Bottle Rocket: Stage 1 VS Stage 2

orangepegs · 15th October 2010

Lordy... being a noob makes microphone purchasing very difficult!

So, I'm wandering aimlessly around the world of microphones, as I am looking to upgrade my home studio... I don't even want to tell you what I record with now.. it's shameful, really.

Anyhow, I have it narrowed down to about 15 mics

, and two of them are bottle rockets. Does anybody out there have experience dealing with BOTH of them? Beside the obvious (price points and Tube Vs solid state), what are some of the big differences in sound quality, tonality, etc?

Stage 1 gives me more money to spend on capsules, which is very appealing, but I don't want to cry and cry and cry and have to upgrade down the road. Both are very very quiet, which seems to be difficult to find with the tubers, so that has me leaning to stage 2. I hate my life.

Thanks,

Luke

nafspark · 15th October 2010

I can't comment on the differences between them as I haven't used both.

BUT...

In case you didn't know: the BLUE Bottle Rockets used to be known as the RED Type A and Type B mics. You might be able to find good deals on used RED mics. As far as I have been able to find out, they are identical except for the name and finish, but I can't say 100%.

pan60 · 20th October 2010

i have both of the RED type A and B. like them both. but the non tube version get the most use.

orangepegs · 20th October 2010

Cool, thanks guys. I'm goin' for the solid state... cheaper, and seems to have better experiences associated with it.

15th October 2010	#1
orangepegs Gear Head Joined: Oct 2010 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 74 Thread Starter	Bottle Rocket: Stage 1 VS Stage 2 Lordy... being a noob makes microphone purchasing very difficult! So, I'm wandering aimlessly around the world of microphones, as I am looking to upgrade my home studio... I don't even want to tell you what I record with now.. it's shameful, really. Anyhow, I have it narrowed down to about 15 mics , and two of them are bottle rockets. Does anybody out there have experience dealing with BOTH of them? Beside the obvious (price points and Tube Vs solid state), what are some of the big differences in sound quality, tonality, etc? Stage 1 gives me more money to spend on capsules, which is very appealing, but I don't want to cry and cry and cry and have to upgrade down the road. Both are very very quiet, which seems to be difficult to find with the tubers, so that has me leaning to stage 2. I hate my life. Thanks, Luke

20th October 2010	#3
pan60 500 series nutjob Joined: Nov 2004 Location: 500 series Guru SKANK! ; ) Posts: 10,940	i have both of the RED type A and B. like them both. but the non tube version get the most use. __________________ www.pan60.com Pan60 Facebook Page Pan's Facebook BLAST PAD Inventor just one invention among others. A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE 500 FORMAT, MAFIA it is easy to sound as though one was endowed with great intelligence, whilst speaking amongst a crowd of total morons

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15th October 2010	#2
nafspark Gear nut Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 121	I can't comment on the differences between them as I haven't used both. BUT... In case you didn't know: the BLUE Bottle Rockets used to be known as the RED Type A and Type B mics. You might be able to find good deals on used RED mics. As far as I have been able to find out, they are identical except for the name and finish, but I can't say 100%.