RARE BROKEN 🎙 Shure 55 Unidyne "ELVIS MIC" Found at Antique Store...Let's REPAIR and RESTORE IT!
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- I found this rare factory version of a Shure 55 (the 55AS) at a local antique store a while back. The Shure 55 Unidyne II is the "Elvis Mic", famous for being used by and pictured with the King early in his Sun Studios career. Countless other artists have used this model as well. In this video, we'll do some upgrade and restoration work on this old girl and discuss a bit of Shure microphone history. At the end, we'll test out how it sounds and see why this mic was so popular in its day.
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there is something to be said about restoring a piece of history. great job bud.
Aaahhh, thank you!
Thank you very much!
We'll be here all week!
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My FB profile photo is of me holding that "Elvis Mic" at Sun Studio in Memphis. Ive lived 60 miles from there my entire 40 years of life, and never went there until about 3 years ago. You want to talk about Surreal! Standing on the exact tile Elvis stood on, and holding the very mic he sang through when recording 'That's Alright Momma' was Super Surreal! I think its the closest to having an out of body experience as I'll ever have, until I have "The Big One" as Fred G. Sanford would say. 😆
"I'm coming to see ya, 'Lizabeth!!"
Sounds great, looks solid...I'd rock the heck out of that. Nicely done and thanks for sharing.
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The Guitologist!
We have one in about the same condition with something rattling inside. We know there are guys online who charge to restore these but after watching perhaps we have enough confidence to attempt it. Nice video, thank you sir!
Brad, I love the upbeat vibe of this video, I always enjoy your videos when you’re going through amps or find cool stuff like this to fix, and this overall format and vibe is my favorite of what you’ve done.
Awesome! Honestly, that blue foam worked out way better than I expected it would. Those gaps are barely noticeable, and it absolutely sounds loads better than before. Great restoration, and thanks for making another great video!
Just picked up one of these for real cheap. It needs a lot of work and cleaning like yours . Thanks for documenting the process.
I didn’t know this at the time, but they sell foam kits for these on eBay.
Hey, Brad. Good to see a new video. Hope you're doing well.
Hi Brad I am am an A1+ use Lacquer thinner or WD 40 for cleaning off any adhesive or old rubber.
Hope this helps and makes it easier for you next time.
Also shure makes a special wind screen material for the 55 use it!!!!
I have a 55S from 1964. Fully functional and I've even used it in a live event that was also recorded. It sounds so different than anything else in my locker, but it works phenomenally well for old jazz tunes. Love how it looks on a chrome stand, too. It's had the plug replaced with an XLR by a previous owner. Great find, glad you're restoring yours!
Yeah those mic sounds so unique, excellent for b side songs or something outside of your styles, I just love that series
I just scored one of these from Goodwill online. It has the doctored piece like your describing. You didn’t happen to donate it to goodwill did you lol
I love your channel your skills amazing , let me tell you the smile you put on my face when you were singing Elvis a nice voice you were doing , and looking Mike Drummer Legend Mr.Ronnie Tutt so Cool thank you very much ! ❤❤❤
18:30 was great! nicely done
Great video Brad! This is fantastic content, history, documentation, and craft.
Thanks for this video! I have a Unidyne 556s from 1951 that i got from a ham radio swap meet junk pile back in 1983...it came with the stand and original cable and the black mesh is complete and in beautiful shape, but apparently wasnt of interest to anyone back then so i grabbed it along with an old D-104 with the original riveted plate on the base. Both have been a cool shelf ornament for nearly 40 years, but now I think I would like to incorporate the Unidyne into my studio lineup (I have different mics for my radio set up). The condenser knocks around inside like yours did, but i never opened it up...thanks to videos like this, I feel more inclined to get off my ass and fix it up right.
There are foam kits on eBay if you decide to replace cloth.
I don't know why, but I have never been able to get a good sound from one of these mics and I've been trying since 1969. I see others using it and it sounds great! I don't know how they do it.
You have a nice voice. The Elvis mike is alive....
Amazing job, nice singing! You should know that they used to apply glue to make the fabric (foam) stick flat to the inside of the grill.
AGAIN, i want one !!! Thanks for the restoration video, now i know to put the foam inside the mic.
nice job cleaning that up, looks great!
the original grill cloth was silk, often as the silk would deteriorate with age it would turn dark or black, thus the confusion. i have an original 556 from 1947 with the original silk, it was red but it has all turned black except for one spot about the size of a nickle. silk is still used today in recording studios on the round pop screens you see on a flex arm. its great for stopping the wind but allowing the sound.
also the suspension on that were little rubber feet with slots that fit nicely on the the metal tabs. i still have some new old stock of those, i started collecting replacement parts in the early 80s when a lot of replacement parts were still in warehouses. i also have two original replacement cartriges for this model, still new in the box.
also Shure still offers the blue pre-cut foam to fit that model you have. its to emulate the blue silk they used back in the day.
Mic sounded awesome at the end ha
Great job Brad, you working on the mic reminds me of myself as a 15 year old when I was given one. It looked great and like any 15 year old I plugged it straight in! We were having a blast playing in a friend's garage I had just played the intro to Nadine and stepped up to the mic. The next thing I remember was waking up in hospital with burnt lips and a few staples in the head! I ended up knocked out cold on a concrete garage floor. Lesson learned never plug in gear that hasn't been used in 30 odd years without it being checked out for safety!!
Holy crap! I was given one in pretty much mint condition by it's original owner. Only the suspension system needed a wee bit of love, but it had a wonderful sound, and weighed a ton! I miss it badly...
It's a very nice mic. I may try it on a guitar cab next time I do a demo.
@@TheGuitologist dude YESSS.
My favorite mic of all times, the coolness factor just can't be beat and they sound awesome! Glad to see the old girl working how she should...your "early Elvis" ain't half bad either lol!
A classic.
Elvis has left the mic,a hunk a hunk of burnin love for your video Brad
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Hey Brad you okay? Hope your taking the Time and relaxing! Have a good Holidays!
Just recently picked up a early 70s pre lawsuit Ibanez Les Paul with original Maxon pickups and original hardware for somewhat of a deal/early Christmas present from the wife, it is a real pleasure to play. My first Les Paul. its not a perfect one but has soo much Character and MOJO i needed it man. i wish i could share photos of it, i think you would really dig it!!! have a good day:)
Too cool! Glad you got it all fixed up. 😎
You Have a Great Voice! wow!
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Hey Dave. I'm game. Just tell me when. Plenty to talk about.
Next time you decide to move your house, why don't you come on to Louisville and park here for a bit? Could be fun.
It's nice to see you back to doing what you're so good at - I do miss shit-post Friday though.
Hilarious!! Elvis mic!! True story: I was in a punk band that recorded an album (EP) on a 4 track recorder at a studio a long time ago. When it came to picking a mic for our lead singer, we used that mic because it was an "Elvis Mic", just like in your title. Lol
Really nice sounding microphone. The blue looks snazzy in there too.
Great vid man. The history and the TLC. Thanks.
Happy holidays!
Man, I love this kind of stuff. I sored a Unidyne III model DY45G at a Goodwill store for like $5. It has a 4 pin Amphenol connector, and has the other impedance options depending on which of the 4 pins you wire to the cord. Mine also came with a 1/4" phone plug on the other end.
Nice work fella, its great to see that amount of TLC go into
such an historic and iconic piece of kit, brilliant,
(just don`t put your hip out )
Wow! This is REALLY cool!
Nice job...Sounded great! Love the Elvis inspired medley!
Thanks Kevin. Glad you enjoyed.
Great job! and nice vibrato too.
Awesome! Thank you very much!
I used one as lead singerin my band back in thr mid 60's. We kids thought it was old fashioned. I remember if nothing else that it had decent bottom end. I've toyed around getting a repro.
I've got TONS of those Shure Mics. We use them for CB Radio Base Stations.
Hi candycane, I brought the pink champagne. *shutters* CBs remind me of the movie Joy Ride.
How does a d104 compare?
@@JordanSSears Way better!
Beautiful restoration my man.
It’s warm and furry almost ribbon like. Nice
Damn,Brad,between your Elvis impersonations and politics my dad would LOVE you! He doesn’t play any intruments(he says he can play a mean triangle tho)and knows less about electronics than even I do but I think I can find you a new subscriber in him all the same! Great singing btw!
nice deep sound
such an awesome find, sweet restoration brother!
I wonder if the "handling noise" would go away if the wind screen wasn't in contact with both the case and the capsule. The mic itself was in a suspension to isolate the sound of touching it from the actual capsule, but by adding a thick foam windscreen, you remove the isolation by making contact directly. Just a thought as I was watching the repair.
Awesome restoration 👍👍
That was cool and sounds great at the end- nice Elvis too :)
nice restoration! ending with....copyright strike in 3, 2... :P
So glad to see you make a video that you seemed to enjoy making! I was getting worried about your state of mind, but feel a bit less worried after this video. I enjoyed it, they're great mics, my good friend is in a great
Rock-a- Billy band, and uses an old Shure from the late 50's or early 60s, and with a little reverb, Chrome Daddy Disco sounds great! Don't worry, be happy Bradley my friend, Keith in RVA
Nice job OG...
Go for it brother !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey brother love your crap affixed Fridays you did a Friday post using a Russian accent that i almost pissed my pants i laughed so hard !!! If you can do any others that would be great !!! Keep them coming .
Hello Brad!! Your project with that SHURE mic reminds me of the late fifties early sixties at Tillson Lake roller skating casino very near where I live!! they had a large public address sound system with the SHURE mic like you have nd record player and AM/FM tuner. They had three or four of these mic's that they would use during "LIVE" performances
of various bands of the time! these mic's were in use up to the very late seventies or early eighties as I remember!!
Had a lot of good times at the lake roller rink / Casino!! it was a "ROCKING ROLLER good time"
A public school was doing renovations during the summer a few years back and district employees were throwing away "garbage" and when i pulled up to the school I saw a silver shinny object protruding out the Dumpster bin. I got closer and it was a vintage mic stand upside down. I pulled the stand out and guess what was attached.....a beautiful condition Shure/Dukane 7a65 mic. It looks exactly the same as the one in this video. I looked down ever farther and found a Dukane 1u460a tube PA amp filled with Amperex Beugle boy 12ax7s and 12au7s. brought it all home, and it all works!!!! I saved that all from the garbage dump and feel like I did the world a favor because of that. I later bought a lottery ticket but lost..... lol!
Very cool video Brad lol! I actually enjoyed watching that rebuild. And you sing?? I love harmonizing to Love Me Tender even though I’m awful haha! Great work! (Kinda upset you didn’t dress up though 😂)
What did you have in mind? Black leather or white jumpsuit? I'm probably more white jumpsuit at this juncture. :D
@@TheGuitologist nah you can still pull off the leather! Unless of course, you grow some big ol’ pork chops 🤔😎!
They’re already grown, just gotta prune around them to reveal their majesty.
@@TheGuitologist indeed 🤭
Literally just found an old one at an antique shop quite recently and I was wondering if it even works or if I can repair it, and if it’d be worth it. Your video was exactly what I was looking for!
There are eBay kits for the blue foam I didn’t know about when I made the video.
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The mic sounds great
Hey Brad! Late comment so I know you'll miss it, but just in case:
The correct foam is only about 0.125" thick, so it doesn't bind bad on the innards. Search ebay for "Shure mesh refurb kit Super 55". You can get the correct foam for $8. Good guy selling them too (not me). If you find colorful sheets of the foam, please be sure to let us know. I've been looking for a while without knowing exactly what to search for. I made a set for my "Fat Boy" out of black fishtank filter media, but it's only "okay."
Curious about how you attached the XLR in the Amphenol hole. I 3D printed a system for my XLR cable to stay locked in (let me know and I'll send you one). It looked like you took the ring off the Amphenol plug? How'd you do it?
Very good
i have the shure 55s from the 50s, and im trying to get it to work on my PC. I can get sound, but since the cable im using is the old 91-mc3m to a newer XLR cable for my preamp, i actually end up getting a ton of electrical feedback. I was considering ripping off the XLR and attaching a 2.5mm since it shouldnt need any additional power, but im not too sure on the direction to go
Put it through an old RCA tube preamp and a Watkins copicat, you'll have the Elvis sound nailed.
It sounded very nice, with a warm fat low end. I like large diaphragm dynamic microphones.
I bet the new ones doesn't sound like this at all, as it's just a Beta-58 in another shell.
(Cheapo version just for gimmics.)
I agree. Different mic entirely.
Denatured alcohol works better than rubbing alcohol. No scraping required. Also the back and front wind screens are available online and required no cutting or trimming it will fit right in there. I refurbish the 1970 version of this microphone using this method. Also some good metal polish work well after the glue was cleaned off
I see them now. Didn't think to just search for a kit. They have them on ebay.
You'll have to mic up your 1958 GA-40 with this and let us hear your '58 Les Paul or Flying V through it, Brad... ;-)
Sweet! I just got one from goodwill online. 55S. Looks like yours. Not sure on exact date yet. Haven’t received it but I’ll let ya know. Ps. Wow your mic sounds great !
They actually make kits you can buy on ebay for the foam grill cloth. I ended up ordering one of those kits and replacing what I did here. You should do the same if your cloth is bad. Good luck with it! They're great mics that are still useful today.
Brad I would like you to do a video sometime in the future on satellite amps/guitars
And I thought you just played guitar....ahh, such soulful pipes.
The foam for the 55 series mics is available from Shure. I called them up and they sent me a pair for free. It's much thinner and more porous than what you installed. I also used foam weather stripping for the bracket. The original noise isolation/shock absorber for the capsule is molded rubber.
Can you give more detail about the XLR connector you substituted, and how it fits to the external XLR cable? I can't make out if it's just a friction-fit on there or if you can get the XLR cable to lock-on?
Nice thick wiring in those old microphones.
Nice!
I did the same thing with the windscreens while performing the restoration of my shure 55. I did notice a huge difference in the sound quality though. The windscreen made the microphone sound very muffled in comparison to without it.
Hook up autotune and some beats and you could be Lorde! Gratuitous South Park reference. Anyway, wonderful, inspiring video. You are still the shit my friend!
Beautiful
It looks like a 50's-60's Astatic microphone. The address on the badge and comparing to another piece of gear. I realized the company was/is Audio Technica. Like the REC it takes a different low z cable
Nice work brad
Cool! :)
9:40 This part on the one I got from goodwill looks doctored. Like they changed it to the regular mic style plug. We will see if it works I’m sure it does.
Interesting!
Hi Leonard Here, you do not need to fit an XLR Connector to any of these early shure 55s with 3 Pin Amphenol Plugs and in built 3 Pole Socket, In either of The M Medium/ Modern Low 150 to 600 Oms range Or Low impedance positions Older 30 Ohms Old Low Impedeance , As Described below. the Twin Rubber Jacketed Cable with Shield will with a Cannon XLR 3-12C or Equivalent Switchcraft QG- 3M Plug, will when connected thus Pin 1 Ground/Shield Braid, Pin 2 Phase Positive Pressure On The Diaphram Produces Positive Voltage On Pin 2 With Respect To Pin 3, ( Modern Standard Of Wiring an XLR under Both IEC and USA/Canada Specifications), Being Negative Or Anti Phase, Second Wire Of The OutPut Cable, function as Balanced and grounded to Pin 1 on the Microphone body. The Spring Is The Microphone Case Ground/ Earth, UK/Shield/Screen, UK (surrounding the Two wires for the OutPut from the Mic), in either High, Medium or Low Impedeance OutPut, will select either Ubalanced for High with a Jack Plug on the cable and Switch set to High , or will be Balanced, In the M,Medium/Low Modern Level Or the L Low Older Lever 30 OHM Output as per most Ribbon Mics of the 1930s to early 1960s . What you will Have to do to Establish which of the Two wires Is the Positive OutPUT for Pin 2 Is to Compare with a Micalready wire Pin 2 As Phase Positive any Moder Make of Mic Such as Shute Beyer Dynamic Sennheiser or any Respected name from Germany, Austria, European Or Japanese Mike Manufacturers will do, Connect your Reference Modern Mic to a Channel 1 Of a Mixing Desk and set a Level that through to The Master Channels That Is outputting 0dB Level,Pan Pot Is In it's Middle position so that it sends equally to both Left and Right Channels, Connect the Old Shure 55AS or S Models and Sometimes The556 If it's Phase is Doubtful to a Channel 2 and set it to a similar Level, you can use either your Voice or Recorder Music from another Music Amplifier Source. If the Mic Is inphase with the Reference Mic when you either speak,(Or Put a Music Source Through The Reference Mic), through the Reference Mic and then at the Same time as you speak in to the Reference Mic, Bring The Mic Shure 55AS next Close To The Reference Mic, if in Phase On Pin Two with The Reference Mic, The signal Lever Will Rise Higher On The Master Channel's VU Meters, and if you are Speaking or the MUsic Sourcew Is Close to Both Mics at The Same Time The Bass and Mid Frequencies will be Present and Correct, If The VU meter's Do NOt RIse and The Bass and Mid Frequencies Sound Weak then The Phase |Is Reversed and you will have to Swap/Trans[ose The Two Wires Over On Pins 2 and 3 . On Most American Shure Supplied Rubber Jacketed Cables Of The 1950s through To The Early 1990s ,The Cable Colors/Colours Are Black And White, On Later Shure Triple Flex Cable The Colors/Coilours I am Unfamiliar With, But Believe They were Black and Red and Wred Red To Pin 2 In XLR Connectors, Some are Red and Blue and are wired Red To Pin 2 XLR Also, Electrovoice Used Red And Blue In Their Later 1960s Through to !980s, Thin Brown Rubber Jacketed BroadCast Light Weight Cables About 3/16 Inch/ 5.5 milli metre Outside Jacket, these mostly have a Spirally Wound Shield/Screen and were wired Blue to Pin 2 In XLRs.
You Can Substitute A, (ITT) Cannon XLR 3-50 which also Has a Locking Ring Available for It From ITT CANNON JAPAN, Or A SwitchCraft L3M Connector with a Screw Locking Ring Supplied under The Designation L3M for The Amphenol Socket Direct to the Microphone Swivel Mount in the Recess for The Amphenol Socket Originally Fitted There Next To the Stand Mounting Hole, with the 5/8 Inch Thread., The Locking Ring for either CANNON Or Switchcraft Replaces The Amphenol 3 Pin Cable Plug Ring, If you Can not get either of these Makes with a Locking Ring, of Course a Spare Ring for An Amphenol 3 Pin Plug will Serve The Same Purpose, you will still wire as Per The Cable XLR Pin 1 , The Ground/Earth, Shield/Screen Spring, Pin 2 one of the Two OutPut Wires and Pin 3 The Other Out Put Wire, and Perform the Same Phase Test As Per Above.
All Shure 545, 565 with 3 or 4 Pin Amphenol Connectors Can Be Wired In The Same Ways Above as Balanced Low Impedeance Or Unbalanced High Impedance, Though some of The Shure PE54 and PE56 Models with The 3 Pin Amphenol are Only Supplied As High Impedeance, They will all Accept the Converter (ITT) CANNON XLR 3-50 or Switchcraft L3M Connector Adaptors to Mate With CANNON XL/XLR And Switchcraft QG3F Connectors Or Equivalent ADC, Neutrik Hirose or These Days Many Copies From Japan, Hong Kong, China,Taiwan, Phillipines, Germany Austria, France, Italy , Spain Etc All Who Have Had Many Manufacturers Produce equivalent Of The XL/XLR Connectors and Of The European D.I.N. Connectors Inluding Amphenol Tuchel Electronics, Hirschmann from Germany And Franz Binder Also Germany and Tesla in one of The Eastern European Countries.
I am An Electronics and Electrical, Electromechanical and other Related Discipline Engineer Who Specialises In Sound Equipment and all Related Microphone and Sound Reinforcement Equipment and Related Electronics and other related Control or Process systems and metering/Mechanical Repairs , Telephone and Sound History from Which all Sound Equipment is Ultimately Derived and Developed from, Etc. From The United Kingdom Near The South East Coast In The County,( The Garden of), Kent England.
Leonard
Kindest Regards
I scored one of these from goodwill online. It doesn’t work but someone has doctored it and soldered the opposite end of a mic cable to the bottom. Not sure if I need to make a new cable or what
I found a 1940’s Shure 55c Fatboy which is in great condition but the silk lining is destroyed, I still can’t find a replacement to this day so would be interested if you can suggest somewhere or a good replacement. Such a shame for it to be left unused.
Got it “all cleaned up, mmmhmm”
(all shook up)
I have one of these from when my dad was the principle at my elementary school. Have the housing and the capsule, and the switch cover, the switch is long gone. Believe it had an Amphenal conector (Hi Imp) with just a ground and center. It may have had the multi selector. Need to dig it up and make it work again. This would have been hooked up to a tube PA, with a switch for every classroom. Little 8" speakers in every classroom. I used it for a CB mic in the early 90's. It had some kind of foam material for a windscreen from what I remember.
I've picked up some speakers like you're talking about that came out of school intercom systems and showed them on the channel before. There was a time not too long ago you could still find a lot of old cool installation equipment from schools and churches. That stuff is starting to dry up in its natural habitat now. Less and less common to see it still in place.
Went to vote the other day, in the little church on the edge of our farm. My great grandfather donated the land for it. They built a big metal building there, for youth basketball and whatnot. And holy crap, they still had a pair of the old Peavey 2X10 Pa Speakers on the wall (from the late 70's. Got 2 just like them for Christmas back in the day, with an XR400 head, while the other guys I jammed with got new amps. Sucks to be the PA guy.
Not as cool as finding a Les Paul in the dumpster, but along the same lines a school here threw these away. Still shrink wrapped. Gave two away already. Would have loved one of these back in the day (and no the Friedman is just for show, not that lucky).
Crap I suck at this.. A whole case of Crystal Radio kits they threw away. Meant to post the picture but un opened.
Made my first one with an old razor blade, a pencil lead (graphite) and a toilet paper role with some enamel wire. I think they used to call them foxhole radios.
Brad .....get a golf club and tell some Bob Hope Jokes. Just Kidding. Nice Job !
Great video Brad
Thank you very much
*Mic drop
Hi! good job on the restoration. I 've got one Shure 55as but i believe the capsule is bad. Is there any way to be fixed/replaced that you know of? thanks!
The new 55 uses a Beta 58 capsule I think.
I got one of these recently when a friend was going to throw it away m - they said it didn't work but I rewired the cable that was attached and it looks like it was just broken connections in the cable but works fine otherwise. it does rattle so I am going to open it up and try to replace the padding that I am sure rotted over the years but my question if anyone knows - is there somewhere that I can get the correct thread adapter to connect this to a modern mic stand?
My buddy has one of these mics. I'm gonna share this video with him, and maybe him and I can get that thing working right.
Cool vid Brother.
Bought back memories of being taught to fold gold foil for ribbon mic servicing, way back.
Watching you cleaning that shell and wondered if you've ever tried an Ultrasonic Cleaner?
I use one on grimy guitar hardware and cleans up great without doing any damage, just a thought (they're cheap but effective)
Take care Brad, all the best buddy.
👍✌😎
The ultrasonic cleaners are very cool. If I did much restoration work, I'd buy one of those and a media blaster for sure.
brad you need a sandblaster for that part where the rubber turned hard and black and for any other parts like that. also that foam is WAY too thick! that foam needs to be about 1/4th the thickness of what it is. you have lost all highs and treble and its muffled so bad. im not sure you can hear it. i enjoy your videos
I dig the background music.. mind if I spark up a " J " ?
Free country...sort of.