Tube Tests Show Ep.23 "Bob Paquette and The Mic Museum"
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Johnny hits the road on his quest to find knowledge about microphones. He heads to Milwaukee Wisconsin to meet Bob Paquette living mic encyclopedia. Bob gives Johnny a tour of his Microphone Museum and shares his wealth of knowledge from collecting over 62 years of microphones.
It must have been such a pleasure and honour to meet Mr. Paquette. Many thanks for another fantastic video, Johnny.
chattanooga choo choo is the name of that song.
Bob listen to that stuff all the time!! It makes you feel back in the 40's when you're at the museum!!!
I was there in April of - I think - 2010. My wife was in Milwaukee on business, so my son and I had an afternoon off. We called Bob, he came in on a Saturday. The museum is within a business, which was closed, but Bob gave the two of us a personal tour - probably 2 hours or more. It was amazing!!! I'm a serious microphone nerd, and this was Nerdvana.
I am a microphone fiend and an audio geek, and with all that amazing gear in Bob Paquette's Microphone Museum... it MUST be said. The greatest thing there is BOB PAQUETTE himself. This man is amazing, and made our visit so personal. Afterwards, our family visited the Harley Davidson motorcycle museum nearby... it paled in comparison, despite the cool motorcycle collection there, because there was nobody at the Harley Davidson museum to tell personal stories about the exhibitions.. nor to share personal passion for the collection like Bob Paquette.
This is really fantastic I really hope they make a proper museum for all the mics and the information ..OK sound engineers put this place on your Bucket list!!
Bob is truly a gift to the audio community!! Hope he's still offering tours of his microphone museum, as I'd love to experience this in person.. Thanks TTS for your coverage of this amazing man & historic museum!
Very Nice interview Bob! I'm totally blown away with your collection! Keep up the good work!
What a cool show! Thanks for making this; it was a pleasure to watch.
ya he is an amazing microphone encyclopedia.
Amazing find! I smell field trip. Being that I'm based in Milwaukee. I never knew this was here. Excellent work!
I am going to have to see this collection, Awesome!!!!!! I love vintage, ribbon and tube , carbon microphones.
Thanks so much for making this and for making it clear how to get that mans book. I'll be giving him a call about that book very soon.
I worked for Bob for almost 20 years. I managed to find a couple pieces for him. The largest is the RCA Mole-Richardson Mic Boom cart which I found in pieces at a Goodwill store. It took us two full days to reassemble it using old photographs and an original sales brochure as a reference. I still stop in to see him whenever I'm in Milwaukee.
Kurt! I bought Bob's Museum in 2019. We still have that big truck too! Can you contact me?
@@ChrisJohnson-pm9jf Hello Chris, what would you like to know?
@@kurtschlieter7506 I put my email address in my info page here. I never got to meet Bob, but I have his museum here and I'm writing a book about it. I'd love to hear about any information or stories you have.
@@ChrisJohnson-pm9jf Chris, I tried emailing you twice. Both times it bounced. Is that address correct?
All I can say is WOW!!!
Paquette you are a fantastic man!
What a great job Johnny! I love Bob Paquette's work. Thank you for sharing.
Absolutely fascinating!!! I want to visit.
wow mic heaven , and what a nice man.
So I just stumbled across this man and his museum, after trying to look up his business and watching this video I’m guessing he either passed or closed up shop. I was looking for more info on some of my microphones. Fantastic video
He has passed away and Sylvia Massey bought his collection
Mic me up there and cliff Richards would learn the real meaning of wired for sound - awesome 👌
@ManBig4 I would suggest purchasing one on ebay. The completed auctions are showing the mic selling for $900. to $1,200. I just feel if you are not happy with the mic you should always be able to sell it for what you purchased it for. The pros of the TLM49 is that it is a Neumann. It features one of my favorite capsules the K47. It would be a good choice to start your mic collection. I'd be happy come down to San Diego, go to Guitar Center to test it out with you and help you get the best deal.
Thx. Fantastic.
@ManBig4 that sounds like a good plan. It is always smart to take a friend along as a second pair of ears. You can never check out a mic too much before you buy it. Can't make it this friday but I give me a few weeks and I'm there.
@the1songwriter Thanks. Bob Paquette is an amazing wealth of history and after editing 3 hours of footage and about 50 wows I got it down to 8 minutes he had so much knowledge I was on over load. I have to go back!!
I feel cheated. Let us hear more from Bob
omg i wanna go there haha
Rest in Peace Bob
Wow! Thankfully there are guys like him around. I have an old mic I am trying to identify and have not even been able to find anything remotely like it. It's built like a tank and might be valuable to a collector, and it still works well too! Anybody know where I contact him to find out more about it?
SUPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@TubeTestsShow awesome. Me and a friend are going there this friday and we can test out all the mics. it's be awesome if you could come along, i wont be buy just yet because i need to save up but it will be nice to have a plan.
I wouldn't know where to begin
WOW !!!
Wowww...Insane!! You'd want to hope there is never a earthquake.
Sensacional.
I like this. I am trying to get a home studio down and make a small business out of it. I am looking at either the Neumann TLM 49 Condenser Studio Microphone or the Sterling Audio Sterling ST6050 FET Studio Condenser Mic Ocean Way Edition. Witch one do you think I should get??? Hope to hear from you. =)
what does a trip to his place cost? im in sweden :)
@TubeTestsShow I live in San Diego. I am looking at the TLM 49, would that be a smart choice, its listed at $1,599 at GuitarCenter.
I'm sad to report that Bob Paquette died yesterday. Would you give permission to the Journal Sentinel to link to this video for their feature story? I've been sending them videos to consider linking to and this looks like a very nice one.
@ManBig4 If your goal is to be a public/ commercial studio then you want to try to get a microphone that will draw clients. A Neumann U47, U67, M49 or AKG C12 will definitely be a draw as well as a great investment and tool. If those are not in your budget then I suggest contacting Robert at RMS audioworks and discuss him making a mic for your needs. Another company is FLEA mics and they make a mic called the Model A. If you live in LA I would be happy to help you find a perfect mic for you.
I subscribed to get it off 666 subscribers, BAD NUMBER!!
@TubeTestsShow we'll see i dont want too make u go that far out of your way. And im sure my friend and the guy at guitar center can help me out with all my problems. Thank you though. =)
WOW !!!