CBPEAVEY
Member
Hello!
After seeing a lot of people on this frankly excellent forum mount a mic inside their bass drum, I decided to give it a go myself.
I used some string I had laying around, some old broken bits of Meccano from when I were a young 'un, and a few microphones I bought from a pound shop a year or two ago that I haven't ever used. It took me about 20 minutes to fit and once I had done it to one of my bass drums, I decided it sounded so good and was much neater than having a stand and a load of cables lying around, that I did it to my second bass drum aswell. It is completely reversible and no drilling or damage of any sort was done to the drums.
I know the mics I used aren't exactly meant for bass drums, or any drums at all, and I know this is a bit of a cheap and tacky way to do it, but seeing as it cost me absolutely nothing (well possibly £2 at the very most!), I think it is well worth it!
I shall try to get some sound clips up soon, but for now I'll leave you with some pictures
Thanks for looking and any comments/questions welcome
After seeing a lot of people on this frankly excellent forum mount a mic inside their bass drum, I decided to give it a go myself.
I used some string I had laying around, some old broken bits of Meccano from when I were a young 'un, and a few microphones I bought from a pound shop a year or two ago that I haven't ever used. It took me about 20 minutes to fit and once I had done it to one of my bass drums, I decided it sounded so good and was much neater than having a stand and a load of cables lying around, that I did it to my second bass drum aswell. It is completely reversible and no drilling or damage of any sort was done to the drums.
I know the mics I used aren't exactly meant for bass drums, or any drums at all, and I know this is a bit of a cheap and tacky way to do it, but seeing as it cost me absolutely nothing (well possibly £2 at the very most!), I think it is well worth it!
I shall try to get some sound clips up soon, but for now I'll leave you with some pictures
Thanks for looking and any comments/questions welcome