Hey Benny, thank you for answering.

Should I borrow another identical mic, or should I try another model to see how good they merge?

I'm using one of those Yamaha AW1600 workstations. Again, I know it's far from perfect, but you see, I'm just starting. I think it comes with a crappy preamp built-in.

Hey, thank you so much for your answers. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention my guitar. It's a Vintage 65' Mexican Telecaster. Nothing particularly great. I never thought I would need a preamp. Maybe I should consider getting one as well? From your answers I'm beginning to think that my shitty sound might ...

Hello I'm looking for some help on getting a real good microphone for guitar. I've been doing some amateur recording with the "classic" SM-57 and I can't believe how bland and shitty everything sounds. I got so depressed using that piece of shit that now I have no problem on spending over ...