Vixen, Is this AT4051a the one you use? Does Tim's bluegrass band use it for their only mic or just one of several? How well does it pick up sound which is off axis?

I was thinking more along the lines of the Sure 55SH Series II. You can see a representative cardioid pattern for the 55SH in the PDF version of the Users Guide. Do any Catters have experience with this mic?

Are there other mics that might work better as the single mic for a bluegrass band?

      - Mark