Electro Voice RE-11

[cleantone]

I just picked up a pair off of ebay. I have been trying to increase my dynamic collection. I like my EV635a and thought I would try this mic out. I searched and read a bit here. I also wanted to post to see if some folks would chime in with there experiences and such. Thoughts? Oh and PS there are two for sale in the sales section of this forum. I payed a couple of dollars more than he is asking but these two look pretty mint and supposedly were only used as talk back mics for the last 20 years.

[GetHimEatHim]

I have one of these, LOVE it on guitar cabs. Great complement to a ribbon mic; gets a lot of attack and midrange "honk." I think EV originally made these as vocal mics, but I've never tried mine on vocals.

[bluesman]

I used to use an RE11 as my main live vocal mic. I liked it a lot.

[joel hamilton]

I use one as a random, "wild card" room mic for drums.
Sometimes I use it for the front (reso) side of the kick drum, for a more "vintage" sounding kick sound. TONS of low mid/upper bass so you get a very chesty kick.
Works well for the same reason under a snare drum: lots of oomph, without a ton of top end.
I have had this mic since like '93 or something, when I got it in a pawn shop for something like 10 dollars or less. I dont remember, but I have carried this thing with me all over the place.

[bluesman]

I bought mine in a pawn shop for $8.00 including tax.....I kept it & used it as my main live vocal mike for years before trading it even for an RE20.

[oh_sweet_nuthin]

I used to use an RE11 as my main live vocal mic. I liked it a lot.

On several occasions I've used the re11 as a scratch vocal mic, and it ended up being the one we used on the mix. If you are recording a whole band at once, it had a tight pattern that works well.

It also sounds great on electric guitar and pedal steel.

[lancebug]

Just more of what everyone else said I suppose. I am amazed at what both the re11 and re10 can add to a kit from 10-12 feet back. Lots of kick awesomeness in the right place, adding both attack and thump. It can be bizzare really. Great for sort of rolled off vocals as well. Does good guitar amp.

[mr. nick]

i used it as a kick mike for a country record, we tuned the kick to the mic, and never thought twice about it.

[Dubious]

I like to use it in place of a 58 / 57 alot of the time... sounds cool on cabs, toms and i really dig it on snare.

[cleantone]

Finally used these last weekend. I put one under a snare and one on a high hat for a live show recording. The snare bottom mic went to a JBL 7510a (made by Urei) and sounded sick!!! I haven't started a mix as I am still recording the artist but on the day in the cans it was awesome. I might use them as overheads tonight.

[Joe P.]

I'm using one as the Mid in M/S drum overheads. Seems well suited in that task, I've got the low-cut engaged.

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I use one as a random, "wild card" room mic for drums.
Sometimes I use it for the front (reso) side of the kick drum, for a more "vintage" sounding kick sound. TONS of low mid/upper bass so you get a very chesty kick.
Works well for the same reason under a snare drum: lots of oomph, without a ton of top end.
I have had this mic since like '93 or something, when I got it in a pawn shop for something like 10 dollars or less. I dont remember, but I have carried this thing with me all over the place.

Ditto. This type of mic invariably ends up being used as a talkback for some band member in the tracking area and then later gets pushed up during the mix. The usual reaction is "Wow! Those drums sound great!"