Ultimitized!
This is an unsolicited shout-out to Greg Heumann (our mic expert here on the Forum) and his BlowsMeAway Productions. Getting into amplified playing, I started using a low-Z Shure SM-57 that I own. I later added an in-line volume control and a Bullitizer from Greg. But with the weight and length of the volume control and XLR connection added to the Shure body, the feel of the mic when playing was akin to trying to take a rescued squirrel to the vet for a check-up. Last week I bit the bullet (or "bit the Bulletizer," if you prefer) and sent the mic to Greg to have it reworked as an Ultimate, converted to high-Z with a Switchcraft screw-on connection, plus cool knurled volume knob. The mic (and one of Greg's excellent cables) arrived back in today's mail. A really quick turn-around, with Greg staying in touch to let me know the schedule on it. The now-Ultimitized mic feels and plays really, really nicely, and I'm really glad I had the modification done. (You can check out David's review of the Ultimate 57 in his mic review series, and if that Shure dynamic sound is for you, take a serious look at what Greg does with Shure's 57s, 58s and 545s. And if you already have one of those models in its original form, think about sending it to Greg to be nicely upgraded.)
hi david
this is tommy from LA
i recieved the wezo 45 last week
wonderful condition
ed did me a service by buying it from you and many years later selling it to me
can you recall how high you could turn the volume knob up, with pad all the way i could get to 5
with the pad off and in my small apartment, i could only get the volume to three
i know it was many years ago you had it, so maybe you cannot recall
i once had a reply from loren in the gear section, do you recall that he is still current in the forum?
i would like to practice a boogie tract that stays on the one chord
is there a place in your course i can go to?
i realize i can learn some songs in your site, it would great for me to have some songs with all the nuances
this would be good for me, because i conciously made a decision to stop transcribing and memorizing songs
i did this for seveal years and stopped, i still have the folders and notes
i intend to start memorizing them again, and get to the ones i hadn't started
i have developed a style and reached my own confidence, and reached reached the upper limits (it seems)
some situations demand songs that have the actual sound
so it would be good for me to do more studying in your course
you gave me a link to your video on cupping, i did watch and make notes of the three styles of cupping
my awareness is growing, and some effect has been achieved
thanks for the great job
tommy
Tommy Hunt: Greg's XLR volume control attachment is a handy piece of equipment. E.g., I use a Shure 545SD on a boom attached to my music stand in a carbaret band (or at least used to, until the pandemic shut us down - but we'll be back!), where my primary instrument is a plectrum banjo. Which is loud. The 545SD has a nice silent on/off switch for when the band isn't playing. But I also sometimes play other instumentds, e.g., ukulele and hand percussion, for some numbers. Our sound tech loves that she can set my mic on one spot on her board, while I set my volume control at about half way for the banjo. Then when I need more volume for another instrument, I just goose my own volume control. With a whole bunch of stage mics, body mics, and multiple lines coming in from other band members, my "local control" on my instrument mic makes for one less thing she has to worry about during the show!
glad you reminded me about giving a 57 to greg, i have two 57's
also you mentioned getting a good cable, i have overlooked that
i have some old butterfield hi z mics, one is beyond my best expectation, and three or four are great to good
i am afraid doing anything to them, even though they would be smaller and easier to handle
in regards to greg's volume controls, both XLR and and hi Z, good to have both
sometimes you are at a club and you have to use the vocal mic, and the volume is set too high
you cant cup the mic, and even have to play off the mic a bit of distance
that's when greg's adapter comes in handy
tommy from LA