Neumann/Telefunken U47 #1142 (Vintage)

Features:

• Capsule: new M7 reskin by Siegfried Thiersch
  
• Tube: VF14
• PSU: original
• Cable: original mic cable
• Mount: original swivel
  
• Box: original Neumann wood/black cloth
  

Applications:

Although primarily used as a vocal mic, the U47 is sometimes used for room mics, drum overheads, pianos, stringed instruments or guitar cabs. The uses are limited only by your imagination!

History:

The Neumann U 47 is the granddaddy of large diaphragm condensers, with a justifiably legendary sound. It was the first post-war mic produced by Georg Neumann GmbH in West Berlin. Built around a World War II military radio tube with a capsule design from 1929, it became a bench mark mic in the early fifties. Engineers found out quickly that the sensitivity of the U 47 greatly enhanced the detail of their recordings. And the combination of head grille, diaphragm, tube and output transformer created a magical tone that has reproduced the vocals of virtually every famous singer in recent music history.