The cover is probably decorative, but the vents themselves on the stem are very important in reducing proximity effect, so don't block them (i.e. tape over them) unless you want to change the tonal response. Mind you this mic (as all stick mics) was never designed to be cupped around the ball-end either so holding it is going to change the response an pick-up pattern anyway...
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I tried to find info about this mic and I found this topic. Kingley did you bought that mic? Do you like it? How you compare it to Shure 545? Thanks ---------- http://www.youtube.com/user/wheelharp
iv'e seen RE-10s where there is an impedence switch in the vent (hi med and low.) ---------- MP hibachi cook for the yakuza doctor of semiotics superhero emeritus
Hi Wheel. I have both and they are very different in sound.
I prefer the RE10 It has more Bass response the the 545 but the 545 will cut through more in a band situation so its the old story it depends what sound you are looking for and in what situation you will be using it.
I prefer the RE10 hands down for me anyway.
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Hope this helps
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Last Edited by on Nov 25, 2010 1:16 PM
@MP: "iv'e seen RE-10s where there is an impedence switch in the vent"
That's not an impedance switch. I used to use an EV RE 15 which is very similar in design to the RE 10. The switch adjusts bass roll off response to compensate for how the mic is positioned for "in air" applications.
Both the RE 10 and the RE 15 have a nice fat midrange response that is terrific for harp. The RE 15 is a higher end model and has deeper and smoother tone than the RE 10 which has a somewhat more jagged (for lack of a better word) tone than the RE 15. I love my RE 15s. I also have an RE 10 and I don't like it as well. BUT i prefer a cleaner set up than many players do, so I assume many players may find the more "jagged" tone of the RE 10 more appealing than the deeper, smoother tone of the RE 15. Both mics are VERY easy to hold and cup. Both have a relatively thick, full bodied tone.
Both have higher gain output than a 545, and so are more prone to feedback in live applications than a 545. (My current mic of choice is a 545 Ultimate). I think the 545 is slightly more versatile. But all of them are excellent harp mics.
To answer Kingley's question, the missing vent cover is NBD. It's cosmetic. But these mics are not that hard to find in good condition.
Last Edited by on Nov 25, 2010 2:42 PM
Hi Oisin, how's it going. Yep, I love it. The low end of the RE10 is a bit much for an amp that has a good low end already but through a 5f1 or vjr it sounds great
Thank you all for answers. I have 545 mic and it is my favourite mic. I've tried GB, Astatic, Audix and Shure 58. It's time to try some new mic :) ---------- http://www.youtube.com/user/wheelharp
@MP: RE 15s and RE 10s look a lot alike, but the RE 15 is a much higher quality mic and has a deeper, smoother, tone. Both RE 15 and RE 10 have a THICK tonal quality that i really like. For many years I did more playing through the PA than through an amp and the RE 15 gave me great tone.
Both RE 10s and RE 15s have the bass roll off adjustment switch located right below the vent. EV mics in general have a fat midrange response that sounds really good for harmonica.
In recent years, I've been playing primarily through amps. This process started when i began sitting in with jazz bands that often had no PA at the gig, and so I'd use an amp, which is what i do most of the time these days. With my amps I've been using a 545 Ultimate. My tube amps are Fenders (Super Reverb RI and Princeton Reverb RI) and I think a 545 works particularly well with Fender amps. The integral VC on the 545 Ultimate also allows me to crank the tube amps to their "sweet spot" and then back off the volume at the mic to set performance level and control feedback. IMHO, there's just something special about a 545 into a Fender amp.
For non-blues gigs i use an SWR Baby Baby Blue acoustic bass amp and a pedal board. That amp produces a fairly deep thick tone, as does the RE 15. The RE 15 sounded good with the SWR, but lately I've been using the 545 Ultimate with that amp, too. Given the thick tome of the SWR, I think the 545 gives me a little more versatility into that amp than the RE 15.
The RE 10 is a little too raspy for may taste. I love the sound i get from the RE 15, though. But, as i said before, i like a cleaner set up than many players, so I'm sure there are those who would prefer the sound of the RE 10 over the RE 15. Btw, I strongly prefer the sound of the RE 15 over the sound of an SM 57--between those two, I'd take the RE 15 every time.
If one is not into distortion, bass amps can sound pretty decent for harp because they have larger coupling caps. The SWR also has a tube preamp and very sophisticated semi-parametric EQ which gives you almost total control over tone shaping. It also has a 10 inch speaker, and i like 10s for harp (I turn the tweeter off).
True story: I showed up by invitation to sit in with a jazz band one night and there was no PA. The club usually had a house PA set up, so i hadn't brought an amp. What to do? The guitar player only had one input on his amp, but the bass player had two on his SWR Baby Blue. He was the one who had invited me to sit in, so he plugged me into the low gain input of his SWR. I thought it was going to sound like shit, but--SURPRISE! It sounded great.
It sounded so good that I began to look forward to sitting in with this band just so I could play through the bass player's amp.
So, I bought one of my own. It took me about 4 hours of fooling around with it at home to get the EQ set up right. But once I did, I got a deep, dark, thick tone I absolutely love. It gives me very close to the sound I hear in my head. 120 watts and will NOT feedback. Amplifies the processed sounds of the pedals really well, too. Not the best rig for those into bullet mics and "crunch" but that's not the sound I go for anyway.
IMHO, too many harp players select equipment because folklore says it is supposed to sound good for harp instead of picking out equipment based on how it actually sounds in a performance setting.
