Well, J.D. Crowe always said that an SM 57 pointed at the neck/pot joint got HIS sound out there. Saw Scruggs on the Opry two nights ago, and his banjo sounded awful...well actually it just didn't sound like "Scruggs".

I haven't seen or heard much info on banjoists going the "two mike" route. It couldn't hurt though.

Cheers

Rick