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Where's Russ · Post by **Where's Russ** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 2:46 pm

So I'm two or three months away from opening my studio doors.

But I'm now looking for a nice outside kick mic.

When I worked at Gravity Studios, I fell in love with the Fet47!

But I can't afford that nor is it easy to find.

any suggestions on a mic around 100 to 200 bucks?

Studio Project B1 or B3?

anyone, anyone?

runrunrun · Post by **runrunrun** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 2:59 pm

maybe a mxl 2001 or v67 with the dorsey mod, its an fet circuit, IIRC based on a fet47.

drumsound · Post by **drumsound** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:41 pm

Can you stretch a bit and get an AT 4047? It's a cool FET mic that's kinda 47ish I've been told. I only have limited experience with a real FET47 and I know it's richer than the 4047. $047 is really cool and useful. Its about time for me to bring them back into the rotation more often, I veered away for a while.

I'm Painting Again · Post by **I'm Painting Again** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:21 pm

the shure KSM27 can work well as outside kick..it lacks certain qualities of the kind of mic a 47 is but it does like a good job in that spot..

Where's Russ · Post by **Where's Russ** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 5:14 pm

drumsound wrote:Can you stretch a bit and get an AT 4047? It's a cool FET mic that's kinda 47ish I've been told. I only have limited experience with a real FET47 and I know it's richer than the 4047. $047 is really cool and useful. Its about time for me to bring them back into the rotation more often, I veered away for a while.

I wish. I'll have to see after a few months and my studio is up and running. Maybe I'll get me a Neotek too! MMMmmm

ctmsound · Post by **ctmsound** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 5:32 pm

I have two 4047 mics. It's very cool. haven't tried kick yet, but I will soon.

Jeff White · Post by **Jeff White** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 5:58 pm

I've used an AT4047 on kick for the past 2 yrs for every project that I have done.

Jeff

joel hamilton · Post by **joel hamilton** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:32 pm

I have a really good FET47, and I still wind up with a blue mouse on the front kick once in a while. Either that or an SM7. The SM7 sounds kind of more like the FET47 than the mouse, but the mouse has more punch.

chris harris · Post by **chris harris** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:32 pm

drumsound wrote:$047 is really cool and useful.

stickler for capitalization, huh?

jaguarsg · Post by **jaguarsg** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:37 pm

hey russ, it's michael.

i'll 3rd the 4047. it's definitely in the ballpark of the fet47.

themagicmanmdt · Post by **themagicmanmdt** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 7:03 pm

mxl 2003 is cheaper and 'darker' than the at, imo.

nestle · Post by **nestle** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 8:24 pm

another vote for the 4047, save up and you'll have this great mic for life, you will love it...simply one of the best out there.

audionaut · Post by **audionaut** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 8:49 pm

When they were getting started, SE Electronics used to crank out a new catalog of mics every 6 months or so until they started getting endorsements, distributors, etc. I got a FET condenser from them in 2003 that reminds me a lot of a FET47. The first one actually arrived with a mismatched gray body and black grill, which I returned. the second was all black. I believe the model# was SE 2200. Cost me about $160. The early SE mics were pretty inconsistent in sound and quality... It took me 3 tries to get a tube mic from them that sounded right, but I would never part with the $300 SE5000 that made the cut. If you can find one used, be sure to give it a listen first.

fossiltooth · Post by **fossiltooth** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:04 pm

The 4047 is essentially the answer to any question about affordable fet47-a-like-s.

Beauty&Wonder wrote:the shure KSM27 can work well as outside kick..it lacks certain qualities of the kind of mic a 47 is but it does like a good job in that spot..

The KSM27 was the first condenser I ever bought when I was starting out. It didn't take very long before I found out that I liked it on kick. In hindsight, I guess it does kinda sound a bit like a leaner, more present version of a fet47... Once you've EQ'd that 47... taking out some midrange murk and boosting the upper midrange it to poke out of the mix a little more. So, it doesn't really sound like a fet47 at all, but it can do the trick.

I sold it the buy "nicer" gear. I figured it wasn't worth it to keep it around because it was really inexpensive, and if I bought something more expensive, it would be a good call. That's a stupid way of thinking. I miss it on outside kick every once in a while. But not so much that I'm about to rush out and buy another.

I have a 4047, and I use it on out kick all the time. It is much more similar sound to a fet47 than a KSM27 or any other cheap LDC I've heard. Additionally it's killer as a second mic on guitar cab, on some bass cabs, as a FOK mic and on on 1 out of 5 male vocalists. Some people like it on acoustic guitar. I hate it there. To each there own.

On the other hand, I can't think of anywhere else I ever liked the ksm27.[/i]

cgarges · Post by **cgarges** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:30 pm

I'm a HUGE FET 47 fan. Not to be a real downer, but there have only ever been three mics that have even come close to reminding me of a real FET 47 and none of them costs $200 or less. But one of them is really, really close to nailing that sound on a kick drum.

I can say that on a relative budget, the 4047 is a cool mic. It's no FET 47, but a cool mic, nonetheless.

I did also hear what is apparently a semi-inexpensive SE mic on a kick drum once that was sort of FET 47-esque, but I was playing on the session and there was a REALLY good engineer there, so I don't know what sort of EQ or anything may have been involved.

When I was starting out, professionally, I got a lot of mileage out of using an AT 4050 outside the kick sometimes. While the 4050 is a little more expensive, the 4040, which is slightly different, is a really terrific microphone for the money. I've had limited experience with this mic, but I think it's a really versatile and good-sounding microphone. Might be worth a listen.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

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