Line Audio CM4 pencil condensers $100/pair
Behringer BA19A (best kick mic ever made at any price) $80
Lewitt LCT 240 for vocals $100 used
Audix D6 for toms $125 used
LRM 2b is the best cheap ribbon mic, and on the same website you can get CM4 pencil condensers which are probably the best for \~£100.
Otherwise just use 57s, you'll be fine
I got my two Beyerdynamic m58's (which are their version of the EV 635\[a\], omni dynamic mics "intended for" location sound for news) for €50 each. I use them on a lot of stuff, but mainly mono drum overhead and backing vocals.
Also the 635a, but you can't get them for \~$40 like I did anymore.
I got a Josephson c42 (84 clone) at GC Hollywood for $40, but I'm reasonably sure it was mis-marked.
The sE v7 is my *favorite* live vocal mic for low males, bar none, and it is under $€100 new. I end up using it in the studio for scratches, and sometimes they stick. My favorite for females and high males is the Lewitt W950, though, and it ain't cheap.
The Line Audio SDC's are insanely good and useful for their new price. Same goes for the Lewitt 140 AIR, but it is a bit more limited because of its high boost.
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Indestructible live workhorse; but muffled for studio vocals.
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