I Tested 10 Mics on the Same Guitar Cab... The Results Surprised Me

Which microphone actually sounds best on a guitar cabinet? To find out, I recorded a clean DI guitar performance and reamped the exact same signal through a Marshall JCM800, ensuring every microphone captured an identical performance. No variations in playing, picking attack, or dynamics, just the differences between the microphones themselves. The microphones tested in this shootout are: • Shure SM57 • Shure Beta 57A • Austrian Audio OC818 • Neumann TLM 102 • LD Systems D1121 • Audix D6 • Beyerdynamic M160 • Beyerdynamic M88 • Beyerdynamic M201 • T.Bone RB500 Download the files: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/h5v5gq... Comparison website coming soon! All microphones were positioned consistently and level-matched as closely as possible to provide a fair comparison. Whether you're recording guitars in a professional studio or building a home recording setup, this comparison should help you hear how different microphone types, including dynamics, condensers, and ribbons shape the sound of the same amp and performance. Which microphone was your favourite? Did your choice match mine? Let me know in the comments. #GuitarRecording #MarshallJCM800 #SM57 #AudioEngineering #RecordingStudio #Reamping #GuitarTone #MicShootout #HomeStudio #musicproduction 👉 Don’t forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and COMMENT below with your own experiences - I’d love to hear what gear or plugins you’re using! My Studio: https://rs2.uk If you want to purchase anything I use please consider using my Thomann affiliate link: https://clickfi.re/RABzXKVa Get 10% Off Dehancer Film Emulation Plugin! Use code DDF for 10% off at Dehancer.com Watch The 2020 Rendezvous band related comedy drama mini series:    • 2020 Rendezvous All Episodes   http://www.daviddomminney.com   / daviddomminneyfowler     / domminney     / domminney   00:00 Intro 00:45 What Mics Did I Use? 02:59 How I Did The Test 04:50 Reamping 06:15 How The Blind Test Works 06:40 Blind Test Full Play Through 08:20 Blind Test Riff Section 09:10 Blind Test Rhythm Section 10:03 The Reveal 11:08 All The Mics With The Riff 11:58 All The Mics With Rhythm Guitar 12:49 My Conclusions 18:05 What I Will Use In My Next Session 19:37 Goodbye!