Korby Kat 4 or Blue Bottle

Brandino221 · 28th February 2005

I been searching to see if this has been discussed before I posted this. I did not find anything (so far) so i thought I would post this.
Well these are some very cool mics. I am sure some of us would like to get into one of these mics (I know I do).

So let's see what the users are saying about them. How do they sound? Are you happy with them? And any other info you want to add would be great.

Peace.

lucey · 28th February 2005

Apples and oranges

The Bottle is one and done.

Love that KAT4.

**James Lugo** · 28th February 2005

Don't know much about the Blue but I had the Korby for a while and it was really nice.

47 was dark and actaully sounded nice with my voice. Hard rock style ala Cornell

251 was big and seemed brighter. Sounded good on female and male. Used it for acoustic guitar and it really worked nice.

C-12 was smaller sounding than the 251 but more beautiful sounding to my ears. I cut a female R&B track with it and the client flipped out. It sounded so creamy and sweet. Less low end than the 251.

67 didn't work for me personally. It was the only head I really didn't like but alot of people like it the best, so take what I say with a grain of salt.

Good luck.

Tetness · 1st March 2005

Get the Korby. No contest.

84K · 1st March 2005

They shouldn't even be in the same conversation... the Korby is far better. Although, the Korby did not knock me out completely. I like the Telefunken USA E lam 251E for that kind of money. That mic is unreal! the studio I work at has (2) originals and (3) Tele USAs. The new ones are better than the old ones. The sound the same only clearer and more open. I do not think you can go wrong with the Korby though. Have you checked out the Wunder mic? I hear good things...

Brandino221 · 2nd March 2005

I'm leaning towards the Kat4 but I thought it would be cool to see what people thought about both of them. I spoke to Nadine the other day. She is very very nice. Seems like they got some really cool gear. I can't wait to get my hands on one later this year. Anyone have Tracy tweak a mic?

RoundBadge · 2nd March 2005

KAT 4 here ..Happy!

bjornson · 2nd March 2005

I've known Tracy for years, good guy who does good work.
He rebuilt an AKG "the tube" for me and it's great.
He's a fellow vintage triumph rider too!

28th February 2005	#1
Brandino221 Gear addict Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Central FL. Londrina, Curitiba, PR, Brasil. Posts: 433 Thread Starter	Korby Kat 4 or Blue Bottle I been searching to see if this has been discussed before I posted this. I did not find anything (so far) so i thought I would post this. Well these are some very cool mics. I am sure some of us would like to get into one of these mics (I know I do). So let's see what the users are saying about them. How do they sound? Are you happy with them? And any other info you want to add would be great. Peace. __________________ Antonio

28th February 2005	#3
James Lugo Moderator Joined: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 6,994	Don't know much about the Blue but I had the Korby for a while and it was really nice. 47 was dark and actaully sounded nice with my voice. Hard rock style ala Cornell 251 was big and seemed brighter. Sounded good on female and male. Used it for acoustic guitar and it really worked nice. C-12 was smaller sounding than the 251 but more beautiful sounding to my ears. I cut a female R&B track with it and the client flipped out. It sounded so creamy and sweet. Less low end than the 251. 67 didn't work for me personally. It was the only head I really didn't like but alot of people like it the best, so take what I say with a grain of salt. Good luck. __________________ Vocal Asylum & Hemispheres Recording - http://www.sslmixingonline.com/ http://www.HemispheresRecording.com - http://www.youtube.com/user/jameslugo Now affiliated with Sound Pure Pro Audio & Guitars / Boutique Amps Check out my first video tutorial release on Groove3: http://www.groove3.com/str/vocal-asylum.html

2nd March 2005	#8
bjornson Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Pa Posts: 562	I've known Tracy for years, good guy who does good work. He rebuilt an AKG "the tube" for me and it's great. He's a fellow vintage triumph rider too! __________________ www.davebjornson.com

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28th February 2005	#2
lucey Gear Guru Joined: Dec 2002 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 12,407	Apples and oranges The Bottle is one and done. Love that KAT4.

1st March 2005	#4
Tetness Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2004 Location: Hollywood Posts: 1,573	Get the Korby. No contest.

1st March 2005	#5
84K Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2004 Location: right coast Posts: 3,857	They shouldn't even be in the same conversation... the Korby is far better. Although, the Korby did not knock me out completely. I like the Telefunken USA E lam 251E for that kind of money. That mic is unreal! the studio I work at has (2) originals and (3) Tele USAs. The new ones are better than the old ones. The sound the same only clearer and more open. I do not think you can go wrong with the Korby though. Have you checked out the Wunder mic? I hear good things...

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RoundBadge Lives for gear Joined: May 2004 Location: Los Angeles ,Ca. Posts: 8,853	KAT 4 here ..Happy!