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Post by tonycamphd on Aug 5, 2015 18:47:30 GMT -6
Fellas, let's remember where we are, Real Gear, not Gearslutz. I always hated that name. Martin what are you talking about? you should probably save this kind of remark for something that is actually deserving of it, the posts on this thread are completely reasonable by all involved, their is nothing wrong with lively debating a disagreement, nobody involved here posted an insult toward anyone..., except maybe your unwarranted reprimand toward all of us? |
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Post by Johnkenn on Aug 5, 2015 19:14:09 GMT -6
Attack, Tony!  |
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Post by Martin John Butler on Aug 5, 2015 22:23:47 GMT -6
I wish I could hear more comparisons of these two mics, this is a great post, and helpful to me in lots of ways.
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Post by Johnkenn on Aug 5, 2015 22:29:36 GMT -6
Martin I'm pretty sure I've got a bunch of different examples - just need to find some that I recorded flat.
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Post by Martin John Butler on Aug 5, 2015 22:32:22 GMT -6
Groovy, can't wait.
* Hey John, this is my 2,000th post! I think I've earned a nickname by now.
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Post by Martin John Butler on Aug 5, 2015 22:55:08 GMT -6
I love that, but I've got some sad news my friend, you probably won't believe this, but I sold my pride and joy to Herbie last week. I had some serious wolves at the door, and couldn't think of anyone more deserving of that rare gem than our own cowboycoalminer.
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Post by Johnkenn on Aug 5, 2015 23:15:28 GMT -6
Doh!
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Post by sopwith on Aug 6, 2015 3:27:15 GMT -6
Just to chime in on pricing, my SR CV4 mod was in the neighborhood of the prices quoted here, and I'm incredibly happy with it every time I put it up. To have someone with his skills and tools spend a few days dialing/skinning/machining your mic to your sound specifications with microscopic adjustments - totally worth it.
Btw - JK, your mic is now a classic. Sounds incredible. |
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Post by svart on Aug 6, 2015 7:02:42 GMT -6
Wow.. I paid right at 800$ for everything for my U47, including blueline, AMI transformer, etc. I didn't opt for the extreme perfect clone, but it is just a mic.. A damn good one. Best mic I've ever used on vocals for sure.
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Post by kidvybes on Aug 6, 2015 7:08:11 GMT -6
Wow.. I paid right at 800$ for everything for my U47, including blueline, AMI transformer, etc. I didn't opt for the extreme perfect clone, but it is just a mic.. A damn good one. Best mic I've ever used on vocals for sure. ...yeah, I had the same attitude prior to having Shannon dial in one of my favorite mics...you only know as good as you've got (until you get better)... |
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Post by tonycamphd on Aug 6, 2015 7:13:40 GMT -6
Wow.. I paid right at 800$ for everything for my U47, including blueline, AMI transformer, etc. I didn't opt for the extreme perfect clone, but it is just a mic.. A damn good one. Best mic I've ever used on vocals for sure. ...yeah, I had the same attitude prior to having Shannon dial in one of my favorite mics...you only know as good as you've got (until you get better)... I have a rather nice MK47/blueline (nice at least inside haha), when i built JK's mic i was expecting it to be about the same really, it wasn't the same, it was very certainly of a higher quality all together, we're not talking black n white differences, but it had a very solid and finished sound to it that is hard to explain. I have a MKU47 here waiting to be built, i have to pay off some debts before i can even buy the PSU parts to finish her up... sadly... |
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Post by Martin John Butler on Aug 6, 2015 7:51:11 GMT -6
When you have a great mic, you know it. Once I did a session with a mint, vintage C12, and I sang better than ever, it just complemented my voice in a way I haven't heard again. I've heard cowboy's MKU-47 quite a bit by now, and that mic's got it, whatever "it" is.
Unfortunately, when it's not quite right, even if it's really good, it never stops bugging you. At least in my case it hasn't.
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Post by category5 on Aug 6, 2015 8:53:32 GMT -6
When you have a great mic, you know it. Once I did a session with a mint, vintage C12, and I sang better than ever, it just complemented my voice in a way I haven't heard again. I've heard cowboy's MKU-47 quite a bit by now, and that mic's got it, whatever "it" is. Unfortunately, when it's not quite right, even if it's really good, it never stops bugging you. At least in my case it hasn't. Great tools help you get there for sure, but have you ever heard Cowboy sound bad on ANY mic? |
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Post by tonycamphd on Aug 6, 2015 9:12:59 GMT -6
When you have a great mic, you know it. Once I did a session with a mint, vintage C12, and I sang better than ever, it just complemented my voice in a way I haven't heard again. I've heard cowboy's MKU-47 quite a bit by now, and that mic's got it, whatever "it" is. Unfortunately, when it's not quite right, even if it's really good, it never stops bugging you. At least in my case it hasn't. Great tools help you get therefore sure, but have you ever heard Cowboy sound bad on ANY mic? Ewww, cat5 treading dangerously close to the "it's not the gear, it's the song/performer" argument haha |
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Post by Martin John Butler on Aug 6, 2015 9:44:32 GMT -6
Great tools help you get therefore sure, but have you ever heard Cowboy sound bad on ANY mic? Ewww, cat5 treading dangerously close to the "it's not the gear, it's the song/performer" argument haha Not bad, but not as good as the MKU-47 ;-) |
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Post by ragan on Aug 6, 2015 10:14:32 GMT -6
When you have a great mic, you know it. Once I did a session with a mint, vintage C12, and I sang better than ever, it just complemented my voice in a way I haven't heard again. I've heard cowboy's MKU-47 quite a bit by now, and that mic's got it, whatever "it" is. Unfortunately, when it's not quite right, even if it's really good, it never stops bugging you. At least in my case it hasn't. Great tools help you get therefore sure, but have you ever heard Cowboy sound bad on ANY mic? His voice really does sound good on anything. I remember him tracking something through an SM7 just to show why he didn't like it. It still sounded great! He's got the velvet. |
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Post by kcatthedog on Aug 6, 2015 10:34:13 GMT -6
The conversation about prices of 47's is comparing 3 different builds so may be confusing?
Max has 2 kits as Tony pointed out with the mk-u47 costing more due to it being nearest to original, body , flea head basket, transformers etc..
There are different price points but they are not the same mike .
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Post by category5 on Aug 6, 2015 15:18:06 GMT -6
Great tools help you get therefore sure, but have you ever heard Cowboy sound bad on ANY mic? Ewww, cat5 treading dangerously close to the "it's not the gear, it's the song/performer" argument haha Lol. I'd say that, but if you know me then you know it's ALL about the gear. I have an addiction to it in fact. Just pointing out that Herbie makes a great demo for nearly any product.  |
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Post by guitfiddler on Aug 6, 2015 15:35:11 GMT -6
I recorded a song last year and the recording just blew because we were messing around with cheap shitty gear. The performance was great and it sounds like shit! I wish we were using good gear. My new rule, if you are going to record use good gear, dammit!!! Ok, back to the MK-U47 - Blueline VS. Shannon Rhodes k47 topic.
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