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dpdan:
live vocals: AKG C535EB,... studio vocals: AKG C414 or Schoeps CMXY-4V
guitar amps live, Sennheiser E906,... studio: Sennheiser E906, Shure SM7, AKG C414
brass instruments live: Audio Technica clip on ATM350,... studio: Oktava MC012, AKG C414, AKG C535EB, AKG C451E
Kick: Shure Beta 52A... I've tried just about everything AKG D12E, AKG D112, Beyer M88, EV RE20, Shure 57/58, Audix D6, Sennhesier E602, I know why so many people use the 52A because it requires significantly less radical EQ and quite frankly just sounds nice.   
Snare: Beyer Opus 87
Hat: AKG C460B w/ CK1 capsule, Oktava MC012 or Opus 87
Toms: Beyer Opus 87
Overheads live or studio: Oktava MC012, AKG C414, AKG C535

Schoeps CMXY-4V stereo mic: string quartet, barbershop quartet, symphony orchestra, etc.
Wireless systems used are Sennheiser EW165

Naturally, being completely familiar with the "difference" between all the mics we have access to, and knowing which one is going to give us the best sound... that experience takes the guess work out of running live sound or recording in the studio.   
     

sam.spoons:
Vox :-
SE H-1 condenser (SE-2A with a pop shield, lovely),
SM58,
Beyer TG-X40,
Peavey PVM-22,
AGG C5600 (pretty good until it recently died)
AKG D3900 (ok but not great, now also dead)
Sennheiser EW165 wireless (E100 G2 receiver, nice)
SE 2200A for studio vox.

Instruments :-
AKG C451/CK1's (2 off crisp and bright)
AKG SE5's (2 off, cheap successor to the C451)
Calrec CC50 (beautifully smooth and detailed, my fave on acoustic guitars)
MXL Cube (2 off, great on kick and guitar amps)
AT Pro25 (cheap, not bad on drums or guitar cabs).
Karma Silver Bullets (x2 not sure about these yet)
Drummik dynamic drum mics (x4 amazing mounted inside double headed toms)

RoadRanger:
I added the list of wireless I own to the first post in this thread :) .

LeeSteel:
I have relied on Shure SM57s exclusively for years. I love them for every application. I have a few Sennheiser guitar mics (e906) and a Shure kick drum mic (beta 52a)

BUT!

Now is when I am gonna get slammed. Sorry guys.

A few weeks back Musician's Friend had a stoopid daily deal for a 4-channel VocoPro wireless setup....
So I bought one.
I am a fan of wireless vocal mics because a slight amount of compression is used in transmitting the signal.
It is a sweet compression that I have not reproduced with any hardware or plugin compressor.

I used the VocoPro mics (in place of my usual 57s)  last weekend with my DL for the first time live and they sounded fantastic.
Go ahead, pummel me now.....

sam.spoons:
Compression which is unavoidably pre-aux  >:D

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