Excellent dynamic microphone which has been manufactured unaltered in the USA for over 50 years now

• originally it was developed for radio broadcasting
• reduced proximity effect due to the patented “Variable D” technology in the fifties, whose optical features are sound slits
• supercardioid-like polar pattern
• bass roll-off switch
• internal pop screen
• very good impulse response
• tolerates a very high sound pressure level
• assertive sound with pronounced treble boost (10 dB peak at 8 kHz)
• in technical terms completely identical with the PL20
• manufacturing period: since 1967

Favourite applications: studio standard for bass drum, brass instruments, upright bass, bass amp. Also suitable for saxophone, percussion, speech, vocals, guitar amp