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EV 408

Post by standup » Thu Jun 17, 2021 6:35 pm

I like EV 408's a lot. I picked up a pair super cheap 10-15 years ago and have used them on lots of stuff.

Pretty neutral. Balanced, no harshness.

I have one permanently on a guitar amp and the other on snare. So I ordered a used one tonight for $89 to use on whatever else seems to need it.

I like EV mics, and have plenty of them. But the 408 (earlier 308, later 468, currently "46" I believe) is special.

First time I saw one was in a fairly big studio, and the engineer, who could choose any goddamn thing he wanted in that joint, put a 408 on a lead guitar part. I was like.... Hm. So when I saw a pair a grabbed them.

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Re: EV 408

Post by A.David.MacKinnon » Fri Jun 18, 2021 5:06 am

Those are great mics (like so much that EV made). Back in my early live sound days they were fairly common with the really good techs around town.

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Re: EV 408

Post by digitaldrummer » Fri Jun 18, 2021 8:18 am

I've got a broken one. couldn't figure out for sure, but I think the capsule is shot. I recall we used to use this on sax (live gigs) and it was pretty good...
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Re: EV 408

Post by drumsound » Fri Jun 18, 2021 9:49 am

They are great mics. I have a couple of solos to cut soon, I should remember how good they are on guitars for that date.

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Re: EV 408

Post by vvv » Fri Jun 18, 2021 12:10 pm

I have a 308B that I bought because it's N/D and I like those for live vocals, but also because of the cool form-factor.

It's now one of my go-to dynamic mics on amps, and others often remark on its looks.
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Re: EV 408

Post by winky dinglehoffer » Fri Jun 18, 2021 1:32 pm

I looked around, & it appears I sold off my 308 in one of my mic purges. This thread makes me feel very sad about that.

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Re: EV 408

Post by standup » Fri Jun 18, 2021 3:36 pm

Thinking back, it was not 10-15 years ago I got those. Probably a pair for $100.

It was more like 20 years ago.

Totally a staple for me, so I bought one more.

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Post by vvv » Fri Jun 18, 2021 3:47 pm

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Re: EV 408

Post by alexdingley » Fri Jun 18, 2021 7:49 pm

Yeah — I love mine. I managed to buy 3 "new old stock" ones on eBay a few years ago (maybe 2018?)... still had the paper manuals in the individual cases. I bought them with intent to use them on toms, but ended up moving into Sennheisers (a set of e604's), however I LOVE these on guitar amps.

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