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I play acoustic guitar and I sing, I'd prefer to record without using a pickup as that creates a much cleaner tone in my opinion (and I like the scratching of the strings sometimes), but I need a good microphone for that. I'd like to use the one mic for both vocals and guitar unless you can find me a good, cheap combo that would sound better (both layering tracks and playing and singing at once) and I guess we'll say about $200 for the price range. Also, may be working with cajons soon enough, so they'd have to sound nice enough through the mic.
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I wouldn't personally recommend using a single microphone for multiple sound layers, as it is hard to find balanced and uncolored response mics for two completely different sound signatures. Instead of finding a $200 mic for both vocals and guitar, I would suggest to buy two separate microphones to get the job done. For vocal recording, I would have to suggest the Shure
SM-58. It's one of the best sub-$100 microphones in terms of vocal recording; its response has a typical bump in the upper midrange and also has a slightly boosted bass response which I think sounds great on vocals that accompany acoustic music (though, it all depends on your voice).
Now, for your acoustic guitar, I would recommend AKG's Perception 120. Condenser microphones are great for reproducing the sound of an acoustic guitar in general, and the 120 does just that. As you said, you like the scratching of the guitar strings which made me immediately think of this mic. The 120 is a very nice microphone for picking up overtones and the small things like string scratching and the like. The frequency response stays rather neutral throughout the whole spectrum and provides a very clean, clear tonality for reproduction. I can't see you being disappointed.
If you do prefer to instead use a single microphone for both, I'm not too sure on recommending one for that, as I don't have much experience with a solo microphone for multiple sound layers. Your best bet would probably be heading over to a microphone forum and doing a couple searches until you find your answer.
Regards.