Short Mic Stand Recommendations
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Short Mic Stand Recommendations
I'm getting sick of dealing with flimsy or broken mic stands, and I'm wondering if anyone knows where to get some sturdy, well built short mic stands. Low profile with solid base is best, for micing amps, kick drum, etc. Are there good options that aren't absurdly expensive? or should I keep just using the onstage stands and replacing them every couple years when they die?
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I've got several shorties, of varying satiscaction.
I've got a couple of regular stands that I hacksawed down to make shorter. But they've got all of the troubles that come along with cheap stands. I think they were originally Onstage, or something similar sold in a 2-for-1 sale.
The next step up is the short Tama stands. For my money, Tama make the best mid priced stand. Everything is solid, but the newer ones have a couple hangups - they are natively mini-threads, with an adapter to 5/8", mine all get a few drops of Loctite on that interface. They're also not very tall at full extension. They don't do double duty as regular stands.
Finally, I've got the nicer K&M shorty with the telescopic boom. Twice the price of the Tama stands. More adjustable, taller at max, bu I find it very hard to get the set screw on the telescoping part of the boom tight enough that it won't twist.
I'd also be curious to know how good the modern Ultimate Support stands are.
I've got a couple of regular stands that I hacksawed down to make shorter. But they've got all of the troubles that come along with cheap stands. I think they were originally Onstage, or something similar sold in a 2-for-1 sale.
The next step up is the short Tama stands. For my money, Tama make the best mid priced stand. Everything is solid, but the newer ones have a couple hangups - they are natively mini-threads, with an adapter to 5/8", mine all get a few drops of Loctite on that interface. They're also not very tall at full extension. They don't do double duty as regular stands.
Finally, I've got the nicer K&M shorty with the telescopic boom. Twice the price of the Tama stands. More adjustable, taller at max, bu I find it very hard to get the set screw on the telescoping part of the boom tight enough that it won't twist.
I'd also be curious to know how good the modern Ultimate Support stands are.
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What are you guys doing with these stands?
I've got a mess of GC/On-Stage stands that I've had for at least five years, and a handful of older ones (Yams?) that I've had for over 20. Live, they do take a beating (mostly loading in and out of van), but in the studio, it's light duty. Move here, move there, adjust. How often are they breaking, and are you over-tightening?
I've never seen Tama mike stands, but I do have a converted cymbal boom stand that I use for some things. Great, sold stand as vvv said, but with the same mini-adaptor issue (in fact, I never used Loctite and it's frozen "on").
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I've got a mess of GC/On-Stage stands that I've had for at least five years, and a handful of older ones (Yams?) that I've had for over 20. Live, they do take a beating (mostly loading in and out of van), but in the studio, it's light duty. Move here, move there, adjust. How often are they breaking, and are you over-tightening?
I've never seen Tama mike stands, but I do have a converted cymbal boom stand that I use for some things. Great, sold stand as vvv said, but with the same mini-adaptor issue (in fact, I never used Loctite and it's frozen "on").
GJ
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+1Scodiddly wrote:A K&M stand - yeah, they're expensive. But they'll last 5-10 times longer than the cheap stands you've been bitching about.
my K&M stands have served me well since I bought most of them back in 2001. I think one boom arm got stripped and had to be replaced a year ago or so. worth the extra $$
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A few years ago I bought some Atlas round-base stands, and K&M booms.
http://vintageking.com/atlas-dms7-8-13- ... and-chrome (very short)
http://vintageking.com/atlas-dms10e-14- ... tand-ebony (medium short)
http://vintageking.com/k-m-211-1-boom-arm-black
That comes out to about $75/stand, which isn't terrible. Every time I use them I'm happy, and I'm pretty sure that treated well, they'll last forever.
I also found a couple of used stands with a burly iron "tripod" base - you can see two in this photo between the round bases. They're great, but I don't know where to buy them new.
http://vintageking.com/atlas-dms7-8-13- ... and-chrome (very short)
http://vintageking.com/atlas-dms10e-14- ... tand-ebony (medium short)
http://vintageking.com/k-m-211-1-boom-arm-black
That comes out to about $75/stand, which isn't terrible. Every time I use them I'm happy, and I'm pretty sure that treated well, they'll last forever.
I also found a couple of used stands with a burly iron "tripod" base - you can see two in this photo between the round bases. They're great, but I don't know where to buy them new.
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