BehringerB 906 Supercardioid Dynamic Instrument Microphone

I wanted to have a backup for my $200 Sennheiser e906. I gig a lot, I bring my own microphones, and I don't want to be carry around an expensive (for my budget) microphone. I saw the price of the Behringer b906, and I figured I would just return it if it was cheaply made or if it sounded bad.I used it this weekend and I was pleasantly surprised. It's built very sold: cast metal body and metal grill. It sounded great on my guitar amp - two gigs, no issues.Just to do some comparison, I set up my amp in my studio, and recorded some tracks using both my e906 and the b906, and I A/B'd them using both an RTA and my ears. I kept the both mics 'flat' (did not use the switch to boost or cut anything). I was surprised at the results. Looking at the graphs from the RTA, there are some minor differences, but nothing really glaring (no odd peaks or valleys on the graph). And, just simply using my ears, I noticed that the b906 was a little 'darker' and had slightly more gain (volume not distortion) than the e906.Conclusion, I will definitely keep this mic, and will definitely use it in any live situation that I would ordinarily use the e906. I'll keep that one safe at home. The real proof will be how long it holds up in an on-the-road gigging situation. Only time will tell, but I will be putting it to the test.

Ok I'm blown away by the price of this! It's built like a tank and is so sturdy. It sounds pretty good. It's connected into our mixer and picks up my Vox amp. No distortion or any problems with this mic at all. There is 3 switches on the back for different patterns. I haven't played with that feature a ton but only have it set all the way to the right but it picks it up crystal clear. Love this mic a lot and honestly love behringer. The price to quality is insane and as a inspiring artist in a band thank you!

Perfectly useful and functional, esp in a live setting. The eq/countour switch is effective, though i feel a high cut would be more useful than the boost. I havent compared it to the thing it sorta copies, but I can say it does the thing---- probably better choices in the studio, but that's pretty subjective anyway. No self noise of weirdness that I have noticed.Oh, they give you a decent plastic case and a clip, too. Really, get kind of a lot for $45. The plastic body is really the only turn off, and why I gave 4 stars.... It does seem like it will hold up pretty well, but it ain't a 57 🤪.

I can't afford the more expensive OG but these seem to do the trick JUST FINE. Lots of compliments on how great the guitars sound coming out of the PA, and, frankly, there is rarely a tone/signal refined enough coming out of the amps to worry about any difference between these and their counterpart. SO MUCH EASIER than using a mic stand with a '57. I bought one and loved it. Subsequently have purchased another, and then another. Very happy with these.

This mic picks up signals much like a condenser mic. It does benefit from a preamp, and overall I am pleased with this mic. Buy Shure if you can, I couldn't; however this mic deliveres satisfactorily!

For being on a budget, it's perfect. Perfect for small venues, dive bars, music schools/school of rock, etc that want to have house mics but don't have the budget to buy industry standard mics from Shure, Sennheiser, etc.Perfect for guitar players that don't want to bring more expensive mics to bar gigs for fear of getting lost. Also perfect for young musicians, high school band, etc that don't have $100 to spend on a SM57 or who's parents don't want to spend that kind of money for a microphone.In a live situation it's great, sounds good, no complaints. In a recording however, you would definitely hear the difference vs using a SM57 or Sennheiser 906 (the mic this Behringer one is emulating). So if you can use one of those for recording I would. But if this mic is all you have for recording guitars, then it's fine. It won't sound bad.

I used it for a few shows as my bass amp mic. I hung it over the amp and it sat in front of a 12” bass speaker.All good so far and worked well enough but having both sides of the mic active simply allowed too much stage noise into the bass channel so I went back to my sm-57 from 1975, it worked better for my needs.I must add that I’m a huge Behringer fan and have lots of their gear and I will continue to use Behringer whenever possible.

Wow, better than I expected. I was planning to buy a Sennheiser e906 but I thought I give this one a try because of the price. I am not disappointed I tell you. I don’t have the Sennheiser 906 to compare with but I do have the $99 e609. I did A/B and I actually like this one better due to high pass and low pass.