simmsdn, or anyone else with experience--
USUALLY the house mic's the kits, but, I ran into a situation where I had to use my 2 SM57's and D112 bass mic for a show. I was "supposed to" bring mic's to do my whole kit (I wasn't told) but, luckily, I always carry those mic's.
Fortunately, the sound guy likes our band, and he brought out his own mic's for the rest of the kit.
I have had good results with 57's on the floor toms, but do you think the Sennheiser e604 is better for that?
I really only need 3 more mic's do do my whole kit (and that Senheiser e604 comes in a 3 pack) but with the left side floor tom I ALWAYS use, I 'd like the mics to match.
They are around the same price +- new, haven't checked used prices yet.
Would I just be better off just getting 3 more SM57's?
I regularly use a 57 on my 16" left side ft and have been happy with the results. I just wonder about that 18" floor tom, but in the (distant) past, it always seemed to sound "right" when a 57 was used.
I don't know a ton about mics, so thought I'd ask, and maybe it could help lefty2 with his situation also.