Sennheiser SKM G1 G2 G3 Mic Basket and Capsule guide

Product Details:
SKM 100 SKM 300SKM 500 G1 G2 and G3  guide to Capsules, baskets and ID rings.

G1 The model number was denoted by the capsule it was sold with.~
Models include MMD835 (077982) or MMD845 (Obsolete) or MME 865 (077984).

Capsule	SKM100	SKM300	SKM500	Ident
MMD 835	SKM135	SKM335	SKM535	Green Ring	577722
MMD 845	SKM145	SKM345	SKM545	Blue Ring	577723
MME 865	SKM165	SKM365	SKM565	Red Ring	577721

 

G2 For G2 the numbering is much the same but with a G2 suffix so an SKM 135 becomes an SKM 135 G2

Capsule	SKM100 G2	SKM300 G2	SKM500 G2	Capsule	Basket	Ident
MD 835	SKM135 G2	SKM335 G2	SKM535 G2	077982	577720	577722
MD 845	SKM145 G2	SKM345 G2	SKM545 G2	Obsolete	577720	577723
ME 865	SKM165 G2	SKM365 G2	SKM565 G2	077984	577724	577721
MMD 935	x	x	SKM935 G2	500152	091647	Obsolete
MMD 945	x	x	SKM945 G2	500261	091647	Obsolete

In G2 the 900 series capsules were introduced. These were only sold with the SKM500
An SKM with a MMD935 capsule became an SKM935.

G3
The capsules are not compatible G1 and G2 Compatible. The G3 capsules a screw on top rather than slot in.
The SKM 100 and SKM 300 are supplied with the 800 series capsules.
The SKM 500 is supplied only with the 900 series capsules.

An SKM100 G3 mic with an MMD 835-1 head is called an SKM 100-835 G3.

 

Capsule	SKM100 G3	SKM300 G3	SKM500 G3	Mic Head Complete	Basket
MMD 835-1	SKM100-835-G3	SKM300-835-G3	x	502575	538277
MMD 845-1	SKM100-845-G3	SKM300-845-G3	x	502576	538273
MME 865-1	SKM100-865-G3	SKM300-865-G3	x	502581	541346
MMD 935-1	x	x	SKM500-935-G3	502577	538280
MMD 945-1	x	x	SKM500-945-G3	502579	538276
MMK 965-1	x	x	SKM500-965-G3	502582 (Capsule = 535846)	535851

 

The G3 capsule  have the same model number but with a "-1" suffix e.g. MMD 835-1.
G3 capsules are also compatible with the 2000 series.
The 2000 series mics are available in silver or black and so the baskets are also available as spares in silver and black.
The G3 mics are only available with black mic grips.