Sennheiser E 602 II 5-stars Reviews

My fav kick drum mic for Metal

Almost mix ready eq curve, it works better for me than the usual suspects ( B52, D6, D112 ) . Love it!

Modern Bass Drum Sound

Fat and bright tone modern bass drum sound. Solid, lighter than expected : probably made out of plastic, but will last a very long time anyway. Sounds better than a B52 (IMO), but not as versatile as the old classics (RE20/421, etc.).

Super Mic all round

Features: it is a microphone, so it doesn’t have many, but the fact that it screws onto a stand rather than having to use a clip makes life so much easier.

Sound: I upgraded to this from an AKG D112, and I wasn’t really expecting much of an improvement. One of my band mates actually recommended it to me. But playing live and recording with it, there’s so much low end that just wasn’t there with the AKG. It’s also much fuller sounding.

Quality: feels great, metal build, nice and heavy. 5 stars all over, especially for the price.

over all amazing mic

In my opinion this is the best contemporary sounding kick mic there is. Not flat at all, has great punch without any eq at all and all the bass you could wish for at the same time, and has no weird thing going on that has to be scooped out.

Have been looking for a kick mic for quite a while now, looking at reviews , listening to samples, and as with any internet purchase had my doubts, but since i put it in my bass drum, there is no more doubts at all, this is the best mic out there. I have 18" bass drum and it has everything to make it as big as i want to.

Don't quite like the plastic, but other than that great, if not the best mick im my opinion for low end.

Satisfied

Got what I was looking for!

Favourite kick mic

My favourite kick mic by far. Have use the Shure beta91 a lot of times, The ATM250, the Heil PR48 , Audix D6 and all the others, but every time i had a E602 on the kick, the kick just worked, a lost of times i just used a bit off low cut to 30(ish) and the tweaking was done.

Great kick mic

Great kick mic for more modern sound and live sound, requires less eq cleaning and mid scooping than the Shure beta, and has a better more pronounced kick sub and beater high sound. Recommend!

Good bass drum mic

For cheap price the best quality of bass mic on market

Using these for bass recordings

It's my favourite Microphone for bass recordings.

It's perfect, it's the best sounding mic out of the ones I've used to record bass. I also use it for the bass kick of the drums!

Built-in modern kick sound

The audio profile is quite scooped and on a kick drum, this results in a punchy, modern sound. Emphasis is on the attack and low end, the mids are not very present at all. If you're looking for an easy way to achieve a good, modern, punchy rock/metal kick sound, this will do the trick with almost no need for processing. However, if you want a versatile microphone or a more natural/vintage sound, you might prefer other options. For me, this was a clear choice over the standard D112 or Beta91.

Build quality is high - it's sturdy and seems road-worthy. The cable connection is solid and placement is okay. You may have to pay extra attention to where the cable sits if you want to place the mic inside the kick through a port on the front, but I guess that may be an issue with any mic at certain positions.

Turn it up - sounds great

This mic is basically pre eq'd for a fat, punchy sound with a good bright click too. Obviously you can eq back the other way - but there's little point mucking around too much with it. Just sounds good out of the box with a good helping of gain and a little gating. Works as well either inside against the batter head, or poking in the sound hole from the front. Won't be going back to my trusty AKG D112 - that sounds like a wet fart in comparison.

Good relation price/quality. Sought that body is heavier.

Great bass drum mic, especially for the price

Best bang for buck

Possibly the best balance of quality vs price in bass drum applications. Very durable

Great mic for bass drum ;)

Very reliable mic with great sound ;)

Good sounding bass drum mic. Pretty strongly voiced, not a neutral tone. Scooped mids and extra punch in both highs and lows, so perhaps not the most suitable sound for acoustic jazz. Surprisingly big mic, my mental image was from the smaller similar shaped Sennheiser mics.

Awesome

One of my favourites in a kick, best one available for the price. Much nicer than a Beta 52/D112, every bit as good as the Audix D6, and more durable

Best kick drum mic

A great, great microphone for kick drums. Fat and punchy sound with clarity.

Nice and Subby

The E602 II is a great mic and at a great price. Solid build and a reliable mic for the arsenal. This mic is particularly good at capturing the very low frequencies of kick drums and guitar/ bass amps (30-80hz ish). If paired with another microphone for clarity, you can get a great kick drum sound, even out of a more budget drum kit.

I would say that it is not particularly good at getting an overall tone on it's own, but used correctly with something else (even just a 57) can get a bigger, fatter overall sound.

One of the Best

This is without a doubt one of the best sounding kick mics you'll ever use on your bass drum. It easily beats many significantly more expensive microphones. Like all other members of the 600 family this one's a best-buy.