the t.bone SC 1100

I have been using it several times in figure 8 as the side-mic in MS arrays, on different acoustic instruments and in different constellations, in both small chambers and in large halls. Until now it always worked nicely and sounded good in combination with other mics, almost like an universal tool, I like it, and I will continue using it for MS arrays. It is really heavy and bulky, somehow impressing if you appreciate such a masculine design, not so convenient to carry around when you have other things to carry, definitively not good for backpacking, but I take it with me to recording sessions when I can. It survived falling down on a floor when its stand was tilting over, probably its solid shock mount saved its life. As a vocal mic it works ok for me as well. But for that I do prefer the Rode Nt-1, after comparing, since I own them both.

This was my very first microphone i bought about 2 year ago and i'm still using it often.
Before i bought it, i only compared online by soundfiles, but i don't be sorry about buying it.
It comes in a very stable case where the mic and the shockmount fits perfectly in.
Mounting the Mic to eh Shockomount is very easy it is very stable.
The whole kit seems to have a high quality.
The soundquality is very good in my opinion. To me it seems to be very linear.
The switch to choose omni, figure eight and cardioid is very practible. You can conform it perfectly to your recording situation, dependent to your room and soundsource.
The low cut switch does its job and was for me often useful.
Of course the mic is very sensitive and you have to carry about side noise. It helps a lot to use it in a acoustically tuned room.
In a standard living room maybe it is easier to not use a large diaphgragm mic.