the t.bone BD 500 Beta

A great boundary mic

I didn't see enough reviews about this mic in english so I decided to write one. My use case for this microphone was using it as a kick mic. I was hoping for a boundary mic that will provide me with a meaty kick and minimum feedback and that's exactly what I got.

The microphone build quality amazed me as it seems really sturdy. It's small, a little bit heavy and has a non slip rubber backing. The case is just a regular cardboard case and it comes with a small "leather" bag.

The microphone itself sounds beefy. It has a recessed switch that switches from EQ to Linear. I prefer EQ as it gives me a nice thump and all in all I'm really satisfied with it.

What a mic! Perfect for live kick drum

My standard go to mic is a beta 91a but I thought I would try this out for the price. I play drums live a lot and with a little boost of 60hz and a bit of top end click its a full bodied meaty sounding kick drum! I could say better than the beta 91a! Fantastic build quality and great price!

Great addition to mic locker

At a fraction of the price of its peers, this is a great sounding mic for tracking in the studio and for live. I wouldn’t be without it now.

Great mic even for cajon

I bought it for Cajon. Since there were no reviews with this setup I was gambling a bit with this buy. I simply set it inside Cajon on the bottom and surprisingly it picks up snare and clapping also. There is also enough bass sound. Minor corrections on the mixer and that is all.