Steve Stevens

"I have other ribbon microphones, and they require - for me, at least - exact placement. Pete said a selling point of the VR1 was that you could put it anywhere on any speaker and it would sound really, really good. I thought, that sounds exactly like what I need!

"That other ribbon mic is really dark. Usually you record it in combination with a 57 and only end up using about 25 percent of the ribbon to 75 percent of the 57. But with the VR1, sometimes I end up really favoring it in the mix. It’s a bit more forgiving than that other mic.

"After trying so many different microphones for my live guitar rig with Billy Idol, I thought, why not try my sE VR1? This is a mic that i use all the time in my studio. Well, it has worked like a charm in the live situation as well. I have a three cabinet system, so now I don’t leave home without my sE collection."

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"Finally a company that has designed microphones that are guitar amp-specific!

"The Sontronics DELTA is stunning... what a fantastic sounding mic. It pretty much sounded great right in front of the speaker with no EQ. I recently got a 1965 Sears Silvertone amp and the combination of the DELTA microphone and this vintage amp is just perfect.

"If it sounds good coming out of the amp, I can guarantee you that the DELTA will translate that perfectly, in almost 3D clarity. It blew away ribbon mics costing twice as much!"