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I agree with M Rivers the mic would be a U87 (or the Gefell version UMT70s).
I would probably choose a channel strip to have the option of
compressing/EQing. I have a Joe Meek VC1 QSC as well as a TLA Indigo which
are both great (and different) so it wouldn't be easy to choose between the
2. I also have a Grace 201 and a Drawmer 1969 but the Drawmer isn't as
versatile (no EQ and more intended for drums/bass I'd say) as the two others
and the Grace is an unusually clean preamp with no way of getting the sweet
overdrive from the TLA (but very, very nice for clean recordings).

PS If anybody know of somebody who has a TLA Indigo series channel strip for
sale please let me know. They had a very short lifespan and was replaced by
the far less interesting Ivory series. I have tried to find one for ages but
apparently they are quite rare.