Shure MV7X vs Shure SM57 – recording a guitar amp

Is the new Shure MV7X really ”only” a podcast microphone? Here’s how it fares compared to the studio mainstay – the Shure SM57.

• The microphones were recorded using a Cranborne Audio Camden EC2 preamp.

• Amp used: Bluetone Black Prince Reverb

• Pedal used: Mad Professor Simble Overdrive

• Guitar used: Fender (Japan) ’62 Telecaster Custom