losthighway wrote: Sat Sep 27, 2025 10:13 pm M201, closest it gets to a balanced acoustic sound with a dynamic mic.

llllllllllllllllllll wrote: Sun Sep 28, 2025 7:37 pm Yah 441 and Coles are totally like boss mode mics.

Thanks all!

Tried:

M201 - great but not quite right for what I was doing, almost sounded similar to an IRPA tube sdc I had out. Will use again.
M88 - better but of course proximity effect was rocking large
M69 - goldilox! Middle ground between the M201 and RE16
RE16 - definitely a tried and true sound, loved it solo, just didn’t work as well on a song that had nylon string, electric piano, drums, bass, etc. Will probably grab first next time I try this.

The RE16 sounded kinda perfect last night but seemed dull today, but I was switching out a lot of mics and I never spend as much time w/ positioning when I do that. So when I ask these questions its literally to save myself an entire evening of fucking with mics and positioning, which I will totally do before spending 15 minutes actually recording something.

I ended up with the M69 and then had the M201 out as an auxiliary mic in case I wanted to keep it later.

Also, the acoustic I was using was a large bodied Taylor, which can be a lot - ribbons can sound weirdly crunchy on that guitar, but you generally want a pretty even mic without any particular treble emphasis and it sounds good. It was my dad’s, and while i could totally see myself buying a Taylor I’m not sure I would have picked out the one he did, but that kind of adds to the charm. And I like having instruments I can never sell.

mrcancelled wrote: Wed Oct 08, 2025 9:34 am Any Chicago folks have a preferred luthier?

four_oclocker_2.2 wrote: Wed Oct 08, 2025 1:22 pm

mrcancelled wrote: Wed Oct 08, 2025 9:34 am Any Chicago folks have a preferred luthier?

I'll take things to both Rebound Repair and Geoff Benge. Kind of depends on the situation, but generally, more "quick-hits" type work (setups, pickup swaps) I'll do Rebound, and more involved work (refretting a TB1000) will go to Benge.

Dr Tony Balls wrote: Mon Oct 13, 2025 11:24 am Ugh redesigning the wheel.....

I play bass in a few bands. Where I live (NYC) backlines, especially for bass, are very common and I almost never need to bring a bass cabinet anywhere. There are rare exceptions, however. I have a 4x10" but the thought of bringing it out for a show in a cab/car service at this point seems ridiculous. So i'm looking at possibly constructing a TL806 or TL806 style cabinet to have something more manageable I have thoughts/questions I need to get out:

PLANS FOR REFERENCE:
https://robrobinette.com/images/Guitar/ ... _plans.pdf

CAB CONSTRUCTION/DIMENSIONS:
A lot of what i've read says that the important parameters to the design are 1) the internal volume and 2) the port area and depth. If i'm being honest a lot of the internal bracing in the original plans seems to be overkill ESPECIALLY for my light usage. The plans say the TL806 has a gross internal volume of 1.3 cu. ft. My math says that the gross internal volume is 1.28 cu. ft. and the net internal volume if you subtract out all the bracing is more like 1.23 cu. ft. Is it ridiculous to think I can use less bracing as long as I adhere to approx 1.23 cu. ft. internal volume?

PORTS:
The original builds ports out of lumber. There are two ports that are 4" deep and 5.63 sq. in. each (ignoring the optional center port). Nowadays we have the internet and the easy option of cheap, lightweight plastic ports. Is it ridiculous to think I can use prefab ports so long as I have an equivalent area of 11.25 sq. in. at 4" depth?

INSULATION:
The plans specify lining the inside with 3" fiberglass insulation, but it seems like a lot of people skip this. Any experience with/without insulation??

SPEAKER:
Of course the originals are designed for an EVM-12L but I know people switch this up. I hear people like the Eminence Kappalites? Any other possible speaker recs?