hairylarry
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Hi,
In the Musician's Friend flyer they devote a page to the new EV PL series and they are all moderately priced.
From the old PL series it looks like only the PL80 survives as PL80a in black and PL80c with the classic finish (kind of a grey green).
I used to use a PL80 as my main vocals mic live. Larry Donn was playing one day and he was singing through a PL80. I said "I sing through that mic". He said, "I bought it from Merle Travis' wife after he passed on." So Merle used to use a PL80.
Crystal Gayle was the celebrity promoter when the PL80 came out. I have read that Frank Sinatra preferred the PL80 for his stage mic.
Needless to say we are talking about a very high quality vocals mic. And one that can be had used cheap. I gave mine to my son so I bought another on ebay for $22.53. So it definitely wins in the best vocals mic under $25 category.
I don't know what the new PL80s will do to the used prices. And Musicians Friend says the new models are inspired by the original so I don't know if they're as good or maybe the same.
Here's the state of my vintage PL series mic collection now with important financial data included.
1 - EV PL6 dynamic cardiod $59 (2007)
1 - EV PL76a condenser cardiod AA battery $37.79
1 - EV PL76b condenser cardiod AA battery *
1 - EV PL80 dynamic supercardiod $22.53 (2007)
1 - EV PL9 $51.71 (2007)
1 - EV PL95A dynamic cardiod $42.20
1 - EV 1776 condenser cardiod 4.5 V battery *
I include the 1776 which I think is the same mic as the PL76. EV used to modify these mics for phantom power but they don't anymore. They do however make the instructions available if you want to mod them yourself. The 4.5 volt batteries are hard to get but you can use two N cells instead.
There is also a PL4 lav mic which I want to get and a PL5 omni which is the same as the 635a except for color.
The new mics are divided into vocals mics and drums mics. The PL80 is the most expensive at $149. The PL24 is obviously competing with the SM58. The PL84 is a condenser vocals mic for $139.
On the drums side the PL33 is a $119 Kick mic. This is interesting from a company that knows how to build kick mics. What I am wondering about the PL33 is if it's a general purpose mic like the RE20 or the ATM25 or is it custom tailored to kick like the AKG D112 or the Superlux FU-2?
After I sent my son my PL80 he recorded these tracks on his Boss digital multitracker playing lapsteel and singing. He recorded everything through the PL80.
Thanks,
Hairy Larry
In the Musician's Friend flyer they devote a page to the new EV PL series and they are all moderately priced.
From the old PL series it looks like only the PL80 survives as PL80a in black and PL80c with the classic finish (kind of a grey green).
I used to use a PL80 as my main vocals mic live. Larry Donn was playing one day and he was singing through a PL80. I said "I sing through that mic". He said, "I bought it from Merle Travis' wife after he passed on." So Merle used to use a PL80.
Crystal Gayle was the celebrity promoter when the PL80 came out. I have read that Frank Sinatra preferred the PL80 for his stage mic.
Needless to say we are talking about a very high quality vocals mic. And one that can be had used cheap. I gave mine to my son so I bought another on ebay for $22.53. So it definitely wins in the best vocals mic under $25 category.
I don't know what the new PL80s will do to the used prices. And Musicians Friend says the new models are inspired by the original so I don't know if they're as good or maybe the same.
Here's the state of my vintage PL series mic collection now with important financial data included.
1 - EV PL6 dynamic cardiod $59 (2007)
1 - EV PL76a condenser cardiod AA battery $37.79
1 - EV PL76b condenser cardiod AA battery *
1 - EV PL80 dynamic supercardiod $22.53 (2007)
1 - EV PL9 $51.71 (2007)
1 - EV PL95A dynamic cardiod $42.20
1 - EV 1776 condenser cardiod 4.5 V battery *
I include the 1776 which I think is the same mic as the PL76. EV used to modify these mics for phantom power but they don't anymore. They do however make the instructions available if you want to mod them yourself. The 4.5 volt batteries are hard to get but you can use two N cells instead.
There is also a PL4 lav mic which I want to get and a PL5 omni which is the same as the 635a except for color.
The new mics are divided into vocals mics and drums mics. The PL80 is the most expensive at $149. The PL24 is obviously competing with the SM58. The PL84 is a condenser vocals mic for $139.
On the drums side the PL33 is a $119 Kick mic. This is interesting from a company that knows how to build kick mics. What I am wondering about the PL33 is if it's a general purpose mic like the RE20 or the ATM25 or is it custom tailored to kick like the AKG D112 or the Superlux FU-2?
After I sent my son my PL80 he recorded these tracks on his Boss digital multitracker playing lapsteel and singing. He recorded everything through the PL80.
Thanks,
Hairy Larry
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