Yup. I have owned two-one got lost along the way. The standard Shaker with crystal or dynamic elements are both decent mics, and damn near indestructable. They are also light and easy to cup. ---------- > Todd L Greene. V.P.
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I had one of the Dynamics in the gig bag that got stolen. It was sturdy dependable and small. The sound was ok nothing phenomenal. I still prefer White American CM Bullets or American D-4T bullets, ugly as they are. ----------
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If you want a cheap, decent-sounding mic, try a Bottle o' Blues mic. And if you're a crafty kinda guy, a few folks on here have done instructables on making your own mics. I had the input on my sole remaining Shaker boosted with a transformer, as I found it to be a bit weak. It has its place, but I'm not wild about it for a blues sound.
I also have owned a couple of Shakers. They are not a bad mic. I had a "Madcat" dynamic and a Shaker crystal. The crystal was not to my taste and the Madcat was a bit anemic. They were both mics that I used early in my endevors of amped harmonica.
I don't care for the tone of the regular Shaker mics, but they are quite feedback resistant, moreso than a typical bullet mic with Shure CM element. There is a very good pro player here in the Denver area who plays a Shaker and gets okay tone.
I do like the BOB mics Todd mentioned. I carried one as a backup for years. Dark tone, but pretty cool.
Hi LE my first purchase was a Dynamic shaker mic from time to time i break out the Old Shaker give it a go with a new amp to give it a fair go but realy i only last about 2 or three songs,,and just can't play it any more and grab my SK9 LITTLE HONKER wich pisses all over it for tone,,see in Australia a Shaker cost $200+ bucks down my way not good value for a Harp mic,,check out a Bro in Ebayland technobird he will set you up with a small crome bullet with what ever element you want in it for around $50+ dollars or suss me out scruffyk9 check us out in Ebayland..Ps but my shaker looks real cool i had my stage name and Harp club engraved in the caseing then filled the engaving with paint to make it POP..
I did not like the crystal "Shaker" mics either. But I do LOVE the "Shaker" dynamic mic tho.In the video below I am using a Shaker dynamic and Pignose 7-100 amp.