The Stam was really nice. And then of the others, the Heil PR40 was really smooth but melodic clean, and rich but still nicely smoothed dirty. SM7b & M88 & M160 were all good. The only one I disliked was the Beta 52A, I always think kick mics sound bad on bass cab. Mics that are typically used for floor toms are usually better, MD421. RE-20 is nice too. And Beyerdynamic m201 are good too. Unless my U-67 type mic is free, I'll usually use either an Beyer m201, Sennheiser MD421 or Shure SM7b. But, I'd like to get an EV RE-20 - they have a nice neutral natural sound.
Interesting! Ive seen great demos with the EV320 on bass cabs, also KSM32 for low end, and even some smaller condensers on the horns… anyhow i thought the most versatile from your shootout was the Heil… seemed to retain the most definition of the distortion dynamics. What did you think?
I think the PR40 does distorted bass amazingly well. Overall though I like the SA87 best. It's not as aggressive as the PR40 but I like the more rounded sound and the depth of the mids.
@@aftermathstudios3717 I noticed you pulled the SA87 away from the cab compared to the others, is that to protect the capsule? Or did it not sound good on the grill? I have a wardrobe set up padded as an isolation booth so I cant really distance the mic from the bass cab. Do you think the PR40 was best up on the grill?
@@personalfreedom2700 The 87 was pulled away cos it sounded way better there than on the grill :) If I was close micing with a dynamic, I'd probably use the M88 UNLESS it was just for a distorted bass sound, in which case I'd rock the PR40 on the grill :)
So quiet at some points..can hardly hear anything bar loud pick & distorted stuff...then to loud ?!?!....us fingerplayers don't play quieter...i'm not on a phone but a £20,000 AV system & 55" 4k OLED TV with an SVS 12" subwoofer...the distorted bits were hearable but not the fingerplay clean stuff which should tell me more about the mic's sound...apart from the volume level i did enjoy but got to go as the missus is getting sick of me turning things up & down every 15 secs..lol😅
