Recent content by pouxhawk

Many years with a used SM7b and a used Audio Technica AT4050. The only "problem" with either of these fine affordable microphones is getting my friends to stop borrowing them... Seriously, I cannot foresee a time where I won't find a use for them.

Just like old cars and new girlfriends... yerolduncledino

I was tempted to resurrect the thread before I saw that ya'll did it already... My "stinker" is a 1958 Gibson 225 hollow body. You really do need to keep your nose away from the f holes, as it smells like Grandma's attic and old varnish. As someone previously mentioned, it very well might be the...

If you can audition them, check out Mojave. I have a couple and they have worked out wonderfully. Very competitively priced and designed by David Royer.

Soundeluxe U195, Oktava MK319 (x2) Audio Technica 4050 Mojave Audio MA-300 Mojave Audio MA-301 Royer R121 Beyer M500 Oktava MK012 (x2) Shure KSM109 (x3) Rode NT-5 (x2 ) Shure SM7b Electrovoice RE20 Shure Beta 58 Shure SM57 (x2) Telefunken M80 (x2) Shure 565 (x2) Electrovoice...

#1 "items that can stay with me forever and have "legitimate" use through out my life. & #2 "NOT AMATURE (amateur) /CRAP mics." What do you have for a budget??? You can certainly do this relatively cheaply, ridiculously expensive, of somewhere in between. The fact is you will undoubtedly end up...

I grew up thirty miles away in Meriden. Used to go to Rocky Neck SP. Fond memories.

If I recall, Lyme disease can be difficult to diagnose, and can cause problems years after the original infection has been dealt with. A close friend of mine is having serious health issues that the doctors suspect but can't say for sure was caused by his having Lyme. As for Arthritis, I have a...

You should seriously consider a dynamic like an Electrovoice RE20, Shure SM7, or even one of the Heil dynamics. Great for rock vocals and useful for many other applications. At that price point you really can't go wrong as you will use it forever. You can't say that about a lot of cheap Chinese...

The unit you have wasn't available when I got my M610. If it had been I'm sure I would have considered it instead. I hear a lot of folks disparaging the 610 and its various incarnations but I couldn't be happier with mine. The only downsides are that its so damn big for a preamp only device, and...

I can only give a stellar review of the M610 that I have. That being said, I obviously can't comment on its appropriateness for your purposes or whether the later versions of the 610 preamp are similar or completely different animals. Mine is one of the first ones, and they were discontinued...

I think for the time being I'll hold off on getting a distressor. The one I was looking at is still available on the Washington DC Craigslist if anyone is interested. After looking at what I have and what my capabilities are it seems that I should be looking into preamps instead of compressors...

If the guy you know is a close friend, you might want to duplicate what he has. Having someone you can talk to directly would speed up the learning curve. It would also allow for easy collaboration as you would both be familiar with each others rig. You could assist each other and learn...

You didn't say they all had to be good ones. Shure SM57 (Several) Shure 565 (Several) Shure Beta 58 Shure SM7b Sennheiser MD211 (2) Telefunken M80 (2) Telefunken M81 Electrovoice DS35 Electrovoice RE 10 (2) Electrovoice RE 20 Beyer M500 ROYER R121 Shure KSM 109 (3) RODE NT-5 (matched...

In my humble opinion you should reconsider going the acoustic electric route for guitar. I've noticed that most AE guitars are meant to suppress feedback in a live situation and thereby have a less than stellar sound when recorded with a microphone. This is especially true with cutaway bodies...