The M88rp model from the Regular Phase/Printed Ribbon line of Fostex microphones is their most well-known model. It has a figure-8 pickup pattern, selectable high-pass filter, and the desirable swivel mount. It can withstand high SPLs and is built like a tank.
This particular mic is the cleanest example we've ever seen and has been in use in our studio for the past couple years.
The microphones from Fostex's line of "Regular Phase" microphones from the 80's and 90's are often referred to as "Printed Ribbon" microphones (and eventually even Fostex started using that term), and this is because they have a proprietary capsule design that has the coil printed, or etched, into the diaphragm. This makes the microphone neither a dynamic nor a ribbon by design, but some kind of a hybrid which has the same accurate phase response and pistonic movement of a ribbon, with the durability and SPL handling of a dynamic.
