lanark Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 We could save quite a bit on PA hire if we supplied our own mics. The vocalist can all supply their own SM58s, but that leaves us needing mics for the brass and the percussion. Any suggestions on what we could use that would be better value than eight SM57s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bankai Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 I would suggest using Sennheiser e845s. Or if you want to go even cheaper then perhaps look at the e835 I think it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassicinstinct Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Behringer SM58 copies. Cheap as chips and not too far behind the original in terms of build quality etc. Last time I looked, they were still under £20 each!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanark Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 [quote name='Bankai' post='1298478' date='Jul 9 2011, 07:32 PM']I would suggest using Sennheiser e845s. Or if you want to go even cheaper then perhaps look at the e835 I think it is?[/quote] lol - at £95 each, Sennheiser e845s aren't saving me much money (if any) over SM57s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bankai Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 [quote name='lanark' post='1298544' date='Jul 9 2011, 08:42 PM']lol - at £95 each, Sennheiser e845s aren't saving me much money (if any) over SM57s.[/quote] Sorry In that case, if you don't care what brand it says on the microphone, then get these. They are very good and you'd be fooled easily into thinking you were using the real thing! [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/the_tbone_mb85_beta.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/the_tbone_mb85_beta.htm[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bassman Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 I've been using [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/beyerdynamic_tgx58.htm"]Beyer TGx58[/url] and the cheaper Tgx48 (without switch) for my guest singers and musicians, and 9 out of 10 cats prefer them to the Sure. Much nicer sound, less feed back, feel nice to touch check out the TGX48 if you don't need the switch. I paid about £40 each for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 [quote name='Bankai' post='1298556' date='Jul 9 2011, 08:58 PM']Sorry In that case, if you don't care what brand it says on the microphone, then get these. They are very good and you'd be fooled easily into thinking you were using the real thing! [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/the_tbone_mb85_beta.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/the_tbone_mb85_beta.htm[/url][/quote] I was working with a sound guy a few weeks ago who had been doing some pretty big pop acts and he always uses these mics for the vocals. He reckoned that they were at least as good or better than the Shures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 (edited) 2 condenser mics placed a reasonable distance away from the brass section. You're better off micing brass from a distance I always find. AKG do good cheap condensers for live sound. Percussion as in drums, kick mic, maybe one sm57 on the snare and 2 overhead condensers. (Assuming you really need to mic the kit) Other percussion you'll want to mic up close with sm57's Thing about buying cheaper mic's, is they do the same job just about but the build quality is never as good. Buy cheap, buy twice. Edited July 12, 2011 by Ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 [quote name='lanark' post='1298463' date='Jul 9 2011, 08:15 PM']We could save quite a bit on PA hire if we supplied our own mics. The vocalist can all supply their own SM58s, but that leaves us needing mics for the brass and the percussion. Any suggestions on what we could use that would be better value than eight SM57s?[/quote] Good afternoon, lanark... A few years ago I had a ska band to mic up (trombone, trumpet, sax...). I used very cheap lavalier mics, similar to these... [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/electret-tie-clip-microphone-27416"]Electret lapel mic...[/url] ...which did the job for quite a long time. They can be found very cheaply (£5 or so...), worth a shot..? Hope this helps... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOD2 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Form what I've heard these aren't bad as cheap mics go ... [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/behringer_xm1800s_set.htm"]Behringer XM1800s Set[/url] Yes - that's 3 dymanic mics and a carry case for £26 ! They can suffer a bit from handling noise but if you use them only on a mic stand then that's not a problem. I have a couple of these mics - [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/behringer_xm8500.htm"]Behringer XM8500[/url] which work well enough, although I maybe wouldn't use them for a lead vocal - but at those prices you can afford to try them out, replace them when you can afford to, and keep them for emergency use. If you prefer condenser mics, then these aren't bad for the price - [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/the_tbone_em700_stereoset.htm"]T-Bone EM700 Pair[/url] A good package of 2 mics including shockmounts. Bear in mind you'll need phantom power from the desk to power these up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monckyman Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 +1 on Dads post. A very successful sound engineer in Manchester used to use cheap maplins lavalier type mics for all sorts of street percussion and brass bands. Sounded fine, and easy to carry/attach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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