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  • John Mayer John Mayer

    John Mayer was using the AKG C12 microphone for recording an acoustic version of "Something like Olivia". The microphone can be seen the whole Video, especially at 1:47

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  • Alex Turner Alex Turner

    In this article by Sound on Sound producer James Ford stated : ""Quite a lot of the tracks that we did were literally Alex playing guitar and singing and then me playing piano or Bill Ryder?Jones [ex?the Coral] playing guitar. But all around the one mic, a C12, straight into the Pultec and then straight onto the mono half?inch machine.." when recording the Arctic Monkey's 2011 album Suck It and See

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  • Robert Smith Robert Smith

    This [article from the June 1996 issue of *Sound On Sound* magazine](http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1996_articles/jun96/thecure.html) lists the C12 as being among Robert's microphones during the recording of their album *Wild Mood Swings.*

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  • Pharrell Williams Pharrell Williams

    "The streamlined approach to vocals helps; Coleman will tell you that a good large-diaphragm condenser microphone like the C12 through the Avalon 737 is a pleasantly neutral signal path." - via [Sound On Sound interview](http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul05/articles/andrewcoleman.htm) with Pharrell's engineer Andrew Coleman

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  • J Mascis J Mascis

    GC: What mic do you prefer for the vocals? Mascis: An old AKG D12.

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  • Jónsi Jónsi

    “On the guitar amps, I used AKG C12A..."

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  • Jacob Collier Jacob Collier

    this mic cand be seen in the up right corner along jacobs head. Also at a point unaudable in another live he says what mic he uses

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  • Olafur Arnalds Olafur Arnalds

    The above article describes Arnalds using this mic in his studio.

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  • Ozzy Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne

    He was already using it before Kevin Churko showed up

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  • Tim Armstrong Tim Armstrong

    Tim Armstrong says he's used an AKG C 12 in [this interview](http://gc.guitarcenter.com/interview/t-armstrong/) with Guitar Center.

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  • RJD2 RJD2

    "Rjd2 keeps his literal mic setup close to his vest; but less is more is his message, typically employing a Heil PR40 for kick drum, with Beyer M160 and AKG C12 mics for the remaining set."

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  • Sheryl Crow Sheryl Crow

    "At the same time, Crow's acoustic guitar parts were recorded either with a U47, an AKG C12 or a Sennheiser 421, while electric guitars largely made use of a Fender Tweed amp." - via [Sound on Sound](http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr03/articles/sherylcrow.asp)

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  • Nick Hexum Nick Hexum

    Listed on the official 311 website, http://www.311.com/band/equipment

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  • Alanis Morissette Alanis Morissette

    Used for the vocals on *Under Rug Swept*, as is visible in this photo from [this article](http://www.definitelyalanis.com/article21.html) from issue 594 (December 2001) of *Rolling Stone* Magazine.

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