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Originally Posted by allencollins  Just listen to their demo CD. There is not one recording done with the 121 that sounds great on that cd. They only good demos on there have a 57 along with it.
The 121 is not at all a bad mic. It's just that its only worth half of what they charge. The high spl capability may be why you need it. But there are way better ribbons like m160's or 4038's. Not to drop names but Zeppelin used m160's and 4038's. I can't think of any band that had better classic rock gtr tones. If you want a real polished gtr tone I don't feel a ribbon is the way to go but that's up to you.
Get the royer demo disk and judge for yourself. I feel it's a solid mic but not for $1100. It's like the tlm103 of ribbons. It's a $600 mic in my opinion.
I think for guitar tone nothing beats a beyer m201 or a 57 with the tabFunkenwerks tranny. Maybe along with a ribbon at 3 feet or whatever. |
I did listen to almost all the clips on Royer page, I believe they are the same as on the CD, and I'd say I agree with you, at least to some degree, wasn't too impressed by the 121 alone. But I guess it is possible that the Royer most often was positioned in a way to work WITH another mic, and that would explain why it doesn't alwas sound good on its own. On the clips where only the 121 is used, I do feel it sounds better.
I have also locked at the 4038, probably sounds better in an ideal environment, but I'm really looking for a ribbon that can be put rather close to the amp (I really love the R84 for ambience), at least closer than a foot, and people (respected engineers, dealers and manufacturers) keep telling me that I most likely will keep breaking the ribbon in a 4038 in that position.
Also, having realized that mic placement always is paramount, I do feel that I hear some qualities in the Royer clips that can be put to good use, with different positioning, especially for my uses.
But, sorry, I digress and also hijack this thread. My appologies.