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I had an idea for a cheap shockmount and it turned out great.
Take a scrap piece of pvc and drill some holes...



$2 pack of mini bungee cords...



lace it up and keep it tight...





holds the XLR fine...



holds the 609 fine...





use the outside loops as boom mounts...

hahaha awesome!! I love that kind of creative thinking LOL

Damn, pretty slick!

Now, get materials in bulk, make them look pretty and sell for $30.

that is rad, my friend. great job.

You should change your screen name to Big MacGyver! Very cool indeed!!!

So, I needed another one of these cheap bastards, but with the capability of swiveling for end capsule mics like a 57.

My first plan was to drill a hold in the side the PVC and tighten it to the boom's threads with a nut. I didn't have one of the nuts here so I phoned around locally. No hardware/fitting/pipe/industrial store within 30 miles has a 5/8":27-threads-inch nut, which is what all mic booms and clips are. And I'm not one to walk into a music store and do the five-finger-discount thing.

Then I thought why not just modify a standard mic clip (got plenty of them) and find a way to attach it to the side of the PVC? Out comes the Dremel with a cutting wheel to take off the sides, drill a few holes, twist a little wire, and vuala...







And since I already blew $2 on the pack of mini bungees for the first shock, this one is technically free...

Cool man! First, you bring us the JCA heater upgrade, now this.

Glad to have you here, Big John! DIY at its best

I love doing DIY stuff...and the cheaper the better.

edit: just realized this thread should've probably went in the DIY section...Doh!

Finished up both of them. I ended up doing the mic clip thing to the first shockmount that holds the e609; just made it more secure. I also swapped out the long goosenecks in both iso-cabs for 6" goosenecks since they hold their position better in cramped quarters.

Ready for work...

Disappoint the goosenecks haven't been replaced by home-made PVC contraptions.

Honestly though, this is cool thinking. Real shockmounts, if they don't come with the mic, are ridiculous expensive for a bunch of rubber bands mounted on metal or plastic rings.

DYI IsoBox?

Pics?!?!?!?

Just a 18"x18"x30" box (inlcuding the 6" lid) from 1/2" plywood, speaker mounted halfway, lined with 2" camping bed foam. Used a 2"x2" in each corner to screw & glue the plywood with standard 1-1/4" sheetrock screws. They won't win any beauty contests, but they are solid and functional. I can snap a few pics later tonight. A buddy wanted me to do a little vid this weekend to show the amount of room attenuation that actually happens; he wants to borrow them for a project. Might post the vid here if I can figure out youtube.

Cool - can't wait!

Interested in sound quality as well

Great idea. I would've give the pipe a shot of Black Krylon before assembly.

That's awesome man! I love it!

Just an update...

GRIMESPACE wrote:Cool - can't wait!

Interested in sound quality as well

Sound quality has been excellent. Got a MojoTone BV-25M mic'd with a 57 in one cab, and a BV-30H
mic'd with a 609 in the other. Blending the two signals together at mixdown has proven to be delish...





MacGyver ain't got shit on this redneck.