Bluegrass has pretty much a defined instrumentation, it hasn't changed since the '40's. The instrumentation hasn't changed, the music has changed a bit, and the speed at which it is played at today is quite a bit faster. Horns? Only if you melt them down to make banjo tonerings.
AT4050 is common, AT4033's work pretty good, and the TLM103 sounds pretty good in this service as well. Sometimes there's a bit of an HF spike in the 4050 that gives a feedback problem somewhere in th 8 to 10k region, the 4033 and 103 don't have this. But this setup only works at bluegrass levels. In a club or coffee shop, the audience has to be quiet and attentive because you cannot get the volume level up before feedback. It works better in a larger venue, and can be totally frustrating to set up in a space with poor acoustics.
Moving around the mic is interesting, but as the (upright) bass player in two bluegrass bands, it's a bit awkward.
Studio Mics Live?
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Re: Studio Mics Live?
Most bluegrass setups I've seen live (e.g. Del McCoury) had the upright bass player plugged in, so I wouldn't be too depressed about not getting the bass into the omni picture.
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Re: Studio Mics Live?
Yea, I've seen that, too. I always use a mic on my bass. Depending on the venue I either just play loud and get the main mic to pick it up, or bring a D112 on stage.
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