beyerdynamic TG D58

The context: birch drumkit 6-ply. Small homestudio on my attic.Console: Soundcraft Signature22mtk
Reference: Sennheiser md604/Sure sm57

I really love these mics!
I have a pair of these on my floortoms due to leaking from my ridecymbal. I tried it with the D57's but that was bad phasing. The TG D57c's now are covering my racktoms. Great solution!

Okay, it is not the mic for rental companies, therefore it is much to breakable. The open/bright sound is so much more workable if you tune the drumkit like a pro. If not, stay with the md604's and stuff!
And don't hit it too much... They are still condenser...

Got to work with this mic when the Thomas Lang's tour manager insisted on using them since he was also a representative of Beyerdynamic, and was more than pleasantly surprised at the quality of the mics making it top choice for my own setup.

Great and clear sounding mics. Dial in enough HPF, and careful gaining provides quick and workable results from the get-go.

Biggest downside with this specific model is the relatively short gooseneck: the first drums I mic'ed after taking ownership was a Tama set with a rather big separate lug system making it hard to place the mic correctly without effectively dismantling part of the drum. The clip went on the lug without a problem, but the gooseneck was just too short, Worked perfectly om the floor toms. So, get two of these for floors, and get two 57's for rack toms