"Just got my Nadine and it was love at first playback. Thank you for an affordable product that really improves the recording of upright bass without compromise."

–Norm Lotz

"The sound of your microphone at my concert this last weekend really blew my mind. I am always trying to capture the natural sound of the Double Bass in a live setting, which is much more difficult than the recording studio. The Nadine really delivers a beautiful and natural sound live!"

–John Patitucci

"Ear Trumpet Labs microphones and the Earls of Leicester have a lot in common. They both have the look and sound of the past with a twist of the future thrown in for no extra cost. No other microphone is used by the Earls of Leicester. They don’t want anything different. Why would they?"

–Jerry Douglas

"What I love about this microphone is that it makes the instrument sound exactly how I hear it in my head. I think what people hear when they hear my instrument unamplified— the Nadine is able to capture that, but just make it louder."

–Christian McBride

“I've used it for 3 gigs and the microphone is wonderful and everyone has been very complimentary on how great it sounds through the Fishman Loudbox. Audience members and musicians I play with who've heard me play every week for the past year are suddenly hearing nuances and subtleties and absolutely gushing about the difference. Delphina hits the ideal sweet spot--added volume and presence while still sounding natural and acoustic and everyone involved says it has been a real game changer for gigs. I've even started using it for livestreams and recordings on my YouTube channels. Some very discerning sound folks and musicians have been blown away by the sound, the pickup pattern and rejection, so kudos to your designs and craftsmanship.”

–Chauncey Canfield

“Love at first sight – make that love at first listen. Nadine, where’ve you been all my life?!… Nadine is a blessing to the upright bass. This mic takes the best of the thump and midrange clarity you want out of an unwieldy instrument, then sets it in the mix right where it belongs – plus, you don’t even need a mic stand!”

–Ben Bernstein for TapeOp

“She sounded great! Very honest bass tone from top to bottom. The lower range is were she really shined... With Nadine strapped on there was no need to use the pickup; the low mids to lows had the most natural bass tone I have ever heard out front. Thank You! You have done it again! It is an honor and pleasure to use your mics.”

–Zach Newton
(FOH for Jerry Douglas Band and The Earls of Leicester)

"From a small loud rock club in Cleveland, an outdoor festival in Texas or Music City Roots in Nashville, Nadine has been completely consistent and reliable. Every FOH engineer so far has commented that the mic sounds best with the EQ flat - relating the tone of the bass first and foremost. I have used monitors without any issues - sometimes even blending my piezo with Nadine - but I prefer just the mic. The best compliment I've had is, 'Your bass sounds great.'"

–Simon Flory, High Plains Jamboree

"I've noticed that with most "bass" mics I use the pickup for the bottom, and the mic to get some of the upper mid range stuff back that I usually dial out of a piezo pickup... With the Nadine though, my favorite sounds are down there in the lower, creamy chocolate places. It's so, so, so nice with the bow.”

–Daniel Kimbro

"What jumped out at me was the natural balance between the boomy thump of the lowest frequencies of the instrument, right up through the warm, woody mids, and all of that delicious top-end sparkle that comes from the face of the instrument. When you factor in someone who’s relatively uneducated in the audio engineering department like me being able to just read the simple directions, place the mic and leave it, and trust that I’m getting consistent tone in any application; that’s a major win. I actually leave it on the bass 90% of the time, whether I’m using it live or on the Kelly Clarkson Show or at home in my studio.”

–Kyle Whalum (The Kelly Clarkson Show)

“The most important feature is the very natural and accurate sound of the mic. The articulation of the bass is spot on. The mid range is wide open and doesn’t give you that ‘basketball bouncy sound’ that a lot of mics do. The low end is not overwhelming and extremely accurate, which is quite important to the mix in jazz music. It marries well, if you will with the bass drum. The bass players that come through Parker Jazz Club in Austin are always quite pleased with Nadine.”

– Mac McDonnell, Parker Jazz Club, Austin, TX

"Love the mic! First time I’ve been able to amplify my bass with a purely natural sound. What a relief after all these years! I use a QSC K12 powered PA speaker as a combo amp and the clarity is really amazing with the combination of the two.”

– Dan Peterson