AKG C 411 PP

This little mic just blew me away with its sound, I have used all sorts of mic's for gigging and recording acoustic guitars in the studio and this one is far and away the best value for money. It makes the guitar sound more "natural" and gives a purer representation of the instruments tone. The handy "sticky goo" that is used for attaching the mic is great for finding the sweet spot and is easily removed with no signs of damage to my Martin or Guild. The difference in sound is remarkable, AKG really hit the nail on the head with this new design.

Satisfied with the mic itself, but the black adhesive putty that came with the mic, pulled off part of my instrument’s lacquer as well as the handpainted figure underneath it! It’s an old wooden instrument….
Next time I will use something else to attach the contact mic.

really, it's amazing. I've tried on my old master Italian violin & it's very powerful and recommended for strings classic instrument.

I use this mic for Ukrainian bandura which is quite big 67 string and has bass register and strings which sounds like an harp.
So this mic pics up very clearly all registers and sound is soft and warm.
Also it douse not make any other third party noise.
Easy to attach. Just glue it with the tape which is in the package.
Disadvantage that its not active, so you have to buy a phantom power, Which I bought.

Very happy with some of the results I've had so far. I use it for both sound design and live sampling.
Microphone connector barely fits in protective bag.
I've used it on a musical saw. Every resonating metal material I find. Even some drums to give them slightly more body. Glass bottles. I've been looking for something like this for a long time. It doesn't have a full spectrum representation, but nonetheless I'm happy with this.

When the moment comes to record a classical guitar nothing beats a traditional microphone. Apart from this AKG411PP that produces very detailed reproduction of the guitar's frequency spectrum.
Being a condenser microphone, it sounds way better than a piezo, and gives the advantage to carefully chose the position on the topo, to maximize the tone response.

I've used these on a variety of instruments ranging from sitars to pianos and acoustic guitars to violins. They just work...
For the best results you do need to experiment with placement - adjacent to the bridge is a good default starting point - but the C411's ability to capture clean sound from an unamplified instrument on a very noisy stage is well worth the investment.

I use this one with multiple small harps and I am stunned. It sounds as well as a fancy DPA on these small string instruments. Won-der-ful

It fits perfectly with native instruments like baglama, oud or duduk, I definitely recommend it

A great microphone if you want to avoid any feedback.