Killer group buy for Beyerdynamic m88 microphone!

I own two of the Classic Limited Edition Anniversary editions, they made 1,000 of them, serial numbered and all that. I got mine through Full Compass I think, for what seemed like a fantastic price. M88's work great on all kinds of things, kick drum of course, and vocals, and bass guitar. The last I used one on was some tenor and alto saxophone parts. Notice the silk screening on these are rubbed off, it's a defect of the Anniversary editions. Mine are pristine.

It's official - we are now all very jealous. And I am even more wishing I hadnt had to let mine go. I may have to see if I can find used one in the UK, although this thread all by itself will have pushed the used price up by at least 25%! :D

I too love the M88. Have used it in the studio on kick and live on vocs. I've only used the M69 on floor tom...But I really liked it on that. @ReaDave...Smokin' Joker brings back a lot of good memories...I was at that Deep Purple gig and remember sitting out the back drinking beers with Corey, Crommy, Hobbsy and Karl (I'm pretty sure Karl was playing drums then) after the gig...Ian Paice stuck around for a couple of hours and brought out a slab...great drummer and a wonderful guy. I saw Crommy for a guitar setup last week and recently mixed Coreys' cd launch in Geelong...That Seattle footage with Derren in the band is great...small world.:) Steve

Esosotericmetal, I hope you don't mind us going OT a little bit!! Let us know if you would rather we stopped. On the other hand, the discussion keeps the topic alive and more will see it and possibly join in the purchases. ;)

@ReaDave...Corey is solo and still lives in Queensland but he gets down here a fair bit. I do know Greg but I don't work for Music Workshop... I do a bit of walk-in stuff but make my living mainly playing guitar. I did some tracking for Tim recently though (his daughters are pretty talented).I remember the Poor well from my time in Sydney (playing with the Jeff Lang band) and I used to play Darwin a lot around same time that Smokin' Joker did...it is indeed a very small world.:) Steve

Just joined. The more the merrier :) I have a shure sm57 that I only use for close micing cabs so this mic should be an interesting addition. I am really curious how it will sound on vocals too

With the M88 you can really work the proximity effect, check that out when you get yours. ;) And the M88 is definitely a classic. It looks good, it feels good in the hand, and it sounds good. I'm not saying it can't be replaced by anything newer, you know how that goes. If you like M88 era microphones then a pair of MD-421's are next on your short list. Right Dave? <edit> And the M88 definitely isn't a replacement for an SM57.