I can vouch for the Church Audio Gear teamed up with and R-09. Makes for a nice rig both open and stealth.
Have a listen....... (oops too many periods?)
BTW my entire rig, mics, preamp, r-09, stand, bag, home-made shock mount and kwon bar ran me right around $800. So it can be done!
http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=506385Gov't Mule
05/02/07
Cain's Ballroom
Tulsa, OK
Source: CA stc-11 cards > CA 9100 > Edirol R-09
Location: FOB
Transfer: R-09 > USB > Audacity > CD Wave > Flac
Taper: h4nk3f4n
Set 1
D01T01 A Million Miles From Yesterday
D01T02 Thorazine Shuffle
D01T03 Temporary Saint
D01T04 Time To Confess
D01T05 Devil Likes It Slow
D01T06 32/20 Blues
D01T07 Wine & Blood
D01T08 Soulshine
Set 2
D01T09 Rocking Horse
D02T01 Gameface->Moutain Jam->Gameface
D02T02 Perfect Shelter
D02T03 Streamline Woman->
D02T04 Drums
D02T05 If Loving You Is Wrong, I Don't Want To Be Right
D02T06 Like Flies
D02T07 Blind Man In The Dark
Encore
D02T08 So Weak, So Strong