Fran

I really appreciate the time and effort you put into demonstrating and explaining various concepts. Also I appreciate your level of objectivity. I have been recording for about 10 years (at home for a hobby) and have come to many of the same conclusions you have. I’ve spent all kinds of money early on chasing the best mic’s (LD’s SD’s )/preamp/compression etc and in the end it really comes down to the guitar player, the guitar and the room. (In my opionion , in that order). After 100′s of different configurations of mic experiments I’ve concluded that its all personal preference where you place the mic. If it sounds good then thats where you should put the mic. For me I like to record and sing at the same time and by trial and error I came to almost the same set up you recommend with the two figure 8′s . I adjust off that configuration for taste.
By the way I use the rode’s most of the time now – both LD’s . I borrowed a couple of high end mics a last year from a studio guru I befriended and concluded they were really exceptional at picking up all the “bad stuff” in my room ,better than my cheaper mics. However apparently they are great in a well designed studio.
Thanks Fran

Jeff from mississippi

I’ve really gotten a lot of use out of my medium priced LD switchable mics, and the figure 8 pattern probably gets the most time.

Fran

Fran