AKG C1000

AKG's original C1000 was the first back-electret capacitor mic I ever owned, and the difference it made to my recordings was both obvious and immediate. Whereas dynamic mics always left my acoustic instruments sounding choked at the high-frequency end, the C1000 produced a far more open, articulate result -- but at the same time, the sound remained warm and musical. That was a very long time ago and since then, the C1000 has undergone a number of small design changes.