Beyer M88TG

[Strange Leaf]

Just bought a Beyer M88TG used, for about $150. Should arrive next week. As I understand, this mic is good for vocals, brass, kick & guitar amp, and I will try it out on all of those.

Does anyone know anything else this mic is good for ?

 

[Mark7]

erm...

Bass cabs?


What do you mean that's not enough!?

 

[eeldip]

its a good enough mic to try on almost anything.

it has some pretty serious proximity effect that can make it good for bass drum and cabs. roll it off if you dont like it, or back the mic up a little bit. the nice thing about hypercardiods is that they can stand to be a bit further from the source without so much leaking or room verb.

the main thing that makes this mic interesting is it has this uh... juicy?... characteristic to it. you hear it most on vocals, beefs up the bottom and the top. the top is smooth and present- not very exacting, but very pleasing. anyway, it it an exaggeration mic. you'll see.

try it on anything. it just might work.

 

[BradD]

Many people swear by these on kick drum.

 

[chessparov]

If you back off it enough, the M88TG sounds quite "natural" on
vocals IMHO.

Great microphone, congrats.

Chris

 

[Mark7]

Where on earth did you get it at that price?

 

[chessparov]

I lucked out for $150 on e-bay on mine.

Chris

 

[Mark7]

That's cheaper than an SM57 over here.



I hate you



Lucky sod

 

[chessparov]

I thought you guys "across the Pond", could score stuff like the Beyer's, Sennheiser's, Neumann's , etc. for good prices.

Not true?

Chris

 

[eeldip]

and your currency! your currency! its so strong. you could buy anything here in the US for peanuts! how about using musicians-gear.net

and look at all those reslo mics you can get for cheap! and orange amps!

you no complain...

look at these musicians-gear prices for you. this is for new stuff!
M 69 TG 104.13 GBP
M 88 TG 158.02 GBP
M 101 NC DELIVERY TIME 6 WEEKS 91.42 GBP
M 201 TG 95.05 GBP
M 422 TG 50.25 GBP
TGX 58 46.01 GBP
TGX 60 104.13 GBP
TGX 61 107.77 GBP
TGX 80 113.22 GBP
TGX 81 117.45 GBP
M 99 180.42 GBP
M 130 225.22 GBP
M 160 207.06 GBP
M 260.80 117.45 GBP

 

[eeldip]

If you back off it enough, the M88TG sounds quite "natural" on
vocals IMHO.

yea, but i would describe it as "hyper-natural". its that juicy top. when i head it up against say a 441, it is very different. for my voice way better. the 441 gives me my voice warts and all, the m88tg makes me sound awesome!
...

 

[Mark7]

and your currency! your currency! its so strong. you could buy anything here in the US for peanuts! how about using musicians-gear.net

and look at all those reslo mics you can get for cheap! and orange amps!

you no complain...

look at these musicians-gear prices for you. this is for new stuff!
M 69 TG 104.13 GBP
M 88 TG 158.02 GBP
M 101 NC DELIVERY TIME 6 WEEKS 91.42 GBP
M 201 TG 95.05 GBP
M 422 TG 50.25 GBP
TGX 58 46.01 GBP
TGX 60 104.13 GBP
TGX 61 107.77 GBP
TGX 80 113.22 GBP
TGX 81 117.45 GBP
M 99 180.42 GBP
M 130 225.22 GBP
M 160 207.06 GBP
M 260.80 117.45 GBP

Well, okay. But I've never been able to find an M88 for $150.

 

[chessparov]

Eel, I totally agree with your assessment of the M88TG's "sound".

The other knock-out for me has been the Electo-Voice EV 666 for a warm vintage ribbon style sound, ala RCA 77DX/tube pre.
You have to be a bit of a gambler with that one, no way to repair them anymore. (EV has no parts and no service support)

Haven't had the pleasure of using the 441 yet though.

Chris

 

[Strange Leaf]

Sounds like I did a good buy then. I'm excited to try it out in my studio.

*makes scratch #17 in my belt*

 

[DJL]

Sounds like I did a good buy then. I'm excited to try it out in my studio.

*makes scratch #17 in my belt*

Yeah you did... the M88 is a good mic.

 

[Innovations]

Another feature of the M88TG is that its cardoid pattern is very narrow. Thus it would be a choice for places where you might be worried about bleed.