second hand store buy of the day

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Today at the second hand store had 2 x Shure Unisphere PE 585 high impedance mic's , 7.00 CDN each both came with the 25 foot cables I could not let it go
Both work great with out issues , the PE585 was discontinued in 1981 so these in working condition are cool to have, for the mic locker. and the price is right!

 

[Brad Pittiful]

nice score...first thing id say when hooking up the mic...hey good looking we'll be back to pick you up later

 

[prairietelecaster]

If ya' don't thrift or garage sale sail, ya' don't score. Cool score!

 

[Texicaster]

Cool! As long as it's previous home wasn't with the Thin White Duke Of Hazzard!

 

[boris bubbanov]

Today at the second hand store had 2 x Shure Unisphere PE 585 high impedance mic's , 7.00 CDN each both came with the 25 foot cables I could not let it go
Both work great with out issues , the PE585 was discontinued in 1981 so these in working condition are cool to have, for the mic locker. and the price is right!

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Cool!

Two of them, I never got a chance to break!

:^)

 

[Old Deaf Roadie]

When I was on the road in my soundco days, we would hit up the pawn shops on our days off & buy Uni-dyne mics for next to dirt cheap whenever we found them. We would use them on drums for the 90’s grunge acts doing the college circuit because their drummers were all over the place with their drum strikes, and a $20 pawn shop mic getting trashed is better than a Sennheiser 421 or even a real SM57 getting trashed.

 

[24 track]

When I was on the road in my soundco days, we would hit up the pawn shops on our days off & buy Uni-dyne mics for next to dirt cheap whenever we found them. We would use them on drums for the 90’s grunge acts doing the college circuit because their drummers were all over the place with their drum strikes, and a $20 pawn shop mic getting trashed is better than a Sennheiser 421 or even a real SM57 getting trashed.

exactly, i used to repair drum mics , 421's. 441's, 58's, 57's, AKG's unbelievable beat up fine mics I think the drummers used to nail in spikes.

 

[trandy9850]

nice score...first thing id say when hooking up the mic...hey good looking we'll be back to pick you up later

Mr. Microphone!

 

[1guy]

nice score...first thing id say when hooking up the mic...hey good looking we'll be back to pick you up later

You took it wayyyyy back with this.

Well played

 

[Dan German]

I have one of those! I’ve had it since the early ‘80s. Perfectly good mic.

 

[Controller]

I have one of those! I’ve had it since the early ‘80s. Perfectly good mic.

The ad said that professionals use it to rehearse.

 

[Dan German]

The ad said that professionals use it to rehearse.

Maybe if I had rehearsed I’d be a professional by now.

 

[24 track]

well out of curiosity I took the mics apart , the foam lining had disintegrated To be expected so I cut some new foam and lined the balls with it and they no longer resemble baby rattles ( the term for old mics with no foam) tested and stored in the mic locker , all is happy! till my next find

 

[upnrunning]

And they don't need battery's

 

[ahiddentableau]

Wow. And the big thing: it came with the cable! I'm a little bit jealous. I have one of those in a box and I've never been able to use it for that reason. I can't find a cable end that fits, and getting a used one costs way more than the mic is worth.

 

[Harmonic]

When I go to resale shops I'm always on the lookout for things like that. Good find. Very useable.

 

[24 track]

Wow. And the big thing: it came with the cable! I'm a little bit jealous. I have one of those in a box and I've never been able to use it for that reason. I can't find a cable end that fits, and getting a used one costs way more than the mic is worth.

what you need is , 2 conductor braided shield cable as much as you need these came with 25' , a 1/4 plug and a Switchcraft 2501F connector (F=Female) and you can make your own ,
Contact Switchcraft

Connectors | Switchcraft

www.switchcraft.com

Switchcraft: 773-792-2700
to see if these are still available

ebay had this for sale for cheap ( if you live in the states)
Ebay # 335542422519

 

[ahiddentableau]

what you need is , 2 conductor braided shield cable as much as you need these came with 25' , a 1/4 plug and a Switchcraft 2501F connector (F=Female) and you can make your own ,
Contact Switchcraft

Connectors | Switchcraft

www.switchcraft.com

Switchcraft: 773-792-2700
to see if these are still available

Appreciate this. Unfortunately, that's not the end for the mic I have (must be a slightly different model). The one I have doesn't use the common type, it uses a 2 connector female end, but with the male screw-type surround to attack to the mic body. It's seems to be quite niche. I've found similar ends for the 2 connector part, but never with the female screw surrounding enclosure. I've found the right cable on eBay, but the costs have been prohibitive. Would cost me somewhere between $50 and $75 by the time it got to me, which simply doesn't make sense.

 

[24 track]

Appreciate this. Unfortunately, that's not the end for the mic I have (must be a slightly different model). The one I have doesn't use the common type, it uses a 2 connector female end, but with the male screw-type surround to attack to the mic body. It's seems to be quite niche. I've found similar ends for the 2 connector part, but never with the female screw surrounding enclosure. I've found the right cable on eBay, but the costs have been prohibitive. Would cost me somewhere between $50 and $75 by the time it got to me, which simply doesn't make sense.

maybe try switch craft , they may still stock your end you need
switch craft supplied the end for shure mics