks to me like a spaced pair of 414uls, a u87 (in figure 8?), a km184, and I’m not sure what that rectangular mic near the SDC is.