EV PL 35

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

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!