Sure, I felt like a right prat !

30 Oct 2005

At work yesterday, i had a rare trek onto the shop floor of one of our companies stores(I am usually 'behind the scenes' with the other warthog lookalikes). As I walked towards the door a customer approached me and asked ,
"do you have any radio microphones", I replied that I thought we had, to which he uttered one word..."sure" he said. I explained that I wasn't 100% sure as i didn't usually work on the shopfloor but i would be happy to look for him.
He then exlplained to me that 'SHURE' (I looked the spelling up) was a brand name, and apperently the industry standard in radio mic's......... god did i feel stupid.....
So I got around to wondering how many other people had made 'cock ups' of this nature, simply by not knowing something that others would take for granted ?

30 Oct 2005

Future tips
Shure standard mics
the SM58 usally favoured by male vocalists
the SM57 usally favoured by female vocalists (has a highertop end range) or used to mic up instuments
i'll stop now before i even bore myself

30 Oct 2005

Quote by sparky230
Future tips
Shure standard mics
the SM58 usally favoured by male vocalists
the SM57 usally favoured by female vocalists (has a highertop end range) or used to mic up instuments
i'll stop now before i even bore myself

SMART ARSE worship

30 Oct 2005

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30 Oct 2005

Quote by sparky230
Future tips
Shure standard mics
the SM58 usally favoured by male vocalists
the SM57 usally favoured by female vocalists (has a highertop end range) or used to mic up instuments
i'll stop now before i even bore myself

Sparky you are even more of a nerd than I first thought rolleyes

30 Oct 2005

Quote by Dawn_Mids
Future tips
Shure standard mics
the SM58 usally favoured by male vocalists
the SM57 usally favoured by female vocalists (has a highertop end range) or used to mic up instuments
i'll stop now before i even bore myself

Sparky you are even more of a nerd than I first thought rolleyes

I was lost from the first Sure....thought it was a deodrant :shock:
bolt

30 Oct 2005

me too!

30 Oct 2005

Quote by Dawn_Mids
Future tips
Shure standard mics
the SM58 usally favoured by male vocalists
the SM57 usally favoured by female vocalists (has a highertop end range) or used to mic up instuments
i'll stop now before i even bore myself

Sparky you are even more of a nerd than I first thought rolleyes

yep i'll admit it (fully trained sound engineer as well as sparky, also stage lighting, theatratical pyrotechics,and of course RADIO HAM)

30 Oct 2005

Quote by sparky230
Future tips
Shure standard mics
the SM58 usally favoured by male vocalists
the SM57 usally favoured by female vocalists (has a highertop end range) or used to mic up instuments
i'll stop now before i even bore myself

Of course... everyone knows that ... confused

(but i share a bed with a live sound engineer so i suppose i have an added advantage)

30 Oct 2005

lol i think ive lost count how many times ive done something like that

30 Oct 2005

Quote by Maia
...but i share a bed with a live sound engineer so i suppose i have an added advantage)

I'd be REALLY concerned if you'd said he wasn't :shock:

30 Oct 2005

Quote by the_Laird
...but i share a bed with a live sound engineer so i suppose i have an added advantage)

I'd be REALLY concerned if you'd said he wasn't :shock:
LMAO

30 Oct 2005

Quote by the_Laird
...but i share a bed with a live sound engineer so i suppose i have an added advantage)

I'd be REALLY concerned if you'd said he wasn't :shock:
Well he would be permanently stiff :twisted:
DD (think I will get my coat now) bolt

30 Oct 2005

Quote by sleazy
...but i share a bed with a live sound engineer so i suppose i have an added advantage)

I'd be REALLY concerned if you'd said he wasn't :shock:
LMAO
LOL. I knew, at the point of writing that post, someone would not be able to resist making that quip.

30 Oct 2005

Quote by Maia
LOL. I knew, at the point of writing that post, someone would not be able to resist making that quip.

Thats me Maia...........a man of very little resistance wink

30 Oct 2005

Quote by the_Laird

LOL. I knew, at the point of writing that post, someone would not be able to resist making that quip.

Thats me Maia...........a man of very little resistance wink

hmmm, with a body like that one on your avatar, that is a really good bit of info to have!! biggrin

30 Oct 2005

I was going to say the same thing , but got beaten to it redface

30 Oct 2005

I've gone all shy now... redface

30 Oct 2005

Sparky >>>
In my day with the Bumbling Fumbling Braodcasting Service (BFBS) I used two SMG 204Bs cardiod/directional, from what I can remember from the days of cats whiskers and bottles, doing OB,s on a part time basis for the FES.
phredd (QRT)

30 Oct 2005

Quote by Fred aka Medic 1
Sparky >>>
In my day with the Bumbling Fumbling Braodcasting Service (BFBS) I used two SMG 204Bs cardiod/directional, from what I can remember from the days of cats whiskers and bottles, doing OB,s on a part time basis for the FES.
phredd (QRT)

and we criticise the kids for useing text speak :shock:

30 Oct 2005

Quote by sparky230
Future tips
Shure standard mics
the SM58 usally favoured by male vocalists
the SM57 usally favoured by female vocalists (has a highertop end range) or used to mic up instuments
i'll stop now before i even bore myself

I was in the same line for a number of years I use to fix the stuff that bands had destroyed we also used to take in ordinary house HiFi. And to tell the story again...
The guy I used to work for was asked by a lady customer for the repaired HiFi, he came to the workshop door to announce in a loud voice, and without thinking,
'has anyone seen this womans bush'
the laughter was deafening.....still makes me chuckle

31 Oct 2005

for my fellow nerds
the home of Shure microphones in the uk

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