i enjoy this mic. especially for the snare drum. it has a little tighter polar patern, so the hi hat bleeds less in to the microphone. also, the frequency response is wider, i get little more stick attack does not need to be boosted as much in high mid-high fq area. Never used it for guitars, but i imagine it would work with no problemo. Its similiar to a beta57 in my opinion. Recommend it