news from the desk…

It all started out as experiments with microphone parts, diy microphone kits and k47 capsules, and turned into the microphone mod service! Here are some of the best mics to modify from work I’ve done over the past year. Read on to see how we customize a microphone. MXL 990 Mod MXL 990s are everywhere. Mechanically, it’s a well-built studio condenser microphone with some great weight to it. The internal frame is sturdy and nothing…

A MXL v250 from a Musician’s Friend “Stupid Deal” makes a great donor body to mod!

I recently bought yet another cheap MXL 910 on ebay. As I was considering what flavor to make it, I noticed a box of long-forgotten CK12 style capsules on the parts shelf. Earlier on, I was working on a CK12-ish flavor of my transformerless mics. I quickly ran into quality issues with these capsules. They sounded great – when they worked. But at one point, I had only two out of a batch of five…

I’ve built a few more Transformer coupled mics and now got a chance to experiment with an alternate transformer

Every so often, I get contacted by someone interested in an rebuild of a Transformer Coupled Microphone such as an MXL2001 or Sterling/Groove Tube ST/GT55. My only solution has been to put a mic parts kit in those mics. This is by no means a bad solution. I’ve built a T84-55 kit from Mic Parts for my own ST55 a while back and the results are fantastic. The idea behind that kit and several other…