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| jbone |
gasket for bushman torp/nady shell?i'm curious to hear from anyone who has swapped elements in the bushman torpedo mc, to say a ceramic or crystal element. i recently got one for a decent deal, they were being blown out at bushman. i got the cable with it, which is substandard.i'd like to put an amphenol to 1/4 jack in it and maybe add a volume pot, plus get a good element in there for some ripping hi-z playing through my silvertone 1482 and my new replica '59 bassman (check out steve at sligo amps). i think it was greg, on another forum, who recommended i set the element to split the distance where the element sits, to put the element halfway back on the vents on this shell. i had considered just filling the vents in but apparently there are benefits to leaving them as is. this shell has a couple of cool features, like the barrel where the xlr is housed, and the mount clip the mic comes with. the clip screws onto a mic stand and the mic sits in the clip where it's easy to access whether you want to play through it on a stand or just have a place to set the mic when it's not in use. it slips out easily. the vents, i haven't really noticed a big difference in how the mic responds with hand effects. the low-z element is fairly ok but i ask myself why mess with a p.a. channel when i've got amps with great tone? turning this one into a great hi-z mic looks fairly painless. any experience with this mic, guys? |
| gheumann |
Hey, Jbone
If memory serves I used a typical 520 / CM gasket. You want something that holds the element and can be wedged back in there. Just be a little careful not to catch the fine mesh, which is barely glued to the shell and peels off easily. IN my case the fit was tight enough I didn't use any glue to hold the gasket in place - but if you're worried about it a drop or two of adhesive should be plenty. Be sure to find the element position you like first. DO try positioning the element mid-vents - its a gas. For reference there are before and after pics of one I modified on my mods page: http://www.blowsmeaway.com/micmods.html about half way down the page. /Greg |
| jbone |
looks very good greg and thanks for the tip! |