Gator Frameworks Professional Desktop Broadcast/Podcast Microphone Boom Stand with On-Air Indicator Light; Blue,Violet, & Red (GFWMICBCBM4000)

I decided to upgrade my recording setup this month. As the investment kept rising I found it easy to justify a boom arm upgrade...I had one of the cheaper boom arms you could buy on Amazon, it came in at a little more than 1/3 the price of this one. And while it did the job, it felt and looked cheap and was extremely stiff. It was also a bit short.This Gator Frameworks 3000 remedies all of that. It looks great, operates almost effortlessly and smoothly. And if you are upgrading to a mic that needs an XLR cable like I did, it includes a nice and long XLR cable, saving you about $20. It's a great value even without the cable, this makes it a no-brainer.The cable runs through the inside of the boom arm. This makes for a nice clean look. But, as far as I can tell, to change out the cable you'd have to run a naked cable through a small hole in the bottom, disassemble the stand to run the cable through (not too difficult) and then solder/crimp/however-you-attach-an-XLR-connector. I show a pic of the only spot I found that would require the connector to be attached after assembling. I suppose you could Dremel the top of that hole off and you'd be able to run your cable with the connectors attached. Maybe. (Hole close up shown in pic.)All this cable talk leads me to the one little gripe I have about this unit. The whole unit is black. So why, oh why, did we have to use a silver XLR connector on this cable? The reason it bothers me is that when on video if I have the mic in real close, that silver connector jumps out and draws attention. Without it the whole unit would just blend in and be much less noticeable. Tiny gripe, I know. I'll be painting the outside of the connector and my trauma will soon be forgotten.*** Note about the desk mount: I'm using the desk mount from my old boom arm, the pins are the same size. The mounts that come with this unit are awesome though! Very robust. It comes with one that can be screwed to the desk top — I might end up using that one. The other one is a really solid desk clamp, it just won't fit where I have my unit located, in a small crack between the desk and a desk extension I have my phone on.

I bought a mic arm like this one. It broke. That was bad. I bought a different mic arm. It broke. That was also bad. I bought this mic arm. It did not break. That was good. If you like mic arms that do not break, buy this one.Seriously, both of the other mic arms broke right off at the base. I was going to say "snapped off", but that would be inaccurate. They just slowly bent until gently coming apart. I think they were designed to be museum pieces, intended to be protected behind glass, and not actually used. I don't think this one will break, even with my heavy shock mount and RE20 on it.

Honestly, before I purchased this arm, I couldn’t justify spending over 100 dollars on a microphone arm. It just seemed ridiculous quite frankly and I figured this was something I could get by on by using cheaper arms. But after going through a couple of cheap setups that were simply either poorly designed or would lose strength to hold up the microphone and would collapse after short use. I figured I might as well invest in a “good arm”. So naturally I looked up what Joe Rogan uses in the new studio and this is what came up. As soon as I took it out of the package, I could tell it was built different from the rest and was far sturdier and heavier. The installation was very easy as well. As soon as I started to adjust it with my microphone, I realized I should have just bought this right out of the gate. I probably spent just as much money on the cheaper ones if I added them all up. No matter what position I wanted the mic at, it held up perfectly, even at positions where the arm was fully extended out(where my other arms usually collapsed). I even left it in a somewhat “taxing” position for a week and it still held the mic right where I left it last. To add to it, it has a built in XLR cable. Call me a newbie but I always wondered how the major podcasts didn’t have cables wrapping around the podcast arms like I always had... that’s because the cable is built in(of course). So in addition to its sturdiness, it makes your setup look more clean with the built in cable and saves you from having to buy an extra cable. All in all, I love it. If you are in the same boat as I was, this is money well spent. Great product!

This boom stand is solid. I've had it for a couple of months, and it doesn't move unless I want it to. It feels well-built and sturdy.My only gripe is that the cable can't easily be fed through the tube or replaced if it breaks. I had to zip-tie the extra slack from the XLR cable to the top part of the stand, and the holes are too tight to feed it in either direction without risk of damaging the cable. And, if you do break or damage the XLR cable (or want to run a USB cable instead), you're out of luck. That's the cable you get.

Hi there,I wanted to share my experience with a microphone stand that I bought back in December 2023. It's a great product that is super steady and perfect for supporting my heavy Shure SMB7 microphone. I haven't had any issues with it and would definitely recommend it.One thing to note is that I bought the stand "Used... Like New" and it was indeed in excellent condition, which saved me some money compared to buying it new. However, when I recently decided to purchase a second one, the company sent me a cheap, lightweight stand that wasn't even the right brand. So, if you're planning on buying a used one, just be aware that you may receive the wrong item. That was my experience, anyway.Overall, I'm really happy with my microphone stand and would definitely recommend it, just be careful if you're buying a used one.Best regards,Ollie

Buen soporte para micrófono, los materiales son fuertes, es acero y aguanta sin problema el peso. Buena movilidad.

A entrega foi rápida e o material é muito bom. Recomendo!

Dont think, just buy it, its worth it!

El material es muy bueno, fiable para montar micrófonos.

Es un producto muy rigido, puede parecer muy duro de manipular, pero su mayor caracteristica es ser rigido y estable para no estarlo moviendo todo el tiempo.