New U47???

[ziegenh5]

Just saw this over on Bill Bradley's website......www.micshop.com......the MS-47.
Looks interesting. Anyone know anything about this mic, heard any rumours, or want to start any????
Sean

[Fletcher]

If it's as good as the other work Mr. Bradley has performed for me in the past then I wouldn't piss on the thing if it was on fire... as always, YMMV.

[Matthew Murray]

Now *that* was a glowing review.

[T.RayBullard]

www.nu47.com is another "clone"

[T.RayBullard]

Originally Posted by Fletcher

If it's as good as the other work Mr. Bradley has performed for me in the past then I wouldn't piss on the thing if it was on fire... as always, YMMV.

Fletcher, this has piqued my curiosity..I normally carry all my business to peter drefahl here in Germany (or Tony Merril stateside)...what did you not like about Bill's service? Sloppy work? Not punctual? Shitty product? I will need a good tech when I return stateside for good in a few weeks.

Teddy

[Ollie]

So what did Bradley do to piss you off so much?

Originally Posted by Fletcher

If it's as good as the other work Mr. Bradley has performed for me in the past then I wouldn't piss on the thing if it was on fire... as always, YMMV.

[dave-G]

Originally Posted by mrbowes

I think you all misinterpreted Fletcher's remarks.

He's saying he wouldn't piss on it as a sign of respect.

At least that's what I thought.

HAHAHAHAHAH!!!

Sorry ... no offense, mrbowes ... but ... I don't think that's what he meant.

ps: my laughter should not be taken as any comment on Mr. Bradley .. He was a great basketball player, and I think I did vote for him in the primaries back in 2000.

Ok .. I'll stop.

-dave

[Sui_City]

no sir, we understand mr. fletcher quite well.

to refuse to urinate on a burning microphone can only mean that the microphone is not worth saving.

this can go for humans too.

[mrbowes]

[danasti]

Originally Posted by ziegenh5

Just saw this over on Bill Bradley's website......www.micshop.com......the MS-47.
Looks interesting. Anyone know anything about this mic, heard any rumours, or want to start any????
Sean

Actually....

It's his SM57 and SM58 clones are where his genius for copying microphones truely shines.

[henryrobinett]

It's Fletcher who deserves no respect.

[Fletcher]

Originally Posted by T.RayBullard

Fletcher, this has piqued my curiosity..I normally carry all my business to peter drefahl here in Germany (or Tony Merril stateside)...what did you not like about Bill's service? Sloppy work? Not punctual? Shitty product? I will need a good tech when I return stateside for good in a few weeks.

Tony and Klaus are the only two guys I trust in the US.

There was a time when I had a pretty damn similar sounding [I won't say "matched" because they weren't... but for my purposes they were close enough for government work] pair of AKG C-12's I bought them both at the same time, from the same guy who had them from birth in the same facility. Damn nice pair of mics.

We had the right parts for me to change the filter caps on one of my two supplies so I did that one.

At the time our shop was jammed with work so rather than having one of our guys order the capacitors and spend time on one of my personal C-12's I decided to not be an extra drain on the shop staff and sent the mic to Bradley.

The work order request was for the original power supply to have it's filter capacitors changed. Nothing more, nothing less.

What I got back was a mic with a new capsule, a "Bill Bradley Power Supply" and a bill for over $2,000-.

I dared not send the mic back to Bradley because I had not marked the capsule in my mic [which I had done with some other mic repair guys in the past... but like the putz I am I trusted Bradley at that time]. After he swapped out my capsule with a "new" [and in my perception, inferior] capsule I had less than no faith that my original capsule would be reinstalled in the mic and was fairly sure that a seriously shit/blown capsule would probably have been installed if I had sent the mic back to Bradley.

In the end, I returned his power supply, got mine back [still without the filter capacitors I had originally wanted installed] along with the mic's pattern selector and paid him I don't recall how much money for a shitty capsule I didn't want.

When I paid him for this I mentioned to him that I would be sure to tell any and everyone who asked about what a scumbag he is... so being true to my word, here I am telling y'all about my bad experience with Mr. Bradley and his "MicShit" shop.

I hope he burns in hell after what he did to one of my favorite microphones... I can only imagine what kind of con job he's trying to pull with this current 47 scam of his.

FWIW, when he was still in Chicago, before he moved to Nashville I had nothing but excellent experiences with Mr. Bradley. I found his work good and his word true... something changed when he got to Nashville. I don't know what it was, I don't care what it was I just know that I got burned and I'll NEVER forget the experience.

Is that a sufficient clarification?dfegad

[T.RayBullard]

That is very helpful, thanks! Ill stick with Tony and Peter then.

AKG USA just hosed my friend in a similar fashion..He sent them a c34 to get an estimate for repair(a cable, nothing more)...well, not only did they replace all of the capsules(with the "new, and improved" capsules), they also messed with the pattern box, and built a new cable.....so instead of an estimate, they did the work without his permission, stuck him with a BIG bill, and to top it all off, they sent the package without any delivery confirmation and it sat on his doorstep in the rain overnight...dfegad on AKG usa..

Originally Posted by Fletcher

Tony and Klaus are the only two guys I trust in the US.

There was a time when I had a pretty damn similar sounding [I won't say "matched" because they weren't... but for my purposes they were close enough for government work] pair of AKG C-12's I bought them both at the same time, from the same guy who had them from birth in the same facility. Damn nice pair of mics.

We had the right parts for me to change the filter caps on one of my two supplies so I did that one.

At the time our shop was jammed with work so rather than having one of our guys order the capacitors and spend time on one of my personal C-12's I decided to not be an extra drain on the shop staff and sent the mic to Bradley.

The work order request was for the original power supply to have it's filter capacitors changed. Nothing more, nothing less.

What I got back was a mic with a new capsule, a "Bill Bradley Power Supply" and a bill for over $2,000-.

I dared not send the mic back to Bradley because I had not marked the capsule in my mic [which I had done with some other mic repair guys in the past... but like the putz I am I trusted Bradley at that time]. After he swapped out my capsule with a "new" [and in my perception, inferior] capsule I had less than no faith that my original capsule would be reinstalled in the mic and was fairly sure that a seriously shit/blown capsule would probably have been installed if I had sent the mic back to Bradley.

In the end, I returned his power supply, got mine back [still without the filter capacitors I had originally wanted installed] along with the mic's pattern selector and paid him I don't recall how much money for a shitty capsule I didn't want.

When I paid him for this I mentioned to him that I would be sure to tell any and everyone who asked about what a scumbag he is... so being true to my word, here I am telling y'all about my bad experience with Mr. Bradley and his "MicShit" shop.

I hope he burns in hell after what he did to one of my favorite microphones... I can only imagine what kind of con job he's trying to pull with this current 47 scam of his.

FWIW, when he was still in Chicago, before he moved to Nashville I had nothing but excellent experiences with Mr. Bradley. I found his work good and his word true... something changed when he got to Nashville. I don't know what it was, I don't care what it was I just know that I got burned and I'll NEVER forget the experience.

Is that a sufficient clarification?dfegad

[Ollie]

That clarifies the buring hate. Screwin up a C12 is no laughin matter.

Originally Posted by Fletcher

Tony and Klaus are the only two guys I trust in the US.

I hope he burns in hell after what he did to one of my favorite microphones... I can only imagine what kind of con job he's trying to pull with this current 47 scam of his.

FWIW, when he was still in Chicago, before he moved to Nashville I had nothing but excellent experiences with Mr. Bradley. I found his work good and his word true... something changed when he got to Nashville. I don't know what it was, I don't care what it was I just know that I got burned and I'll NEVER forget the experience.

Is that a sufficient clarification?dfegad

[84K]

Originally Posted by Fletcher

Tony and Klaus are the only two guys I trust in the US.

What About Tobe??? He is the HEAT!

[84K]

Originally Posted by T.RayBullard

when I return stateside for good in a few weeks.

Teddy

Hey Teddy,

Safe Travels and Welcome Back!!

P.S. That last remote session you put pics up here of was one hell of a final shindig! Be Well.

[Sqye]

shame about the c-12, fletcher.

[henryrobinett]

Yeah Fletcher, that sucks. Maybe in the future you might consider explaining why your pissing all over someone so we have a little more to go on, huh?

[T.RayBullard]

Originally Posted by 84K

Hey Teddy,

Safe Travels and Welcome Back!!

P.S. That last remote session you put pics up here of was one hell of a final shindig! Be Well.

Thanks brother! Cant wait to be back. Europe is nice , but 5 years is too much for this southern boy! I miss my pedal steels and surfing!

Yes, the final gig here was something else...cant wait to setup shop in Myrtle Beach!

Teddy

[T.RayBullard]

Originally Posted by Sounds Great

I sent my c414eb to AKG for repair, mid 80's before I knew the deal with the capsules. Needless to say I got the mic back with the "new improved" capsule and my wallet missing about 500 bucks.

I dont like that they do the repairs without asking you first. That is BS! Mylar eh??

Teddy

[Sebastian]

Tony? Can someone please help me out?

I'm very familiar with Klaus, as he has modified my U87, but I'm not on a first name basis with "Tony".

Thank you.

[T.RayBullard]

Originally Posted by Sebastian

Tony? Can someone please help me out?

I'm very familiar with Klaus, as he has modified my U87, but I'm not on a first name basis with "Tony".

Thank you.

Tony Merrill of www.spaudio.com

Peter Drefahl is also VERY good. www.drefahlaudio.com

OR Thiersch -- http://www.thiersch-mic.de/

[Etnier]

Several years ago I was looking hard at a serious mic at The Mic Shop and said I wanted to buy it but needed Klaus to run his pre-purchase inspection on it first. Bradley refused, pretty heatedy. So I just stopped thinking about dealing with that shop.

[Plush]

Mr. Bradley is a hustler and a knowledgeable mic man.

His prices, when in Chicago, used to be reasonable and we had many good dealings with him.

Now, the prices are sky high beyond all reason---$2400.00 for a pair of KM84's??????

[danasti]

Originally Posted by Plush

Mr. Bradley is a hustler and a knowledgeable mic man.

His prices, when in Chicago, used to be reasonable and we had many good dealings with him.

Now, the prices are sky high beyond all reason---$2400.00 for a pair of KM84's??????

You obviously don't understand the cost involved in maintaining a website like that!

[Matthew Murray]

Hopefully this isn't too much of a shift in directions - anyone know of any good mic repair guys in Canada? Thx.

[Killahurts]

Originally Posted by Sounds Great

I sent my c414eb to AKG for repair, mid 80's before I knew the deal with the capsules. Needless to say I got the mic back with the "new improved" capsule and my wallet missing about 500 bucks.

Yep, the exact same damn thing happened to me.

And yes Teddy, Mylar. dfegad

[T.RayBullard]

Originally Posted by Killahurts

Yep, the exact same damn thing happened to me.

And yes Teddy, Mylar. dfegad

dfegad on that!Sorry to hear that...man.. support your local mic tech folks!!

[Fletcher]

Originally Posted by Matthew Murray

Hopefully this isn't too much of a shift in directions - anyone know of any good mic repair guys in Canada? Thx.

Doug Walker... he's out of Toronto if I remember correctly. I don't have his information nearby but if you email me at Fletcher@mercenary.com next week, like after Tuesday, I should be able to look up his number if you still haven't landed on it by then.

Peace.

[Matthew Murray]

Originally Posted by Fletcher

Doug Walker... he's out of Toronto if I remember correctly. I don't have his information nearby but if you email me at Fletcher@mercenary.com next week, like after Tuesday, I should be able to look up his number if you still haven't landed on it by then.

Peace.

Killer, thanks Fletcher.