M80s Onstage and U-47 / ELA M 251 In the Studio

Pictured (foreground) in concert with TELEFUNKEN M80s are Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist Mike Dirnt. Photo by Chris Dugan.
Green Day’s rigorous touring calls on the rugged new TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustic M80 dynamic microphone for all vocals and various instruments. The dynamic stage and studio mics are new models from the company renowned for its classic re-creations of the most valued vintage microphones in the music industry.

At Ocean Way Recording for the smash hit album “21st Century Breakdown,” all of Billie Joe Armstrong’s vocals were recorded with his new TELEFUNKEN U-47, while all of Mike Dirnt’s vocals used the new company’s new ELA M 251. Both large diaphragm tube microphones are manufactured by the industry leader in the meticulous reproduction of masterpiece microphones of the past.

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