I have received comment after comments asking me if the mics that I test out are capable of recording music and sounding good. Rather than testing all the microphones I have tested, I selected 3 to test out. The SF-920, the NW-700, and the SM48. All of these mics are $30 or less and I did a couple tests on them.
- I recorded an overdriven guitar with the mics (I should note that the amps volume is not very loud).
- I recorded a clean guitar with the mics to show you more of what the mic is capable of doing on an amp.
- Lastly, I recorded a Ukulele to show you how this thing functions with acoustic instruments.
To sum up, I believe that the Neewer NW-700 performed the best on the clean guitar and acoustic instrument, and the SM48 performed the best on the overdriven guitar. However, if either of these mics are out of your price range, you will probably be okay picking up the SF-920. So the answer to "Can You Record Music With a Cheap Mic?" is YES!