I think you would be pleasantly surprised with the KSM 27. It is a good all purpose mic, and especially suited for the applications you speak of. To my ears, the ksm27 is generally pleasant sounding.
As far as using it for live stuff, I know that Bela Fleck had a shitload of them, and also some ksm'32's, when I saw him a few months back, and the sound was phenomenal. I have noticed quite a few bands using them lately.
The 4040 is no slouch either, in that general price range.