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Post by matty6strings on Aug 6, 2013 13:07:07 GMT -7
Been looking on Craigslist locally and Ebay. There is a ton of stuff out there but I have a hard time accepting some reviews.
Audix, Sure, AKG, CAD, Samson, Pyle Pro etc.
Anyone able to steer a guy in the right direction? Will be used for live micing, not recording.
Thoughts please gang, much appreciated!
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Post by bryan0418 on Aug 6, 2013 13:28:20 GMT -7
The Shure SM57 is pretty popular for micing guitars and there are a ton out there. I am sure you can score a good deal somewhere.
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Post by Burnsy on Aug 6, 2013 13:32:37 GMT -7
I'm pretty sure you can still find a 57 for $60 or so if you're patient
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Post by T-R☼CK ♫ on Aug 6, 2013 13:52:46 GMT -7
Been looking on Craigslist locally and Ebay. There is a ton of stuff out there but I have a hard time accepting some reviews. Audix, Sure, AKG, CAD, Samson, Pyle Pro etc. Anyone able to steer a guy in the right direction? Will be used for live micing, not recording. Thoughts please gang, much appreciated! M SM57/58s are the Gold standard. Have been, for WELL over 200 years. Heard Roscoe, w/Jimbo & them, in a small club in Nashville. He had a Heil of "some" kind on my Ghia...... KILLED!!
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Post by Burnsy on Aug 6, 2013 13:58:54 GMT -7
Sennheiser e609 might be another interesting choice, as you can just hang it from the top of your amp in front of the speaker. Sounds a lot like an SM57 (but not quite the same)
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Post by bluzman on Aug 6, 2013 14:13:58 GMT -7
Personally I like the Sennheiser mics but they cost more. For mic'ing an amp I'd go with the flat Sennheiser, or any other flat brand, that you can hang over the front of an amp. No stand to take precious space on a small stage.
Vocals I'd go with Shure... even used, because you can buy new balls for them or under 5 bucks and not worry about whose spit is in there.
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Post by Brian on Aug 6, 2013 14:17:53 GMT -7
Sennheiser 609 for guitar mic. Sennheiser 835 for vocal mic. After trying these out, I got rid of my 57's and 58's, and have been using them without any problems for 5+ years now. They have a 10yr warranty on them to begin with if memory serves me correctly as well.
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Post by T-R☼CK ♫ on Aug 6, 2013 14:42:33 GMT -7
Personally I like the Sennheiser mics but they cost more. For mic'ing an amp I'd go with the flat Sennheiser, or any other flat brand, that you can hang over the front of an amp. No stand to take precious space on a small stage. Vocals I'd go with Shure... even used, because you can buy new balls for them or under 5 bucks and not worry about whose spit is in there. You said "Balls"...... heh...heh.. heh heh....
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Post by matty6strings on Aug 6, 2013 14:47:52 GMT -7
Personally I like the Sennheiser mics but they cost more. For mic'ing an amp I'd go with the flat Sennheiser, or any other flat brand, that you can hang over the front of an amp. No stand to take precious space on a small stage. Vocals I'd go with Shure... even used, because you can buy new balls for them or under 5 bucks and not worry about whose spit is in there. You said "Balls"...... heh...heh.. heh heh.... Guys, looking for drum mic kits. I beleive 57's will work but was hopeful to find out from users here which brands are worth the investment in a whole "mic kit" like an all in one box format.
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Post by T-R☼CK ♫ on Aug 6, 2013 14:48:16 GMT -7
Oh YEAH (Sennheiser bastichesess) ? Go see ZZ/ANYone @ the Ryman/Grand 'Ole Opry/ANY bar/club in "Music City"........... Azz rite.... Come back & TELL me how many Sennheisers you saw on 'DEM stages. Go Hayd....
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Post by T-R☼CK ♫ on Aug 6, 2013 14:50:09 GMT -7
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2013 16:58:45 GMT -7
Lotta good suggestions here. The various "Drum Mic Bundles" have gotten pretty darn good. Most of them come with mounts for the toms and all. I'd be happy with anything on this page (excluding the Samson stuff which is like Walmart quality) www.sweetwater.com/c983--Drum_Mic_Bundles/low2high
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Post by bluzman on Aug 6, 2013 23:14:07 GMT -7
Again I'd personally go with Sennheiser due to the clips and personal experience with using them.
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Post by T-R☼CK ♫ on Aug 7, 2013 1:24:04 GMT -7
Again I'd personally go with Sennheiser due to the clips and personal experience with using them. Again.... Oh YEAH (Sennheiser bastichesess) ? Go see ZZ/ANYone @ the Ryman/Grand 'Ole Opry/ANY bar/club in "Music City"........... Azz rite.... Come back & TELL me how many Sennheisers you saw on 'DEM stages. Go Hayd....
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Post by zpilot on Aug 7, 2013 1:54:26 GMT -7
CAD has a 7-mic kit that includes 4 clip-on mounts for the snare and tom mics that does a pretty fair job and sells for $250. The clip mounts eliminate the cost of 4 stands. There are other mics that I prefer but they cost more.
If you decide to buy used SM57's beware of the fake Chinese ones. Do your homework.
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Post by JSA61 on Aug 7, 2013 3:45:37 GMT -7
Our drummer uses a Sure kit. It sounds good, and I don't recall him ever complain about them.
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Post by bluzman on Aug 7, 2013 9:18:04 GMT -7
I remember some pros complaining about the bulkier drum mics don't survive hits.
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Post by Andy 67 on Sept 4, 2013 1:43:37 GMT -7
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Post by freddieg on Sept 4, 2013 20:17:22 GMT -7
Ok, sorry my 2 cents but you can actually use any cheap mic for drums except for the bass drum. The bass drum needs a good mic, but the rest don't. I used to use shure axs1 mics back in the day. Worked fine. You don't need an sm57 or sm58 for drums. Especially for small to medium sized clubs....
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Post by zpilot on Sept 5, 2013 10:10:45 GMT -7
Freddieg is pretty much correct. If you already have some mics then spend your money on a mic designed for the kick drum. Use a decent condenser mic on the hi-hat and you will hear more detail. The other mics can be whatever you already have or can find cheap. For small to medium clubs you probably won't need to even mic the cymbals.
If you don't currently have any mics for this and are starting from scratch I would still suggest the Cad set I recommended. By the time you round up used or new cheap mics AND buy stands you will have spent about as much as you would have for that set.
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Post by jbrad on Sept 15, 2013 17:55:18 GMT -7
The audix D6 kick drum mic is one of the best out there. We have used them for years running sound on high end drums down to total pieces of junk kits and always get a killer kick drum sound. The rest of their drum kit mics work very well too since they are somewhat tuned to the specific drums. NP matter what you mic the rest of the drums with, the D6 gives great results on your kick.
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Post by matty6strings on Sept 16, 2013 7:14:24 GMT -7
awesome, thanks guys!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2013 5:11:17 GMT -7
I use an Avantone Mondo kick mic. It's really nice sounding, and tough, to boot.
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