EV PL 35

Dynamic Microphone

For drums
Supercardioid
Impedance: 600 Ω
Frequency range: 50 - 16000 Hz
Metal body
Weight: 236 g
Colour: satin black
Incl. integrated swivel, and DRC-1 drum rim clamp

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Available since January 2009
Item number 223256
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Incl. Clip On Mount Yes
Condenser Microphone No
Dynamic Microphone Yes

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The SM 58 for drums

Philipp Sesselmann 20.02.2014

I first heard of the EV PL 35 when our bass player got one to test and gave it to me for my opinion. So I clamped it on my snare drum, a TAMA Imperialstar 5.5" by 14".
It was a bit hard to get it on at first because it the clamp was a bit cold so it was kind of stiff but when I had it on there everything was working properly. The mic is easy to adjust and very heavy, which is a fact for the solidness and it definitly can take a beating. It is like an SM58 undestroyable.

The one thing I'm a bit disapointed is that the XLR jack is not far away from the positioning bar so you need a corner XLR jack to get every angle to position.
But it works fine with a normal XLR jack, so it's just a minor problem.

The sound of the PL 35 is amazing. First I thought that it wouldn't sound as good as an e604 from Senheiser but I believe it sounds better. And the fact that this product cost like peanuts is even better.

Pros:
- inexpensive
- easy to adjust
- sounds nice (snare, toms, guitar)
- solid

Cons:
- angle of the jack is to near to the positioning bar

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Amazing value

Omega-t-k 08.03.2021

I used them mainly to mic drums in my studio.
Bought 3 of them to use in my studio. They sound amazing for the price, and are very sturdy and well built (really well built!) I like the angle feature a lot since it's complicated to fit longer mics beneath the cymbals sometimes, depending on the set.
I have only two minor complaints about them, which are the clamps, which are a bit hard to place (specially on toms with floating system, and I imagine the will wear a bit quick), and the crazy output they have... I need to pad the volume on my interface otherwise the signal is a bit too hot. But this will vary from interface.

Overall, great value product!

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Rather good - all things considered

Rob444 25.05.2021

I'm on a small budget and was looking for another mic for snare - This mic had pretty good reviews so I thought I'd try it out and am pleasantly surprised - I've used it on toms most and seems to give my Sennheiser mics a run for their money.
Pros: Very solid and sturdy construction, weighs quite a bit for a small mic (I like that) The angle of the mic works great.
Cons: The holder was incredibly stiff to open up and attach to the drum rim (I ended up using a different mount)

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Fine for live use, ok as studio spares

WillO 21.10.2025

I bought these for close-micing toms in my studio. They never sounded bad as such, but I also never got results as good as with almost any other mics I had at hand. It's like they had a slow dynamic response and a weird frequency response, drums always sounded more lively in the room than through the mics.

I don't own them anymore as I sold them to a local live engineer, who also wasn't super enthusiastic about them, but also never had problems with them.

They didn't light my world on fire, but they do the job, are built to last and functioned perfectly the few years I had them. I replaced them with Sennheiser e904's, which I much preferred.

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