I've heard a lot of good things about this place:
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Good prices on all sorts of wood, free FedEx over $15...
That mic is one that Dave Thomas modded and branded with his "Advanced Audio" logo before he was offering his current line. He was selling some non-tube mics with the badge, but not the tube models and modding tube mics for hire. IIRC, these days, unless you get one of his mics with the Peluso...
open to buying used or new, packages or individual drums.
i know i won't get a good kit for the price of an sm7-- it was just an analogy.
let me give some examples:
i understand that pearl sensitone snares might be a good value, pork pie BoB's are also a good value (albeit a little more...
The wifey and I are closing on a house in a month (knock on wood), which means that I may finally get to have another drum kit to bang on terribly for my own enjoyment as well as to use for recording more competent drummers occasionally.
Can you folks recommend some great bargains in drums...
haven't tried those, but I swore by Jazz III's for years until I discovered V-Picks. Now I have trouble playing with anything else-- they feel flimsy by comparison. I use "screamers", "medium rounded" and "psychos"
yeah-- these are great mics-- especially for the $. I put a whole lot more than $450 into the Dave Thomas/Philgood mic!
Dave Thomas now sells something like this (different, more expensive Peluso capsule-- the CEK-367, but cheaper Peluso transformer) for $900!
Also, zbert is a great guy to...
The thing that impresses me about the Grendel is that it doesn't sound boxy to me. It's really tightly constructed and seals very tightly (so tightly I don't want to use my ribbon mic in there for fear that the ribbon will be damaged by the pressure changes when I seal or open the access door...
I have a Grendel Sound Dead Room II Iso cabinet that looks a little like Gonzo-X's. It works really well and has a low level of leakage. I also use a Weber Mass which I like. I think both are good options. Obviously an iso cabinet will limit your miking options and will only have one...
Redco tube microphone cable - I got this from Redco a little while back for a modded tube mic I had made as a spare. I no longer have that mic but was holding onto the cable as a spare. This configuration-- Mogami tube mic cable, five pin XLR black and gold right angle female end, five pin male...
while i definitely agree that there are better pres to be had for the same money (especially if you find one in good shape on the used market), if you're basically using some inexpensive chinese mics with the hyped top end, running your guitars through modelers, and di'ing bass and keys, the 610...