Bass drum mic recommendations

[cameltoe]

So... price is king! I've looked into the Beta 52, the Audix D4 and AKG D112, all good mics apparently, but all nearly £150.

Can anybody recommend a suitable mic for mic'ing up a kick drum on a budget? I'm looking for deep but tight thump, as a lot of our music is driven on the kick.

Cheers if you can help

[Dad3353]

Good evening, Cameltoe (Cameltoe..? Are you sure..?)...

You could do worse than these...

[url="http://www.micsdirect.com/superlux_fk2.htm"]http://www.micsdirect.com/superlux_fk2.htm[/url]

...Excellent value quality/price, with a leaning towards quality, imho.

I've even fitted one of these inside my (Camco...) bass drum; that'll show you how highly I rate them.

Hope this helps...

[LiamPodmore]

Heard quite a lot of good things about these:

http://www.red5audio.com/acatalog/Drum_Kit_Mics.html

Scroll down to the RVD1 at the bottom.

Liam

[51m0n]

[quote name='LiamPodmore' timestamp='1335013909' post='1624724']
Heard quite a lot of good things about these:

[url="http://www.red5audio.com/acatalog/Drum_Kit_Mics.html"]http://www.red5audio...m_Kit_Mics.html[/url]

Scroll down to the RVD1 at the bottom.

Liam
[/quote]

+1 I've got one, they are exceptional for the money.