Re: The SM58...
Hi Dick,
I hear you. I am not saying that you can't sound good if you use an SM58. I am saying that if you are running sound for your own band (which is likely the biggest group of microphone purchases out there), there are better microphones at or near the same price point as the SM58.
I am also not saying that any sound provider should attempt to sway any performer away from using an SM58. If that is what they want, let them have it. I agree.
If you are someone out there looking through sound forums to find out what microphone would be best for your band, I would like to think that they could see a thread like this, and learn from those of us that have actually used these various microphones extensively what the pluses and minuses are of each microphone.
I want my band to sound as good as I can get it to sound. I don't really care if the SM58 is popular as a rider, I just want to have the vocals sound great and not have to worry about feedback. The SM58 is simply not the best microphone for this purpose in my experience and with the tests I have put the microphones through.
Do you have test results which are different from this? I would be interested in hearing from anyone who does because that would mean that either my testing method, or my ears, or both are radically different from theirs.
