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