Pictured (L-R) at Harvest Sound Studios are Ringside drummer Norm Block with a rare vintage Telefunken Ela M 250 E and singer/songwriter Scott Thomas with the newly manufactured Telefunken | USA Ela M 251. Photo by David Goggin.
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Los Angeles, CA, November, 2006 — Ringside,
whose self-titled debut on Geffen Records yielded
the hit single "Tired of Being Sorry,"
and the track "Struggle," which has
become a widely heard jingle for Pontiac, is now
in the studio working on their sophomore effort.
The band is using two Telefunken microphones,
one a rare 1950s vintage 250E two-pattern version,
and the other a new Telefunken | USA 251E three-pattern
model manufactured to original specs.
"There are no new microphones out there
that compare with the ones from Telefunken | USA,"
says lead singer Scott Thomas, whose distinctive
gritty singing style is well-suited to the newly
manufactured tube microphone. "It's perfect
for my voice and I'm using it for my guitar, too.
It's my main mic in the studio now and I really
don't need much more."
Ringside drummer Norm Block recently discovered
a vintage Telefunken 250E on eBay, and has contracted
Telefunken | USA to refurbish the mic and fabricate
a vintage style power supply and cabling. "We
did a preliminary test and the old mic has a darker
sound which is very cool," says Block. "It's
been kicked around for a few decades, so we're
looking forward to getting it properly powered
up and experimenting with it."
During the recent 2006 AES convention in San
Francisco, the 1959 Telefunken Ela M251 was inducted
into the TECnology Hall of Fame. Nearly a half-century
after its introduction, hundreds of vintage Telefunken
Ela M251/250's are in use worldwide and are still
prized by engineers for their smooth vocal reproduction
and sparkling high-end response. Telefunken |
USA is the current manufacturer of the prized
microphones and is also handling all service and
parts for the vintage units.
ABOUT TELEFUNKEN ELEKTROAKUSTIK
TELEFUNKEN | USA acquired the TELEFUNKEN Trademark for North America in 2001, and in 2009 the company was named the Elektroakustik (translation: Electrical Acoustics) arm of TELEFUNKEN and awarded the exclusive rights to manufacture a wide variety of professional audio products and vacuum tubes bearing the TELEFUNKEN name, in over 27 countries worldwide. Recreating the classic TELEFUNKEN microphones has been a labor of love for the company CEO, Toni Fishman and the pursuit of that dream has culminated in the manufacture of what we at TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik believe are the finest microphones currently available in the world today.
Along with meticulously manufacturing historic replicas of classic microphones by hand in the USA, TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik is now marketing the R-F-T series of microphones that take advantage of the globalization of technology, in order to offer recording microphones with professional sonic performance at reasonable prices.
Our latest additions to the TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik product line include a revolutionary new capsule design based on Alloy 2213™, an exceptional dynamic microphone [the M80], and a vacuum tube replacement for the original TELEFUNKEN VF14 which offers comparable performance in our U47 and new U48 microphones.
TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik continues to expand, and research and development of new products is an ongoing process. Although based firmly on classic designs, TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik is continuously looking forward. Important changes in our company and further expansion of our product line are slated for the immediate future.
For more information about TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik, call 860.882.5919 or e-mail info@t-funk.com.
