You will need to experiment with the placement for your 57. For starters I would point the mic right at the speaker just off the grill. There is different schools of thought about where on the speaker to aim. I'd try approx. an inch or two out away from the cone/center of the speaker towards the outside edge. If it sounds alittle harsh try three inches. The further away from the cone the more mellow and sometimes woofy the sound will be. Just move it around until you find a sweet spot. It's alot like the "G" spot it can be elusive but it's there. Every speaker and every mic is a bit different. The 57's do take a bit of gain to sound thier best so don't be affraid to turn the gain knob on the channel at Noon or a bit more. The 57 as Neal said has been used I'd venture to say on just about every recording ever made on one instrumet or other. It's also a good vocal mic, snare, kik, tom, bass, horns you name it... Good luck!!! Let us know when you find the sweet spot.
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