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Joe Scumbag Posts: 39	Posted - Tue May 20, 2003 3:41 pm  Hi, me again... ;-) Today in the shop - I work parttime in a music shop - came in a client who wanted to sell his AKG C3000 mic. I'm interested in buying the mic myself. On the internet I can find loads of info about the AKG C3000 B (silver mic) but I don't find much about the older the AKG C3000 (black mic). Is this a good condesor mic? At the moment, I have a samson C01 condensor mic. Will this AKG C3000 be an true upgrade? My goals are recording acoustic guitars and vocals.
SteveG Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6695	Posted - Tue May 20, 2003 4:11 pm  Joe Scumbag wrote: Hi, me again... ;-) Today in the shop - I work parttime in a music shop - came in a client who wanted to sell his AKG C3000 mic. I'm interested in buying the mic myself. On the internet I can find loads of info about the AKG C3000 B (silver mic) but I don't find much about the older the AKG C3000 (black mic). Is this a good condesor mic? At the moment, I have a samson C01 condensor mic. Will this AKG C3000 be an true upgrade? My goals are recording acoustic guitars and vocals. Is the Pope a Catholic? Too damn right it's a true upgrade! Even a C3000 is still worth about 10x what the Samson is, and it's probably 10x as good. I don't think that there's much difference between the versions, but it will be worth checking the particular mic out carefully anyway - get somebody who knows what they're doing to look at the condition of it - you don't want one with a wrecked diaphragm. Yes, I have lots of AKG mics, and one of those Samsons. If you do a search, you'll find out about the Samson... And yes, AKG mics of this calibre are great for acoustic guitars and vocals - they tend to have quite an 'airy' response, and are generally very accurate. _________________
jester700 Posts: 546	Posted - Tue May 20, 2003 7:58 pm  Big agreement. I'm actually partial to Audio Technica's line in that price range at retail pricing, but if you can get a good deal on a used one, the 3000 is a good 'un. And it's a personal thing anyway - many might prefer the 3000 over the AT. One thing's fer sher - either will handily smoke the Samson.
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