Well I sort of agree PFR, except that I don't use pedals any more and I have plenty of mics (my latest score was a pair of lovely vintage AKG D190Es for a song - I now have three). I like the original AKG D880S better than anything up to and including a Shure Beta 58 (of which I have one) and when they were mainstream I got 4 of those new for about £100. What do you like for kick drum?