List Price: $159.95
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The Retro-Rocket is Shaker's newest addition to their
line of harmonica mics. As its name suggests, this harp
mic has a
look reminiscent of the older stylized bullet mics.
The Rocket is smaller than the older bullets, making
it easier to cup in the hands while playing. A volume
control is located on the rear of the mic for convenience.
Features: Aluminum-Zinc Alloy Cast Body, Pewter Cast
Grill, Crystal Mic Element, Hand-made in the USA. Like
a lot of the vintage bullet mics, the Rocket requires
the old style Switchcraft screw-on connector (the
Switchcraft screw-on to Female 1/4" adapter is included).
You will
need to supply a standard 1/4" phono connector guitar
cord to plug into your amp.
Our Thoughts:
The small size makes it the perfect blues mic for those
that
want a "bullet" mic sound, but find the bullet mics too
big and clumsy. This mic is somewhat feedback sensitive,
but no more so than a typical crystal element bullet mic.
With good
breathing, it's easy to over-drive the mic for a
distorted blues sound. This mic comes with a screw-on
adapter for use with a
standard XLR to 1/4" high impedance cable (see above
photo). You can purchase the Rapco XLR to 1/4" Mic
Cable (20 ft.) mic cable to go with it from the link
below.
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