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    Very cheap mike - usable at all?

    Musician's Friend has a mike, stand, cable etc for $20 today
    http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com...Pak?sku=580639

    The brand is "Musician's Gear", so I know it's not going to be top notch... but is it usable at all? All I really need it for is to have around for jams in my basement.

    Has anyone used one of these?


    ps... right now I am using a hockey stick and tape for a mike stand, but only have vocals when someone else brings a mike over.
    I figure the stand ought to be worth close to $20 anyways.
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    For jams? Good enough. What are you going to plug it into? If your intent was to simply plug it into a guitar amp, keep in mind that it won't be loud enough. You would need a preamp of some kind.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mhammer View Post
    For jams? Good enough. What are you going to plug it into? If your intent was to simply plug it into a guitar amp, keep in mind that it won't be loud enough. You would need a preamp of some kind.
    thanks very much. it'll go through a mixer first (Mackie DFX6) along with the electronic drums, into a seperate amp
    so now I can put my old stand to rest. :smile:

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    there's an old studio saying that i read in a computer music recording mag...

    "if you only have one mic on hand...then THAT is the best mic to record with"...

    i've "gotten by" with dollar store mics...and "pro" mics...both with great results...it's HOW you use it...not WHAT you use...
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    Quote Originally Posted by jimihendrix View Post
    it's HOW you use it...not WHAT you use...

    that's bad news for me :eek:
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    the stand won't effect the sound - so you can keep the hockey stick....but I found that cheap mics can present really ugly issues with feedback and clipping...keep the screaming (or even loud singing) to a minimum - should be ok
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    Quote Originally Posted by puckhead View Post
    That has got to be, hands down, the most Canadian mic stand I have ever seen!

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    Quote Originally Posted by wayne View Post
    That has got to be, hands down, the most Canadian mic stand I have ever seen!

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    +1

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    Quote Originally Posted by kat_ View Post
    +1

    What else would you expect from someone named puckhead?
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    Quote Originally Posted by wayne View Post
    That has got to be, hands down, the most Canadian mic stand I have ever seen!

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