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I think I've been had.
 
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The other day I was practicing vocals through a condenser mic with the 48V Phantom power on.

While singing, a strange faint voice crackled over the amp.

It was my dead grandfather and he told me I sound like a drunk Walrus.

Doesn't happen when I sing through a Shure SM57.

Anybody else had this happen?
Yup. If it happens I reverse the phantom power polarity. That'll teach the old man.
 
The other day I was practicing vocals through a condenser mic with the 48V Phantom power on.

While singing, a strange faint voice crackled over the amp.

It was my dead grandfather and he told me I sound like a drunk Walrus.

Doesn't happen when I sing through a Shure SM57.

Anybody else had this happen?

Yes, your Grandfather spoke to me as well. He said that you should spend more time practicing your playing.
 
Players of the spoons are mostly incognito concert violinists who happen to be down on their luck. Just thank your lucky stars you don't have to fork out for a Stradivarius whenever you need a solid gig. Spoons are a doddle, cheap-as-chips, gigs aplenty. Prestige? None. But it's strangely liberating, or so they say. Be generous with your applause whenever you cross the path of a player of spoons but don't let on that you know, don't mention the Stradivarius deficit. That would be a kindness.