Advice Shoeps SDC - which one?

I went down this rabbit hole a few years ago and found a few things;
-First, you made a good choice. I'm fussy about mics but these thigs just sound "right". I've fought with a lot of SDCs, including Neumanns, that always made acoustics sound like they were missing something vs what I was hearing in the room. After getting my CMC6s 5 or 6 years ago I haven't thought about getting any more SDCs. Just capsules.
-Many, myself included, feel the omni caps are the best the sound mic can deliver, if the room allows for it. But, that's not always practical so choose based on your needs. They all sound great. Even the super-cardioids.
-The MK21 and 22 are both very popular and a good way to go if you aren't sure about committing to omni or cardioid.
-I have some of the switchable heads and love them, though there might be a slight HF lift with these.
-When buying used, be aware that many location guys are selling the 'S' versions (I think that's what they are called) which have a built-in high-pass. You don't want that.

Ta dah ....

I'm the new proud owner of one Schoeps CMC6 MK4 !

Thanks for all the advice guys - very much appreciated.

Now I just need to try it out with my pre's - guitars and percussion.

Yikes - the dealer I bought it from had another one in stock (consecutive serial numbers!) .... but it was a push to afford this one!

I only record my acoustic and classical guitar in mono for the genre of music I make -  if I was tracking real drums and piano it would be a no brainer.
(if I want to feature a guitar in a spare part of an arrangement I really like mid&side recordings - I have lot's of options for the mid mic)

I'm hoping as they're precision made that if I add another in a few years time it will be close enough to this one to be used in an XY or spaced pair.

I believe I recall seeing Schoeps say this is not an issue with the bodies. The condition of the capsules is the thing to look out for.  Most who own a Schoeps are going to care for it but keep in mind that these are popular in location recording so some of them have been rode hard and put up wet, so to speak. I've seen some scary looking Schoeps capsules on Reverb/ebay.

Yikes - the dealer I bought it from had another one in stock (consecutive serial numbers!) .... but it was a push to afford this one!

I only record my acoustic and classical guitar in mono for the genre of music I make -  if I was tracking real drums and piano it would be a no brainer.
(if I want to feature a guitar in a spare part of an arrangement I really like mid&side recordings - I have lot's of options for the mid mic)

I'm hoping as they're precision made that if I add another in a few years time it will be close enough to this one to be used in an XY or spaced pair.

I’ve done records where pretty much everything was recorded through Schoeps mic and it always worked, some mics could have been better but it worked fine.

This is a preamp test I did a couple years back:
Everything you hear is recorded with a Schoeps mk41 into a Tree Branch except for the bass which is DIed ( thru the Tree also)


www.dropbox.com/s/j1eas0hydt34xd2/TREE.mp3?dl=0

Btw one of the strummed acoustic is a D18, but it’s a bit blurred because it’s doubled with a parlor guitar but nothing sounds dark to me, everything sounds balanced and I feel is a good representation of how things sounded in the room.

Btw I don’t work for Schoeps haha!

Thank you both very much for the insight! What a great topic and community. Is there anyone who prefers the sonic qualities of the MK4, for acoustic guitar and piano applications?