The T.bone

I find them excellent for: flamenco guitar, violin, viola, cello, overheads, snare (pads) condenser technology. OVERALL OPINION I use the sc 140 for 2 years already and I love it! You can really put them on almost everything! (Few static with a-10dB PAD AND to - 20dB!) I tried the sc 100, but soon one of two crashed. The sc140 kit bag is full. Bonnets, suspension, coupling bar, and even 2 "elastic" parts for suspensions. On my advice, 8 people have already been purchased it and have no regrets. I would repeat this choice without hesitation.

Cardioid vocal mic that works with 48V phantom power. It comes with a nice-looking case, inside which is the mic itself and the suspension, as well as spare rubber bands. OVERALL OPINION I've used it for 5 years in my home studio for vocals and some guitar takes. It is my first real mic, so I don't have any reference to compare it to. Before the SC450, I had a Sennheiser MD 43 and I must say it's like night and day... Vocals are picked up fine and the reproduction is dynamic, with no or almost no coloration. I think it's pretty versatile for use with different types of vocals and musical styles. This product is a real bombshell, given its price and, especially, the contents of the box. Not only would I buy it again, I also recommend it to anyone who wants a good mic to start his or her home studio with the right foot.

See other comments for technical details. OVERALL OPINION I've had this microphone for a week, it does take an hour of pre-warming before you can use it - user's guide says 10 minutes min, but trust me this mic needs a full hour to reach its potential (obvious difference in sound). The sound quality is mond-blowing for that kind of money, in fact I would expect this quality from a mic at least twice that price. I must say I'm only used to condenser and dynamic mic, no tube mic used before, but the warmth of this mic is great for what I want to do. Can record guitars + vocals in one take without a pc, the result with a simple Mackie Satellite coupled with a Boss recorder is fantastic, guess what, I won't need to mix any of the acoustic takes, sound is spot on what I wanted! Now the black spot: Thomann's service. It took ages for my order to be processed and although during Xmas time, 2 weeks processing is way too long as far as I'm concerned (especially since I did not get any update until it was actually posted). Also you would expect a mic that fragile to be carefully wrapped, well I was seriously horrified by the lack of care taken in that respect (so much that I was expecting the mic to be dead on arrival). Long story short: this is an amazing microphone, get it. But if you can avoid ordering other items from Thomann, pass your way and turn to Dolphin Music or Digital Village, used both last year and service was impeccable and items very good value. I'll put a 9 here because that's the mic I'm rating, not Thomann (but you'll have to order it from them, no other way to get it as T-Bone is a Thomann brand - just ask for extra bubble wrap, trust me...)

The T.Bone SC1100 is a large diaphragm microphone with switch able omni, figure eight and cardioid patterns. I have used several similar microphones from this line like the Rode NT 1 and Studio Projects C1. The T.Bone SC 1100 didn’t really stick out to me that much when I was first looking at the specs of it. But after getting the chance to use it, I could hear why everyone else was loving this microphone. The T.Bone SC 1100 never gave me a bad recording at all, it wasn’t the price that I wanted it to be, but I still fished out the money and got my hands on it and still own it to this day. I do not use it as much though. It will work and sound great when using it with vocals or recording that acoustic guitar melody you just wrote! OVERALL OPINION I use the T. Bone SC 1100 with my M Audio 8TR interface and record into Pro tools. I am on my Mac Book Pro most of the time I am recording with this microphone. The SC1100 seems to be pretty well built and has held up well over the last few years. If you are looking into purchasing this microphone, I suggest saving up a little more money and going to a little better microphone. Because when you put the money out for the T.Bone SC1100 there is a small price gap between the next level of microphones up. So 100 more dollars could get you a big jump in recording quality if you can just hold off and save up a little more. But there is no doubt that this microphone is great for your home set up and it comes in a great design and well built. It is a win either way you go with this mic!

The T bone EM 900 is a condenser microphone with a frequency response of 50-18000 HZ with a Cardioid polar pattern. I have used the EM 900 with phantom power though you can use it with a battery. Though I only purchased one of these at the time, I have seen people have 2 and 3 of these to record multiple tracks at the same time. This microphone is very versatile and can be used for a number of different settings. I have seen some people use this microphone for more of a pod cast type of microphone just using it to speak with and not really to record or use for music. With the characteristics of this microphone I knew that I had to give it a shot. There are many concerns with this microphone though, like if using it for whatever you choose and the microphone has just the slightest motion to it or it moves you will get some distortion. This distortion seems to be automatic and nothing that I did could change it. I though maybe the cord was bad or there was a short, but its just the microphone itself isn’t built to move or to change hands with different people. it’s a very stationary microphone. OVERALL OPINION The Value for the price of is pretty good in my opinion. You get a very well rounded microphone with the T Bone EM 900 and the price is very affordable. I was very happy with my purchase of the EM 900 a few years ago, and it did more than serve its purpose as a vocal and voice over microphone for my own studio. Its small , but very delicate. I don’t see anyone being able to keep this microphone for a long time unless it stays stationary and doesn’t move because its very fragile and wont hold up.

The Tbone RB 500 is a really amazing ribbon mic. These are a pretty penny so you don't want to use these live if there is a chance someone could knock it. Ribbon mics are known for being fragile, but this one can handle up to 136dB, which is plenty of headroom for your loud sources. You don't need phantom power for this mic, in fact it would be a very bad idea to switch that on with this mic. It comes with a really nice brass shock mount and a wooden box for storage. It's a figure 8 polar pattern, so you're going to get a very open and balanced sound with this mic. It connects to your mic preamp with an XLR cable. OVERALL OPINION I got this mic soon after it came out a while ago. I love it and figured it would do a great job on a ribbon mic. It did, of course. The entire frequency spectrum sounds wonderful through this mic. I find that it truly excels on delicate acoustic instruments and vocals. My favorite is acoustic guitar. If you want a nice smooth sound, say for a stripped down folk song, this mic will definitely get you the sound you hear in your head. I do with it had a switchable polar pattern, since that would make it more useful. Sometimes the figure 8 pattern is a little bit limiting in some recording situations. Other than that, I have few complaints about this great ribbon mic. It's very easy on the eyes as well. At a thousand dollars, you get a top tier ribbon mic with some nice accessories. That sounds like a good value to me. I would get it again if anything happened to mine. I suggest this mic if you are looking for a ribbon mic on a decent budget. It wont break the bank and it will sound amazing!

Sure, you can find more expensive mics, but I don't think the quality will be that much higher. The T.bone SC300 mics put out crystal clear sound, just make sure your system doesn't produce noise, but you don't have to worry about this mics. They are also very sensitive, using pop filters is a must. Good for use in a studio. I lent them to someone who makes professional music and videos for low key artists, and he liked them. You could use this in combination with a USB lightsnake and a portable phantom converter and use the mics without the need of a mixer, on any computer (although I have yet to try that). You will also definitely need a mic stand, but it's awesome that the mic has it's own shock mount, and it works well, but if the bands start to come off often, just use pliers to bend the hooks a little to ensure they stay in place. OVERALL OPINION It works well with vocals, acoustic guitars, bass amps, stringed instruments, bottoms of snare drums, bass drums and many other things. It has a smooth high response and lots of lows and mids. My favorite uses for it are on acoustic guitar, bass amps an bass drums. It captures the depth and of acoustic guitars along with the highs that dynamic mics don't offer. It also works great for a natural kick drum sound and it is smoother sounding than dynamic kick drum mics. It is a bit to round for use a a overhead for cymbals but it will work if you are getting the sound only from the overheads. When positioned at a reasonable distant from the vocalist's mouth at the right angle, the T.Bone SC 300 performs like a champ. Though there is much higher quality microphones out there, for the price of with the proper placement this mic can turn water into wine.

Originally written by Yam59 on Audiofanzine FR. I used to have a Shure SM57 for trumpet and a bugle for pop and jazz. I forgot my mic when I went to a rehearsal so I used the T-Bone MB85. OVERALL OPINION I was impressed by the highs! No distortion and clear sound, even at 50 cm. It was the same with vocals. So I ask myself why is there such a big difference in price compared to the SM58 or SM57... You pay for the brand! So I bought this mic and I recommend it! The only question is: will it withstand the test of time... Very good value for money. It looks like the SM58: almost same weight, same sturdiness (or so it seems). Very good lows and highs compared with a SM57, which tend to sound a bit dull. Better than a replacement mic...

Back-Elektret-Condenser Small Diaphragm suitable for live and recording. OVERALL OPINION After this microphone fell into my hands, i was really content using it for acoustic guitar and tried to find out more about t.bone. Well, T.Bone is not a manufacturer, they just put their lables on china-stuff, which is ... truly good quality for the price. China improved a lot in the last years - you won't get anything better for a few bucks. But then still, i like more, if the true manufacturers and model names would be used. This originally is a Takstar PCM 5000 Condenser Microphone. After i found out, i purchased the takstar flagship products cm 60/61, which were not so much more expensive, but turned out to be way better in self noise and frequency response, so i don't use the 1000/5000 very often any more. I still rate it a 8-9 because of its price - note that there are better microphones out there, but those often cost at least double or triple, so if you are on a short budget, this could be your deal.