Double Bass Thanks rick wolf!

[Ed Fuqua]

It's working out pretty good!

 

[Scott Lynch]

Nice. What are you referring to? The mic, the clip, both?

 

[brianrost]

Hmm, looks like a very clever $1.25 at the hardware store solution.

What Sennheiser model is that?

 

[Ben Rolston]

Very cool! Hows the proximity effect with the mic that close to the top of the table?

 

[Phil Rowan]

A matter of knowing the thread count for the screw, pray tell?

 

[Ed Fuqua]

Nice. What are you referring to? The mic, the clip, both?

The washer/bolt combo to attach the mic clip. It was Rick's idea...

 

[Ed Fuqua]

Very cool! Hows the proximity effect with the mic that close to the top of the table?

Not know what proximity effect mean. Mic sound good on bass there. Make bass sound good. Like good sound bass.
Siriusly, I've been sticking the mic up between the bridge feet using foam and getting that close to the top table for years, so it's not really any different. This is for live sound reinforcement, not studio recording.

 

[Ed Fuqua]

Hmm, looks like a very clever $1.25 at the hardware store solution.

What Sennheiser model is that?

MD 409U. Had it for a few decades now....

 

[Ed Fuqua]

A matter of knowing the thread count for the screw, pray tell?

Naw, the mic clip has the European insert for attaching it to the stand, it's a standard 5/8ths inch. I grabbed an inch and a quarter bolt and an inch and a half bolt, the inch and a quarter tightens it down very well. Inch and a half diameter on both the steel and rubber washers in order to span the space between the A and D strings.

 

[Don Kasper]

C'mon, guys. Get rid of those Frankenstein Neck-Bolts and use a Button Head Cap Screw, fer Chrissakes.
It's the "Tuxedo of Fasteners" - Very sharp looking, with NO Sharp edges. (See what I did there?)
And, Allen wrenches are very inexpensive and easy to carry in your bag.
This would be a very elegant solution, IMFO.
But that's me.

 

[Ed Fuqua]

C'mon, guys. Get rid of those Frankenstein Neck-Bolts and use a Button Head Cap Screw, fer Chrissakes.
It's the "Tuxedo of Fasteners" - Very sharp looking, with NO Sharp edges. (See what I did there?)
And, Allen wrenches are very inexpensive and easy to carry in your bag.
This would be a very elegant solution, IMFO.
But that's me.

Yer pitcher dint show up...

 

[Don Kasper]

Yer pitcher dint show up...

How's this?

 

[Don Kasper]

 

[Ed Fuqua]

I TGT (totally googled that) and it is indeed the Tuxedo of That Kind of Thing. I'll try to find the black oxidized BHCS and matching washers for the tux gigs...

 

[Don Kasper]

BHCS

You are worthy, Grasshopper.

 

[Wasnex]

MD 409U. Had it for a few decades now....

As far as I am concerned that is the best sounding guitar mic Sennheiser ever made...by a far margin. They tend to be a bit fragile and the foam holding the capsule tends to degrade with time. If the capsule is loose inside the casing, please have it serviced. Once the capsule goes, I am pretty sure no one can repair it, so you want to keep the foam in good condition.

FYI there is a very clean one listed on Ebay in Germany right now for $1,079 +$50 shipping, so it's worth preserving. Also they stopped making them in the late 80s/early 90s.

 

[Ed Fuqua]

Yeah did that once already (foam replacement)...

 

[jlmorgan84]

It's working out pretty good!
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Looks good! I sometimes use a e906 attached this way when the setup allows it, and enjoy the sound and simplicity of it.

 

[Ed Fuqua]

You are worthy, Grasshopper.

ISTDPA!

 

[Don Kasper]

ISTDPA!

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