Vintage 1960's Ampex Model 244 Dynamic HiZ Microphone Harmonica Blues Harp Mic

Vintage 1960's Ampex model 244 HiZ omnidirectional dynamic microphone for harmonica/ blues harp. Tested and working well with strong output. The mic has a 3 foot attached cable with a standard 1/4" plug. The mic is in excellent cosmetic condition. At only 4.5 inches long and with HiZ output, this little guy is an awesome harmonica mic with a gritty vintage 60’s tone. Also for use with authentic lo-fi vocals and effects. These mics shipped with the popular reel to reel tape machines Ampex produced in the U.S. in the 1960's and 70's. Ampex was an innovative American company founded in the 1940’s in Hayward, California. Their first great success was a line of reel-to-reel tape recorders developed from the German wartime Magnetophon system at the behest of Bing Crosby. Ampex quickly became a leader in audio tape technology, developing many of the analog recording formats for both music and movies that remained in use into the 1990s. Starting in the 1950s, the company began developing video tape recorders, and later introduced the helical scan concept that make home video players possible. They also introduced multi-track recording, slow-motion and instant playback television, and a host of other advances. Ampex's tape business was rendered obsolete during the 1990s, and the company then turned to digital storage products. I pack very carefully and ship your order the same day as your purchase in most case, check my feedback!