I can't get my Bass Drum Mic to work

I just bought a Bass drum mic and I have connected it up with an Amp and I just can't get ANY sound out of it through my bass drum. The guy at the store said it would work If I set it up to a mic. I can tap it and get a sound but through my bass drum... Nope

The guy at the store said it would work If I set it up to a AMP*

What mic is it?

And you connected it to, like, a guitar amp, or routing through a mixing board???

You can tap it and get a sound? Then connections working.
Defective? Bring it back and ask.
It needs power but you should be getting that through your amp/cord.

What is it and what are you plugging in to? At this point it sounds like operator error.

You do have some kind of preamp between the mic and amp, right?

please describe the chain of equipment used from mic to amplification source and speakers.

example:

Shure Beta 52 > Monster Low Impedance Cable > Fender Rumble 150 Bass Amp or maybe Peavey PV 10 Mixing Board and ???? speaker.

mics are best used with PA systems. Amps are moreso for instruments. Mics can be used with amps, but not ideally. only in a make-shift kind of way.

all electronics that plug into each other must match Specifications-wise. a low impedence mic requires a low impedance cable. a high impedance mic requires a high impedance cable. same goes for the amplifier/mixer. same for speakers and their mixers or amps. speakers must match wattage AND ohms.

sounds like a sorting out of your chain is in order. more info is needed, if you've got it.

DID YOU BUY THIS MIC AT RADIOSHACK?

Xero Talent said:

DID YOU BUY THIS MIC AT RADIOSHACK?

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FYI, Radio Shack mics are made by Shure.

Sounds like he's trying to use the bass drum itself like the pick up of a guitar.

It's never going to sound the same as a mic'd bass drum through a PA doing this.

FYI, he may have sold you a condenser mic, which may require phantom power to get the output out of it.