I use a DPA 4099 (for saxophone). I've used it for the last 5 years and I love it. I first discovered it while touring with Larry Carlton. His tour manager asked me to try it during soundcheck at a Kansas City theater. As soon as I heard the first few notes through the house, I knew this microphone was different. It was clear and transparent, and could handle a very wide dynamic range -- both volume and registers -- without coloring the sound. With flat EQ, it was the closest thing I'd experienced to what I identify as "my" sound on a stage mic. Just amplified! Here's the little fella in action.