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Achtane wrote:Fuuuuuck, that is super hot. 408 is my dream. Well, Monolith's 408.
Do you have any problems with those speakers being of a (relatively) low wattage compared to modern jank?

chillerthanmost wrote:Current bass rig is my Univox ('71) ux1501 driving an Acoustic 408. Running my P40 for now. Debating swapping the pickup or picking up a jazz bass.

chillerthanmost wrote:Current bass rig is my Univox ('71) ux1501 driving an Acoustic 408. Running my P40 for now. Debating swapping the pickup or picking up a jazz bass.

chillerthanmost wrote:

Achtane wrote:Fuuuuuck, that is super hot. 408 is my dream. Well, Monolith's 408.
Do you have any problems with those speakers being of a (relatively) low wattage compared to modern jank?

Well, it's a 300w cab and my head is 150w. So I have no problem with it. They do sound extremely vintage. Nothing like modern 8x10's or 15's I've heard.

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The4455 wrote:

Boxbie wrote:

jumbo_steelie wrote:Is'zat one of those cheap mxl ribbon mics?

They are both MXL's the blue one is cheap the turquoise one is a bit more expensive, I think. But the blue one is a relatively cheap ribbon mic. If you have any questions about ribbons, feel free to ask me.

Cool. I got the blue one a while ago and I've found it to be a bit dark, and low output. I basically need the preamp up full or I get nothing. Have you found anything like this with yours?

The4455 wrote:I actually don't have one, a friend of mine does, I'm just very microphone "savy" (or knoledgable and stuff). I just read the write up about that mic, and they do that because Ribbon mics are extremely sensitive, even more so than condensers, so when the sound it's micing is too loud the actual ribbon will burst, ruining the mic. So they made this mic with the intentions of micing things live, or like it said in the write up, wind instruments, which are really loud, as compared to a guitar amp which can controlled much more easily. It said it can take 130 db at 1kh, which is really midrange, so you might want to turn up your amp more, but only a little, since you always run the risk of bursting the ribbon it's self. Also since it's a figure 8 polar patter, it "atracts" sound from the front in a cradiod way and from the back in a cardiod way, so you could try covering the back or something so you're not picking up room noise from behind. Also upon further reading, the mic has a "bump" or thrives at 5kh which is where alot of stringed (classical: violin, viola, cello, Upright Bass) thrive. Also the review I read said the same thing that it has a relatively low output and that you'd need a good preamp, I'd reccomend turning the gain way up on your mixer and turning the actual volume of the mic down, it's liek turning up the sensetivity so it will be louder thus having to turn down the volum. Also for guitar amps, this may not be the best ribbon mic, although it could be really nice on strings like I said or as a room mic, especially a room mic-set it in the middle of the room, since it has a figure 8 pattern and 130 db of "resistance" you could record really nice band practices with it.

I'd reccomend checking out the Cascade microphone company, their ribbons are used by Steeley Dan (a favorite of mine) and although they're more expensive it's your tone that's being captured so as not to muddy it up any price is really worth it.