Description
Silver Bullet Dynamic | Special II Mini 50K Dirty/Lo-Fi
This is a particularly small ultra-light pocket-sized harp mic that features a rugged heavy-duty all-metal casing, dark hardwood fascia with a small volume control and terminal facing jack-socket. This handmade, artisan harmonica microphone provides a great microphone for the serious harmonica blues player – providing a particularly small but powerful, high impedance mic that is rich in tone, robust and comfortable to hold for long periods of practice or gigging.
The microphone has a really “hot” signal that is packed with full harmonic content and great tone with perfect bass and mid-sound without excessive treble. The sound is warm, responds to cupping and pressure changes and breaks up nicely. The 50KΩ offers the highest sensitivity of Silver Bullet range with slightly lower headroom so if you like crunch distortion and a lovely dirty blues sound this is the microphone to choose. Apply a touch of reverb from your amp, turn up the gain to drive the mic’ and achieve various degrees of distorted, crunchy classic “blues” harmonica sound, especially when cupped – providing a powerful and dirty low-fi sound that is rich and fat in tone. Dynamic microphones have proven reliability and are ideal for practice or gigging – blues and country harmonica performance. This mic’ needs to be matched to a high (500KΩ/0.5MΩ) impedance sockets on your amplifier.
The microphone’s size and shape provides a durable design which is smaller than a Marine Band and fits neatly in your hand. It is a perfect size for getting a really good seal for amplified harmonica playing which is much easier than with a larger bullet mic. A really nice feature of this mic is the inset rubber seal and gnarled ring at the head of the mic’ which serves two purposes: firstly it means that the harmonica isn’t going slip out of your hands when they get sweaty (a real issue!); secondly it helps achieve a consistent airtight seal around the harmonica and microphone to get the biggest “tone” you possibly can. Smaller then the Special II this mic may suit a player with small hands or who prefers a very small and neat mic!
The mic’ is exceptionally small and light in your hand and is easy to hold with a harmonica while performing so you don’t get hand cramp after a long practice or performance. The volume knob is small and very firm which means you are not going to accidentally twist it in the middle of a particularly enthusiastic harmonica solo. The sensitive volume control provides you with excellent control to boost your output or control feedback or to increase gain for added distortion effect or control unwanted feed-back issues. The mic’ connects to a valve or solid-state amplifier with a standard 1/4″ (6.3mm) guitar jack-plug socket.
The microphone is supplied with a hand-crafted leather finish that wraps tightly around the microphone that reflects the artisan craftsmanship of the mic while providing some additional grip, seal and protection. A leatherette pouch is supplied as standard with the option to upgrade to a leather case at a small additional cost.
- Dynamic capsule – full, warm sound that responds to cupping and pressure changes
- Great feedback rejection
- Quality components and build
- Rugged all metal housing with leather finish and hardwood fascia
- Two-stage mesh and foam to reduce breath noise
- Shock-mount design reduces handling noise
- Rubber sleeve to improve hand-seal (removable)
Specification:
- Impedance: High 50KΩ +/-10%, unbalanced
- Connector: 1/4″ (6.3mm) jack
- Weight: ultra-light 110g
- Dimensions: head: 3.8cm, length: 7.0cm
- Copper-plated housing for RF/EMI signal protection</strong
Contents:
- Dynamic Silver Bullet microphone
- Leatherette pouch
- User manual and 1-year warranty
Order details
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Please note: Harmonica and cable are for display purposes and are not included. As a natural material the colour and grain of the wood fascia may vary slightly from the photographs.
