Favorite Kick/Bass Microphone

cupidcome · Post by **cupidcome** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:38 am

I have always found AKG's D112 to be my favorite mic for kick drum (also good for a kick ass floor tom sound), and I was recently turned on to using it "backwards". I am in the market for more options though...Audio-Technica's discontinued ATM25 was recommended to me and I haven't been able to try it yet. What say you?

weatherbox · Post by **weatherbox** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:55 am

ATM25 is really nice for a softer feeling kick. I usually prefer it though on floor tom or bass guitar except on sparser tunes; more inclined to go with an e602 or M88 on kick.

Nick Sevilla · Post by **Nick Sevilla** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:16 pm

I just got a Shure Beta52.

Very useable sound, an I can EQ a bit it to get the kick totally there.

Cheers

Ryan Silva · Post by **Ryan Silva** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:05 pm

EV RE-20, just don't plan to hear your beater click.

firesine · Post by **firesine** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:05 pm

cupidcome · Post by **cupidcome** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:19 pm

Ok.
What about condensors that are good for in front of the kick?

decocco · Post by **decocco** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:33 pm

D12 is rad on kick and bass guitar.

What about condensors that are good for in front of the kick?

U47 FET.

Ryan Silva · Post by **Ryan Silva** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 2:10 pm

I use my Red Bottle Mic with a R7 capsule, which is suppose to be designed to sound like a U47, and it makes me smile about 3 feet from the kick. Forget about isolation, the snare bleed sounded fantastic.

vintageblue · Post by **vintageblue** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 3:41 pm

cupidcome wrote:Ok.
What about condensors that are good for in front of the kick?

Depending on the session, any of the following are tried on the kick:

-MXL V67g (front head, no hole, off axis, great thump really "blooms")
-MXL 990 (front head, slightly to the right or left of dead center, very tight sound)

These aren't condensers but they serve me well in certain settings
-sennheiser e609, (right up against the front head, no hole, off axis from dead center)
-stedman N90, (again, off axis from dead center, 1-2 inches away)

woodhenge · Post by **woodhenge** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 4:43 pm

I've got an old EV N/Dym 868 kick mic that works quite well from time to time. Makes for a rather fat sound on a guitar cab, too! Not a condenser, though...

But, I use a D112 more than anything.

calaverasgrandes · Post by **calaverasgrandes** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 4:55 pm

beyer tgx50, m88.
GT52 several feet in front of kick, pad on!(pad on the pre too!)
d12, 421.
on jazz kits I usually use a 57 or 56 on kick!
You generally dont want a lot of bottom end anyway on jazz combos.
If you get it just right you can hear the air of the kick.
D112 if its metal, punk or hard rock.

Marc Alan Goodman · Post by **Marc Alan Goodman** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:08 pm

sennheiser e602 kills everything else I've tried on rock kick drum. But as proven here everyone has their own taste.

Jeff White · Post by **Jeff White** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:09 pm

AT4047.

calaverasgrandes · Post by **calaverasgrandes** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:10 pm

woodhenge wrote:I've got an old EV N/Dym 868 kick mic that works quite well from time to time. Makes for a rather fat sound on a guitar cab, too! Not a condenser, though...

But, I use a D112 more than anything.

thats the stupid deal of the day at MF.
Too bad I havent worked very much lately, I would like to pick up another dynamic. Ev's are usually interesting if not great. At least they provide a nice counterpoint to the teutonic trio (Beyer, AKG and Sennheiser/Neumann).

Recycled_Brains · Post by **Recycled_Brains** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:34 am

Marc Alan Goodman wrote:sennheiser e602 kills everything else I've tried on rock kick drum. But as proven here everyone has their own taste.

I just got a 602. Trying it out for the 1st time on some hardcore stuff this weekend.

First I just have to get the drummer to take his sleeping bag out of the kick.

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