SM58 Pro XLR Dynamic Microphone with On/Off Switch - Professional Studio & Live Performance Cardioid Mic for Vocals, Podcasting, and Recording (SM58S)

I had a sound installation and they needed two handheld 50 eights, so I purchased these for them. They wanted a switch. These are considered the workhorse of the industry and will last them a lifetime. As long as they don't dump them in a bucket of water.

This is the second SM58 that I now own. This will be handy when serving as a cantor at our Minor Basilica since I can switch it off when I am not singing.

My band has five SM58S microphones. Legendary ruggedness. Flawless performance. My main reason for writing this review is to respond to some reviewers who criticize the fact that you have to get your mouth close to this mic. Well, that’s a key feature of the SM58. It is a vocal microphone, and thus needs to reject as much of the surrounding noise as possible - audience, drums, other instruments, other vocalists, traffic noise, whatever. This is not a ‘room’ mic - if you intend to record your entire band live with only one mic, the SM58 is not the best choice. By the way, the main difference between the SM58 and the SM57 is the windscreen on the SM58. So the SM57 is often considered to be an ‘instrument’ mic. But both mics will work fine with vocals or instruments if properly placed. Just note that SM58, because of the windscreen, does offer better protection against wind noise and vocal sibilants. There are lots of internet articles and videos on how to use these two really great microphones. There is a reason that almost all pros have both these mics in their toolkit.

Every sound engineer worth their salt knows how to work with these microphones. They may not like them, and there may be better microphones out there, but the sound that comes from an SM58 is a known entity that can be made to work in every reasonable situation. It is consistent, rugged, and classic. If you use a more expensive microphone, this is an ideal backup microphone. If you're starting out, this is the one to get.

Love the quality and the sound!

This item is built for durability, it's a bit heavy. The sound is good, however you have to almost put your mount on the mic to hear the output or turn up the mic knob on your receiver, which can also produce feedback if too high. For that reason I gave it 4 stars. Other than that it's a very good mic for live events and singing.

You can’t beat the SM58

I have used this legendary microphone for over 50-years as a working professional, and it has NEVER let me down, even once, and I was a traveling rock drummer doing one-night stands for most of my life. Not only does it sound great, but it is as tough as NAILS, always and important consideration during the grueling pressures of live performance (in a pinch, it will even double as a hammer). I always buy the one with the ON/OFF switch, as it instantly stops any feedback problems, as well as silencing the mic from any unwanted noises. While some people seem to be worried about the addition of an on off switch as far as reliability is concerned, they simply don't know what they're talking about. I have only needed two of these mics for my entire professional career, AND NOT A SINGLE SWITCH EVER FAILED TO FUNCTION OR WAS EVER DAMAGED FROM HEAVY USE. This fear is totally unfounded, as well as any mistaken belief that a switch interferes with the sound quality... it doesn't. P.S. I just purchased a Sennheiser e945 as a possible upgrade to this mic, and I HATED it. The feedback issues were horrific (particularly with no on-off switch to deal with it), it was twice as heavy, and worse still, my vocals just didn't sound as good, from top to bottom. P.P.S. Today, Labor Day 2022 I was doing a live gig outdoors, when I actually tripped over the mic cord and the mic slammed directly into the concrete, HARD. I was a little worried since this was my only mic, but of course, the 58 came through beautifully, with just a little dent in to windscreen. When you career depends on it, leave it to Shure to come through, every time.

Je l'utilise pour enregistrer des traductions ou voix off : la qualité du son est incroyable, on n'entend pas du tout le souffle de l'ordinateur, et assez peu les sons environnantes. Pour le prix on a presque une qualité studio. Le seul bémol est que le moindre changement de distance par rapport au micro change le son (+ de graves quand on est proche), ce qui peut être gênant quand on veut mettre plusieurs enregistrements à la suite (mais bon je pense que c'est le propre des micros cardioïdes).

Produto excelente.

Great sound pick up! Professional quality.

MUST READ!!!! At first I thought the mic wasn't working..Would like to bring it to everyone's knowledge that there are 2 reasons for your mic to not work when directly plugged in..One is either the microphone cable isn't the compatible one. If you check the wiring manual on the 58 or 57, the pins 2 and 3 are in use while the pin 1 is isolated..making most common cables useless incase those cable were for condenser microphones..whatever the reason..do look out for your pin configuartion on your cable before getting upset as to why isn't your mic working.. Secondly..use a multimeter and carry out a simple continuity check to check the output of the cable's pins.. that way you'd be able to know which pin connects to which side on the other end of the cable.. And the most important reason why your mic probably isn't working is because of IMPEDANCE MISMATCH..now that is common on a low impedance microphone like the SM57 n 58 n many other dynamic mics..to come straight to the point after a little research I happened to realize all of this and finally decided I'd need a impedance transformer to gear up to my mics rear end of the cable which connects to the high impedance pre amp that i have..(Most of us have high impedance amps..probably a guitar amp too has a high impedance as its input) ALSO if your amp is a low impedance one don't be surprised if it works with a low volume on your guitar amp with no much signal strenth and quality .. This is probably because of impedance mismatch..and Shure and many companies like Audix have awesome impedance transformers to purchase from. The mic with the tranformer on sounds a 1000 times better than it would have otherwise..if you possess a sound card..you dont need to bother about purchasing a impedance transformer since the interface will do it for you..HOPE THIS HELPS..Big thnx to Amazon.. These guys are great most of the time.. Also the model of the shure transformer was Shure A95UF and Shure A85F..

Great quality bot build and in use. One thing I didn't really see here, for fun I tried it on my iPad Pro with a USBC to USB converter and worked really well. It did however try to use the headphones for output so you need to unplug to hear music on the built in speakers. The more you know.