Audix Cab Grabber Demo: Be Wary! It May Not Work for You

[awesomejohnnet]

I can see you point, I plan to use the Sunnhieser E609 flat face mike so I shouldnt have a problem I guess. My concern was I play load with a lot of bass and was wondering if the spring life would eventually loosen up and the vibrations cause the clamp to move..

[Germanisme]

you can't push the mic in any farther lol??

[djstx5]

I will +1 the comment by hiphopisdead

The direction you have the L bar in the video works very well for the Sennheiser e906 which I blend with the 421, this is where the challenge came, but I rule this down to the stupid design of the 421 mic clip but if you follow the threads out there to modify (hacksaw) a Shure SM mic clip avoids this problem

As you've said may not be the best option for everyone, I thought they looked a bit flimsy when I was looking at them online but am wrapped with it

[sherco1229]

If you look at the elbow arm that screws into the clamp bracket and then L's to where you attach the mic holder you will notice that one of the L lengths is longer that the other. Unscrew the L from the clamp bracket and the re-screw the L piece in this time with the longer length next to the clamp. Your SM57 will work just fine.

[WyldeMagiK]

All this is kinda nuts...The best mic clip to use for EVERY situation is the ones that are a CLIP style ...kinda like a clothespin spring loaded...I use thin and thick mic's at times and they slip in and out very easliy...AND could push BACK / FORWARD as needed...I would buy a Cab grabber in a second but I need 2 for my live amp setup and $100 BUCKS is NUTS for two spring loaded TUBES..lol

[kjetilslash]

Buy an ampclamp :D

[aaron544]

Thanks for the effort. Wish we had this type of consumer vigilance when it comes to suppository laxatives. I'm in some discomfort right now but I don't really want to discuss it.

[yobhsiFehT]

@ScottWhigham

Good video - I appreciate that you're able to be critical w/o being a jerk:)

Thanks for posting!

[MadSciontist28]

just mine today works great with no problem

i absolutely agree with hiphopisdead167

[MadSciontist28]

@MadSciontist28 i aslo forgot to mention that i have a Peavey bandit 75(112) amp

and GLS Audio ES57 (SM57 clone) and it fits perfectly!

[hiphopisdead167]

i have a cab grabber. i think its the greatest invention ever created. i think you may just be making a liiiiiiiiittle too big a deal here, and exaggerating your inconvenience. i watched your video, the proximity from the mic to the speaker grill is inconvenient, but by no means does that mean that the item is deffective. as i said i have one, i didnt even know it had a rubber stopped on the back until you pointed it out, and when i checked mine out, it was secure. my advice; just get the clip..

[gibson67v]

Question.... Did you pay more than 5 dollars to send this back? if you did then that would kind of defeat the purpose... Also I find that quite a few Microphones need to have new Mic Clips purchased for use with the Microphone... Thanks for the info, however, I will be glad to purchase the Cab Grabber for use with my i5, SM57, D189, e609, and e906... if need be I will spend 3.00 at my local Guitar Center for a new Microphone Clip.

[ScottWhigham]

@gibson67v Yes, I did. It's been awhile so I can't remember all the details but it was one of those, "I'll pay $5 to send it back so I can get the remaining $30 back" or something like that. It was never something I was going to use.

[Mozzcl]

I'd say that both sides are right in some way, now, Scott; thanks for the review but clearly show an old school tendency which I'm not saying it's wrong or bad, it's your liking,

You got a Fender Twin Reverb, a Fender Strat, an TS9 Analogman mod & an sm57. I got a T. Elliot Velocette, a G&L Legacy, a cmatmods Signa Drive and an Audix i5. I just don't buy the "industry standards".

Anyway, thnks 4 warning and there's a cabgrab_ish at e-bay which has a gooseneck. It might fit you better ;-)

[Mozzcl]

@Mozzcl

Just an extra, I'm from CHile too! lol! And I really recommend looking for that grabber (not audix eh!) with a gooseneck and that might help you using in these situations where the i5 is allegedly being the mic to use with the cab grabber. it suits me fine, but if I were in need of using another mic, what you and photonearth (hola won!) said is 100% right.

Well, i guess it's like getting an Ipad, it's made to work with their products (proprietary goods and such)

[photonearth]

you are absolutly right.. i bought a cab grabber to use it with a senheiser e609, and the "problem" is, that the mic get to far away from the amp... i think the only solution is to replace the arm that hold the mic, for something that can allow certain amount of movement just to adjust the distance of the mic from the speaker.

*sorry for the bad english, i'm from chile.. so i speak spanish*

[MeltedProphet71]

What about the amp clamp?

[moenmusician]

hhahahahahahaha! that is Shure's fault, not Audix..

[ScottWhigham]

@moenmusician ??? Comments like this just kill me. My guess at your reasoning is that it is Shure's fault because, when they came out with the SM57 + clip over 30 years before Audix made the Cab Grabber, they should have foreseen this moment. That it, huh?

[bishopdante]

@ScottWhigham

It's true, this isn't really a studio bit of kit, though, looks to me like a live short-cut.

Same deal as clip-on mics for drums. They won't get you the best sound, but they're really convenient for live setups where you've got to be quick.

Would be worth doing a proper studio version with full adjustability, which can also take a few different mics at the same time...

[Matheroe]

@ScottWhigham It's called a CAB grabber so it's designed to fit onto separate speaker cabs i.e. 2 x 12s & 4 x 12s, which are generally deeper. The cab grabber will work fine with these. Note it's not called a combo grabber!

[CarlosPinto88]

Thank, Just save me some money ;).

But its sad, because this is a really good solution for saving space.

Did you find other brand with the same mic amp tipe. And does it shakes when the amp is at a hight volume, and does that affects the sound quality?

Thank

CP

[ScottWhigham]

I gave up my search for "fancy" cab mic'ing actually. And I don't know about how it reacts at high volume - I couldn't get a mic into it that fit a "regular" mic holder!

[ORMUS1]

Well first of all, who declared what a "standard mic" is and what a "standard mic holder" is? You? I highly doubt it. Secondly the package clearly shows what is in it; there is no deception. Thirdly, if you bought it from a company that has a bad return policy that is just plain bad shopping; not any fault of the manufacturer that I can see. I work for a major sound company and we have dozens of these in use with no issues. I must say we use i5's and prefer them (and all AUDIX mics) over 57's.

[ScottWhigham]

Well, since the SM57 and SM58 are the most popular mics of all time and they come with this model mic holder, I'd say that Shure and the recording public over the last 40 years decided what a "standard mic holder" is.

If you purchase the Audix Cab Grabber, you must buy an additional mic clip to use an SM57. Put whatever politics, brand preferences, advertising, etc aside - there's no other way around it.

[Moongirl9]

You can put a mini boom on the cabgrabber and put the mic on that. The standard issue was made for an i5 yes, if you want to use something else you have the option of using any mic clip, boom or accessory that mounts on standard 5/8 thread. I have done side by side with the 57 and the i5 ; the i5 is clearly superior to the 57. The cabgrabber works great for me and evidently thousands of others.

[ScottWhigham]

Sorry if I was unclear - this video is meant to help people understand that, if you don't already have a mic clip, expect to spend another $5-$15 to buy one.

I would not have purchased the Cab Grabber had I known this and, to return it to Woodwinds and Brasswinds (where I bought it), I ended up losing about $15 on the deal. All in all, I'm out $15 and IMO it is due to Audix not shipping the mic clip with the Cab Grabber *or* not listing "Requires a mic clip" on the package. Caveat emptor!

[libertyfalls]

I had the same problem. There is no way a regular mic will fit. For a few bucks I bought another mic clip like you said. Audix mics are freakishly slender for some reason... you would think all mics would have a universal size. Its not like audix mics are anything spectacular to begin with.

[ScottWhigham]

It just doesn't make any sense, does it? And it frustrated the #### out of me that no one at the store I bought it from would understand that.

How do you like yours with the mic clip?

[libertyfalls]

Yeah, I was pretty put off by it as well. Its a cool gadget but I think its more of a novelty than anything. A simple short mic stand for micing cabs has worked for decades so if it ain't broke dont fix it! I think it would be much better if it had a bendable neck with the mic clip on it so you could have the option of micing the speaker from a few inches out. Having the bendable neck would have allowed you to use the crappy clip. Oh well. I ended up selling mine anyway. LOL!

[ScottWhigham]

I guess as long as you like the Audix i5 and like using a mic clip, it's probably okay. Smart idea, bad execution!