{"items": [{"author": "Peter", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/159626394123162?comment_id=160081037411031", "anchor": "fb-160081037411031", "service": "fb", "text": "I think you might get rather different results from a condenser microphone or higher quality DI which will have more accurate high frequency response which is particularly important for a mandolin (with all that plink!).  If you want to do more experiments, I'd be happy to lend a Shure BG4.1 and a Radial Pro 48.", "timestamp": "1315858291"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/159626394123162?comment_id=160088117410323", "anchor": "fb-160088117410323", "service": "fb", "text": "@Peter: I want to be able to make the mandolin sound good with the equipment available.  If I'm bringing sound, that's the sm57, and if I'm playing somewhere else that's also often the sm57.", "timestamp": "1315859356"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/159626394123162?comment_id=313217132097420", "anchor": "fb-313217132097420", "service": "fb", "text": "@Peter: I ran a test with a BG4.1 and wasn't that happy with it: http://www.jefftk.com/news/2012-06-10.html", "timestamp": "1339381099"}]}