If this was available in the US I'd buy two immediately.

Good shit bro 🐐

sits somewhere between the coles and the aea. coles are the darkest and have the best low end response while the aea has a great midrange bite. rooms mics i would much prefer the coles because of the low end but depending on application still sounds great, considing getting one of these if i can find a good way to get them in USA

Bought one as well, for guitar amp, and so far really exited about using it in all cases :) thnx for inspiration

really valuable. thanks. coles rules.

Good old Gordon

Bruuu it sounds delicious 🤘🏻

I love how AEA sounds, but I can say t-bone is catching up the AEA's character (wisely consider the price, it is no brainer). Cole sounds unique, it is a different animal. But what can I say, love them all, and will definitely check the t-bone. great video thanks!

Thank you! would you consider it's noise a problem?

Thanks. Can I do that with a regular hand held drill, do you think?

Brilliant snare ever

Great Vid - I have been using the T Bone for room mics for years! You might want to check when you shortened the mic cables one might be wired out of phase, as the comparison vids show this up quite a bit!

After just watching a drum cam from Nils "the Dominator) this is weird to watch. But warming nonetheless.

Yyeeaahh⚡️

very nice groov!! Bravo

polarity needs to be fixed for the RB500's stereo configurations. Phase check before upload:))

tight!

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As the room mic 2-3 metres back in front of the kick, it actually sounded the best of the three. Caught some good tones, and rejected some not so good. As a kick drum mic, was very usable too - nice warm sound, though maybe I'd mix with a little LDC to catch the transient click. (though maybe I'd still prefer a Beta 52, or maybe in a mix of two mics, the ribbon and a brighter mic). As an overhead, it was darker, and would need more EQ than the other two. Though might be a pretty good choice in a not ideal room. But overall, what a bargain. Might be better to buy this and a second hand Distressor than an AEA, for these purposes.

Yo! Great review! Got myself a pair and they're really good for the price. I have a question tho. You're using the SCT 2000 outside the kick, right? I'm having trouble with mine when playing harder on the kick. Seems like it can't handle the attack of the kick and it kind of peaks/farts. I've worked with the gain knob on my interface and also aded a -15db pad on it but it still peaks on some hits. It works better when I'm placing the mic a bit further away from the kick, but then the sound gets a bit flat and not as punchy as I want it. Any suggestions on what to do? Peace!

Are you sure that's not an Apex 210B?

PHAT

very nice

Does the legend reply🔥

Wow! Was definitely big & smooth on the bottom end.

My boy's grooving that shit was tight!

Nice!!

Are your RB500s modded at all? Or is this just the sound of the stock microphones?? They sound absolutely fantastic for the price!

They do sound good but I'm sure I noticed a T.Bone preamp on the floor (to lift the output level of the mic). Might need mentioning if this is the case as it adds to the price of the mic. I also agree about there being a phase issue when two were used at the same time. Is that a wiring issue or are there different preamps being used (one inverting the phase). Great video though!

For some reason when Paired , the RB500 sounds like it has phasing issues, why is that ? Have you noticed it? I was considering getting another one to use it as a pair but I hear this now, both kick and snare sound weaker than the other two pairs... Thank you.

Amazing playing and the micing seems solid! This Slaps! Waiting for more to come :)

PERFECT!!!!

What's that cymbal right of center you are crashing ? Sounds wonderful.

Your Toms sound amazing bro, what do you play?

Interesting, but in stereo mic techniques Coles and AEA make a full stereo sound stage, the RB500 left and right sounds some kind of isolated.

What cymbals are those?

Amazing drum cover, amazing song, amazing video

Come on man! Let’s collab!

another Nady RSM in new clothes.

is that the dude from twilight? the name. LOL

10/10

Nice job!

These drums sound incredibly good

The Coles has slightly more midrange, and a little more open, but considering the price difference; not bad at all.

the drums sound so good, wow.

Killer snare B)

in a blind test, i think i’d prefer the rb 500. in fact, i wonder how many engineer would notice a difference between the 4038 and t.bone if they were in the same housing. crazy.

Great sound i love ribbon mic ! Thanks

Watching this makes me appreciate how much space they left when composing this. Less is more. Good cover

I'm pretty sure that one of your TBones is phase flipped, maybe a manufacturing error in a cable. Sounds out of phase compared to the other 2 examples in stereo setup.