Audio-Technica PRO 35 Cardioid Condenser Clip-on Instrument Microphone

Bought this mic on a recommendation from a great Swing guitarist to mic my acoustic Archtop guitar.I play professionally, and have struggled for years trying to get a true acoustic archtop tone for Swing rhythm, without being stuck behind a stand-mounted condenser mic.This mic is EXACTLY what I've need all these years!! It DOES require phantom power, but almost all sound systems have onboard phantom power these days.It clips to my pickguard and stays just outside the lower F-hole, and sounds GREAT!!!That still leaves my floating magnetic free for solos thru my amp!The icing on the cake is-I got a wireless system for the magnetic pickup, and then found another wireless for XLR that HAS BUILT-IN PHANTOM POWER, leaving me free to move around without any cords!

This is a truly outstanding mic. Not only for its cost but its size.I gig often playing both Alto and Tenor saxophone and this mic was the best microphone investment I have ever made. The sound quality is crystal clear and once you find the sweet spot for your instrument it picks up all ranges and all volumes fantastically. I highly recommend this mic.Ok, so there is just one very minor thing..There is a module type thing at the end of the mic cable that will drag on the floor if you don't do anything prevent this. Personally I just loop it in my belt to keep it off the ground and it doesn't bother me, but it may annoy others.Also, be warned, this mic requires phantom power.

Exceptional design and build quality from the spring clip, goose neck, cable clips to the wind-screen / shock-mount and, of course the mic capsule itself. Oh, also the XLR mini to XLR standard adapter with switchable low rolloff.Sounds wonderful clipped to my lapel and aimed at my calimba (thumb piano). Provides really usable rich-toned pickup across a wide selection of input levels, from deep resonant tones to the high-pitched scratching of my rough fingers sliding off the metal keys or the snap of my fingernail coming off.Since it's promoted as a good high SPL pickup, I'm looking forward to clipping to congas and getting focused pickup of each drum for better tones and ability to mix my own soundstage or use one rhythm part for backing in other songs, later on down the road.I was weighing these vs. the AKG C411's for instrument pickups, and chose these for being more versatile, and this kit includes the mini-XLR adapter so I'll have that in my kit to work for future mic purchases.

With proper adjustment, this makes an awesome bell-mounted microphone for trumpet. The clip is padded and hasn't marred my Bach trumpet at all, which is nice. It does pick up a little valve noise, which is to be expected, but the internal shock mounting is way better than I had hoped. Very usable! I've been using it with a mic pre/phantom power from a mixing board to get it up to line level, then injecting it into various guitar pedals. Which is WAY too much fun...

I’ve had a couple of these over the years for fiddle. Sounds great. But it a a bit fragile. You gotta baby it a bit. The mini XLR cable is just a very fine set of leads in a small package. I agree with the other reviewer who referred to the awkward nature of having the heavy phantom/xlr adapter dangling off your instrument. I never had a perfect solution to that. And this issue complicates the fragility of the micro cable.Also, I just clip it to the side of my chin rest and that puts it easily right above the bridge. Easy peasy.

I use this to mic my accordion on the bass side. I put on a small velcro strap and hang this down. It picks up the whole register and you can't hear any key rattle. It really is a perfect mic. I've loved it so much that I bought another one to put on the piano side, since now I just use a standard house vocal mic over there, so soon I won't have to worry about that. I've used it on the piano side before, using velcro again and placing it in the middle, and it works great picking up the whole range.Don't be fooled by the little adapter though, that's not a power supply. You need phantom power for this mic, but just about 98 percent of mixing boards at any bar or club you can play it will have one, so not a big deal.

Worked just as good as our Beta 98s, especially for the cost difference

Great value in a mic for violin. I use it also on an octave violin and it picks up the bass freqs just fine. Nice, clean, authentic sound. I don't prefer the clip-on mount that comes with the mic. I use instead the AT violin mount, a velcro job that positions the mic under the strings behind the bridge. Best placement I've found for sound on my instrument. You need to remove the windscreen for the velcro mount, though, which is not generally a problem unless you're a heavy breather right down the tailpiece.