Shure Beta 52A

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Shure Beta 52A
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Awesome
Drumperson 17.12.2021
Do you want to record your bass drum? Do you want to record a bass amp? Buy this microphone. Captures full, thick sounds without coloring them which lets you have a field day mixing later.
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Bass drum king
STEFANOS TZOVARAS 26.12.2021
The king of bass drum mics. Extremely low frequencies . The built quality is unbelievable. Highly recommended
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Great job
Michaello32 11.03.2023
All perfect quick and professional
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Sturdy mic that sounds great.
Anders A. 01.05.2014
I've used mostly this and the AKG D112 and I have to say I like the Shure Beta 52 better. Even though the frequency response is pretty similar I do prefer the sound coming from the Shure.

The build quality is great, and if feels like you could choose a Beta 52a as you weapon of choice in the coming zombie apocalypse and you'd stand a pretty good chance.

I do wish they had designed the "holder" for the mic a bit differently, I find that the mic is to tall to work good with floor kick stands. But then again I don't have the most flexible of stands.

I have (contrary to the other review) used this on bass amps and I really like it, maybe not as a solo mic, but as a complement (with a 57 and/or a line signal) it's nice, this has been mostly heavily distorted bass. Recording clean bass might very well be different story,
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i like it
Kristaps 12.12.2019
I like more oldschool sounding bass drums. Audix D6, i think is a great mic, but not for recording, it has too much eq, it makes every bassdrum sound good. I wanted more character in my bassdrum sound. So there were two mics that everyone recomended in my budget, AKG D112 and this Shure. Everywhere where i listened they sounded quite similar, but for my taste, Shure had a bit more bottom. I realy like it, and i have found that this mic sounds the best, when you put this mic outside of bass drum, right where the heads hole is. It the way how i have seen Benny Greb micking his bass drum, and some Kings of Leon records where recorded that way too. I like it!
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Excellent
marich 24.10.2021
This mic is must have for rock/metal kick recording
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The classic, can't go wrong
DriesSD 02.12.2019
Classic kick drum mic. Has a bit difficulties with picking up click of the bass drum, but it blends in perfectly with a pressure zone microphone in the bass drum itself. Quality is top notch, but very heavy.
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It does what it says on the tin
James2242 19.05.2014
A studio and live classic, this is a lovely mic, solid and sturdy. It's great for rock and pop in particular and with kicks above 20". Works well on jazz kicks but I'd generally pick a D112 for that application. The mic attachment location is much better than the D112 though and it's relatively easy to place. A must for any studio in my opinion.
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Never let me down
Stajmen 24.12.2019
I used this mic for years on different occasions. I could always get an usable sound no matter what kick drum is used. The only minor annoyance is the screw for the angle gets loose from time to time but nothing you can't fix in a minute Sound great, tailored for kicks, with a nice mid cut.
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Amazing Microphone
Ben Brown 05.06.2020
This is my go to microphone for Kick Drums. I'm looking to pair it with a Beta 91A soon
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