Chris Cornell

In a live performance with Soundgarden in 1996, Chris Cornell is seen using a Shure SM57 microphone, as captured in a YouTube video by Ruslanow.

Chris Cornell has been using the AE3300 during the last few years of his career. This microphone has been mainly employed for his acoustic sessions e.g. Walmart soundcheck series (2011), KROQ Acoustic Xmas (2015), Sirius XM Sessions (2015), CBS This morning sessions (2017).

The link is a video to Audioslave playing "I Am the Highway". In many of the closeup shots of Chris Cornell, you can read his mic, just below the grille, and it says "Shure SM58".

Chris Cornell used Neumann U87 condenser microphones for studio recording. At least it was so in the Superunknown Soundgarden album in 1994.

It was revealed that Michael Beinhorn, a producer who worked on the production of the 4th album of the band, including quirky details like the voice of Chris was so intense and powerful that he could burn 5 Neumann U87 microphones with or her own voice!

** Other sources: ** https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-04-16-chris-cornells-voice-was-so-powerful-he-would-often-break-microphones/ https://metalwani.com/2019/04/soundgarden-producer-on-chris-cornell-his-voice-was-so-powerful-he-would-often-break-microphones.html

In the year 2006, Chris Cornell recorded "You Know my Name" (Theme of the film James Bond 007 - Casino Royale) in a studio in Los Angeles using a condenser microphone Neumann U47

Source: https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/interview_david_arnold_cr3_ykmn

In a YouTube video titled "Black Hole Sun by Chris Cornell of Soundgarden - Live Earth 2007" uploaded by tenemented, Chris Cornell is seen using a Sennheiser SMK 5200.

In a 2002 image, Chris Cornell is clearly depicted using a Shure U2 SM58 wireless microphone.

In the provided image, Chris Cornell is visibly using a Shure U2/Beta 87A microphone.