Bespeco MS11EVO Professional Microphone Boom Stand

Bespeco MS11EVO Microphone Boom Stand

The Bespeco MS11EVO is a professional microphone boom stand from the Italian maker’s MS11 family, in its evolved EVO form with a revised boom joint. It is designed to hold a microphone exactly where you put it, over a singer, an instrument or a drum kit, through rehearsals, recordings and live shows. The stand combines metal structure with loaded nylon and zinc alloy components at the points that decide stability and feel.

Boom stands earn their keep in the details. The MS11 design addresses each of them directly.

Key features

• Boom stand design for flexible microphone placement
• EVO revision with an updated boom joint
• Two-part joint in loaded nylon and zinc alloy
• Counterweight in loaded nylon with a detachable zinc alloy pair weight
• Clutch height adjustment covered in soft-touch anti-skid rubber
• Adjustment knob covered in soft-touch natural rubber
• Two-part base in loaded nylon and zinc alloy
• Anti-skid rubber feet shaped to reduce vibration transmission

Balance and the boom joint

A boom arm is a lever, and the microphone at its end is the load. The MS11 family’s counterweight answers that load: the main counterweight is loaded nylon, and a detachable pair weight in zinc alloy can be added when a heavier microphone or a longer reach needs more balance. Better balance means the joint is not straining to hold position, so settings stay put through a performance. The joint itself is built in two parts, loaded nylon against zinc alloy, a pairing chosen for smooth movement under hand pressure and firm locking once set. The EVO version revises this joint, the hardest-working part of any boom stand.

Base, feet and vibration

The base follows the same material logic, combining loaded nylon and zinc alloy in two assembled parts to put real mass low in the stand, where stability comes from. The feet are anti-skid rubber with a shaped profile intended to attenuate the transmission of floor vibration into the stand. On stage, where footfalls and bass energy travel through the floor, that detail helps keep handling noise and low rumble out of the recording. It also keeps the stand planted on smooth floors instead of creeping across them.

Handling, shift after shift

Height is set by a clutch rather than a threaded collar, and the clutch is covered in soft-touch anti-skid rubber, so adjustments are quick and secure even mid-session. The main knob carries a soft-touch natural rubber cover, giving gloved or sweaty hands proper grip without tools. The black and dark grey finish suits stage and studio alike, staying visually quiet behind a performer or in a broadcast frame.

Setting it up well

Place the base on a level surface, position the stand close to the source so the boom works at a moderate reach, and support the microphone while you set height and angle. Tighten the locks by hand, route the cable with enough slack that it cannot pull the microphone off position, and give the assembly a gentle test before leaving it. Add the detachable pair weight when a heavy microphone at long reach makes the arm feel nose-heavy.

For vocalists, engineers and venues that set up and tear down constantly, the MS11EVO offers the MS11 family’s proven balance of mass, grip and smooth adjustment, with its boom joint revised for the job it does most.