Great mic pre. it's hard to go wrong with the Great River. I would recommend you demo a few mics before actually buying one if you can.

Cool. I was thinking about:

AKG 414 ULS or TLII
Audio Technica AT 4060
Studio Projects T3
AKG Solidtube

Do I need a TUBE mic for hip hop??

Also an Audio Technica AT3060 ..

Any of these will give me good vocals for hip hop/female singing .. mostly rapping though, or any other recommendations? please stay in the 1000$ range. Thanks.

didz, on your "other" thread, I neglected to mention the Studio Projects T3.

I tried it at NAMM and was extremely impressed with it on my voice. Am a "crooner" though with no hip hop singing experience at all.

The 3060 is kind of weird as it has a "tube" originally designed for hearing aids!

Chris

Nice preamp! AT 4060 out of the ones you have listed..But try before you buy...Good luck

Originally posted by didzejzefir:

Do I need a TUBE mic for hip hop??

No you don't.

Add a 57 to that list just for a reference. I can't find a mic that I like better on my voice.

Great River is a better pre amp but I'm doing mostly Hip Hop and female vocals as well, and I went with Avalon .Listen to it first of coarse
but look at this user list!
http://www.avalondesign.com/users.html