that's what I use, short K&M booms for kik and bass cabs, Yorkville makes good ones as well.
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Best stand for a cab mic?
- Thread starter Dash Rantic
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that's what I use, short K&M booms for kik and bass cabs, Yorkville makes good ones as well.
those are precisely the kind of mic stands that DO NOT work well with mics that are any bigger than an SM57. If you put an RE20 or D112 on one of those it will fall over sideways pretty easy.
Those are bascially only good for putting mics with an integrated stand mount (Sennheiser 609) into tight spaces on a drum kit.
Mic stands with a full round baseplate or tripod feet are much more stable.
The Atlas PB11x with the MS12 base work perfectly, though that combo is a bit pricey.
This ulitmate stand looks perfect
This looks like a really sturdy stand. Is there anyway of adjusting vertical alignmnet though? ie. if speaker cone is higher/lower than the mic? Looking for somethng sturdy to mount a P2
Actually, I use this stand with an RE20 and a Sennheiser MD441. Balanced correctly, it works great. The trade off is if you want more inherent stability, you've got to drag a heavy stand around. To each his own. I say use what's lighter and more convenient, and use it wisely.
if you wanna go "ghetto", just attach your mic to a good long 15" or 18" gooseneck and stuff said gooseneck under the head.
a piece of gaffer's tape to lock it down and you're off to the races.
one advantage of this type of setup (or a more legit cab-grabber dealy) vs. the little floor stand is that you're mic'ing a top speaker rather than a bottom speaker; theoretically, this avoids the effect of the floor boundary reflection on what the mic picks up.
a piece of gaffer's tape to lock it down and you're off to the races.
one advantage of this type of setup (or a more legit cab-grabber dealy) vs. the little floor stand is that you're mic'ing a top speaker rather than a bottom speaker; theoretically, this avoids the effect of the floor boundary reflection on what the mic picks up.
A little advice from a pro...don't go ghetto 
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Anyone know what the drop on the Z bar is? ie. how far down is the vertical drop? Don't fancy the amp grabber ...looks great but don't fancy screwing a mic holder into my cab. Just ordered one of these but if it don't work out i'll be after some kind of top mounted mic stand
http://www.thomann.de/gb/millenium_bd_100.htm
Looked at a gooseneck system with grab clips on it but i don't have enough edges on my cab that it could grip, one of these:
http://www.thomann.de/gb/millenium_amp_clamp.htm
http://www.thomann.de/gb/millenium_bd_100.htm
Looked at a gooseneck system with grab clips on it but i don't have enough edges on my cab that it could grip, one of these:
http://www.thomann.de/gb/millenium_amp_clamp.htm
If I used a mic it would be with something like the Z Bar too; keep a dark stage floor as free of stuff as possible, less gear to stumble on or kick over.
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Love my PR40. Have never used it with my bass cab as I always go direct but I bet it will handle it really well!
Damg sure will! The only thing I ever needed to do with it to make it right was back off the grill a couple inches. Gets a little overwhelming with lows if you go too close. But it's a great mic.
I know this thread hasn't had replies for a few months, but I just picked up a DR Pro Low-Profile stand. It costs more than the other small stands, but it's very adjustable and seems practically bombproof. It takes up slightly more floor real estate than the round metal base stands. I'll be using it this up coming weekend, so I'll let everyone now how it works. The downside is that its design probably wouldn't lend itself to doubling as a good kick drum stand.
I also have a Cab Grabber XL. I've used it a little bit, but my impression is that it works better with something like a 57 rather than a big dynamic like a PR40 or RE20. Even with the detachable boom you can pick up for it, I find that it's not as easily adjustable as I'd like it to be. I find the weight of a heavy dynamic usually causes the boom to swing down into a position where you may not want it, but you're pretty much stuck with its stock position if you eschew the boom. A good feature would have been to allow the part at the elbow to expand and retract, which would allow better and easier positioning of the mic.
I also have a Cab Grabber XL. I've used it a little bit, but my impression is that it works better with something like a 57 rather than a big dynamic like a PR40 or RE20. Even with the detachable boom you can pick up for it, I find that it's not as easily adjustable as I'd like it to be. I find the weight of a heavy dynamic usually causes the boom to swing down into a position where you may not want it, but you're pretty much stuck with its stock position if you eschew the boom. A good feature would have been to allow the part at the elbow to expand and retract, which would allow better and easier positioning of the mic.
