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What I should have bought in the first place
There's and old adage - buy cheap, buy twice.
This is especially true of mic stands.
I bought this to mic up my little vibro champ amp and as a less intrusive stand for mic'ing up acoustics.
The cheaper stand which this is replacing, really isn't up to the job. I must have saved a tenner at the most buying the cheaper one, which now just takes up space.
This one does the job it's supposed to. It happily holds a large condenser mic in place and makes mic'ing my amp up a lot easier. I haven't tried it on an acoustic yet but I'm sure it's fine - I have other k&m's. It will be ideal for mic'ing kick drums, which is it's main purpose but it's good for guitar amps, acoustic instruments (not as an overhead - it's too small)
It's a mic stand - there's not much to say really - it does the job. And that's all it needs to do. Cheaper stands don't, from my experience. You're not saving much on the cheaper stands - you'll only have to replace them so just get the K&M in the first place.
There are other solid stands out there - we have some in the studios I work at but I never look at the names on things like that.
Just get the K&M because you know it will do the job.
This is especially true of mic stands.
I bought this to mic up my little vibro champ amp and as a less intrusive stand for mic'ing up acoustics.
The cheaper stand which this is replacing, really isn't up to the job. I must have saved a tenner at the most buying the cheaper one, which now just takes up space.
This one does the job it's supposed to. It happily holds a large condenser mic in place and makes mic'ing my amp up a lot easier. I haven't tried it on an acoustic yet but I'm sure it's fine - I have other k&m's. It will be ideal for mic'ing kick drums, which is it's main purpose but it's good for guitar amps, acoustic instruments (not as an overhead - it's too small)
It's a mic stand - there's not much to say really - it does the job. And that's all it needs to do. Cheaper stands don't, from my experience. You're not saving much on the cheaper stands - you'll only have to replace them so just get the K&M in the first place.
There are other solid stands out there - we have some in the studios I work at but I never look at the names on things like that.
Just get the K&M because you know it will do the job.
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Standard German quality
I use only K&M stands in the studio and live, and compared to other brands I find them the best. Easy to use and good build quality. It's a bit hard to tighten the upper half of the stand because of it's short length.
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Tiny But Mighty
Needed to buy some short stands for mic-ing up bass drums/geetar cabinets/short people and these where extremely well priced. When they arrived I tested them out on a range of different applications and to be honest they made me very happy and in the mood to buy a few more. Very sturdy which is what I want. A pet hate of mine in both live and studio settings is having to use losse stands that wobble. These bad boys do none of that. Thanks guys very much again for supplying great quality gear at an affordable price. I will deffo be buying a few more. Cheers
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JS
Nice and steady!
Really happy with this stand, many options as far as positioning goes, really durable too!
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Really good!
Really good build quality, which is the most important bit for me. The adjustments are simple and work great, and at no point does this feel flimsy or wonky at all. It's heavy for a reason.
Great product, recommended.
Great product, recommended.
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Short Kickdrum boom
Nice and sturdy. Really short so easy to transport. Very lightweight. Stays in place with a kickdrum mic installed.
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Stable, but not very versitile...
Very good quality and sturdiness. However, it hasn't got very long reach and it is sometimes hard to get the microphone where you want it.
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Solid product
This is a very good product, its lenght can be regulated at the point that you can reach more than 1 meter from the ground (considering that this is a kickdrum tripod, it's an excellent result).
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Robust and practical
I have bought this stand to be used for drum and guitar recordings.
Right now, I am using it for snare micing (below), bass drum micing (inside and outside) and also guitar and bass cabinets.
In all of these applications, the stand is doing a great job. I don't think I am ever going to buy a different one for these applications.
Overall, the stand is sturdy and robust. All the screws, pivots and joints are well built and will last a long time if handled properly.
The only thing where I thought it was lacking was when micing the inside of a bass drum. If you have a deep bass drum or if you need to get really deep in with the mic (just behind the batter head) you might get problems with mics that are heavy. In these situations, it is difficult to keep the stand ffrom toppling over. You will need to tighten the base screw really fast to stop the boom arm flom gliding down slowly.
Other than that, it is a great stand and I would definitely buy it again. It's so much more robust than any of the cheap models and it's still reasonable in price.
Right now, I am using it for snare micing (below), bass drum micing (inside and outside) and also guitar and bass cabinets.
In all of these applications, the stand is doing a great job. I don't think I am ever going to buy a different one for these applications.
Overall, the stand is sturdy and robust. All the screws, pivots and joints are well built and will last a long time if handled properly.
The only thing where I thought it was lacking was when micing the inside of a bass drum. If you have a deep bass drum or if you need to get really deep in with the mic (just behind the batter head) you might get problems with mics that are heavy. In these situations, it is difficult to keep the stand ffrom toppling over. You will need to tighten the base screw really fast to stop the boom arm flom gliding down slowly.
Other than that, it is a great stand and I would definitely buy it again. It's so much more robust than any of the cheap models and it's still reasonable in price.
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I use two of those for guitar amp mic stands for over a year.
Its a solid, strongly constructed stand! And the extendable arm give you really much of a flexibility in order to set the mics where you want to
Its a solid, strongly constructed stand! And the extendable arm give you really much of a flexibility in order to set the mics where you want to
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