Great microphone. I wasn't sure if I would like this or the Shure BETA 58A more, so I bought them both. I have no complaints with either mic. I use them both. I tend to use this one more for vocals, but I wouldn't be opposed to using it for recording instruments as well. I just needed to make a choice which would be used for what in my studio since I didn't wanna be unhooking and moving things around. I like things to be setup and ready to use. If you need a good quality mic, get it.