Electro-Voice RE20 mic

synthezatory · Post by **synthezatory** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:18 pm

Anyone ever used this for recording guitar cabs? Worth the price over a regular good ol' SM57? A relative is selling one for a dirt cheap

friendship · Post by **friendship** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:33 pm

If it's dirt cheap, get it. Those mics are classics.

terminator · Post by **terminator** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:41 pm

great on bass cabs too. and bass drums. ive even used one as a room mic (i know).

synthezatory · Post by **synthezatory** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:44 pm

Yeah, just wondering if it's really THAT good especially when it's placed in front of my guitar speaker cab compared to the SM57 for recording

space6oy · Post by **space6oy** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:54 pm

i have one and love it. if it's a good deal i doubt you'll be disappointed. 57s are just bread.

terminator · Post by **terminator** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 4:45 pm

it does sound better. and it has some roll off options. but a shitty clip.

Gone Fission · Post by **Gone Fission** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 7:34 pm

Pretty damned good on guitar amps. With a good preamp, also very good on vocals. There are worse mic clips, like on the MD-421.

synthezatory · Post by **synthezatory** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 7:59 pm

This might be a stupid question but.. what clips are you guys talking about?

sonidero · Post by **sonidero** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 8:52 pm

synthezatory wrote:This might be a stupid question but.. what clips are you guys talking about?

terminator · Post by **terminator** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 8:56 pm

I hate 421 clips!
how much is this re20 going for?

sonidero · Post by **sonidero** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 9:00 pm

terminator wrote:how much is this re20 going for?

They also have this sex torture device you could slide it into...

twss

stripes · Post by **stripes** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 9:15 pm

if you're ever considering an re20, just get it... ESPECIALLY if it's on the cheap. they are just good. i sing through one pretty much exclusively . they need a healthy amount of gain, but nothing crazy. no proximity effect... ughgh i'm so down with the re20

sonidero wrote:

twss

looks like fun

synthezatory · Post by **synthezatory** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 9:40 pm

sonidero wrote:
synthezatory wrote:This might be a stupid question but.. what clips are you guys talking about?

Ah THAT clip :lol:

.. How flimsy is it to hold down that bigmic? Doesn't look so safe..

And is there anyone could identify this gigantic mic he's using? Plus his voice sounds good to my ears..

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGtorWjUnyU[/youtube]

sonidero · Post by **sonidero** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 9:53 pm

It does sound good, I'm guessing either vintage German or modern Boutique... HUGE!!!

The4455 · Post by **The4455** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 11:10 pm

Everything about the Re-20 that has been said I agree with. It's like a Sm-57 in the way that it can really be used on everything and it sounds good. One advantage to an Re-20 over a 57 is it's diaphragm is larger, so more bass. Sounds excellent on Kick Bass, although it's not my first choice, or even top 5, probably top ten. The Re-20 is famous for it's use in radio/broadcasting that and the Sm-7b are the go to mics for that stuff, both are great.

I also agree on the 421 clip statement, there really couldn't be a worse design. Although I see them all the time in live Zappa recordings.

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