Bock Audio Announces Bock 407 – New Tube Microphone With Vintage U47 Sound
David Bock, the man behind Bock Audio, has designed a series of microphones to reproduce the stunning characteristics of vintage microphones we’ve all come to know and love.
Bock’s design goals are to accurately reproduce these expensive microphones by making them sound great, reduce cost, and creating with readily available components for ease of service. The Bock 407 now joins the ranks and will be distributed throughout the US by TransAudio Group.
The Bock 407 is designed to accurately reproduces Neumann U47 characteristics.
The Bock 407 is shipping now for $7,175 MSRP. Here are more details about the new Bock Audio microphone:
Just as he has captured the sound of the vintage Telefunken 251 in the Bock 251 and the sound of the vintage Neumann U47 FET in the Bock iFet, studio microphone genius David Bock has now captured the sound of the vintage Neumann U47 tube microphone in the new Bock 407. As with Bock’s other products, TransAudio Group will distribute the Bock 407 in the United States. Studios and individuals who want the timeless 47 sound will find it in the Bock 407 at half the price of a vintage unit and without the reliability and serviceability issues for which vintage microphones are so horribly notorious. Indeed, David Bock gained most of his critical insights into the 47’s sound by servicing a seemingly endless parade of vintage units that marched into his shop.
“The Bock 407 has that smooth, creamy midrange you associate with a 47, along with the signature proximity effect that vocalists like Robert Plant and Frank Sinatra used so famously,” said Brad Lunde, president of TransAudio Group. “It sounds stunning. Importantly, David designed the 407 to use new ‘old stock’ materials: materials that are in current production and that replicate the properties of vintage materials that are no longer being made. The Bock 407 is affordable, consistent, reliable, and, when the time eventually comes, easily serviceable.”
The Bock 407 borrows its power supply and amplifier from the flagship Bock 507 and adds a custom k47-type capsule that David Bock tirelessly prototyped and adjusted to bring to its current perfection. The microphone has a cardioid pickup-pattern and ships with a remote power supply, a professional spider-type shock mount, and a custom twenty-foot cable that connects the microphone to the power supply. In addition to its signature “big vocal” sound (both male and female), the Bock 407 will shine a beautiful light on brass, strings, and percussion. It can also serve as the whole solution for small ensembles or simple guitar and vocal performances.
TransAudio Group is currently taking orders from dealers and suggests that interested users contact their dealers for a demonstration.
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