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<blockquote data-quote="brian maddox" data-source="post: 83390" data-attributes="member: 158">Re: The SM58...well, I guess that&#039;s my cue.yes.&nbsp; Yes I have.&nbsp; In fact, the only microphones I have owned for any length of time are SM58&#039;s and an ND757b that I bought about 25 years ago.&nbsp; For those who don&#039;t know, the 757 is the predecessor to the 767 and is essentially identical except it had a bass roll off switch.&nbsp; Anyway, I bought the EV when I was a young singer because it &#039;sounded better&#039; than the 58s I had, and I used it pretty much religiously for the next several years.but a funny thing happened as time went on.&nbsp; First I kept losing the clip you had to use for the EV since it wouldn&#039;t fit into a standard mic clip, so I would have to drag out the 58 for the night until I got around to buying another one.&nbsp; Then I started playing a lot of festivals and it was just easier to use the 58s that were there, so the EV got used even less.&nbsp; Finally, it languished amongst my old sound stuff in storage for the better part of a couple of decades while I went and used a LOT of the soind company&#039;s Shure mics to mix a lot of very well known musical acts.A few years ago I got back into playing and dug out the old EV. It still worked fine, but now the rubber sleeve on the body wouldn&#039;t stay on it, so again I needed a special clip.&nbsp; Also, I now noticed that the tight supercardiod pattern that helped with feedback also made the very good mic technique I&#039;ve developed over time almost useless.&nbsp; If I worked the mic to get proper dynamics, my vocal tone was all over the place since the proximity effect was so pronounced.&nbsp; The mic also had a degree of sibilance i now find annoying.&nbsp; So out came my even older venerable 58, which I was able to use to very good effect at the coffee house gigs I was playing.nowadays I play and sing at my day job at a church through a Beta87C on a Shure RF rig using IEMs.&nbsp; I&#039;m now so accustomed to that element that I&#039;d probably buy a wired one if I went back to solo gigs.&nbsp; For sure I&#039;d never go back to using the EV.I&#039;m sure your EVs suit you well, and that&#039;s fine.&nbsp; But if I had to choose between an SM58 and a 767 as a singer, I&#039;d choose the 58. If I had to choose as a sound engineer, I&#039;d STILL choose the 58.&nbsp; And yes, I would be able to make it sound great.&nbsp; I did it for years.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="brian maddox, post: 83390, member: 158"] Re: The SM58... well, I guess that's my cue. yes. Yes I have. In fact, the only microphones I have owned for any length of time are SM58's and an ND757b that I bought about 25 years ago. For those who don't know, the 757 is the predecessor to the 767 and is essentially identical except it had a bass roll off switch. Anyway, I bought the EV when I was a young singer because it 'sounded better' than the 58s I had, and I used it pretty much religiously for the next several years. but a funny thing happened as time went on. First I kept losing the clip you had to use for the EV since it wouldn't fit into a standard mic clip, so I would have to drag out the 58 for the night until I got around to buying another one. Then I started playing a lot of festivals and it was just easier to use the 58s that were there, so the EV got used even less. Finally, it languished amongst my old sound stuff in storage for the better part of a couple of decades while I went and used a LOT of the soind company's Shure mics to mix a lot of very well known musical acts. A few years ago I got back into playing and dug out the old EV. It still worked fine, but now the rubber sleeve on the body wouldn't stay on it, so again I needed a special clip. Also, I now noticed that the tight supercardiod pattern that helped with feedback also made the very good mic technique I've developed over time almost useless. If I worked the mic to get proper dynamics, my vocal tone was all over the place since the proximity effect was so pronounced. The mic also had a degree of sibilance i now find annoying. So out came my even older venerable 58, which I was able to use to very good effect at the coffee house gigs I was playing. nowadays I play and sing at my day job at a church through a Beta87C on a Shure RF rig using IEMs. I'm now so accustomed to that element that I'd probably buy a wired one if I went back to solo gigs. For sure I'd never go back to using the EV. I'm sure your EVs suit you well, and that's fine. But if I had to choose between an SM58 and a 767 as a singer, I'd choose the 58. If I had to choose as a sound engineer, I'd STILL choose the 58. And yes, I would be able to make it sound great. I did it for years. [/QUOTE]

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