Electro-Voice PL35 Review

Perfect snare mike

Electro-Voice PL35 Drum Microphone

Jan 6, 2010

Reviewed by thesithwithashotgunshell on Guitar Center

This microphone is amazing for snare drums. I used to have a really nice maple snare, and I used a PL35 on it in my studio, and, while the snare sounded great by itself, the PL35 just brought something really special to the sound. It sounded really bright, with just the right attack and snare noise, and this was all without any EQ. Now, I have a different snare, a steel one that I don̴��t like nearly as much. I gave the maple one back to my brother, but the steel snare sounds almost as good. I would never use any other microphone for snare drum ever again, because you don̴��t need anything better than this mike. If you̴��re looking for a good snare drum mike, you̴��ve found what you need. ... More